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Shelley’s news – 24th July

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Dear friends

Here’s what’s coming up…

Saturday 25th July. Rod and volunteers spreading gravel in the carpark, talk to Rod if you can help or turn up at 10 o clock.  They will be there for an hour or so.

Sunday 26th July 11am Service with the focus on ‘Living Word’ with a separate group for younger children to explore the theme creatively together.

Deacons’ meet up and prayer time after the service.

Monday 27th July 10-12 Beacon warm welcome café for all.  (we will be keeping it cool with a warm welcome!) Food pantry available. We will be adding some all age craft activities through the summer for anyone to have a go at.  

Tuesday 28th July Check with Howard D or Lesley to see if bible study is on this week House Group Usually 1.00 – 2.30pm in church. 

Wednesday 29th July No Lunch Club this week.  Back on the 5th August.

Wednesday 29th July Creative Psalm art group at 7.00pm in the church building.  All welcome.  See Krys G for more information. Do come along whether you have been before or whether you have never been.

Thursday 30th July Craft group warm welcome space 2.00 – 4.00pm All welcome to come along and chat or to make something or learn a new skill – speak to Karen for more information.  This week we made it a cool space but with a warm welcome!  Meet in the Sanctuary (large room we meet in on Sundays.                                                                                            

Thursday 30th July Bible Study in the Music Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm Speak to Gareth, John C or Lesley                                                                            

Friday 31st July Parkinson’s Exercise Class in the church building 6.30 – 7.30pm Speak to Phil Commons or Lesley for more information.  This is the last one before September.

Sunday 2nd August at 11am Café church service with breakfast snacks and drinks for all ages.  A Listening Life Part 1.  We start our summer series all about hearing God in words and whispers.  More information to come this week!

Building work…

Thank you for your patience as the roof over the music room was been repaired.  The scaffolding will be going down over the next few days.  There are still a few more jobs to do on the roof so we will keep you posted.  Do ask Shelley, Karen, Geoff, Jonathan or Rod as they make up the ‘building’ sub team, if you have any questions.  The overview was also given in the last church meeting.  

Communion..

We heard last week in the service that we could do with a couple more people to help prepare and give communion in the service.  It’s a wonderful way of serving others and if you think that could be you then can you let Trisha, a deacon or Lesley know and we’ll fill you in on what it looks like on a Sunday.  Thankyou.

Summer activities at MBC so far..

Wednesday 12th August Film Show in the music room with ice-creams.  Please see Rachel B, Lesley or Shelley for more information. 12.30 – 4.30 everyone welcome.. it’s looking likely to be the Cliff Richard film ‘The Young Ones’, youth club members and aspiring singer Nicky and his friends try to save their youth club in the West End from unscrupulous millionaire  property developer Hamilton Black by putting on their own show to raise funds!

Wednesday worship 26th August 1.30-2pm in the music room.  All welcome

Join Blossom for their Self-Defence Free Taster Session for women at Moortown Baptist Church on 27th August from 1:30pm-4:30pm This friendly, session focuses on building confidence, awareness, communication skills, and simple self-defence techniques that anyone can learn. No experience required.  Whether you’re looking to feel more confident in everyday situations or simply want to try something new, Blossom would love to welcome you.  Book your place today at https://blossom-uk.co.uk/courses/ola/services/self-defence-taster-session-moortown-leeds-27th-aug-11

Saturday 29th August Men’s Breakfast in the morning in the church building.  A chance to eat, get to know each other, bring a friend, hear someone share…  More details to come.

Saturday 29th August Art workshop: The art of Prayer 1.30pm to 3.30pm.  Materials provided; no artistic experience needed. Children, please bring an adult.  Book your place with Lesley.  More info from Krys G.

Look at the website..

Moortown Baptist Church – Loving God, living generously, following Christ.  On here you will find a copy of my latest email, events around the area and latest news stories connected to MBC both here and abroad.  Also following us on facebook!

Summer series on Sundays at MBC.. ‘A listening life!’  following our series post Pentecost about Holy Spirit and how the Holy Spirit brings things to life, we’ll be exploring how God wants to speak to us through words and whispers, what this looks like in both the Old and New Testament and how it includes us now.  We’ll be looking at how God speaks and what this tells us about ourselves, our communities and creation.  There will be accompanying children’s groups on the 2nd and 4th Sundays in the holidays as well as all age activities in the service on the 1st and 4th Sundays. More details to come this week.

Around the city…

Christians in business zoom call on Thursday 30th July, 7:30am to 8:30am (1 hour meeting). Andrew Cussons will be sharing how his Christian Faith has helped him navigate the world of business and led him to do his vocation now, which is focused on business training with K90 project. He’ll also be giving some practical tips on how Christians can develop their work in the sphere of business. If you would like the Zoom link for this please email christiansbusinessleeds@gmail.com

Gateway Summer Bible School.  Anyone is welcome to Gateway Church’s Summer Bible School but they will need to sign up on the links below. You can attend individual sessions or the whole thing. The two different themes that will be covered are New Creation: Hope for our Suffering Earth and Exploring Ezekiel.  The Summer Bible School will take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays in the evenings for four consecutive weeks at Gateway at St Mark’s Church, St Mark’s Road, LS2 9AF. The first session being on New Creation Wednesday, 29-Jul-2026 7:45pm – 9:30pm.  New Creation: Hope for our Suffering Earth for which you can sign up here.

Exploring Ezekiel for which you can sign up here.

Pray for Leeds (P4L) / Prayer Lunch Students Focus
Prayer Lunch – Student Focus, Wednesday 16th September, 12:10pm to 1:30pm, venue to be confirmed. The organisation Fusion will be sharing about their student mission bus which will be touring different campuses, including in Leeds, in the New Year. This will give us an opportunity to pray for students at the start of term and for the work of Fusion. Please note; participants of UCCF who oversee the Christian Unions in Leeds and Transformations Leeds will also be invited to share briefly.  

Christians in Politics (Leeds) Meeting. A provisional date has been set for Tuesday 29th September, 7:30pm to 9:30pm. The former Lord Mayor and Councillor for Alwoodley Dan Cohen will be being interviewed regarding how his Jewish faith helps to impact his politics. There will also be people from the Christian community sharing from different political parties. Venue to be confirmed.

Do have a chat with me if you would like to baptised, become a member or both. We be looking at another baptism service after the Summer which is very exciting.

“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” – Galatians 5:25

Shelley

Shelley Dring

Minister

Moortown Baptist Church

A hot mid-summer gig for Andor and Zsuzsi

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You could be mistaken for thinking these pictures were taken at one of the great British Festivals: Glastonbury, Reading, Leeds et al.

But you’d be wrong, they were taken in Georgeni, a town in eastern Transalvania about thirty miles from where our friends Andor and Zsuzsi Ferko live and work. 

Aparantly this annual Festival doesn’t have a name but many thanks to Rod for forwarding these lovely pictures on to us. 

Rock Solid try their hand at writing their own psalms

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A couple of weeks ago Rock Solid, our Sunday evening youth group had a go at following in the footsteps of the psalmists.

Whether or not their words of wisdom will be around as long as the originals is something that time alone will tell.

But how good is it to see them taking on such an excercise. Well done to you all. 

All our yesterdays. MBC’s first diaconate 1956

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Digging back even further into our archive I’ve come across this picture of our first Minister, Rev F W Bond with what I believe to be our first diaconate. It was taken in 1956. 

The first to give me a full left to right (your answer please to mbcnewspics@gmail.com) will either have asked someone else or will have the satisfaction of knowing they have a wonderful memory. 

A date for your diary

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While we’re sweltering in what we’re told is the third heatwave of the year, October 31st may seem a long way off. But unlike some churches who leave things to the very last minute we thought we’d give you plenty of notice about Krys Gadd’s 2026 Craft Fair. 

For more information you can contact Krys direct on krystyna.gadd@icloud.com 

Who, what, where and when? A guide to all that’s happening here at MBC in 2026

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www.moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk 

It would be nigh on impossible to list everything that goes on here at MBC in just one post as very often we host special one offs – such as Plant Sales, Craft Fairs, Cream Teas and the like. Here, however, are what you might call the basics i.e. the things that take place either on a regular or a semi permanant basis. 

Lasting for just over an hour our Sunday Service starts in church and on YouTube at 11am. The first Sunday of each month is Café Church and on the third Sunday we celebrate Communion.

An important part of our worship is Sunday School which sees a small group of young children learning all about Jesus and the love of God.

Rounding off Sunday we have Rock Solid. Meeting between 7 & 8pm and majoring around having fun. Youth Club style Rock Solid regularly sets our teenagers some serious and not so serious challenges and tasks.

Monday…    Our free Warm Space Beacon Café, 10am to 12noon which runs in conjunction with The Lord’s Pantry, a project that within limits distributes free food and toiletries etc. to people in need.

Tuesday…    Stepping Stones, a toddler group 10 to 11.30am. Term time only. 

Tuesday…   The first of our Housegroups, only this one is in church between 12noon and 2pm.

Wednesday… 10.30am – 2pm. Lunch Club, games, quizzes and always a hearty lunch for our seniors. 

Wednesday… 7.30 to 9.30pm. A hybrid Housegroup with half the group meeting in our Music Room and others online.

Wednesday…  7.30pm – 9.30ish. Ladies Housegroup. This group meets in our Corner Room at Church from 7.30pm till 9.30ish.

Wednesday…  7.30 to 9pm. Country Dancing.

Thursday…     2pm to 4. Open Door Craft Group. Our second Warm Space of the week. No experience needed, Free refreshments and always lots of chat.

Thursday…      7pm to 9pm. Bible Study and prayer in our Music Room.

Friday…            10am to 11am. A second Bible Study, again in church.

Friday…            And finally, between 8pm – 10pm, another Housegroup, again in someone’s home.

On top of all this we also have a Pastoral Team which offers confidential support to anyone who needs it. A Parkinson’s Exercise Class. An excellent worship band that plays regularaly in our Sunday services. Two Extend Exercise Classes (ideal for our older friends). Pilates. Pathways a Christian Counselling Service. Huge input into the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store. Masses of home and overseas Mission work. PACT (Neighbourhood Policing Teams) and local councillor surgeries.

And of course at certain times of the year we also host some special services such as Baptisms, Easter, Harvest and Christmas.

For more information about any of these please email Moortown Baptist Church on admin@moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk

Moortown Baptist Church. 204 King Lane, Leeds LS17 7AA

www.moortownbaptistchurch.org.uk

Shelley’s news – 10 July

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Dear friends

Greetings to you all on this warm day.  Coming up this weekend we have a service at 11am on Sunday with a group for our younger friends to explore the theme together.  This week we look at ‘Living Way’.  What roads has Jesus opened up to us and how does the Holy Spirit continue to help us on that journey? In the afternoon, 3-5pm, we have the cream tea with any donations going to our friends in Romania to support the work they do there.  Here are some recent letters about their work from the website…

A heartfelt thank you from Florin and Dana Fodor in Cluj, Romania – Moortown Baptist Church

MRS G (the Moortown Romania Support Group) report on how over the last year they, on MBC’s behalf, have helped our friends in Romania – Moortown Baptist Church

In the evening there is a slightly earlier start time of 6.30pm for both Rock Solid Youth groups as they have a creative evening exploring the psalms through colour and pen, no previous experience necessary. They will finish at the usual time of 8pm.

Building work…

It’s very exciting to see that the building work has started on the music room with new lintels, and the scaffolding is up to sort out the roof over the music room and some of the offices.  See pictures on the website and facebook.  More information about building repairs and improvements were shared at the church meeting last week.  The company who are dealing with the roof are very busy over the Summer but they have managed to squeeze us in! If you missed this and want to know more, ask one of the building project group, Jonathan, Geoff, Karen, Rod or Shelley.  Thanks to those involved in different ways.  We are hugely grateful for your continued financial giving that enables us to be able to do projects like this.   

We are not anticipating any groups to be cancelled or postponed.

Inside the building…

More painting work is going on in the corridors and sports hall and preparation in the corner room for a fresh new look.  Thankyou! The corner room is now used for a bible study, a quiet space for babies, toddlers and their carers on Tuesdays and for hire as a safe space for Leeds City Council to host their family group work.  As you may be aware, the number of council buildings has decreased over the last few years so it’s good to be able to use this room to support vulnerable families in a positive, safe space.

Around the city…

This weekend sees the launch of many Leeds 400 events across the city.  We’ll be joining in by including it in our Sunday service, Beacon café and lunch club next week.  On the 13th July 2026, Leeds commemorates 400 years since becoming a city able to make decisions on how it is governed, as it received its first Royal Charter from King Charles I.  Part of the name Leeds came from the Latin word meaning ‘people of the fast-flowing river’ as it developed around the River Aire.  Today we pray for this city and for those who have made Leeds their home.   “Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile…” Jeremiah 29:7

We’ll be featured in the Yorkshire Baptist Association prayer diary the week of the 12th July.  Have a look here Prayer & Spiritual Reflections — Yorkshire Baptist Association We have sent some prayer points and thanksgiving prayers.  There are many more things we could say but we had to give just a couple.  It means that all the churches in the Yorkshire Baptist association and the regional ministers will be praying for us and asking God for His guidance for us over the next week.

Join Blossom for their Self-Defence Free Taster Session for women at Moortown Baptist Church on 27th August from 1:30pm-4:30pm This friendly, session focuses on building confidence, awareness, communication skills, and simple self-defence techniques that anyone can learn. No experience required.  Whether you’re looking to feel more confident in everyday situations or simply want to try something new, Blossom would love to welcome you.  Book your place today at https://blossom-uk.co.uk/courses/ola/services/self-defence-taster-session-moortown-leeds-27th-aug-11

Coming up…

Monday 13th July 10-12 Beacon warm welcome café for all.  (we will be keeping it cool with a warm welcome!) Food pantry available

Tuesday 14th July 10.00 – 11.30am Stepping Stones for under-fives and their parents and carers.  Last session before a break in the holidays.

Tuesday 14th July House Group 1.00 – 2.30pm in church.  See Howard D or Lesley for more information.

Tuesday 14th July 7.30pm Deacons get together and Shelley.

Wednesday 15th July Lunch Club for those booked on and the volunteer team.  Talk to Rachel B for more information. 

Wednesday 15th July House Group social.  Speak to Andy or Ruth or Shelley/Lesley for more information.

Wednesday 15th July House Group meets, see Diane S for more information.

Thursday 16th July Craft group warm welcome space 2.00 – 4.00pm   All welcome to come along and chat or to make something or learn a new skill – speak to Karen for more information.  This week we made it a cool space but with a warm welcome!  Meet in the Sanctuary (large room we meet in on Sundays) 

Thursday 16th July Bible Study in the Music Room 7.00pm – 9.00pm Speak to Gareth, John C or Lesley                                              

Friday 17th July Bible Study in the Music room – 10.00 – 11.00am speak to Shelley for more information.                                            

Friday 17th July Parkinson’s Exercise Class in the church building 6.30 – 7.30pm Speak to Phil Commons or Lesley for more information.

Sunday 19th July at 11am ‘Living Bread’ a service with communion for all.

Sunday 19th July 7.00-8pm Rock Solid Youth meet.  There will then be a couple of weeks off.

Sunday 26th July at 11am ‘Living Word’ a service for all with a small group for our younger friends.

“Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.” – Galatians 5:25

Shelley

Shelley Dring

Minister

Moortown Baptist Church

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