Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association

Once more the cry was heard “call the caretaker” {that is me)! I have now successfully passed the age of official retirement and can reflect on almost 12 years at ICC which has been both an interesting and worthwhile vocation for me. The oil in our cars is rarely seen but it enables all the [...]

Carnoustie Community Church (CCC) was planted by Central Baptist Church, Dundee, (CBC) and held its first service in March 2011 after many months of prayer, planning, and team building. Many of the small congregation were part of an independent fellowship which felt God’s leading to close down as the possibility of the new church plant [...]

We are a group of young and old, men and women, new and experienced Scottish Baptist lay preachers who are available for pulpit supply. Our Comprehensive Members Directory which is regularly updated will you get a bit of snapshot of our members who are available for pulpit supply and can be downloaded from our downloads pages.

NEW MEMBERS David Craig (Ayr) Mark Ellis (Central Dundee) HONORARY MEMBERSHIP Afforded to Harry Mooney (Shettleston) following his retirement as an active member and in recognition of his 25 years of faithful service. NEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS David Holland (Ayr) Douglas Inglis (Newton Mearns) PROBATIONARY TO ACTIVE Having completed their probationary period, the following have now [...]

Our Committee meets today at Newton Mearns Baptist Church. They are involved in planning the annual conference, receiving of applications for membership, training for lay preachers and the development of the association. See Please see here for details of our committee members.

Our 2012 statistics. is now available to download from here or our Downloads Page Glen Cartwright who compiled it commenting on the increase said: “This has been due in no small measure to the fiduciary relationships the Association has worked tirelessly to cultivate within many Scottish Baptist churches over the last few years, the net [...]

Downloadable Preaching Engagements Diary 2013 Members can use these for their preaching returns due at the end of December.

Our History Page has been updated with the list of Treasurers who have served over the years.

A New year letter from our General Secretary