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Welcome to MBC

Good afternoon 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...

Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit, celebrated at MBC by three baptisms

June 11, 2019 News

With the AJ Bell World Triathlon putting paid to our Sunday morning Services it was left to MBC’s evening team to help us celebrate Pentecost in perhaps the most fitting way imaginable – with not just one, but with three baptisms. For Mirabel Ikoe from MBC, for Nati and Selam from Grace Gospel Church and […]

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This coming Sunday, what better way to support a Romanian youth project than by enjoying a strawberry cream tea

June 11, 2019 News

As in previous years MBC’s Romania Support Group are hosting a strawberry cream tea. This will be on Sunday 23rd of June between 3 and 5pm at Howard Dews’ home – 126 The Avenue in Alwoodley, LS17 7PW and all are invited. All donations are sent to our friends in Romania to support summer Christian […]

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Fire drill – coming soon

June 10, 2019 News

Sometime over the next few weeks we will be having a fire drill. The drill will be announced ON THE DAY and not before. However, it will take place during the second service, and after the children have left for their groups. During the drill the building will be evacuated with the EXCEPTION, for safety […]

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How do we build something good? Graham’s blog

June 5, 2019 Graham's Blog

In the week of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, we have commemorated sacrifice made to achieve a greater good. Many important issues are raised in reflecting on this. What was the greater good being sought? The extent and nature of the sacrifice? How can we ensure that good is preserved without the ravages […]

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Little things mean a lot… a message of hope and encouragement from Becky, Bethan, Katie and Marika

May 20, 2019 Mission

Just image you’re six and a half thousand miles from home, facing the prospect of six months living and working in a totally alien culture among people who speak a different language. That’s the situation that faced Becky Plummer, Bethan Toward, Katie Hutchins and Marika Jones when last October they landed in Peru at the […]

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Chris Singh and Engage bring us more news from the mission field

May 18, 2019 Mission

It may be a coincidence but in the same week that we say farewell to our BMS Action Team, BMS World Mission’s magazine ENGAGE lands on our doormat. Published three times a year and accompanied by a free 24 page Prayer Guide ENGAGE brings you all the latest news from just about every country that […]

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Son of man, eat this scroll – a bitter sweet experience

May 15, 2019 News

To launch a new series of services and sermons based on the Old Testament book of Ezekiel, Graham took a most novel approach. Reading from Ezekiel Chapters 2 and 3, a passage of scripture which describes Ezekiel’s call to be a prophet he asked for a show of hands before picking out certain members of […]

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A “grand” affair – once again proceeds from MBC’s Plant Sale top well over £1,000

May 11, 2019 News

Huge congratulations to Jenny Dixon (above left) and her brilliant team for once again organising and staging a superb plant sale. With everything totted up the total raised was £1,218.97 which means that this year’s two chosen charities: Christian Aid and Pathways Counselling will benefit with over £600 each. As you will appreciate getting seedlings […]

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Twelve hours of prayer – abiding, gratitude and encouragement

May 9, 2019 News

Last Saturday, from 10am to 10pm the MBC sanctuary was open for prayer. Through words, silence, art, music, movement, dance, food, song and more, all ages were encouraged to have a conversation with God. The day was themed around ‘Abiding’ and there were 4 zones linked to different understandings of abiding. One zone focused on […]

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MBC gets a piece of the action at BMS girls Becky, Bethan, Katie and Marika join us

May 9, 2019 Mission

Between Monday 13th and Sunday the 19th of May we are being joined by Becky, Bethan, Katie and Marika four young ladies who between October 2018 and March ’19 made up a BMS Action Team serving in Peru. Now safely back in the UK they are part way through a tour of churches sharing their […]