What is Penrallt like?

Penrallt is friendly and welcoming. It’s a place where people from many walks of life and different backgrounds journey together in faith as a church family. We aim to grow in understanding of the Christian faith, in encountering Jesus, in living together in love and in serving God in the local community and in the wider world.

Our services are centred on the word of God, the Bible. This is our reference point for faith and we love to dig a little deeper into the Bible and to unearth gems of scripture. We also try to ensure that each message is applicable to daily life. Our desire is that we glorify God and encounter him through word, worship and prayer. It is also our desire that we experience the transformational power of God through his Holy Spirit.

Penrallt is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain and the Evangelical Alliance, as well as being part of the community of Bangor, Gwynedd (North Wales) and a member of CYTÛN Bangor (Churches Together In Bangor). As such, we subscribe to the BUGB Declaration of Principle and the EA Basis of Faith, as well as the Apostle's Creed. These are gathered in the PDF document, What We Believe.

We have midweek groups that meet for fellowship, prayer and Bible study and simply just to spend time together doing things that we enjoy. We also have groups and activities specifically for students and for youth and children. Our desire is also that we are an agent of transformation and good in the local community and in the wider world. We do this through making the Canolfan (our church hall) available to the community, and through supporting a number of local charities including the Bangor foodbanks. We also support a number of missionary initiatives across the world and particularly in developing countries.

We moved to our current location on Holyhead Road in 2005 due to increasing numbers and we would be pleased to welcome you too. A map and directions to the church are available here. We have written a short document outlining the history of our building (PDF).

Although Penrallt is primarily an English-language church, we are sympathetic to the Welsh language and have several first-language Welsh speakers amongst our members. We sing our hymns and songs bilingually wherever possible and hold some events bilingually or in Welsh. We welcome speakers of other languages too.

We hope that this website is informative, helpful and inspiring. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments. You would be very welcome to join any of our activities and journey with us. We hope to meet you soon!