About Us
Salem’s building is located just outside Cheltenham town centre. Our main meeting is on a Sunday morning at 10:30am, usually led by our minister the Revd. Andy Grice.
Salem has been part of Cheltenham life since 1836. During that time we’ve moved around a bit and now meet in purpose-built premises on St Georges Road. God has been good to us over the years and we have worked to maintain our evangelical witness to the gospel in both words and deeds.
We are a mix of people of varying ages and backgrounds. We have a number of families and take our children seriously, both during the service and in their own groups, but we also have members in their 90s.
In our worship we use both new songs as well as more traditional_index hymns. Our rule of thumb is “does it glorify God?”. We aim for vibrant services where we know that we have met with God and have been touched by his Spirit.
We’re linked with webnet and the Baptist Union, and are also part of an ecumenical cluster of churches in our area.
If you want more of an idea of what we’re about, hae a look at our latest Annual report
We hire our halls for activity groups. If you’d like to know more please contact us.
Salem Baptist Church will adhere to the data protection principles set out by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); This sets out how Salem will handle personal data from May 2018. In particular, the importance of keeping accurate information that is up to date, safeguarding both electronic and paper based data, only sharing information with others where it is appropriate to do so, disposing of it safely in a timely manner and ensuring all staff and volunteers understand the importance attached to this subject and receive appropriate training. Read more
As members of Salem, we commit ourselves to the safeguarding of all (children, young people and vulnerable adults) It is the responsibility of each one of us to seek to prevent any abuse of anyone, and to report any abuse that is discovered We recognise that our programmes of outreach and evangelism are an important part of Salem and we commit ourselves to pray regularly for all those directly involved Read more
:: making missionary disciples of Jesus :: Mt 28:19 … go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit :: who love God :: Deut 6:5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. :: who love one another :: John 13:34 ‘A new command I give you: love one another. Read more
Hello and welcome on behalf of Salem Baptist Church. Andy Grice - Minister My name is Andy Grice and it is my honour to be called the minister of Salem. I’m married, with 3 teenage children and have been a Salem since 2007. Previously to that I was at Theological College in Bristol, before that I worked in Student Ministry in London, in IT in the Midlands and studied Biochemistry at university. Read more