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Welcome to MBC

Good morning and a very warm welcome to Moortown Baptist Church. MBC is a community of Christians that seeks to love God and live generously. We are an active church based in the Moortown and Alwoodley area of North Leeds, while at the same time gathering many people from surrounding towns and villages. We are a church of people from different cultures and backgrounds. We are here to help people meet God, to grow in relationship with one another and to make a difference in today's world. There are many exciting things happening here at MBC, some of which you will see highlighted below. For more information please visit our About Us page and have a browse around our site...

A Pentecost Letter to Peter

May 26, 2018 Graham's Blog

Peter, I know you as a fisherman follower of Jesus. Speaking out what everyone else was thinking, promising what you could not deliver, but with a faith to keep going. The risk taker still standing. I am in your stead as a Christian – a follower of Jesus of Nazareth. In your stead as a […]

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Owzat for a first attempt… MBC all stars snatch victory with just one over to go

May 25, 2018 News

After decades in the doldrums MBC is once again fielding a cricket team. That’s because Moortown Baptist Church are currently playing in a four team, 20 over tournament running on Wednesday evenings in May and June at Harewood House. The teams are Mosaic, St George’s, Leeds Pathology (links to Bridge Street) and Moortown. Skipper […]

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20th May – a busy, busy day at MBC

May 24, 2018 News

I think it’s fair to say that no Sunday morning service at MBC is ever what you might call quiet or straight forward. Besides all the traditional elements there’s very often a mission slot, or our children come back in to share what they’ve all been up, sometimes we have a visiting preacher or maybe […]

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Beware of Bromance

May 17, 2018 Graham's Blog

In recent weeks, as the blossom has flowered we have witnessed moments of tactile affection between some male leaders. At the end of April Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron appeared not to be able to keep their hands off each other when they met at the White House. A couple of days later, North Korean […]

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Sunday 20th May – Special Church Meeting & Shared Lunch

May 16, 2018 News

This coming Sunday (May 20th) and after a shortened service we are holding the second of our new style, open Church Meetings. Followed by a Bring & Share Lunch the meeting will include several important updates and proposals.

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Cas, Moira and 7,000 others take part in the thirty third running of the Leeds Half Marathon

May 14, 2018 News

Below is a gallery of pictures taken last Sunday as some of the seven thousand runners who took part in the ASDA Foundation Leeds Half Marathon streamed past MBC. Naturally after the slog up Stonegate Road many were extremely grateful that some of our young people were again on hand offering a short, sharp Haribo […]

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MBC Plant Sale raises £1,200

May 12, 2018 News

Once again one of MBC’s most popular and successful events, our annual plant sale has proved to be a great hit. In just two hours money raised from the sale of plants and donations for coffee and cake totaled £1,200. Huge thanks to Jenny Dixon and her green fingered team who between them had spent […]

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Triathlon – 10th June, no morning service

May 11, 2018 News

On Sunday 10th June all the roads around church will be either heavily congested or closed for most of the day as the Leeds leg of the ITU World Triathlon Series takes over the city. So as in previous years there will be no morning service that day but there will be an Encounter service […]

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Church Day Out – a date for your diary

May 10, 2018 News

Church Day Out – Saturday 23rd June Meet at Otley Chevin from 11am Bring a picnic or there is a cafe nearby Organised walks – a gentle stroll and something a bit more challenging. Aiming to finish around 4pm Childrens Sleepover – from 5pm at MBC After the day out at the Chevin, the year […]

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In just half an hour our youngster’s home made baking raises over £150 for International Nepal Fellowship

April 23, 2018 News

If you were with us on Sunday morning you probably treated yourself to one, or maybe more, of the delicious home made cakes that our young people had baked. The donations the goodies attracted totaled £152.25 which will very soon be being transferred to the International Nepal Fellowship. The Fellowship works with or runs a […]