WELCOME TO CBC

It is a real pleasure to welcome you to Cranham Baptist Church. Our Sunday morning services begin at 10:30am each week, and we have a Fairtrade cafe following services. The first Sunday of each month is a family friendly service for all ages. Our youth programme runs on all other Sundays, excluding the Summer and Christmas holidays, for all children from school year 1 upwards, and we run Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade groups on Monday evenings during term time. Our minister is Rev. Helen Harrigan.

Please refer to the calendar for dates of weekly groups, upcoming events, meetings and hirings. Take a look at our Facebook page.

sunday services

On Wednesday 24th December (Christmas Eve), there will be a Christingle service starting at 5pm.

On Thursday 25th December (Christmas Day), there will be a short Christmas celebration from 10:30am.

On Sunday 28th December, we look forward to welcoming Jenny and Eric Baldwin.

On Sunday 4th January, Sunday 11th January and Sunday 18th January (2026), Rev. Helen Harrigan will be taking the services.

Please click here to watch the service on zoom.

COFFEE STOP

We hold our weekly "coffee stop" on Thursday afternoons from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in the CBC lounge and everyone in our community is invited. It is a chance to meet old friends and make new ones over a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit. Please pop in and join us if you're free!

COMMUNITY & voluntary GROUPS

We are delighted to welcome various groups that serve our community, including our current regular weekly groups:

The Meads Childcare - Monday to Friday all day on all weeks of the year except 2 weeks at Christmas and 1 week at Easter.

1st Cranham Rainbows, 4th Cranham Brownies, and 1st Cranham Guide Unit - Wednesday evenings each week during term time.

the minister of cbc

Hi, my name's Helen and I'm the minister here at Cranham Baptist Church. I live in Laindon with my two teenage children, two dogs and two chinchillas and I work from the church office 3 days a week. My background is in science, with a degree in Medical Physics, although it took me many years to work out 'what I wanted to do when I grew up'! I am passionate about helping people to develop in their faith journey, and welcome anyone who wants to explore this themselves. I see my role in ministry as equipping people in life, in faith and in church partnership. Outside of church I enjoy walking the dogs, Disney movies and drinking tea (especially with friends). I'm not so keen on housework!

Rev. Helen Harrigan

1st cranham BB & GB

1st Cranham Boys' Brigade and Girls' Brigade companies are an integral part of the life of Cranham Baptist Church and provide a full program of activities for young people.

BB and GB meet at the same time every Monday evening from 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm during term time only and excluding bank holidays.

Prayer Meetings

We meet every week on Tuesday mornings from 10:00am to 11:00am in the Church lounge for prayer and discussions. These meetings are open to anyone in the CBC congregation.

afternoon fellowship

Before CBC was built, young mothers and their children met in a house informally. Over time, these became a "fellowship" of women that shared their belief and faith in the Baptist Church, with emphasis on baptism by immersion. The structure was likened to a later Sunday service at CBC that involved singing, praying, and listening to a speaker. The subject has been kept biblical and spiritual, and the collected money given to good causes. Over the years, we have been able to support missions, charities and friends from outside the fellowship with prayers and other means. We are open to everyone in our community, and offer friendship with Christian love. We meet on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00pm to 4:00pm in the CBC lounge.

Connect BIBLE Groups

Our Bible study group meets each week on Thursday mornings from 10:00am to 12:00pm in the CBC lounge to read the Bible, reflect and pray as we discover more together. It is a place of support, encouragement and fun.

We also have a WhatsApp group for anyone who is unable to make the Bible study group on Thursday mornings. Please see Helen for details on joining this group.

These groups are open to anyone in the CBC congregation.

The Eastern Baptist Association

We are part of the Eastern Baptist Association - a family of Baptist Churches situated throughout Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. As well as providing support, they share news and prayer needs across the region. The EBA vision is “Growing healthy churches in relationship for God’s mission in the East of England.” Please see www.easternbaptist.org.uk to find out more.

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