Church Family News, January 2022

Hobart Baptist Church, Sunday 30th January SERMON: This week Stephen Baxter speaks on how we can be comforted by God’s Power. Join us in the Tab at 10am. Don’t forget to wear your COVID mask. BIBLE READING: Isaiah 40:18-28 WATCH: YouTube service, available from 10.15am Sunday >>> STAY FOR Lunch after morning tea! Everyone is […]

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HBC Futures – into 2022

The future of HBC is COMING! Do you want to be part of it? On Thursday the 18th November, quite a few of us gathered in the Soundy Lounge for a meal and a chat. We remembered our important history, reviewed our logo, and confirmed our desire to move forward into the great unknown, especially […]

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Blue Miracle – Sat 11th September

Movie Night at HBC BLUE MIRACLE The incredible true story of Casa Hogar, the Mexican boys home that entered the world’s biggest fishing tournament to save their orphanage. Let’s get together and have some fun as a Church Community WHEN Saturday afternoon/evening 11th September WHERE Soundy Lounge, 284 Elizabeth Street Hobart PROGRAM 4pm All-age games […]

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The Story of Ruth

Sermon Series 11 July to 8th August 2021 Hobart Baptist Church envisions itself as prophetically serving the city, and Ruth offers us a thread to follow to enter that space. To be a prophetic servant in her time, Naomi came back in grief to her hometown and brought Ruth, a foreign woman, with her, who […]

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Christmas in Summer

HOPE: The Focus of our Christmas in Summer Why “Christmas in Summer”?In contrast to our Christmas in Winter >>> 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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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

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Sanctuary Sunday 10am March 8, 2020

A special morning to celebrate our UNITY and DIVERSITY. HOBART BAPTIST CHURCH is a church full of life and diversity. Over the years, many believers from many backgrounds, young and old, rich and poor, male and female, Aussie, Latvian, African, Dutch, Asian, British, etc. have found a place to belong within HBC. We are a […]

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