St James Road Baptist Church

Baptist

We call ourselves “SJR” and are a welcoming, friendly, informal, relaxed congregation with a family/community feel. We have a busy building here are a list of our activities:
Saturday
6pm A lively service often with young people leading and preaching
7:30pm A service that is led in Portuguese with English translation
Sunday
10am A quieter more reflective service
1:30pm A service led by the Church of Pentecost
7pm A second service for Portuguese speakers
Midweek
Monday 12-2pm Foodbank (in the hall)
Tuesday 7:30pm Prayer Meeting (Portuguese)
Wednesday 7pm Craft Group (fortnightly in the hall)
Thursday 7:30pm Prayer meeting (Zoom)
Friday 10am Toddler Group (in the hall)


Although small in numbers, many volunteer with local charities and organisations as we seek to live out our faith in our local community

Venue Location

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1-5 St James Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0DZ

Contacts & Social Media

Baptist Church Office
St James Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0DZ
07914 853395

Travel & Parking:

Parking is located at the church hall, come early to ensure a space. We are on the Watford Arriva Number 10 bus route, also a ten minute walk from Watford High Street Overground and a 20 minute walk from Watford Junction Rail and Watford Metropolitan Underground Station.

Accessibility:

Languages:
Mainly English, Portuguese as advertised
Facilities:
Accessible worship area, Hearing loop, Reserved parking, Accessible toilet, Baby friendly

Worship & Services

Sunday Family Worship
Sunday, 10:00
Morning worship (communion 3rd Sunday of the month)
The Gathering (first Sunday of month only)
Sunday, 17:00
First Sunday of the month “The Gathering” 5pm, Quiet reflective praise, prayer & communion
Hymns & Songs:
Mostly contemporary with some traditional hymns
Main Bible:
New International Version

Affiliations

Baptist Union of Great Britain, Central Baptist Association, Christians Across Watford.

Outreach, Activities & Ministries

Local Outreach & Community Activities
Other Activities & Ministries
Toddlers groups, home groups, Messy Church, older peoples’ group, craft group and pre-school.

Youth & Young People

Under 18s
0-18
18-30s
18-30
The Saturday 6pm service is mainly led by our younger people with some input from our pastors and other leaders