Berwick Baptist Church delight as improvements are completed
Anyone passing through Golden Square recently could not have failed to have noticed that there has been a great deal of building work taking place at Berwick Baptist Church.
The new entrance door and foyer, courtyard and ramp have all been created to make the building more visible, accessible to all and welcoming to the local community.
Improvements inside the building include a new accessible toilet/baby changing facility, refurbishment of the existing toilet and fitting of a sink in the coffee bar.
The vision to make these changes to the building came about at the church AGM in July 2025. There then followed a year of planning, discussions, obtaining all the necessary approvals, and raising the finances to carry out the project.
A spokesperson for the church said that everyone at Berwick Baptist Church is delighted that, just over a year later, the work is complete and this was made possible by a very generous grant from the Baptist Buildings CIO, another from the Beatrice Laing Trust and substantial financial support from the “church family”.
They added: “The project could not have gone as smoothly without the fantastic team of tradesmen who carried out the work.
“Our grateful and heartfelt thanks go out to everyone involved – Robert and Richard from RAB Joinery, Jonathan and Oscar from RPS Plumbing & Heating, Leigh and his team from LGR Building & Roofing Ltd, Stuart, Sarah, Alex and the team from Bryson Electrical Ltd, Scott Courtney Flooring, Billy and Alice from WRM Joinery Ltd, James from MKM, Micky from Tweedside Property Services and architect Ninette Edwards.
“As a church, we believe that God gave us the vision for the project and blessed the whole process from start to finish. We hope that the improved accessibility will make the building more of an asset to the local community.
“If anyone would like to have a closer look, you are very welcome to come along to our Renew Wellbeing Café that meets each Wednesday morning from 10am to 1pm, to join us at our Morning Service on Sunday mornings at 10.30am, or please feel free to contact us via our website – www.berwickbaptistchurch.com – and we would be very happy to arrange to show you around.”