We love guests!
From the moment you step into the car park, we want you to feel welcome. Every Sunday we will do our best to make you feel right at home.
We know that visiting a church can often be intimidating, so we won’t ask you to do anything wacky. Just come and be yourself.
We have a welcome team to help you find your way around and they’ll answer any questions that might spring up during your visit.
OUR SUNDAY SERVICES
9.30am Onsite Only
Weekly on Sundays
Inspiration, guidance and encouragement for living out everyday faith. Each service lasts just over an hour and we aim for them to be relevant and engaging for everyone. There are age specific kids and youth sessions too! Find out more below
11.15am Online & Onsite
Weekly on Sundays
Inspiration, guidance and encouragement for living out everyday faith. Each service lasts just over an hour and we aim for them to be relevant and engaging for everyone. There are age specific kids and youth sessions too! Find out more below
Big Story Sundays
4th Sunday of the month
Our 4th Sunday morning services are family-friendly all-aged services lasting just over an hour with chairs around tables aswell as some rows. Activites provided for kids to do with their parents during the service.Find out more below
Songs of Praise at 4pm
4th Sunday of the month
Gathering for inspiration, singing, friendship and cake. You can expect an hour long service starting at 4pm including interviews, well known hymns and songs, a short talk and some prayers. A free hot drinks and cake afterwards.
Got Questions?
Onsite
We meet every Sunday morning onsite at our church building on Charlton Road, Andover, SP10 3JH. If you drive we have parking onsite. Here’s a link to us on Google Maps.
Online
Our 11.15am service is livestreamed to our YouTube channel with a dedicated online host welcoming you from our onsite studio. So if you can’t make it onsite for any reason, or maybe you’re exploring what church is all about, or maybe you just need a pyjama day, then we’ve got you covered! Here’s a link to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AndoverBaptistChurch.
Weekly Sunday Mornings
Our Sunday services begin at 9.30am and 11.15am onsite but we encourage people to arrive slightly earlier so you can find a seat and get settled. Our 11.15am service in livestreamed to YouTube and our online hosting and live chat starts at 11.05am with some fun chatter in something we like to call ‘The 10 Before’. We aim for the services to be roughly 1hour 10mins long. Here’s another link to our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/AndoverBaptistChurch.
During the service, one of our bands will play modern worship music and most people will sing along, but don’t feel any pressure if you don’t want to. There will be various updates on some of the exciting things going on in our community at the moment and an engaging topical talk that lasts for about 20 minutes along with the odd video or interview. Our gatherings are relaxed and you’re free to engage as little or as much as you like.
If you’re joining us online then PJ’s is the perfect solution! If you’re coming onsite, our services are informal and relaxed; there is no need to dress up or act in a certain way – we want you to be yourself, so come as you are. Maybe just not in your PJ’s, haha!
KIDS (1-11yrs)
Kids sessions currently run at both morning services each Sunday except the 4th and 5th Sundays of each month. You can start checking your kids into our sessions 10mins before the services start and they run until the end of the adult service. If it’s your first time, one of the Kids & Youth team will collect your details and help you and your kids to feel comfortable. You’ll be given a unique check-in ticket to be presented at the end of the session to ensure your precious little ones are safely returned to you alone. The kids are split into three groups to help them engage more effectively:
- Stepping Stones 1-4
- Ground Breakers 4-11
- Explorer: 4-7
- Adventurers: 7-9
- Trail Blazers: 9-11
SUMMIT – Youth (11-16yrs)
Our youth Sunday sessions run at both morning services every Sunday (except the 4th and 5th Sundays each month) and you can check them in before the service starts.
Big Story Sundays
On the 4th Sunday of every month we hold Big Story Sunday Services when the kids join the adults for the whole main service. The layout is a mix of chairs around tables with some rows, allowing families to sit around a table with the Big Story Activity Packs that we provide. We love having the whole famliy together once a month and it gives our teams a nice break too.
All of our kids and youth team members are DBS checked and receive safeguarding training as taking excellent care of your precious youngsters is one of our top priorities.
Want even more info on what we run for kids & youth at ABC? Find more here
We hope that was helpful
Feel free to just turn up on the day, but if you’ve still got questions or if you’d like to let us know you’re coming, please head over to our contact page and fill out the form.