Mission & Ministry

We are privileged to be able to serve our local Street Pastors by providing them with a room as their weekly 'Prayer Base' as they patrol our streets, helping those who might find themselves in need of support during the weekend revelries.

Street Pastors was pioneered in London in 2003 by Les Isaac. Since then, over 12,000 volunteers have been trained by Ascension Trust, and they now play an active part in strengthening community life and working for safer streets. Street Pastors are trained volunteers from local churches, including our own Church Family, who care about their community.

Bideford Baptist Church is pleased to be one of the Local Partner Churches supporting the CAP Debt Centre based at Holy Trinity Church in Barnstaple, which offers a personal and very effective Debt Counselling Service to those who are struggling.

We have also started up a CAP 'Fresh Start' Group, working together with some of our other local Baptist Churches, to come alongside and help those seeking freedom from life-controlling behaviours and addictions.

CAP's mission is to bring about sustained relief through serving the poor, saving the lost, working in partnership with local churches, across the nation.

BMS supports hundreds of dedicated mission workers in countries all over the world, and our Church family helps to support that work through giving and prayer.