In Baptists Together, out of approximately 1830 churches, 1057 have 40 members or less. This makes nearly 58% of all churches! These numbers can dominate our thinking if we are not careful.  But it’s not about numbers - it’s about churches being healthy and effective!  Our job, the Great Commission in Matthew 28, is to go and make disciples, baptise them and teach them to make disciples.  This has no size limit!

People in the UK are moving all the time and all churches are affected by this.  The question is not ‘How many people are in church on Sundays?’ but ‘When was the last time someone came to faith?  When was the last baptism?’  That is a measure of health, no matter what size the church is.  People are coming to faith in small churches.

We want small churches to keep reaching people for Jesus.  To be dynamic and healthy now, to use our time, energy and resources to be more effective now. 

Hilary Taylor heads up the national ‘Small Church Connexion’ Team with the purpose of providing a unique and supportive network within Baptists Together churches with 40 people or less.  The team has a heart and a passion for the health, wellbeing and growth of the smaller churches across the country. 

The idea of this area of our website is to support and resource all the smaller Baptist churches across the UK.