Our Vision
At Bearsden Baptist Church our purpose is to be, and to be making, mature disciples of Jesus Christ, to the glory of the Father, through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us, and through us.
We believe we are called to be “salt and light” to the world around us by centring our lives on Jesus Christ and living obediently according to His word
Leadership
We have seven deacons on our Leadership Team – Peter Candlish, Alex Carduff (Church Secretary), Alan Christie (Treasurer), Philip Ewart, Allison Ferguson, John Perkins and Jenny Walley.
The day-to-day running of the church is overseen by our Administrator, Joe McCrum.
Pastor Roland Cohen
Roland, his wife Mandy, and their three young children have come to us from South Africa, and we wish them God’s richest blessing in their ministry.
Beliefs
- We believe in the existence of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit – one God in three persons.
- We believe that out of his love for us, God sent his only Son, Jesus Christ to earth.
- We believe in His virgin birth, perfect life, His death and bodily resurrection, whereby he paid for the sins of humanity.
- We believe that Jesus Christ is the only Saviour of the world, that He will return to the Earth, and that through belief in Him, all can inherit eternal life.
- We believe in the in-dwelling power of the Holy Spirit, who strengthens and enables us to live out the Christian faith, and who reveals God’s will to us.
What is a Baptist?
Baptists are Christian believers with certain distinctive beliefs:
- We believe in the centrality of Jesus Christ in our lives, and that through Him, we can draw near to the Father and receive from Him the Holy Spirit.
- We believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God, and that its teaching is central to the Christian life.
- We believe that all Christians are equal, and we strongly support the the right to religious belief free from interference or oppression by states and governments .
- The most distinctive feature of a Baptist church is our practice of baptising believers by fully immersing them in water, as the early Christian church did.
- We believe that the act of baptism symbolises a person’s death to their previous lifestyle and their rising up to newness of life. Thus baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is the outward sign of a believer’s faith.
