Hockley Pentecostal Church

Here at Hockley Pentecostal Church we believe that baptism is only for people who have made up their minds to be Christians.  Acts chapter 2 verse 38 says “….Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ……”. This is why we perform a dedication service for babies rather than a baptism.  You can only repent if you understand what you’re doing.

We also believe that baptism should be done by ‘full immersion’ where the person being baptised is completely covered by the water. That’s why we have a baptism pool built into the platform.

On the evening of the 2nd of December we’re having our next baptismal service. If you’re interested in seeing what adult baptism is like then come along and watch.  If you think you might be interested in being baptised yourself, then contact the church and we’ll help you understand what’s involved.

Some time ago Pastor Angela Butcher started writing songs and some of them were used as part of the worship time in the church.  People started asking where they could get CD’s of them and until now there was a simple answer ….”You can’t get them.”  That has now changed as we have produced our first album which is called “No Other Name”.  The album was launched during the Sunday evening service on 4th November but things didn’t quite go according to plan.

A couple of hours before the service the lights went out as all the buildings in our block lost power.  Even the street lights failed and the area was plunged into darkness.  Undeterred we transferred the service to our minor hall.  Seating was limited so some people had to be turned away for safety reasons.  Those who got in were treated to “No Other Name unplugged” as Pastor Angela played the piano with an acoustic guitar accompanying her.

The evening was a resounding success with everyone saying how much they enjoyed it.

“Still it Flows” is a book about how Hockley Pentecostal Church began in Birmingham. For a long time you’ve been able to download a pdf version of this book from the ‘history’ page but it was a big file.  Now all the writing has been converted into a text file.  As well as being easier to download it also means you can now search the book for keywords.  You can get the download by following the instructions at the bottom of the history page.