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2 Corinthians 2:5-11 (NIV)

Forgiveness for the Sinner
 5If anyone has caused grief, he has not so much grieved me as he has grieved all of you, to some extent—not to put it too severely. 6The punishment inflicted on him by the majority is sufficient for him. 7Now instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow. 8I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him. 9The reason I wrote you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything. 10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And what I have forgiven—if there was anything to forgive—I have forgiven in the sight of Christ for your sake, 11in order that Satan might not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.

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Welcome to the North Balwyn Baptist Church website.

Our church is a culturally diverse and exciting Christian church. We are one of the 200 Baptist Churches in Victoria who co-operate together under the Baptist Union of Victoria with a congregation representing a broad cross section of the North Balwyn community with a focus on families and contemporary worship.
 





Our congregation also consists of a number of people who have come from other countries including …



  • England,  
  • Scotland,  
  • Ireland,  
  • Poland,  
  • South Africa,  
  • Hong Kong,  
  • Singapore, 
  • Malaysia,  
  • China,  
  • Burma,  
  • India,  
  • Sri Lanka,  
  • Malawi,  
  • NZ,  
  • Palestine,  
  • Greece,  
  • Korea,  
  • Canada,  
  • Nepal and
  • France.
Our services embrace multiculturalism including a number cultural events through the year.

North Balwyn Baptist Church is also in close proximity to...
  • Balwyn High School,
  • Fintona Girls School,
  • Koonung Secondary,
  • St Bede's,
  • Bellevue,
  • Boroondara Primary,
  • Greythorn Primary,
  • St Bridget's,
  • Balwyn Primary School,
  • North Balwyn Primary School and
  • Kew Schools.

For this reason, North Balwyn Baptist has a strong focus on supporting families by providing services to the community such as Playgroup, Kids Club, UnLtd youth group and Skillz Inc skills classes and academic tuition.   
 
We also run a number of social activities such as Craft Club, Line Dancing, Diamonds and Friendship Club. For more information on these, follow the 'What's happening at NBBC?'  and 'Something for Everyone' links. 

People overseas are also important to us as we support …
  • Pondok Kasih caring for the poor and mentally ill in Indonesia.
  • Jessica Pethick  who serves on the OM ship The Doulos.
  • Anna Cheng serving with the GIA team in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
  • Baptist World Aid across the world serving to alleviate poverty and promote social justice.
Come to one of our Sunday services at 10:00 am, 136 Doncaster Rd or download our Sunday message here. Good Friday and Christmas services start at 9:30 am.