175th Church Anniversary

"MARVELLOUS ME"

To celebrate 175 years of Downe Baptist Church we are having a special celebratory weekend over 6 and 7 June.  As well as marking the occasion with food and thanksgiving, we're having a series of open presentations about science, creation and design by renowned academic and speaker Professor Stuart Burgess - all here just a stone's throw away from historic Down House.

                                            The human body is amazing. 

           But are we a wonder of evolution or a masterpiece of engineering?

           PROGRAMME 

          Saturday 6th June 6pm 

          Talk (1) “Ultimate Engineering in the Human Body” followed by tea & cake 

          Sunday 7th June 

          10.30am Talk (2) “How the Earth is Designed for Humanity” 

          LUNCH 

          2.30pm Talk (3) “Evidence of Design and Beauty in Creation” 

If you really want to think outside the box of evolutionary theory, then Stuart will definitely give you food for thought!  With 40 years of experience in construction engineering, he speaks as a man who has spent a lifetime designing elegant complex systems.

So save the date and come along on 6 and 7 June to hear Stuart open up this fascinating subject.  Bring a friend and bring your questions!

EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING DESIGN AT UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL

Stuart has held academic posts at Bristol University (UK), Cambridge University (UK) and Liberty University (USA).  He has published over 200 scientific publications on the science of design in engineering and biology. In the last three Olympics he was the lead transmission designer for the British Olympic Cycling Team, helping them on each occasion to be ranked in first place for track cycling.  For the last two decades his gearboxes have been used successfully on all the large earth-observation satellites of the European Space Agency.  He has received many national and international awards for design, including from the Minister of State for Trade and Industry in the UK.  In 2019 he was given the top mechanical engineer award in the UK out of 120,000 professional mechanical engineers.  He has been an invited speaker in over 30 countries.