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Romania

After eleven days and nearly as many excursions, it’s a fond farewell to our Romanian friends

March 17, 2019 News

As our Romanian friends fly home from Doncaster Airport Howard Dews has sent in some pictures taken during their visit. Venue’s visited by “Rod’s Tours” included a sixteen hour round trip to London, Filey (taking in the now traditional fish and chip lunch) the Yorkshire Dales, York, Whitby, Kirkstall Abbey and of course Primark. On […]

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Norman Hiley 1927 – 2018

August 11, 2018 News

It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Norman Hiley. Norman who was 91 passed away on Tuesday August 7th. Our thoughts and our prayers are with Jean and with all Norman’s relatives and friends at this sad time. Norman’s funeral will take place at MBC at 1pm on Thursday 30th […]

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First pic of Zsuzsi and Andor’s new arrival

June 25, 2018 Mission

Many thanks to Karen Ross for forwarding this lovely picture from Romania of Szuszi and Andor’s children… Bence and new arrival Abigail Anna. Tweet This Post

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Despite the big freeze there was a warm MBC welcome for Andor, Zsuzsi and Bence

March 5, 2018 News

Having flown in to the UK during one of the coldest snaps on record there was a warm welcome for Andor, Zsuzsi and Bence Ferko as they joined us on Sunday. Here for just a week and staying with Karen and Michael Ross the couple’s ties, but Zsuzsi’s in particular go back a long way […]

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Greetings and news from Cluj

December 23, 2017 News

Every year MRSG, the Romania Support Group, send some money to support a church in Cluj, Romania. Part of this is set aside to provide funds for poorer students to buy text books for their university studies. This is also something that has been supported by a number of MBC house groups. Here’s a letter that we’ve just received from Cluj, in which some of the students we have helped express their gratitude.

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Two messages from MRSG (Moortown Romania Support Group) One an appeal from Norman Hiley, the other hard evidence of how our gifts make a very real difference.

January 14, 2017 Mission

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On behalf of the church MRSG (Moortown Romania Support Group) are hoping to send financial help to the 4 churches we are now linked with in Romania. These churches are quite different – i.e. 2 are Baptist Churches in the large city of Cluj; and 2 are small village churches in Transylvania (Northern Romania) which […]

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A tale of four sermons

October 10, 2013 News

A tale of four sermons – one long, one short, one that didn’t happen and another that was completely incomprehensible! A group of nine people from MBC recently visited our twin churches in Romania. We were made very welcome and took greetings to them from MBC. Norman Hiley preached at Manastur Baptist Church on Sunday […]

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Some heartfelt thanks from Romania

May 30, 2013 News

For many years the Romania Support Group here at Moortown Baptist Church has provided vital financial support to children and young people in education. Initially this was channeled into a Christian High School. However, in recent years as the Romanian education system has evolved, the administration of these funds has been taken on by a specially […]

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Advent Music Festival : Cluj, Romania

December 10, 2012 News

A nice little video of the Advent Music Festival in Cluj where our Murray and his band SO-loved were playing. If you watch carefully, you will see Andor and Zsuzsi who are also featured.

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Transylvanian Spring

June 5, 2012 Mission

Howard Dews and Rod Russell continue the story of their visit to Romania before Easter with an account of their time in Cluj. We left the unseasonally warm March weather in Leeds to arrive to some very English weather in Cluj. As the plane made its descent we could see patches of snow on the […]