Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Andrea Dorigo

 

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service and Andrea Dorigo, pastor of the The Barn Church in Opicina, which, alongside ourselves, is part of the Acts29 family of churches within the Italian rural context.

Andrea will preach on: "The gift you mustn't miss!" from Luke 2:21-35.

During the service we'll have our children's club, with a programme dedicated to different age groups.

We will celebrate the Lord's Supper, sharing bread and wine as a church family, proclaiming the death and resurrection of the Lord, until he comes!

After the service, we will have our Family bring & share Lunch, where we’ll share the many lovely dishes brought by everyone.

One to One discipleship Groups

From Monday the 26 th to Saturday the 31st of January, we'll have our One to One - Bible Study and Prayer meetings, where we'll meet in small groups in Budrio and Molinella, to read God's Word and to pray for one another, interceding missionally for our community and the advancement of God's Kingdom globally!

Sunday Service: Philippians 1:3-11 – A prayer for the growth of the church!

 

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service continuing our series on the Paul's Letter to the Philippians, engaging with Philippians 1:3-11 – A prayer for the growth of the church!

During the service we'll have our Children's Club, where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, followed by a programme dedicated to different age groups.

Where are you going for true joy? Paul radiates a contagious joy here. Though he writes from a Roman prison, he can say, “I rejoice, so you rejoice” (paraphrasing 2:17–18). Paul reminds us that ultimate joy isn’t derived from comfortable circumstances, but from a living, vibrant communion with Christ. 

Paul says, “For me, living is Christ and dying is gain” (1:21). Paul loves the church at Philippi and refers to it as his “joy and crown” (4:1), but disunity exists in the body (4:2). He provides wonderful instruction for us as we seek to unite in the gospel.^[1]

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^[1] Tony Merida and Francis Chan, Exalting Jesus in Philippians, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2016), 4–5.

Dinner & Prayer - Home Family Groups

Once a month, we meet as a church family in 3 Home Family Groups, 2 in Budrio and 1 in Molinella.

We'll dine together sharing the many good foods brought by everyone and we'll celebrate the Lord's Supper, with a missional family prayer time involving little ones and grown ups together.

Sunday Service: Philippians 1:1-2 – Who to Whom?

 

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

 

At 10.15 we'll start our service starting our series on the Paul's Letter to the Philippians, engaging with Philippians 1:1-2 – Who to Whom?

We'll have a children's talk where kids will engage with a Talk on the same Bible passage, and a programme dedicated to different age groups.

Where are you going for true joy? Paul radiates a contagious joy here. Though he writes from a Roman prison, he can say, “I rejoice, so you rejoice” (paraphrasing 2:17–18). Paul reminds us that ultimate joy isn’t derived from comfortable circumstances, but from a living, vibrant communion with Christ. Paul says, “For me, living is Christ and dying is gain” (1:21). Paul loves the church at Philippi and refers to it as his “joy and crown” (4:1), but disunity exists in the body (4:2). He provides wonderful instruction for us as we seek to unite in the gospel.^[1]

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^[1] Tony Merida and Francis Chan, Exalting Jesus in Philippians, ed. David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Reference, 2016), 4–5.

AppPsalms - Mid-Week Bible Study

Tomorrow evening we'll have our AppPsalms (Applying Psalms Book I), our series of Mid-Week Bible Studies in which we'll keep interacting with what we're learning through the preaching in our Sunday services.  
We'll meet at Caffé Filopanti, in Budrio, where we'll engage with Psalms 39 to 41.

Joint Service for the Week of Prayer 2026

For the Week of Prayer 2026, promoted by the European Evangelical Alliance, tomorrow we'll have a Joint Sunday Service in Bologna.

The following churches will gather together: New Life, Strong Tower, and Anchor of Hope from Bologna; Alive in Him from San Lazzaro di Savena; The Square from Budrio; and Nuova Speranza from Casalecchio di Reno.

Gioele Corradini, will preach from Psalm 78:1-7, exposing the theme set by the Italian Evangelical Alliance: "God’s Faithfulness to His People: Stop to start again!'

 

The Evangelical Alliance Week of Prayer is an old but golden tradition. Going back to the year after the launch of the Evangelical Alliance in 1846, it was one of the agreed initiatives that came out of that founding conference and has since been celebrated every year across Europe.

One to One discipleship Groups

From Monday the 5th to Saturday the 10th of January, we'll have our One to One - Bible Study and Prayer meetings, where we'll meet in small groups in Budrio and Molinella, to read God's Word and to pray for one another, interceding missionally for our community and the advancement of God's Kingdom globally!

Sunday Service: Visiting Preacher - Santei di Leonardo

Tomorrow we'll have our morning service to worship God together and to proclaim His Word in Budrio.

 

 

 

 

We are glad for the Lord's provision of the meeting room at the social center Magnolia, a well known cultural meeting point right at the centre of Budrio.

At 10.15 we'll start our service and Santei di Leonardo missionary from the New Hope Church in Casalecchio, will preach on: "Finding Our Hope in the Gospel!" from Colossians 1:21-23

During the service we'll have our children's clubs where kids will engage with the same Bible passage.