OBC sees itself as a friendly, welcoming church.  We started life as a group of Christians from various backgrounds united in a desire to see an evangelical witness in our town, expressing itself in lively, informal worship, Bible based teaching and a strong sense of fellowship.  We were formally constituted as a Baptist Church in 1992, and are affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain and to the Evangelical Alliance. 

We seek to model our lives on Jesus and reach out to others  with his love.

We

• enjoy lively worship
• practise believers' baptism
• value good Bible Teaching
• seek  to be Mission-Centred
• see ourselves as a caring family
• believe in the power of prayer
• encourage committed membership
• want every one to grow as a disciple of Jesus
• believe the gifts of the Holy Spirit are for today
• have a full programme of teaching and
       activities for the children and young people
enjoy working alongside other churches.