A pedestrianised location, combined with a stepped frontage, provide an excellent opportunity for introducing members of the public to our relationship with God.  Festival events have provided an opportunity, both at Christmas and over the past few Spring Bank Holiday weekends, to work in partnership with the civic authorities to demonstrate this to the town.

We believe in the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Everyone is welcome!  Locals, families and visitors.  If you’re visiting Rhyl or if you’re local we’d love to see you.  Please tell one of our welcome team that you are new when you visit us.

The sanctuary used for our Sunday Services has provision for wheelchair access and has a deaf loop installed.  This is activated by using the T-switch on a normal hearing aid.

Believers' Baptism remains a distinguishing feature of churches such as ours. We believe that people should be baptised after they have taken the decision to become Christians for themselves. We hold baptismal services on a regular basis, when those who are ready to declare publicly that they have become followers of Jesus Christ are immersed in a purpose-built baptismal pool.

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Primarily, the work of Sussex Street Baptist Church is to tell others that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died for their sins.  God’s forgiveness is available to those who repent of their former behaviour, ask Jesus Christ to inhabit their lives and empower them to live according to the power of The Holy Spirit.  The means by which we communicate this Good News is similar to the manner in which the rebuilding the ancient temple of Jerusalem is described in the Old Testament book of Nehemiah.  

Therefore, our Mission Statement is based on the book of Nehemiah under the headings of Care, Communication and Co-operation.

Care – (Nehemiah 1):

Nehemiah was a builder but not through choice as his profession was that of a wine taster.  Nehemiah was told of the state of his hometown, for which his vision began with a burden, led to prayer and resulted in action and care for the people of Jerusalem.  In the same manner, we want to love Rhyl and treat its people with God-like compassion, enhanced by methods that ensure nobody’s absence or need goes unnoticed.

Communication – (Nehemiah 2):

Nehemiah’s message was brought to the civil authorities, the covenant people and to the community around them.  Locally, this is being paralleled because:

• Local Members of the UK Parliament and Members of the Welsh Assembly Government know that people of this church are praying for them.
   

• New Inter-church contacts have been established throughout North Wales.
   

• We have undertaken a regular work with passers-by and local residents.
   

• A raised profile for prayer is being encouraged, and our principal concern remains communicating the love of Jesus to everyone we meet.
   

• We are working to make our internal communications as good as possible, out of consideration for all who visit or are associated with our church.

Co-operation – (Nehemiah 3):

Nehemiah was no architect but achieved his objectives.  Like him, we can and ought to be ready to rebuild in obedience to God, to work with and to protect each other.  Nehemiah began by removal of all rubbish – the things that get in the way of what God wants to do - before beginning the rebuild, and needed everyone to play his or her part.  Teamwork, as distinct from individualism, is a Biblical principal and it is such teamwork that is needed to fight spiritual battles.  The people of Jerusalem needed building tools in one hand and weapons in the other.

We want to see people as God can use them with their lives transformed by Christ and established in leadership positions in the church.  Often, the world condemns people who are unconventional but Christ forgives and changes.  We need to be Christ’s ambassadors in caring for them.

A need to be ready:

The church employs Trevor Casey as Pastor/Minister.  Elders, as appointed, assist in the spiritual oversight of the church and in accordance with the expectations set out in the Church Constitution.

Each Area of Ministry is led by a Deacon, also appointed by election of the church membership in accordance with the Church Constitution.  Day to day administration of each area of ministry normally is conducted by a Co-ordinator, each of whom may be part of a wider team.  Progress reports of a selection of Areas of Ministry are tabled at each monthly Diaconate meeting.  One of the Deacons is appointed to be Honorary Church Secretary and another serves as Honorary Treasurer.  Although holding the office of Deacon, the Hon. Treasurer serves in the capacity as co-ordinator with a further Deacon being responsible for the oversight of Finance, which, to observe good standards of conduct, is managed further by a Finance Working Group.

At present, all church activity is supported internally by the gifts and offerings of its congregations.  Support for both local and overseas mission activity is regarded as an important component of annual church expenditure.

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The church buildings host a number of regular activities throughout the week.  Those wishing to make use of the premises for Christian meetings, or any other purpose, need to contact the Church Office in the first instance, giving as many details as possible.

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Over the years, a number of new Baptist churches have been "planted" in areas where there has been no similar ministry in recent years.  These include a church in Holywell, Llanelwy Christian Fellowship in St. Asaph, Denbigh Christian Fellowship and Ruthin Christian Fellowship (see Vale of Clwyd Churches).  Discussions and activities are in progress towards the active establishment of further church plants elsewhere in the Vale of Clwyd together with the recent establishment of an itinerant Valley Ministry.  Please contact the Church Office if you wish to make contact with any of these churches.

Further afield, the church has established formal links with Second Baptist Church in Constanta, Romania and is supporting the Waddington family from the church who now are undertaking missionary activity amongst young people through a Prison prevention programme. Young people from Sussex Street and elsewhere helped with the building of a community centre in nearby Tuzla during 2005 and in building a home for the Waddingtons during Easter. 2006.

Land for parking up to 20 vehicles is available to the front and at either side of the church centre premises, designated by the darker block paving north of the chained-off bollards.  Because these are situated in what now is a pedestrianised area, the parking spaces are available for use by Permit Holders only, to those who are making actual visits to the church or to genuine visitors when services or other events are taking place on the premises.

During the working week, some traders make use of the east car park spaces in return for a commercial fee that is reinvested in the upkeep of the church centre.

Parking Permits, valid for a calendar year, are available to members and to regular church attenders on application to the Church Office.  They display either the user's name or a coded identification number as preferred by the user.  The display of a parking permit does not guarantee a parking space.  These are finite and an early arrival is recommended to secure a parking space.  

Those with church car parking permits are allowed to park cars free of charge  on the coach and car park in nearby Crescent Road; this concession applies only on Sundays between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm and the permit must be displayed clearly in the windscreen.

Those making use of the church centre parking facilities are expected to be considerate of others and also to be prepared to be "blocked in" as, only then can all of the available spaces be used to their maximum effect and overall benefit.  Those who park last need therefore to be prepared to move their vehicles first so that others can leave promptly!

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