Islay Christian Fellowship

Further fruit from our Alpha Course is the formation of a group which we are calling the 'Islay Christian Fellowship'. Those involved with Alpha had so enjoyed the fellowship, discussion and teaching that they wanted to continue to meet. So tonight will be the first meeting - 7pm in the Baptist Church, Bowmore, and we will set the scene for these weekly meetings over next few months.

Jim McNulty, the new Baptist Minister, and I will take shared responsibility for the leadership of the group and I will start notifying the other church groups about these meetings which are intended to be open for all. I am hoping that this group will provide refreshment and encouragement for those want more in depth teaching about what it is to be a Christian, but also have the opportunity for discussion and questions. So, if you think this might be of interest to you, please come along, you will be most welcome.

This meeting also complements the Islay Prayer Group Meeting which started a few weeks back. This group meets at midday each Friday in the Baptist Church Bowmore and is also open to all that would like to come along.

Some of you might be asking 'Why is this Church of Scotland Minister involved in so many meetings at the Baptist Church?' - a perfectly reasonable question and the practical answer is simply that the Round Church in Bowmore is not suited to meetings involving just 15-20 people or so. We have been using the Baptist Church for our Junior Church for many months now, having switched from the Bowmore small hall, because the Baptist church is an excellent building with good facilities, including projector and screen. However, if our numbers for Fellowship and children start getting up to the 100+ mark we can always move on from the Baptist Church and start meeting in the Round Church :)   However, the spiritual answer to the question is perhaps even more relevant - we are meeting together because as Christians the Baptists share the same concerns that we do. It therefore makes good sense to work together.