Basingstoke

Welcome to Basingstoke Salvation Army Online

Worship. Preaching.

An Online Family Where You Belong.

Each weekend we broadcast our worship meetings around the world.

You can find positive, practical encouragement wherever you find yourself.

Access the latest content from Basingstoke Salvation Army and Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne. Receive positive practical encouragement anywhere you are at anytime.

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The Salvation Army works with some of the most vulnerable people in society. As we face the worst public health crisis in our lifetime, people on the margins need us now more than ever.

From running food banks and checking up on people who live alone, to offering counselling and supporting NHS isolation units, The Salvation Army is responding to the crisis in dozens of different ways.

Please visit our Justgiving page and donate what you can. Help us support as many people as possible.

DURING THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN,

OUR ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE ONLINE ONLY

OUR CURRENT LOCKDOWN ACTIVITIES

10:45-12:15     LIVE STREAM WORSHIP | Featuring songs, music, prayer & relevant Bible teaching

You can watch on this page or at www.christianworldmedia.com/livesite/BasingstokeSalvationArmy

On Facebook - www.facebook.com/BasingstokeSalvationArmy/live or

YouTube - www.youtube.com/robwestwoodpayne/live or

Listen to it on any phone by dialling 01256 679888 (from around two hours after conclusion). 

 

12:15-13:15     VIRTUAL COFFEE FELLOWSHIP ON ZOOM

Please call us on 01256 328178 or email us at basingstoke@salvationarmy.org.uk for the relevant Meeting ID and password.

 

15:30-16:30 VIRTUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL ON ZOOM | Fun, Bible-based activities for tots to 12’s

Please call us on 01256 328178 or email us at basingstoke@salvationarmy.org.uk for the relevant Meeting ID and password.

 

20:00-21:00     VIRTUAL YOUTH FELLOWSHIP ON ZOOM | Friendship and fun for teens and twentysomethings

Please call us on 01256 328178 or email us at basingstoke@salvationarmy.org.uk for the relevant Meeting ID and password.

 

OUR USUAL ACTIVITIES

09:45-10:45     GRID GROUP | Friendship & discussion for teens

10:00-10:30     BAND OUTREACH | Except third Sunday in the month. To conduct a short worship meeting in a local care home

11:00-12:15     ALL-AGE WORSHIP MEETING | Featuring songs, music, prayer & relevant Bible teaching followed by tea, coffee and friendship

11:40-12:10     SUNDAY SCHOOL | Fun, Bible-based activities for tots to 12’s

15:00-15:30     BAND OUTREACH | Third Sunday in the month. To conduct a short worship meeting in a local care home

17:00-17:45     PRAYER GROUP | Second & Fourth Sunday in the month. Speaking & listening to God

18:30-19:45    CHRISTIAN TEACHING & WORSHIP MEETING | Featuring songs, music, prayer & relevant Bible teaching

DURING THE COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS LOCKDOWN,

OUR ACTIVITIES ARE TAKING PLACE ONLINE ONLY

OUR CURRENT LOCKDOWN ACTIVITIES

MONDAY

14:15-14:45     LIVE STREAM TAI'CHI GENTLE EXERCISE | A fun way to slow down and relax during the current stressful crisis (OCCASIONAL)

You can watch at www.christianworldmedia.com/livesite/BasingstokeSalvationArmy

On Facebook - www.facebook.com/BasingstokeSalvationArmy/live or

YouTube - www.youtube.com/robwestwoodpayne/live 

 

WEDNESDAY

11:30-12:30     VIRTUAL COFFEE STOP ON ZOOM | A chance to enjoy some fun and friendship with a tea or coffee and a piece of cake (bring your own!)

Please call us on 01256 328178 or email us at basingstoke@salvationarmy.org.uk for the relevant Meeting ID and password.

 

19:30-20:30 VIRTUAL PRAYER MEETING OR SMALL GROUP STUDY ON ZOOM | Speaking and listening to God and discussing faith matters (ALTERNATE WEEKS)

Please call us on 01256 328178 or email us at basingstoke@salvationarmy.org.uk for the relevant Meeting ID and password.

 

OUR USUAL ACTIVITIES

MONDAY

09:30-12:30     EMPLOYMENT PLUS | Help & support for those seeking work

13:30-15:00     BABY SONG | Fortnightly in term time. Fun, music & friendship

14:15-14:45     TAI'CHI GENTLE EXERCISE CLASS | Fortnightly. A fun way to slow down and relax

 

TUESDAY

10:30-12:00     TUESDAY FELLOWSHIP GROUP | Fun & friendship for everyone, followed by

12:15-13:30     LUNCHEON CLUB | Three course meal & great friendship for all

18:00-19:15    YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHOIR REHEARSAL

20:00-21:30    SONGSTERS (ADULT CHOIR) REHEARSAL

 

WEDNESDAY

09:30-12:30     EMPLOYMENT PLUS | Help & support for those seeking work

10:30-12:00     COFFEE STOP | Fortnightly. Drop in for coffee & delicious homemade cakes

 

THURSDAY

09:45-11:30    FAMILY TIME | Term time. Play & chat for babies & tots & their carers

20:00-21:30    BAND REHEARSAL

 

FRIDAY

09:30-12:30     EMPLOYMENT PLUS | Help & support for those seeking work

10:00-11:00     BIBLE STUDY GROUP | 1st & 3rd Friday in the month. Lively discussion

17:30-19:00     MESSY CHURCH | Last Friday in each month. A fun and messy way to find out more about God for children and their families. Hot meal served.

 

SATURDAY

Special events as advertised below.

EVENTS & PROGRAMMES

SATURDAY 6 MARCH 2021 – ADVANCE NOTICE: Concert by Household Troops Band

 

OTHER NEWS & INFORMATION

BRIAN HOOPER

As reported last week it is with sadness that we reported that Brian Hooper was Promoted to Glory on Saturday 20 June 2020. His funeral will take place at Basingstoke Crematorium on Friday 10 July at 2:45pm led by Major Elaine Smith and Lieutenant Rob. Due to the restrictions in numbers, a Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Please continue to hold Brenda, Beverley and Chris in your prayers.

 

ONLINE WORSHIP

If you have difficulties with buffering or "choppy" video on either Christian World Media or sermon.net, we encourage you to watch our online worship on either Facebook or YouTube which are designed to better detect your internet speed. You do not have to sign up to these services (i.e. set up a Facebook account or Google account) to watch.

 

RECORDINGS OF OUR WORSHIP MEETINGS

We now have the ability to produce our worship meetings on DVD to watch or CD to listen, in addition to our online and phone channels. If you don't receive one and you'd like one, please contact Lt. Rob.

 

CONTACTLESS OFFERINGS

Basingstoke Corps has been asked to take part in a pilot to collect "contactless" offerings and collections via a service called Givt. Many people are using their bank cards and/or smartphones to pay for things these days, and indeed, we are being encouraged to use contactless payment methods during the Coronavirus pandemic, because of the risk of spreading the virus via cash.

Givt is a way for you to use your smartphone (or tablet) to give during our weekly collection plate offering (not our envelope/standing order cartridges, which should continue to be given in the usual way).

Using the Givt app is simple and easy. Whilst away from our building you simply:

1.    Open the app.

2.    Select an amount to give.

3.    Select Basingstoke Salvation Army from the List of Goals (as the app calls them) or scan the QR code on the online worship screen.

4.    That's it!

The Givt app can be downloaded from the Apple and Google Play stores and at www.givtapp.net/en/download-2/ After downloading you simply enter your email address and start giving. You can complete your registration at a later time. 

The Givt system is linked directly to the SA Accounting System. Giving this way is anonymous, so we will not know who has given, but we will be able to see the amount that has been given (as we do with our usual offerings). All Givt giving can be included in our claim for GASDS (Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme), which brings more money from HMRC into the Corps finances.

If you feel comfortable in giving in this way (acknowledging that many may not), then please be ready to do so from Sunday. Thanks again for your financial support of the Corps.

 

BASINGSTOKE SALVATION ARMY APP NOW AVAILABLE

You can now download the corps very own app to your Apple or Android smartphone or tablet. Simply search the Apple or Google Play app stores to download and install. The app gives you the ability to watch or listen to live worship online, past worship meetings and past sermons and read Lt. Rob's blog. The app should even notify you when we're going live or when new content is added. This may make it easier for those who find it difficult to follow the published links to our worship meetings. If you need help installing, please contact Lt. Rob.

 

FORTHCOMING CHANGES TO OUR ONLINE PRESENCE

We will be moving from Christian World Media to sermon.net on Sunday mornings from Sunday 12 July. Sunday morning worship will continue to be shown on Christian World Media (and not on sermon.net) until that date.

 

TUESDAY FELLOWSHIP

To all Tuesday Fellowship members, you are in my prayers, if you need anything, or just want a chat, please contact   Ian  07966837036.   This week to celebrate international joke day on 1st July some of Ian’s summer jokes.

 What do you call a girl standing in the middle of a tennis court?  Annette

How do you play quiet tennis? Just like regular tennis but without the racket.

Where is the first tennis match mentioned in the Bible?  When Joseph served in Pharaoh’s court.

Why are fish never good tennis players?  They don’t like getting close to the net.

How did the unripe strawberry feel about the ripe strawberry? It was green with envy.

Why were the little strawberries upset? Because their parents were in a jam.

What do sheep do on nice summer days? Go to a baa-baa-cue.

Why do bananas use sunscreen? They peel when they get a sunburn.

I love the British summer - It's my favourite day of the year.

 

3 THINGS TO PRAY THIS WEEK

If you can access Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BasingstokeSalvationArmy) or YouTube (www.youtube.com/robwestwoodpayne) then why not set aside ten minutes on Friday (3 July) to pray through these 3 Things using the video provided. Or pray through them in your own time:

 

Praying Against Distractions

No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us. (Philippians 3:13-14 NLT)

Pray that deepening your relationship with Jesus every day of your life would be the “one thing” you do. What can distract you from that great purpose? What draws your eyes away from the goal? Ask God to give you a wholehearted determination to keep loving and serving Christ.

 

Looking Forward in Hope

Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever. (1 Thessalonians 4:17 NLT)

Thank God for all that the people we have lost recently meant to us. Then thank him that though for now we are separated from them, we will see them again on the day that Christ returns. And thank God that—even sweeter than this reunion—we and our loved ones will meet Jesus face to face and “be with the Lord forever”.

 

God with Us Tomorrow

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me

    all the days of my life,

and I will live in the house of the Lord

    forever. (Psalm 23:6 NLT)

Jesus’ words are apt for this crisis: “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today." (Matthew 6:34 NLT). Ask for his help to take things one day at a time, knowing that whatever you face when you wake up tomorrow—and on every day that follows—God’s goodness and love are assured and his grace is sufficient for you.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Those who are sick, especially those in hospital. Those who have been bereaved recently. Those who are concerned about family members. All those who are working on the NHS and other frontlines.

 

3 THINGS TO PRAY THIS WEEK

3 THINGS TO PRAY THIS WEEK

If you can access Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/BasingstokeSalvationArmy) or YouTube (www.youtube.com/robwestwoodpayne) then why not set aside ten minutes on Friday (19 June) to pray through these 3 Things using the video provided. Or pray through them in your own time:

 

Peace for Worried Loved Ones

Therefore, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. (Romans 5:1 NLT)

Christians are at peace with the most important person in the universe - but we find it easy to forget this! For those worried about sick and grieving loved ones we pray in Christ that they will know and treasure this peace. Ask that they would always be able to rejoice in the wonder of God's Good News, even as things in life seem to be going wrong.

 

The Tragedy of Racism

When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled. ... Then Jesus wept. (John 11: 33, 35 NLT)

Thank Jesus that he knows how to cry with grief. We pray for all those affected by the death of George Floyd, and the unrest which has followed around the world. We pray that those close to him and those who experience racism would come to see Jesus as we see him in this story - deeply grieved for the hurting, and outraged at the intrusion of suffering in his creation. Ask God to give you a more compassionate - more Christ-like - heart.

 

Lonely, but Known

O Lord, you have examined my heart

    and know everything about me.

  You know when I sit down or stand up.

    You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. (Psalm 139:1-2 NLT)

Loneliness is so hard to endure! But praise God that even when we feel at our most alone and unknown, he sees us and understands us perfectly. It may be that no one else can share in what we're doing or see how we're feeling, but God "knows everything [we] do" (v.3). So talk to him now - out loud if that helps - about whatever is on your heart.