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Offering Hope – Sharing Jesus

Lighthouse welcome

Lighthouse Baptist Church meets at 9:30am on Sunday mornings at 19 Government Rd, Nelson Bay

We want to warmly welcome you. At Lighthouse Baptist church we are about "Offering Hope by Sharing Jesus".

We are passionate about loving God and sharing the joy that Jesus brings.  We are a bible believing, family orientated and contemporary church community. 

We are committed to

  • declaring Jesus Christ as Lord,
  • sharing the good news that Jesus has come to save
  • practically showing the love of Jesus to all.

We are part of the wider denomination of Baptist churches which operate nationally and internationally, as a committed member of the Baptist Association of NSW & ACT.

Our message is streamed each week online from about 9.45am.

Click the You Tube icon to access Live Stream and to access past services from our You Tube channel

Introducing our Interim Pastor, Grant Morrison

 

Grant has over 35 years of full-time ministry experience. He has pastored churches in the city and country, as a solo pastor and in team ministry. He has served as a consultant to denominations and churches on church health, church planting and leadership development. He has been a missionary in the South Pacific launching church planting movements. He is an accredited coach, behavioral consultant and an ordained minister of the Baptist Association of NSW and ACT. He has coached leaders for 30 years in Australia and around the world.

 

Grant is married to Sue, who is a highly respected auditor, risk assessor and fraud examiner. Sue is currently in Honiara, Solomon Islands as the Principal Internal Audit Advisor to the Solomon Islands government. Grant and Sue have 2 adult children (Jonathan and Rachel), a daughter in law (Jordana), a dog (Kelupi) and two grand-fur-babies but no grandchildren.

 

Grant is with us as Interim Senior Pastor for this next season. His main role is leading the Intentional Interim Process to set the Church up for its future. Grant is trained by the Baptist Association and has led other churches through this intentional process and has seen great results as the churches embraced key changes challenges.

Preaching in December - "Symbols of Christmas"

Grant Morrison

8th    Luke 1: 5-25    "Angels"

15th   Matthew 2: 1-8    "Christmas star"

22nd    1 John 4: 7-12    "Who is Santa Claus?"

25th    Luke 2: 1-7; Matthew 2: 9-12    Christmas gifts

29th    A Gospel story

What’s on in December?

Revival prayer meeting

Before church each Sunday from 9 am in the Prayer Room.

Church prayer meeting

2nd Sunday of every month.......on 8th December after the service.

Harbourside Haven singing

We will meet for a special Christmas event at the Nursing Home, Shoal Bay on Thursday 12th December at 10.15 am to be ready for a 10.30am start.

Sunday kids

Every Sunday during school term.

Enrich women - Saturday 7 December

We will meet for our last event of the year for coffee and cake at Magnolia cafe at the marina at 10 am.

Men's ministry

Our Christmas event will be on Tuesday 10th December, meeting for dinner at the Oceanic Restaurant at 6 pm.

$25 per head for a sumptuous banquet!