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We meet at:
Garland Street Baptist Church, Garland Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1EZ

We have two Sunday Services:
Our Sunday morning service starts at 11am or if you would like to join us before the service for a cuppa and a chat and to find a seat, we open our doors and start serving refreshments at 10.30am. We aim to finish the morning service around 12-noon.
 
Our Sunday evening service starts at 6pm and doors are opened around 5.45pm, if you want to come early to grab a seat. We aim to finish the service around 7pm. We serve refreshments after the service in The Church Lounge, so please stay for a cuppa and a chat.

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Our Sunday Morning Service.
We start with tea and coffee and refreshments at 10.30am and a time to chat before the service begins. We aim to start at 11am and begin with a warm welcome and church notices.
We have a mixture of music led by the worship team and music videos with words displayed on the screen at the front of the church. A relevant Bible-based message given by the minister, church member or visiting speakers. We also have a time of prayer for one another, the church and to intercede for global needs of the church and communities. On the first Sunday of each month, we also have Holy Communion together.
We aim to finish our services around 12-noon. Although prayer is available after the service and there is a chance to chat some more.
We also have several Family services spread throughout the year.

Our Sunday Evening Service.
Our Sunday evening service starts at 6pm and is perfect for those looking for a more traditional style of service.
Our evening worship is led by the church organ and on occasion piano and our evening worship can be followed along using hymn books provided. Our teaching is normally reflective and led by the church minister, church organist, and/or members of the church. We have Holy Communion together on the 3rd Sunday of the month.
We aim to finish the service around 7pm, but refreshments and conversation is available in The Church Lounge afterwards. There is also a chance to stay in the church sanctuary for prayer and conversation after the service.

We have resources in place for Children aged 0-16 in our morning service and have the option of either staying in the main service or going out to age-based children's activities.

Creche is available for children under 4 years old on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
Groups for 4-10 years old are available on the 2nd , 4th and 5th Sundays of the month.
Groups for 11-16 years old are available on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month.
Please pick your children up as soon as the service finishes.

Children not going out in groups on a Sunday Morning or who are at one of our evening services can take advantage of our 'Small Kids Zone' and 'Busy Bags'.

For more information check out the ‘Garland Street Kids’ page.

We have limited free parking available on-site across the road at The Elven Centre which works on a first come first serve basis. There is also free parking on neighbouring roads outside of residential parking restrictions, or we are a short walk away from Ram Meadow Car Park (£2.50) and Cornhill/Buttermarket parking (free until 1pm on Sudays).
Check out West Suffolk Gov website for a full list of parking places around Bury St Edmunds.

For regular attenders we also have an agreement with Bury St Edmunds and Farmers' Club to use their carpark nextdoor to the church on Pump Lane. There is a small hourly charge for this, please speak to us if you would like to join this.

There is step-free access for anyone who needs it on one of our our Pump Lane Entrances. Please let one of the Welcome Team/Stewards know on your arrival and they will be delighted to help you. The building also has accessible toilets and baby changing facilities.

We have no dress code at the church so please come in whatever you feel most comfortable in.

There is no cost to attending either of our Sunday Services. However, if you would like to make a donation than a collection box is available in the foyer, just speak to one of the stewards on the welcome team and they can direct you or if you would like to you can use our online giving page, just use the tab at the top of the page.

Smoking: There is a strict no smoking policy while on either of our premises, (Main Church Building and The Elven Centre).

Media: We currently record our morning services. Speak to a steward on where you can sit if you do not wish to be included in the recording.
We are currently unable to stream our morning services but are working on updating our equipment so we can continue streaming soon.
Although we stream/record our morning service we do have a no-camera policy in place to protect the privacy of our members and visitors.