In October 1957 and just two years on from its formation the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Ald Joseph Hiley, officially opened Moortown Baptist Church.
Many thanks to Rod Russell for reminding me about this and passing on this Yorkshire Evening Post cutting marking the event.
In many ways there are many similarities between then and now. As our very first minister Rev F.W.Bond commented “We are a very busy lot,” before adding “the members have done a lot of work themselves.” In that respect very little has changed. But on the other hand and as you would expect people come and people go: we’re currently being led by our seventh minister, we’ve extended extensions and rarely has there been a time when our contacts and relationship with those who live alongside us have been more deeply rooted.
So thanks again to Rod for passing on this little piece of history.