About us
We are a gathering of believers united in our love for Christ, where all are welcome to come and join us for worship, where we hear the Word of God preached faithfully. We confess the Reformed Faith as outlined in the 1689 Baptist Confession, holding to holy scripture as the only certain rule of faith and practice and seeking to glorify God in the town of Ramsbottom.
IRBS UK Study Week : 23-27th Feb, 2026 | J. Ryan Davidson, PhD
Having established the theology of pastoring in PT605, this course will examine its practical applications to areas of the pastoral ministry. This includes an overview of preaching, pastoral oversight, the proper administration of the sacraments, the practice of church discipline, the relationship between the Elders and Deacons in the local church, the proper protocol for moderating the meetings of the officers as well as the congregation, weddings, funerals, constitutions, church building use, and other practical matters which may arise. In all these practical areas, the biblical pastoral decorum will be variously applied.
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Featured Updates
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TRAIN(Kenya) Newsletter March 2026
As I sit down to write this newsletter on Monday March 2nd, two of our trustees, Keith Underhill and Alan Wigley, are making their way from the UK to Pokot North. The purpose of the trip is threefold: (1) To bring encouragement and exhortation to the brethren in all the challenges and needs that they face; (2) To review how the funds we have sent over the past year have been used, and to ensure that processes of accountability are in place; (3) To discuss further needs and consider how the resources we send can be best used for the furtherance of the gospel and the glory of Christ.
Please pray that the Lord will strengthen Keith and Alan as they travel many miles through rough terrain. Sadly brother Elly Achok has been unable to go with them on this occasion as he recovers from ill-health, which means that our brothers will need to cover the driving themselves, which can be challenging! Sometimes the road can disappear altogether, and on other occasions invisible humps can catch you out at speed. Pray for them!
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How Deep Is The Father’s Love?
Stuart Townend’s hymn, “How deep the Father’s Love for Us,” says that the Father’s love is beyond all measure. Nevertheless, if we were to attempt to measure it, how would we go about doing that? We use a thermometer to gauge the temperature and a ruler to measure the height and width of an object. But how do we determine, to borrow Paul’s words in Ephesians 3:18, what is the breadth and length and height and depth of the Father’s love?
One instrument that we can use is the object of our love. Love for those who are good or who are like us is commendable, but it isn’t extraordinary. So too is love for those who love us. Frankly, that is easy to do. As Jesus said, “For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same (Matt. 5:46-47)?”
Love shows its depth, not in loving those who deserve our love or in loving those who are easy to love, but in loving the unlovable, which is exactly who God loves. He loves the weak, the ungodly, sinners, and even his enemies (Rom. 5:6, 8, 10).
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African Pastors Conferences February 2026 Update
We give thanks that the Lord has kept the team safe in the recent conference run covering Botswana (Gaborone & Serowe), Zimbabwe (Bulawayo) and South Africa (Mokopane). This followed the January run across South Africa, and we praise God for much blessing upon all involved. Please pray that there will be lasting fruit, especially from the many books that are given away free and purchased at very discounted prices. As African pastors acquire libraries of doctrinally sound and scripturally faithful books, we can pray that it will transform their ministries over the long-term and enable them to build biblical churches to the glory of Christ.
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IRBS Newsletter March 2026
Dr James Renihan writes: Greetings from Mansfield Texas. Thank you for your prayers for IRBS, the
Lord is answering. In January we sent a letter to you detailing some of the
plans we are prayerfully contemplating. One of them is the purchase of a
property which can serve as a permanent home for our Seminary. One of
our faculty members searched and found a building; Brent and I visited it,
then two of our Trustees came to visit it, and after careful consideration, we
have made an offer on this property. Our offer has been accepted and we
are now in the 45 day period of financing, inspections, communication with
local authorities and everything else that is involved in the purchase of a
commercial property. The building is in Arlington, Texas, about 25-30
minutes north of Mansfield and about 15 minutes south of the DFW airport.
It's an excellent location with all the facilities we need to teach classes,
locate our growing library (approximately 20,000 volumes!) and provide
offices for administration and visiting faculty.
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Christian schools to take VAT challenge to the Supreme Court
A coalition of Christian schools, parents and pupils has vowed to continue its fight against the UK Government’s decision to impose 20% VAT on private school fees, after the Court of Appeal today dismissed their legal challenge.
The claimants will now apply for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court, insisting that the judgment raises profound questions about educational freedom, parental rights and the future of low‑cost Christian schooling in the UK.
The case, brought by families and leaders from Emmanuel School in Derby, The Branch Christian School in Yorkshire, The King’s School in Hampshire and Wyclif Independent Christian School in South Wales, and supported by the Christian Legal Centre, challenged the Government’s 2025 decision to apply VAT to school fees, a measure they say is already forcing closures and driving vulnerable children out of their schools.
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The Joy Of Water Security In Nigeria
The dry season (November - March/April) significantly increases water scarcity across Nigeria. Communities are compelled to buy drinking water from water vendors who get the water from contaminated sources. The alternative for the communities is to fetch water from local rivers and streams which are equally unsafe.
This situation places both financial and health burdens on these vulnerable communities.
It is no surprise then, the joy and the thankfulness the communities express when they get their own clean sustainable water supply.
This was the scene at Tongo Community, Vandeikya LGA of Benue State with the recent commissioning of a solar-powered borehole with 25,000-litre storage tank funded by WorldServe.
They laughed, cheered, and danced as no longer will families, women, and children especially walk long distances in search of water. The Community’s easy access to safe water, also brings dignity, and improved health and enhanced quality of life. The facilities provided is adequate for the community, as it has been designed to serve a community of at least 3,000 people, ensuring consistent access to clean and safe water.
By reducing dependence on water vendors, who often charge exorbitant prices for disease ladened water, the facilities enable households to save limited financial resources while safeguarding their health.
There is now improved water security and reduce economic strain on household meagre finances. There has also been improved community health with the reduced exposure to water-borne diseases and enhanced community resilience during the dry season.
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Death threats and fleeing: one Afghan woman’s story
Ariana* has faced death threats from her brother. As an Afghan Christian, she faces extreme danger from the Taliban and her own community – as a woman, she has almost no value in Afghan society. Here’s how she can see change. Ariana’s* phone rang. She saw that it was her brother, Ahmad*, from back in Afghanistan. It had been a long time since she’d heard from him. Nervously, she answered.
Without a pause, Ahmad launched into a vicious verbal attack: “I heard that you sold your religion and became a Christian,” he said. “If your husband’s family are pressuring you, I will come and save you. But if you really sold your religion, I am willing to sell the carpet under my feet to come and kill you.”
That was his ultimatum. He was ready to ‘rescue’ her – but he was also ready to kill her. The erasing of Christian women around the world takes many different forms. In Ariana’s case, it could mean being literally erased from the world. Her choice to follow Jesus is the most dangerous decision she ever made.
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Pray For MERF!
AUGUSTINE PROGRAMME - Praise God for equipping hundreds of South Sudanese and other East African spiritual leaders in the intensive basic biblical training course at MERF's Centre in Lokichoggio, Kenya for the past 23 years and for over 10 years of regional training gatherings in Ethiopia. Pray for the Swahili language Augustine Programme beginning its fourth year in Mwanza, Tanzania and for the first year teaching the programme in Makassar, Indonesia to effectively equip church leaders with Bible knowledge to serve faithfully.
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How the Gospel Enables Us to Keep God’s Good Law
The Bible teaches that Christians are not under the law as a way of salvation. Christ has set us free from the guilt and condemnation of sin by His bloody death and resurrection. But that does not mean believers are free to live licentious lives. In fact, the grace of God in the gospel enables us to keep His good law, summarized in the Ten Commandments, as an expression of love to God and others. Reformed confessions of faith teach that the law and the gospel “do sweetly comply” (2LCF 19.7).
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William Tyndale: The Necessity Of The Bible
William Tyndale risked everything to translate the Bible into English. Five hundred years ago, the Lord used his faithfulness to place his word into the hands of his people. Only because he did the hard and sacrificial work of translating the Bible into the language of the common people, was the Reformation established and the work of the gospel prospered amongst the English-speaking people. We need the same commitment from modern-day Tyndales if the word of God is to reach all the peoples of the world, which is God's revealed will and purpose. Let this short film, produced by Missionary.com, ignite your zeal for the work of the gospel into all the corners of the world.
The Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (1689)
In 2011 we made the decision to officially adopt the Second London Baptist Confession (1689) as our confession of faith. We exhort you to read it.
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