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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...

Margaret Barr 1927 – 2018

November 19, 2018 News

It is with deep sadness that we learn of the death of Margaret Barr. Margaret’s funeral service will take place here at Moortown Baptist Church at 12.30pm on Friday the 23rd of November and will be followed by a private family burial. We extend our love and prayers to Arthur and the family. Tweet This […]

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Fair Trade: shop here at MBC, at The Beehive or on line

November 19, 2018 News

There will be a special Fair Trade Christmas stall after the morning service here at MBC this Sunday (Nov 25th). This is a wonderful way of supporting Traidcraft, particularly so in this their hour of need. However, if for one reason or another you don’t get the chance to visit Roger Robson and his team […]

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Rewind to Christmas – set up and rehearsal this coming Sunday

November 19, 2018 News

This coming Sunday, immediately following our morning service we’ll be clearing church ahead of Rewind to Christmas 2018. Preparing the Sanctuary and the Music Room in order for over 400 primary school children to join us and share what we as Christians believe the true meaning of Christmas to be is no easy feat. So […]

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Introducing MBC Missionaries. Chris and Bela Singh – Missionaries with WEC International

November 18, 2018 Mission

Chris and Bela have been missionaries with WEC International since 1989 working with the radio ministry, Radio Worldwide (RW).They moved to Rothwell with RW in 1993 and joined MBC partly because of the children’s and young peoples’ ministry. Their son and daughter, Abishek and Anugrah, grew up here. Anugrah is now married living in London […]

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Calling all singers

November 14, 2018 News

This year we are planning several events involving carol singers; firstly there’s Carols in the Community, then a week later we have both our Crib and Carol Service. For more information please read the notice behind this post, sign up and come and join us.

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An urgent appeal from Traidcraft Exchange

November 14, 2018 Mission

Truthfully, it wasn’t what we originally planned to do this Christmas. But when circumstances change, our plans had to change too – so that we can best use our limited resources to help as many people as possible. The challenging economic situation of the last few years has forced our sister business, Traidcraft plc, to restructure and downsize. Some of the vulnerable producer groups, who have supplied Traidcraft for decades, are now facing an uncertain future as orders cease.

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A look back at MBC’s Remembrance Sunday Service

November 14, 2018 News

November the 11th 2018 was the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War 1. At MBC we marked this special day with two services; our regular 10.30 service, and in the afternoon Songs of Praise. Below is a gallery of pictures taken during the morning service. The poignant silhouettes were […]

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Come Lord Jesus

November 7, 2018 News

As a venue for Moortots or a Sunday morning creche MBC’s old Church Hall is perfect: slides, playhouses, pretend kitchens. But one has to concede that as the setting for a service of morning prayer and quiet reflection its dazzling colour scheme and its equally vibrant wall art is perhaps a tad out of line. […]

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Facing up to climate change – a revised version of a challenging sermon Haddon Willmer recently preached at Trinity URC in Sheffield

November 7, 2018 Haddon's Blog

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If you dislike this sermon, blame it on this, that I have recently been reading both Jeremiah and the Guardian. So I think I ought to talk about climate change, though it is difficult to do. May I do so? The IPCC (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/08/global-warming-must-not-exceed-15c-warns-landmark-un-report) recently warned that if the rise in global temperature was more than […]

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Special Remembrance Day Songs of Praise

November 5, 2018 News

At 11am on Sunday November 11th 2018 it will be exactly 100 years since the end of World War One. To mark this particularly poignant anniversary, and in addition to our usual morning service MBC is holding a special Remembrance Day Songs of Praise. Followed by afternoon tea this short service will begin at 4pm. […]