Harrow Baptist ChurchFollowing Jesus' example working to show God's love to all through worship and service
Welcome to the website of Harrow Baptist Church.
We are situated in the heart of Harrow town in North West London, a short walk from the main transport hub.
We have foyer staff on duty through the day when the church is open. If they are working somewhere else in the building a video doorbell will link to the church mobile phone where you can ask for entry or request information.
We
extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed,
confused, rich,comfortable, or poor ! We welcome those who are inked, pierced
or both. Those with noisy children or if you have additional needs. You’re
welcome if you are from the UK or anywhere in the world, or just passing by.
We welcome
you if you can sing like Pavarotti or your voice makes the dogs howl. You’re
welcome here if you’re ‘just browsing,’ just woke up or had a really difficult past and want to start a new and better life.
We extend a
special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet and to teenagers
who are growing up too fast. We welcome keep-fit mums, football dads,
latte-sippers and junk-food eaters. We
welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you’re
having problems or if you don’t like ‘organised religion.’
If you blew all your money on a gamble, you’re welcome here. We offer a welcome to those who think church isn’t for them but would like to give it a try. Those who work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and she wanted to go to church.
We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, haven’t thought about faith much, don’t know much about the Bible but would like to learn more. Those who just got lost on the Harrow one way roads and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, broken hearts… and you!”
This week is Christian Aid Week. We pray for all those who work to alleviate poverty, injustice and the effects of war and disaster around the world.
A few Photos from the 4U and Sunday School Party
Firm Foundation Drop-ins Many of you will know that the homeless organisation Firm Foundation have been using our building for their drop-in services on Mon day and Friday afternoons for quite a few years. Some of you may also be aware that they have now acquired a more permanent base for all their activity at the Welldon Centre. In the New Year they plan to operate from there. This means that the 30 December will be their final drop in at HBC. They wish to extend their gratitude to the church here for housing them over the last 8 years or so
A recent service ended with the blessing given in different languages
Click on the Photos on the Flickr link at the top of the page to see more from our recent Holiday at Home Day
Find us on 
See our Church Life page for our regular activities.
See our 'What's On 'page for the diary of the next week
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Our Sunday morning service is streamed live on our Facebook Page .
You can join us by clicking this link
Services will later be uploaded to our site on 
If you would like to receive a copy of the service by post, please ask by sending an e-mail to hbc1minister@aol.com or on Andrew's Blog
Please contact us for any enquiries, or information about weddings, funerals and room bookings.
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Private Prayer
The Church is open for private prayer on Monday to Friday between 10 am and 1 pm. When the front gate is closed please ring the bell on the side door in William Carey Way.
Staff members will be available if needed.
We also have a get together for a group prayer time at 11am on Tuesday (in the church and on zoom ) and Thursday ( on Zoom ). Please e mail for the link to hbc1minister@aol.com
What is our usual Sunday Service like?
Sunday Worship starts at 10:30 and finishes around 11:45 . The children leave the church for their activities at around 11:00 depending on the Service plan. We have coffee, tea and usually biscuits or cakes after the service. You will be given a warm welcome !
See our page New Here for more information.
We are a diverse group of all ages who have come from a wide variety of backgrounds and countries. Many in our community have grown up in different types of churches and some are new to church and just starting out learning about faith.
We are an inclusive church and come together to worship and serve Jesus in a spirit of tolerance to each other and understanding of our diversity of backgrounds and faith journey. We are open to each other and our different points of view as we seek to learn more of God.
We aim to serve our local area in all its diversity from the
lonely, the homeless and the vulnerable, to families, businesses, charities and
community groups. We have a variety of activities going on through the week.
Look through our website and if you want to get in touch, have a look at the
‘Contact Us’ page – we’d love to hear from you!
Wherever you are on your journey of faith, you are very welcome and we would love to meet you
Lord, I want to meet with You,
I want to tell You about the things that are troubling me.
I want to share my joys and tell you how about my day.
In the quiet of this hour I want to know You are with me.
In the stillness I will wait for You to come to me.
Do you need to pray with someone? We are open most of the week and you will usually be able to find someone to pray with or leave a prayer request. However, we have special prayer times open to all on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 11:00. This is a good time to come along and share your prayer needs.