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Welcome to B&A!

Whether you’re exploring church for the first time, returning, or looking to find a place to call home, then we’d love to connect with you!

Come join us in the link after the gathering each Sunday for a chance to meet others over a coffee!
If you’re new here and would like to be connected with, simply fill in the connect card so someone from the Welcome team can get in touch and help you get connected.
B&A News is our weekly newsletter that has up to date information on what’s happening in the life of B&A.
It’s a great way to stay up to date!
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Groups are the heartbeat of doing life together. It’s a place to build community, friendship, read the Word and pray for each other.
To learn more about them and to see if there’s something there that you could get involved with, head here.

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Learn more about how our kids, youth, and young adults gather.

At B&A, there are lots of ways for children to get involved. On Sunday mornings during our 10:30am Gathering, we run Kids Church with groups tailored to different age ranges. We also do additional outreach and special events throughout the year.
Find our more here
If you’re in school years 7–13, youth is the place for you!
After the first part of the 10:30 Gathering, we head upstairs to our youth tent where we we hang out together, play games, explore the Bible, pray, chat about life and encourage one another. Expect fun, good conversations, and a space where you can be yourself.
We also have Friday Night Socials at B&A Church. It’s a great chance to chill, make friends, have fun, and build community together.
Find out more here
For anyone aged 18–34, we run a weekly midweek group at B&A Church. In the middle of busy everyday life, we come together to build community, grow in faith, read the Bible, pray for one another, and encourage each other along the way.
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There are a number of ways to get involved with what’s happening at B&A.

More than two hours on a Sunday, church is about sharing life together. Groups are the way we do this. We gather during the week to live in community, grow in our faith, and encourage one another through prayer, friendship, and studying the Bible together.
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Alpha is a free course for anyone with questions about life, spirituality, and Jesus. These sessions are designed to encourage conversation and explore the basics of the Christian faith in an open, informal environment, where all questions are welcome.
Learn more here

If you are already planted in a group, then we’d love to invite you into playing your part in serving His church by joining a Sunday Team.
We have five teams that serve on Sundays.
Learn more here
We believe that everything we are doing as a church leads to social transformation in our city.
As part of this, we are committed to showing God’s love to those in our local community. We want to love Bristol well!
We have a few different Mission Groups that we run here at B&A.
Learn more here

Serving and loving others is at the heart of following Jesus. Explore how you can get involved and make a difference both within B&A and beyond it.