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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...

As Christmas fast approaches here’s an urgent request for pots, pans and cutlery

December 1, 2019 News

As well as helping people in need by passing on donated furniture (last year the charity made close on 1,000 deliveries) The Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store* also supplies what it calls Starter Packs. These are put together especially for people who are moving into unfurnished properties, and amongst other things contain crockery, pots and […]

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Sing Song Merrily on High! Calling all choristers and musicians

December 1, 2019 News

MBC’s annual Carol Service will take place at 6pm on Sunday December 15th. However, rehearsals have already started so if you would like to join us (either as a singer or as a musician) please show up at one of the rehearsals or for more info contact Shone or Claire.

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Street Angels – here’s your chance to learn more

November 30, 2019 News

Richard Thompson has sent us this information about Street Angels and something they were involved with here in Leeds last weekend – link below. Obviously it’s too late to take part in this particular event but if you are interested in joining this terrific organisation or you would just like to know more about them please […]

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Exciting news from MBC’s Overseas Mission Group as we add Andrea and Mark to our list of Church Partners

November 21, 2019 Mission

Following on from the recent visit of Chris and Debbie Drew to MBC and their message of Christian Hope and Courage from their work with BMS in Afghanistan and Nepal, I thought it a good time to give the church an update about our connections as a Church with work overseas. Since the Church was […]

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Beacon café and Oasis take a break – but fear not it’s only for one week

November 21, 2019 News

With close on 400 school children visiting MBC next Monday and Tuesday to attend our Rewind to Christmas project we have decided that there will be no Beacon Café and no Oasis on 25th and 26th of November. However, both are back the week after as usual.

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Welcome, welcome back and thank you for sharing

November 20, 2019 News

Another busy Sunday at MBC (aren’t they all) saw the day start off with a shared breakfast. Then during our 10.30am Communion Service it was time to say both welcome and welcome back. The welcome was for three new Church Members – James, Nolin and Mary. The welcome back was to Chris and Debbie Drew […]

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MBC – one of 549 churches to help Tearfund raise vitally needed cash

November 20, 2019 Mission

Michael Grayson who headed up MBC’s contribution to Tearfund’s Big Quiz Night reports… On the night itself we counted just over 70 people including children, and by the time we have added in Gift Aid we hope to be able to send Tearfund way over £600. With our teams making up a nationwide total of […]

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All set for a new look Rewind

November 20, 2019 News

Next Monday and Tuesday – November 25th and 26th – MBC will be hosting its traditional Rewind to Christmas project. For the uninitiated Rewind is MBC’s largest children’s outreach venture. It’s the time when almost 400 Year 4 pupils from nine local primary schools call in to see us and learn through a mix of […]

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The Roaring Forties – Lunch Club step back in time

November 14, 2019 News

Dateline: MBC, Wednesday. We had a forties day at Lunch Club today. John Hornby led a team of musicians and singers in a rousing collection of forties numbers – many from the days of World War II. Wilfred started the ball rolling with a couple of golden oldies, Shelley Dring delighted with a […]

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A Suggestion for Christmas from Haddon Willmer

November 4, 2019 Haddon's Blog

Here is a book to give for Christmas. Buy it from Hive, (https://www.hive.co.uk), get it post-free, and support your local independent bookseller at the same time. It is written for little children, so its words are few and simple, and the pictures pointed. But don’t give it to a child. It is really for adults. […]