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# Rosebery Park Baptist Church

A Baptist church between Boscombe and Pokesdown in Bournemouth BH7 and online

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- [Wellbeing walks](https://roseberypark.org/2025/04/12/wellbeing-walks/)
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- [Rosebery Park Baptist Church](https://roseberypark.org/) - Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.Philippians 1:6 Welcome! Sunday Services 10.30am Church Diary Church Magazine Other Activities Upcoming events Recent events at Rosebery Park Baptist Church See our sister site The Christian in the Created World. LEARN
- [Church Diary](https://roseberypark.org/church-diary/) - Click on file below to download the church diary. Blue Sheets May to June 2026Download
- [Good News](https://roseberypark.org/good-news/)
- [Other Activities](https://roseberypark.org/other-activities/) - Prayer Meetings The minister and others in the church are available to pray with you. We believe in a God who answers prayers and we have witnessed God answering prayers in our lives. We meet twice a week - on Tuesdays at 4pm and Fridays at 4:30pm to pray online on Webex Do join us!
- [Wellbeing walks](https://roseberypark.org/wellbeing-walks/)
- [Sunday services at Rosebery Park Baptist Church, Pokesdown](https://roseberypark.org/sunday-services-pokesdown/) - Our morning service starts at 10.30am. Our church building is almost exactly opposite the Parkwood Road turning off Christchurch Road, if that helps you to picture where we are! We are a ten-minute walk from the Boscanova end of the pedestrian area of Boscombe and a five-minute walk from Pokesdown Station. We don’t have our
- [Memberships and other connections](https://roseberypark.org/about-us/memberships-connections/) - Rosebery Park is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and part of the ‘Southern Counties’ Baptist Association. The church also has a close link with Moorlands College and periodically Moorlands students help Rosebery Park as their placements. RPBC works closely with Baptist churches in the Bournemouth area and with churches of
- [Leadership](https://roseberypark.org/about-us/leadership/) - Every member of the church is important and every member of the church is helping with the running of the church and its various ministries. It would be impossible to mention everyone or everything they do and they would probably not want to be mentioned. The minister is not more important than anyone else. Simon
- [The Big Lunch](https://roseberypark.org/the-big-lunch/) - DetailsDate: Sunday 7th May 2023Time: 12pmVenue: Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DFPlease see more details in leaflet below For catering purposes, please scan bar code and fill in the form or register with Dave Martin at 07940 824482. We would love to see you!
- [Home Page](https://roseberypark.org/15c42-web-agency-gb-home/) - Rosebery Park Baptist Church 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe shops and Pokesdown Station, Pokesdown, Bournemouth BH7 6DF Welcome! Sunday Services 10.30am & 4pm Other Activities See our sister site The Christian in the Created World 3. LEARN MORE Sermons by Simon Bartlett LEARN MORE Church Members Access to The Prayer Room LEARN MORE
- [Rosebery Park Baptist Church in Pokesdown](https://roseberypark.org/rosebery-park-baptist-church-in-pokesdown/) - MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS
- [What We Believe](https://roseberypark.org/about-us/what-we-believe/) - What kind of Christians are we? Followers of Jesus Christ are often called Christians, and there are lots of different groups of Christians. Where do we fit in? How is our belief different from other Christians’ belief? For a long time there was just one church. In 1054 that split apart, forming the Orthodox Church
- [Page 12 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Graphic, 1916, Wounded soldiers and sailors fund](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-12/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Graphic newspaper from 1902 to 1933, and also from 1926 to 1937 under the title, The Bournemouth & Southampton Graphic. An example of one of several notifications of the amount of money donated by Rosebery Park Baptist Church to the Wounded Soldiers and Sailors Fund,
- [Page 11 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Graphic, 1915, the funeral of Mrs Eleanor Perkins](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-11/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Graphic newspaper from 1902 to 1933, and also from 1926 to 1937 under the title, The Bournemouth & Southampton Graphic. The sad notice of the funeral of Mrs Eleanor Perkins, January 1915, wife of Rev. Perkins, the Pastor of Rosebery Park Baptist Church: Home Page
- [Page 10 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Daily Echo, 1901, advert of church service times](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-10/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Daily Echo newspaper from 1900 to 1910. It was established in 1900 with its first issue published on 20th August 1900. Here is an advert for the service times at the Rosebery Park Baptist Chapel on the corner of Morley and Harcourt Roads: Home Page
- [Page 9 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Daily Echo, 1900, on how roads got their names](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-9/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Daily Echo newspaper from 1900 to 1910. It was established in 1900 with its first issue published on 20th August 1900. A discussion about the names of roads, including those on the Rosebery Park Estate, from an article entitled 'Go-Ahead Bournemouth: Beautiful Beyond Any Seaside
- [Page 8 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Christchurch Times, 1891, Rev. West leaves Freemantle](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-8/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Christchurch Times newspaper from January 1858 to November 1912. You can read more about the history of The Christchurch Times here. A newspaper clip about the farewell service at the Freemantle Baptist Mission Chapel for Rev. F.G. Wells, 1891: Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from the
- [Page 7 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1921, Southern Baptist Association meeting](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-7/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. The Southern Baptist Association meet at Rosebery Park Baptist Church, April 1921, and have a discussion that wouldn't sound out of place one hundred years later! Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive Rosebery
- [Page 6 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1907, new kiosk at Pokesdown Beach](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-6/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. New refreshment kiosk on "Pokesdown Beach", 1907, which helps dates photos of this era - if the kiosk is in the photo, it's 1907 onwards! This is in the Bournemouth Guardian: Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from
- [Page 5 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1899, Dr Dickie](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-5/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. What I like about this next snippet from an 1899 council meeting, is that it mentions Dr Dickie, whose house 'Windermere' is shown on the 1898 map of Pokesdown on history page 2, and Mr Bolton, who
- [Page 4 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1889, New Baptist Chapel at Freemantle](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-4/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. An article about the opening of the new Freemantle Baptist Mission Chapel, 1889: Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF.
- [Page 3 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1919, the life of Mr Bolton in 1855](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-3/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. Written in 1919, but talking about Pokesdown in 1855, and William Bolton, "the pioneer... of civilisation in the old village": Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road,
- [Page 2 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1885 a walk from Springbourne to Southbourne](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-2/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. A description of a walk through the local area, from 1885: Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF. Also online.
- [Page 7 - Pokesdown: the name - residents and businesses in Pokesdown choosing to use another district name!](https://roseberypark.org/pokesdown-the-name-7/) - The 1920 edition of Kelly's Directory, under the category heading 'Pokesdown', has a note which reads "Marked thus * should be addressed to Stourfield park" and one of the addresses marked thus is the home address of Rev. William Henry Perkins, M.A. (Baptist), 13 Arnewood Road! So one of our own Ministers preferred to give
- [Page 5 - Pokesdown: the name - What's wrong with it? What could it be changed to? cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-the-name-5/) - Young records that though the new Urban District Council discussed changing the name, and took the poll in 1896, "the proposed change of name to Pinecliffe was not approved by the Hants County Council, who felt that there was not sufficient concurrence of opinion to justify the change of name, and so the matter was
- [Page 4 - Pokesdown: the name - What's wrong with it? What could it be changed to? cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-the-name-4/) - The copy and paste citation for this page: The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown - Pokesdown: the name, Page 4. Author: Michelle Fogg. Date: May 2022. Url: https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-the-name-4/ < Back to Pokesdown: the name 3/8 Home Page Next, Pokesdown: the name 5/8 > Sources of Information for The History of Rosebery Park
- [Page 3 - Pokesdown: the name - What's wrong with it? What could it be changed to?](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-the-name-3/) - Did you know there's a 'Pokesdown Song', from 1929-39, by Cumberland Clark?! Pokesdown, on the Christchurch Road, has grown a lot of late, With the populace increasing at a very rapid rate. It's a suburb now of Bournemouth, and a pleasant neighbourhood; It is laid out very nicely, and the architecture's good. It once was
- [Page 2 - Pokesdown: the name - Its Origins - pixies, Puck, and pookas, cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-the-name-2/) - But why would people be “seeing”, or thinking about, pixies/puck/pooka specifically in Pokesdown??! Being “pixie-led” (or “piskie-led”) refers to being mis-led, lost in familiar surroundings, losing time, never arriving at your destination. Such as what happens if you spot a light in the dark of night, somewhere there are no sources of manufactured light about,
- [Page 18 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: RPBC 2009 to 2017](https://roseberypark.org/history/2009-to-2017-rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-18/) - Alison was appointed in 2009 as part-time minister. Alison is married to Rev. Grenville Overton, who was then Regional Minister for the Southern Counties Baptist Association. She was a very able pastor, and encouraged children’s work. Under her, we became involved with Moorlands College, and started to have students from there on placement with us.
- [Page 17 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: 1990s to early 2000s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-17/) - Two nearby changes that may have impacted shopper footfall in Pokesdown were the pedestrianisation of Boscombe's main shopping area in 1990115a, and the 2003 upgrade from the worn-out Hampshire Centre to the new Castlepoint Shopping Park on the same site.115b An online search for photos of Pokesdown in the 1990s only yields the demolition of
- [Page 14 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: late 1960s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-14/) - A PDF of the newspaper articles and documents is available here. They are images, and not plain text, but they can be enlarged for easier viewing this way. Allan Clappen, who had already financed the new organ, gave a further generous gift which enabled welcome alterations to the front of the church building. Robert J. Jeans,
- [Page 13 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: the 1960s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-13/) - The date of this photo is unknown, but it is after RPBC moved into this building (formerly known as "Keswick Hall") in 1952, and BEFORE the alterations to the front of the building carried out in 1969/70. (See below for more on this). "The 15 firemen who are the Pokesdown fire-fleet, work in three separate
- [Page 12 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: RPBC in the 1950s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-12/) - 1952 to 1960 Here is a timeline of some local and national events, to help picture what was happening when at Rosebery Park Baptist Church:78 In March 1952 the church undertook an evangelistic campaign, where 3,000 homes were visited three times in the preceding weeks with invitations to a week's public meetings. The overall theme
- [Page 11 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: RPBC move to Christchurch Road, 1947 to 1952](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-11/) - The move to our current building... Whilst the search and wait for a new Minister took from July 1947 to August 1948, Rev. Franklin Chambers, retired minister of West Cliff Baptist Church, helped look after RPBC. 71 Eric Peter Sharpe led the worship one Sunday in January 1948, was invited to preach again, and then
- [Page 10 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: The Second World War](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-10/) - Rev Richard Fry found himself Minister during the Second World War - that meant a plan to build a new two storey building (where the original small chapel is) had to be put on hold due to war time building restrictions; a War-time Membership Roll was started for people who were temporarily in the area
- [Page 9 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: The 1930s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-9/) - Rev. Ernest Rudman served as Minister from 1929 to 1936. In a tribute to him the September 1936 Church meeting summed up his seven years at Rosebery Park with the following minutes: "During E.G. Rudman's ministry, membership doubled, there were sixty-eight baptisms; the debt on the buildings was removed; the premises renovated and Moordown and
- [Page 8 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: The 1920s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-8/) - Rev. James Greig Douglas oversaw further expansion work on the chapel, with the addition of a pulpit, choir stalls and a gallery in 1925. For the three months this building work was being carried out, the Sunday services were held in the Technical Hall. A new organ with an electric blower was installed. Up until
- [Page 7 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: Into a new century, 1900s to 1920, cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-7/) - After serving as a Chaplain with the forces in World War One, Rev. Henry Bury was the third Minister of Rosebery Park Baptist Church, from 1918 to 1921. His ministry at RPBC saw the start of Boy Scouts and Girl Guide meetings, the church being registered as a place of worship in 1919, and the
- [Page 6 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: Into a new century, 1900s and First World War](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-6/) - It was during Rev. William Perkin's ministry, 1899 to 1918, that Rosebery Park Baptist Church, until then an independent Baptist church, was accepted into membership of the Baptist Union.36 An article in the ‘Bournemouth Guardian’, from 1906, describes Rev. Perkins as "esteemed from one end of the town to the other as a Christian gentleman,
- [Page 5 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: The Rosebery Park Estate, cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-5/) - If you know where the name "Lockyer Hall" came from for the old chapel in Morley Road, let us know! (For all the theories about this, see note 33 in Sources of Information!) I could only fit some of Pokesdown's history gems on the map above, so I've made a table to acknowledge some more
- [Page 4 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: The Rosebery Park Estate, cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-4/) - Here is historical evidence of the name Rosebery Park Estate! from the 'Bournemouth Guardian', June 1889: an advert for the sale of building plots; and an article in the 'Christchurch Times' newspaper, dated 31st January 1891, discussing problems with the state of the roads. A PDF of the newspaper articles and documents is available here.
- [Page 3 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: From Boscombe to Freemantle to Rosebery Park, cont'd...](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-3/) - The 'Bournemouth Guardian' newspaper reported on the opening on the new Baptist Mission Chapel at Freemantle, 14th September 1889: introduction below, or you can read the full article here. A PDF of the newspaper articles is available here. They are images, and not plain text, but they can be enlarged for easier viewing this way. Rosebery
- [Page 1 - Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Bournemouth Guardian,1883 population of Freemantle](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-1/) - The British Newspaper Archive has digitised copies of The Bournemouth Guardian newspaper from September 1883 to December 1921. 1883, population of Freemantle mentioned in this letter: Home Page History: Summary Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF. Also online.
- [Page 2 - Pokesdown: its boundaries, cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-boundaries-2/) - Which parts of the area are included in Pokesdown? cont'd A PDF of the maps is available here where they can be enlarged for easier viewing. Images can also be clicked on to open a higher resolution image in a separate tab. This is the modern-day political ward of "Boscombe East & Pokesdown". It was previously
- [Page 1 - Pokesdown: its boundaries](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-boundaries-1/) - Which parts of the area are included in Pokesdown? A PDF of the maps is available here where they can be enlarged for easier viewing. Images can also be clicked on to view higher resolution image in a new tab. Here is a map showing the 1859 boundary of the then new Parish of St James,
- [Page 8 - Pokesdown: the name - district names used by Rosebery Park Baptist Church](https://roseberypark.org/pokesdown-the-name-8/) - For many decades RPBC used "Boscombe East" because: Rosebery Park Baptist Church is in the electoral ward previously called ‘Boscombe East’, so there is that justification for it having had this address in recent history. The Post Office at 836 Christchurch Road is called ‘Boscombe East Post Office’. (We are at 812-814 Christchurch Road) -
- [Page 6 - Pokesdown: the name - Christian views of the name 'Pokesdown'](https://roseberypark.org/pokesdown-the-name-6/) - I have seen no written evidence for this, but anecdotally it is also suggested that some Christians dislike the name "Pokesdown" because of its unsubstantiated but popular association with pixies/fairies/witches/goblins. To many non-Christians, pixies and fairies sound like mischievous, harmless, fun. But a Christian’s internal alarm bell may ring at the mention of a supernatural
- [Page 1 - Pokesdown: the name - Its Origins](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-the-name-1/) - Earliest known written records with the name "Pokesdown": Year: c.1586. Evidence: Richard Morris of Pokesdown, Christchurch on a list of people fined for buying pirates' goods (part of The Cecil Papers).124d Year: 1660. Evidence: Henry Mantle of Pokesdown elected a churchwarden of Christchurch Priory. Year: 1662-63. Evidence: churchwarden accounts record the receipt of one shilling from Henry Mantle of Pokesdown in
- [Page 20 -  The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: 2019 to 2020](https://roseberypark.org/history/2019-to-2020-rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-20/) - In 2019 local residents were invited to vote on whether they wanted to have a Neighbourhood Plan, and voted 'Yes' by 93.48%... but the turnout was only 13.74%, which indicates a disappointing degree of disinterest, after so much thought and effort has/had gone into creating a plan for the betterment of the neighbourhood. The Plan
- [Page 19 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: Pokesdown 2012 to 2019](https://roseberypark.org/history/2012-to-2019-rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-19/) - In 2012, Pokesdown South Residents Association won a £22,000 Lottery grant to purchase a 14ft-high welcome sign featuring a picture of village life from around 1900, a plaque showing the history of the area, two new benches, two solar lamps, four oaks, and more shrubs. Pam Ruthvan from the Association explained to the Echo newspaper:
- [Page 16 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: 1983 to 1991, RPBC's 100 Year Anniversary](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-16/) - Rev. Reg Cook started at RPBC in 1983. His wife, Barbara, started a Mother and Toddler Group at the beginning of 1985 which often operated to capacity, and a keep fit class! RPBC joined others in the Boscombe East area for an extensive outreach programme to the growing Littledown Estate. Boscombe Churches decided to hold
- [Page 15 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: 1970s-80s](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-15/) - Near the start of Rev Dennis Banfield's time as RPBC Minister, 1969/70, the alterations to the front aspect of the church were finally finished, after delays caused by reaching agreement on new fire precautions. The new central entrance and glass divide between vestibule and sanctuary (i.e. between the entrance area and the part of church
- [About Us](https://roseberypark.org/about-us/) - Welcome! Sunday Services What We Believe The Purpose of Church Leadership Memberships & Other Connections Our History: A Summary Photos + Church Diary Health & Safety Policy Home Page Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF. Also online.
- [Page 2 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: late 1800s, Setting the scene, cont'd](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-2/) - In July 1886 the railway station opened at Pokesdown. It was called "Boscombe Station" until it was re-named Pokesdown Station in May 1897, in preparation for the new Boscombe Station opening in Ashley Road in June 1897! The original entrance was from the centre of the bridge over the railway. There were five horse-drawn omnibuses
- [Page 1 - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church and Pokesdown: the Mid to Late Victorian Era, setting the scene...](https://roseberypark.org/history/rosebery-park-and-pokesdown-1/) - In 1867, the entry in a Christchurch Directory describes Pokesdown as "an increasing and thriving village" whilst "Boscombe is a hamlet near Pokesdown which is daily increasing."1 William Pickford moved to Pokesdown, aged ten, in 1871, as the son of the new Minister at the Congregational Church. Sixty four years later, The 'Bournemouth Times and
- [Contact Us](https://roseberypark.org/contact-us-2/) - Please get in touch with us... If you'd like to come along to a service or another event If you have questions about the Christian faith If you would like prayer about any issue you're facing You have information to add or comments about the history pages! You can join us online for our 4.30pm
- [The Christian in Creation (Climate Change) online course](https://roseberypark.org/photos-videos-audio-read/the-christian-in-creation-climate-change-online-course/) - Details of the September 2021 version of this course can be found at the new dedicated website Christian in Creation (Climate Change) Online Course. ‘The Christian in Creation’ fortnightly online course ran from November 2020 to July 2021. You can follow the course for yourself, using the videos below, and the course material is available
- [Summary - The History of Rosebery Park Baptist Church in Pokesdown](https://roseberypark.org/history/) - Return to Home Page Return to LeadershipGo to History: The Full Story, Page 1Go to Memberships and Other Connections Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF
- [Pokesdown from the British Newspaper Archive: Index](https://roseberypark.org/history/pokesdown-british-newspaper-archive-index/) - A PDF of the newspaper articles is available here. They are images, and not plain text, but they can be enlarged for easier viewing this way. < Back to Pokesdown: the boundaries 2/2 Home Page On to, Photos+ (photos of RPBC activities, not history) > Sources of Information for The History of Rosebery Park and Pokesdown
- [Photos +](https://roseberypark.org/photos-videos-audio-read/) - Read Reflections Videos and Audio Read Sermons by Simon Christian in Creation (Climate Change) Course videos Go to About Us Go to Other Activities Return to Home Page Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF. Also online.
- [Videos and Audio](https://roseberypark.org/photos-videos-audio-read/videos-and-audio/) - A twelve minute interview about 'Open the Book' in Pokesdown, from Priscilla Bartlett's 'Challenges' show on Hope FM, 13/12/2021. Go to About Us Go to Other Activities Return to Home Page Rosebery Park Baptist Church, 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF. Also online.
- [Welcome to Rosebery Park Baptist Church!](https://roseberypark.org/about-us/welcome/) - 812-814 Christchurch Road, between Boscombe and Pokesdown, Bournemouth, BH7 6DF Rosebery Park Baptist Church is a community of people who are seeking to follow Jesus Christ. We’re a community, not a building. Admittedly, on the front of our building, in Christchurch Road, Pokesdown, are the words ‘Rosebery Park Baptist Church’. But the building isn’t the
- [The Purpose of Church](https://roseberypark.org/about-us/the-purpose-of-church/) - What’s the task of a church? The church is a group of people who have made Jesus Lord. So they present themselves for service. What does Jesus want to do? He wants people to accept him as their rightful Lord and King.He wants people to grow to be like him. After all, God created us
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## Topics

- [Coronation of King Charles III lunch](https://roseberypark.org/discussion-topics/coronation-of-king-charles-iii-lunch/) - Please pray for: 1) Organisers Dave Martin, Caz Stupple and Sophie Bartlett 2) The service before the lunch, the lunch itself and activities that follow 3) That it will be well attended by the community around the church 4) God will be glorified
- [Easter Activities](https://roseberypark.org/discussion-topics/easter-activities/) - Thank God for all those who attended, those who organised and for God's blessing on all events: Wednesday 5th April - Easter Fun Thursday 6th April - Maundy Thursday reflections/service Friday 7the April - Jesus Film at 7pm with hot cross buns Saturday 8th April - Community outreach with hot cross buns and tea/coffee Sunday
- [On-going wars and unrest](https://roseberypark.org/discussion-topics/on-going-wars-and-unrest/) - 1) War in Ukraine 2) Unrest in Jerusalem 3) China/Taiwan
- [Simon test](https://roseberypark.org/discussion-topics/simon-test/) - This is to see how the prayer page is working.
- [test message on 12th Jan 2023](https://roseberypark.org/discussion-topics/test-message-on-12th-jan-2023/) - Hi Dave, I am hoping you will be notified that I have posted here. I have set you to Administrator with your email address due to receive notifications.
- [Welcome to the new Member's Prayer Room!](https://roseberypark.org/discussion-topics/welcome-to-the-new-members-prayer-room/) - This is the new Member's Prayer Room, where you can post prayer requests and updates. Dave Martin is the moderator, and he will receive emails notifying him when someone posts a new topic/prayer, or posts a reply to an existing topic/prayer. Click Here to go back to Add New Topic.

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- [The Big Lunch](https://roseberypark.org/category/landing-page/big-lun/) - The big lunch

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- [Bournemouth newspapers history](https://roseberypark.org/tag/bournemouth-newspapers-history/)
- [pokesdown urban district map](https://roseberypark.org/tag/pokesdown-urban-district-map/)
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- [1980s rosebery park baptist](https://roseberypark.org/tag/1980s-rosebery-park-baptist/)
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- [First World War Pokesdown](https://roseberypark.org/tag/first-world-war-pokesdown/)