Be a doer

Some years ago, walking across the concourse of a busy London station, I saw a statue standing on a plinth and as I had to read on the screen which platform I needed, I stopped near the statue. The only odd thing was the statue was holding a feather duster. I just assumed that someone had put in the hand of the statue for a laugh, but no, it was meant to be there.

You see, it was a living statue, someone decorated and made up to resemble a real statue, a bit like the picture above. I’m sure some of you may have seen such figures looking all the world like some sort of monuments. The amazing thing is that they stand absolutely still for ages with people passing by and even taking photos.

So, back to my statue with the feather duster and what happened. As people were walking by taking little notice of the statue, he would jump off his pedestal and run up behind them and brush their necks with the duster. You would then see people scratching themselves or thinking they were brushing away a fly. Other travellers seeing what was happening were smiling and laughing. Those being tickled, realising something was happening, turned around by which time the ‘statue’ was back in the same position on his pedestal, completely static once again. I was fascinated and thoroughly entertained as I had never seen anything like it before. I think this statue was a bit unusual because he actually did something, unlike the usual stationary figures.

On thinking about this I was reminded of a verse in the book of James chapter one, verse 22 which says, “Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to the Word, instead put it into practice.” We have a living Father God and so we have an active faith and we need to put that into daily practice, rather than just passively listening.

I’m not saying we need to go about with a feather duster, but I am saying we all need to be doers of the word, not just hearers. Being a doer could even be in just the smaller things, after all we are God’s arms and legs where we are, as we serve Him.

Vic, 26/07/2026

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Where & when does the church meet?

Our Church meets every Sunday at 10:30am for our Sunday Service. There is limited parking but there is plenty of local free parking on Sundays
We meet at:
Wymondham Baptist Church
Queen Street
Wymondham
Norfolk NR18 0AY

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What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm greeting from us. Our dedicated welcome team will be able to answer your questions and direct you to where you need to go. A member of the Leadership Team is also on hand to help with any queries. There will be praise and worship, singing, prayer, Bible reading. There will be teaching from one of the leaders at the Church with a chance to respond at the end of the service.

Tea, coffee and biscuits (and sometimes cake) are served after the service when there is plenty of time to meet new people, chat and ask any questions.

How are the children and youth involved at church?

We have fantastic programmes for the youth at WBC, for:

Creche (3 months - pre-school). Children under 3 months are welcome but must be accompanied by their parent/carer at all times.
L2:52 (reception - year 6)
T4:12 ( Year 7 - year 11)

Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship and sing songs together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children need to go to their programme.F
or more information about what happens in the children's work please visit the relevant age groups for you under church life.

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.

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Cathy Finch (Church Administrator) works in the Church Office, usually on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning. if you need any information or further details about our fellowship please email: office@wymondhambaptist.org or ring 01953 606520. If the office is not manned, and your call is urgent please ring 07792 711407