News – Hobart Baptist Church

Christmas in Summer

HOPE: The Focus of our Christmas in Summer 2020 was a year that was difficult and challenging in many ways that no one anticipated. How does Christmas give us hope for the coming year and beyond? It is not found in our consumer and community festivities or in our church Christmas celebrations. It is found […]

Social Justice Taskforce Monthly Bytes

Take on social justice in bite-sized chunks Welcome to another edition of “Monthly Byte” prepared by the Tasmanian Baptist Social Justice Taskforce. Each month there will be a “byte” addressing a critical social justice issue in our society. In October, our focus is on Worker Exploitation in Garment Industry. Here is some information from Baptist World Aid […]

The Marriage Course

Hobart Baptist Church are delighted to be running the The Marriage Course. Are you ready to invest in one of the most (if not THE most important!) relationship in your life? Whether your relationship is in its early days or you have been with your partner for many years, now is a great time to […]

Day of Prayer and Fasting

Whether you were at home, work or school, prayed at one specific time or at various points during the day, whether you fasted from food, coffee or chocolate, we were united in drawing near to God in prayer. During the afternoon, 20 or so people dropped into the Tab. There was the sense that, despite the […]

The Marriage Course

Social Justice Taskforce Monthly Bytes

Take on social justice in bite-sized chunks Welcome to the fifth “Monthly Byte” prepared by the Tasmanian Baptist Social Justice Taskforce. Each month there will be a “byte” addressing a critical social justice issue in our society. In September, our focus is on Out of Home Care (OoHC) – Foster Care and Kinship Care. Mary […]

Christmas in Winter

In July 2020 we celebrated in the middle of Winter torecapture the spirit of a northern Christmas! Free tickets were essential to comply with COVID-19 regulations. However, this event is now over. As Winter turned to Spring, and we emerged out of the isolated darkness of the COVID-19 restrictions, it was a great way to […]

Social Justice Taskforce Monthly Bytes

Take on social justice in bite-sized chunks Welcome to the first “Monthly Byte” prepared by the Tasmanian Baptist Social Justice Taskforce. Each month there will be a “byte” addressing a critical social justice issue in our society. In May, our focus is on Domestic and Family Violence. Kay Hunter from City Baptist in Launceston has […]

Our New Murals Proudly Open to an Empty House!

Hobart Baptist Church has mixed emotions as two new murals were installed recently as part of their Easter celebrations. The church was both sad, and proud, to open to an empty house on the Easter weekend. The church commissioned their artist-in-residence Michael Henderson to create two new murals, each 5 x 2 metres, to hang […]

A Message from Stephen

Our Senior Pastor Stephen Baxter has a word of encouragement for you Email Snr Pastor Stephen Baxter >>> stephen@hobartbaptist.org.au Email HBC Secretary, Heather Galloway >>> secretary@hobartbaptist.org.au