Outward Looking 

At Horndean Baptist Church, we believe that church is about more than what happens when we meet together. We want to be Outward Looking: caring about our local community, working with other churches and supporting people and organisations further afield.

Jesus welcomed and engaged with people from all walks of life. We want to follow his example by showing God's love through our actions, serving others and sharing the hope we have found in him.

This shapes the way we work with local families, support our Food Bank, build relationships with schools and other churches, and partner with Christian organisations in the UK and around the world.

Here are some of the ways we put this value into practice:

Building local community

Food bank - We run the Horndean and Clanfield Food Bank to support those locally who may be struggling.

Toddler Group - On Wednesdays, we run a toddler group. Not only does this provide a space for the little ones to run around, but it provides a space for parents, grandparents and carers to connect and helps them feel connected to others in what can be a lonely time.

Schools - Sam, our minister runs a weekly Christian Union in Horndean Technology College with the priest in charge at the United Benefice of Blendworth, Chalton and Idsworth. He also goes in to led collective worship at least once a half-term at Horndean Juniors and occasionally helps with RS lessons at both the Secondary and Junior Schools.
 

Working with other churches

The Baptist Union of Great Britain – We are part of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. This means that we, along with Baptist Churches all across Great Britain, come together in a union in which we share the same foundational principles of our Christian faith and church structure.

Churches Together in Horndean and Clanfield – We are part of Churches Together in Horndean and Clanfield. This means that throughout the year we meet, pray, worship and work with the other churches in the local area. The other churches involved in Churches Together in Horndean and Clanfield are: All Saints, Catherington (Church of England); Holy Trinity, Blendworth (Church of England); St. Edmunds (Roman Catholic Church); St Huberts, Idsworth (Church of England); St James, Clanfield (Church of England); and St. Michael and All Angels, Chalton (Church of England).
 

Supporting local, national and international charities

BMS World Mission – BMS World Mission is a Christian Charity that works in 30 countries all across the world. They support displaced people and poor communities with medicine, food, skills training and resourcing. They do all of this as committed Christians who communicate God’s desire to bless people with abundant life through their actions and their words.

Enable the Children – Enable the Children (part of World Hope International) is a charity that works in Freetown, Sierra Leone supporting children with physical disabilities, including: cerebral palsy; acquired brain injuries and muscular dystrophy. Extensive poverty, traditional beliefs and illiteracy leave children affected by these issues, and others, rejected or abandoned with little support. Enable the Children seeks to change this by offering Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, care and support services to over 1000 children in Freetown.

Home for Good – Home for Good is a UK-based Christian charity that focusses on children in care. Every 15 minutes a child enters the UK care system. Home for Good wants to offer support and resources to enable people to be better able to adopt, foster or to support those who do. Home for Good believes that the best way to support children in care is to bring them into a community that values and cares for them, and they see the Church in the UK as that community.  

The Kings Arms (KA) - King's Arms is a Youth charity based in Petersfield who have begun to provide youth work in Horndean supporting children with a number of different needs. Currently they are running one group but are looking to expand as they increase their funding. They provide youth work across a number of different strands in Petersfield and Alton. 

Find out more
We'd love to welcome you to a Sunday service and help you get to know us.

• Planning a visit? Find out what to expect, how to get here and where to park.
• Our faith: Discover more about what we believe as a Baptist church and what inspires us to do all of the above.
• Have a question? Contact Sam, our minister, who will be happy to help.