Information About Bible Baptist Church of Mallow

Information About Bible Baptist Church of Mallow

Celebrating 9 years in Mallow

Church Location - Where is Mallow?
What We Believe - What Makes us Different?
What's Our Church Like?
Why Join Up with a Bible Believing Baptist Church? Every Christian is supposed to be a member of a Bible believing church!
Meet the Members - Some personal testimonies of Irish believers
Visit our Church Photo Album!
Other Churches of Like Faith

Meetings and Activities In Mallow

Upcoming Bible Clubs!

Sunday from 3pm - 5pm
Church with Sunday School and Bible Preaching

Thursday 8-9.30pm
Discipleship in Mallow (email us for directions)

Saturday 2.00pm
Soul-Winning in Mallow

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Church Location

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Map of Mallow

Mallow is located just 18 miles further north of Blarney on the N20, and is less than 3 1/2 hours driving time from Dublin

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Busy Downtown Mallow

How We Started

In 1997, Pastor Craig Ledbetter saw most of Ireland without Bible-believing Churches, except for in the largest cities, and was burdened to go into the farming communities of rural Ireland with the Gospel. After travelling through Macroom, Fermoy, Mallow, Mitchelstown, Youghal, and Kinsale, Craig’s heart was stirred to do some house-to-house evangelism in Mallow. Over the next few months, a small group of about a dozen new believers and hungry Christians were being brought down to the Bible Baptist Church in Blarney every week for preaching and fellowship. By June of that year, the number of people were exceeding his and another car’s capacity, so the decision was made to start Gospel meetings locally somewhere in Mallow. The Lord opened up the Mallow Community Centre, and services were held from 3-5pm every Sunday. Pastor Craig took on this leadership position as an interim task until either an Irish pastor was willing to take over, or until another Missionary would arrive that would better minister to the Mallow people until such a day as an Irish pastor takes over.

What is the Goal of Having a Church in Mallow?

The goal of the Church in Mallow is three-fold:

Obey our Lord’s command to go into all the world and preach the Gospel, starting New Testament, Bible Believing Churches everywhere (Matthew 28:19,20) – so we started a Church in Mallow.
Influence the community of Mallow with the Gospel through winning souls there, and equipping them to be a light in the community.
Be autonomous – this means for the Christians who are members of the Bible Baptist Church of Mallow to be self-sufficient as an Irish Church, with its own Irish pastor.

What is the Church in Mallow?

The Church in Mallow is a group of baptized believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who have fully committed themselves to obeying all things whatsoever He has commanded us in His word (Matthew 28:19,20). We currently consist of about 25 people that regularly meet on a Sunday for spiritual direction from the preaching of God’s word. We support one Missionary – the Paul Jones family in Wales. We have seen over 27 Mallow people saved, and 16 of them baptized. We meet together every Thursday for prayer and the practical verse-by-verse study of the Bible. We have a Building Fund that we hope one day to use to purchase our own property and to build our own Church building on. We reach out into the community with door-to-door soul-winning, and yearly children’s Bible Clubs. There is not only a great need for a Gospel preaching and Bible believing Church in Mallow, but there is a great door of opportunity opened to us as well - we have seen this Church hold meetings with 76 people from Mallow in attendance on its recent anniversary, so solid growth is possible!

What is Our Church Like?

You are very welcome to the Bible Baptist Church of Mallow! Truly our heart’s desire is that you would enjoy your visit with us, and the study of the Bible! Take a moment and notice the many things available here that may interest you, and take the time to meet Pastor Craig and his family, who are here for you, and available to you! Thanks for being a part of this very special service today!

What’s Happens Here?

First and foremost, you will find a practical study of the Bible! Our focus is not on outward rituals, holydays, statues, nor Mass, but rather the clear and plain teaching of the Bible as we seek to honour and glorify the Lord Jesus! There will be plenty of songs, puppets, games, and a lot of fun for everybody as we learn God’s word, the Bible. It definitely will not be "school" or "lectures," but interaction, and enjoyment because Jesus said in John 8:32, "ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

The order of our weekly 3.00 pm afternoon service is simple:

First we start off singing hymns and praises to the Lord for His goodness to us, and of His so great salvation for all!
Next, we begin a time of Bible Study called the Sunday School. During this 20 minutes, everyone will enjoy learning the Bible stories that instil faith and confidence in our Lord and Saviour. Puppets, pictures, and other teaching methods will be used to keep everyone’s interest focused on the wonderful truths of God’s word and power! All ages will enjoy this special time of growth and learning!
Following the Sunday School session there is a ten or fifteen minute break where you can get you a cup of tea or coffee, and can get acquainted with the other people here.
After the break, we rejoin together for more singing, and then for the teaching and preaching of the word of God - not man’s opinions, nor conjectures, but clear and plain instruction with everyone having a Bible and seeing the for themselves what it says!
Following the service, there will be time for more tea and fellowship.

Our Message

There is no message more important than the one that tells you how to get to heaven! Jesus said in John 3:7, "Ye must be born again" because, "there is none righteous, no not one" (Romans 3:10). Therefore, "the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10). "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8,9). Be saved today!