Welcome to Kirkwall Baptist Church

Whether you are from a Baptist background, other denomination or none, have a lifetime of Christian experience or are "just looking", welcome to the site. We hope you'll find something of interest and may want to think about joining us. Our aim is to represent the Lord Jesus Christ in the Orkney community in a friendly, relevant and meaningful way.

We are a small congregation (150 or so attenders) where everyone can get to know everyone else, and we would be pleased to welcome you to any of our gatherings and get to know you. Members of the congregation are of all ages and come from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Our aim is to glorify God in our worship, teaching, fellowship and service. Here is a brief overview of what we do - go to individual pages for more details.

Sunday Services

Sunday 11:15 am and 6:15 pm. Morning services have a Crèche and Sunday School. Tea and Coffee are served every Sunday evening. Services aim to be informal, relaxed and friendly, with an emphasis on contemporary worship (led by our excellent praise band), relevant teaching and a friendly atmosphere. Children of all ages welcome

Children and Youth

Crèche and Sunday School during the Sunday morning service. Various classes for different ages. Junior Christian Endeavour 7.00 pm - 8.00pm every Friday during the school term in the Church building. Senior Christian Endeavour 8.00 pm - 9.30pm in the Church Building; Victoria St. Kirkwall; (Secondary 1 upwards) Games - Saturday evening at Kirkwall Grammar School games hall during the winter months between the October and Easter school breaks. Youth Fellowship (an informal get together after Sunday evening services) CE Camp (4 night residential children's camp usually held in early July)

Small Groups

Small home based midweek groups meet in a variety of locations on Wednesday or Thursday evenings throughout the year (some break for a few weeks in the summer). Formats vary but include worship, prayer and discussion of the previous Sunday's teaching.