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Baildon Moravian Church Print E-mail
Written by Michael Newman   

Baildon Moravian Church 

 

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West Fold

Baildon

Shipley

West Yorks

BD17 5EL

Baildon Moravian church is a member of Churches Together in Baildon and of Baildon Churches One World Group. We are proud of our status as the first Fairtrade Church in Baildon.

We are a friendly, ecumenical Church and we welcome all who want to worship with us. Our main worship service is at 10.30am on Sunday mornings. 1st Sundays include Communion and 3rd Sundays are our Youth Service including Church Parade. We also have a Junior Church with their own activities. We have occasional Evening Worship at 6pm (see the Church Calendar).

In 2006 we celebrated 200 years since the opening of the first Moravian Church in Baildon.

Our Church is set in beautiful grounds. You are welcome to visit at any reasonable hour.

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If you are interested in hiring the Church Hall or rooms please contact our lettings steward Sara Clarke on 598630. In the summer of 2008 our hall and kitchen were totally refurbished.

 

 

Minister 

Revd Michael Newman BA, MA (Oxon)

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Moravian House

Browgate

Baildon

Shipley

West Yorks

BD17 6BP

Telephone: 01274 581852

Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

 

 

 Regular Meetings 

Our Church has a variety of activities for people of all ages:

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The Uniformed Groups’ Leaders, with their First Aid Certificates

Sundays

10.30am - Family Worship, with Communion on 1st Sunday in each month, and Youth Service including Church Parade on 3rd Sunday

9.30am on 1st Sunday (beginning October 2010) - Big Breakfast in the Church Hall

6pm - Evening Services as announced

Mondays

10am - Prayer Group in Room 6

6.30pm - Brownies in the Church Hall

Tuesdays

6.15pm - Beavers in the Church Hall

7.30pm on 2nd Tuesday (beginning September 2010) - Together Group (venue varies)

Wednesdays

6.45pm - Cubs at Sandal Primary School

7pm - Guides in the Church Hall

7.30pm on 2nd Wednesday - MWA in Room 6

Thursdays

7pm - Scouts in the Church Hall

Fridays

9am - Ecumenical Holy Communion Service in St John's Church Hall

 

Connection, our group for younger women, meets occasionally at various venues

Social Events are organised by the Social Committee and advertised in advance

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Some members of Connection, enjoying a glass of Pimms
Calendar 2010 

January

Sat 16th - 10am District Fellowship Morning at Fulneck

Sun 17th - 6pm CTB Service for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Methodist Church

February

Wed 3rd - 7.30pm CTB Meeting at Methodists

Sat 13th - 9am - YDC at Horton

Wed 17th - Ash Wednesday - 7.30pm Worship Together Service at St John's

Sun 28th - 3pm District Memorial Day Lovefeast and Communion at Lower Wyke

March

Mon 1st - Anniversary of the Founding of the Brethren's Church in 1457

Fri 5th - 7.30pm Women's World Day of Prayer Service at St Aidan's

Sun 21st - 11.45am Congregation Council Meeting

Sat 27th - Church Grounds Tidy Up Morning

Sun 28th - Palm Sunday

Mon-Wed 29th-31st - 8pm Passion Week Readings

April

Thu 1st - Maundy Thursday - 7.30pm Unit Service at Horton

Fri 2nd - Good Friday - 8pm Good Friday Liturgy

Sun 4th - Easter - 7am Easter Liturgy and Holy Communion & 10.30am Family Service and Easter Egg Hunt & 6pm Worship Together Service at St John's

Fri-Sun 9th-11th - Provincial Fellowship Weekend at Shallowford

Sat 17th - MWA Day at Royton

Wed 21st - 7.30pm CTB AGM at St John's

Fri-Sat 30th-1st (May) - Beer Festival

May

Sun 2nd - 6pm CTB Service for Christian Aid at the Moravian Church

Sun-Sat 9th-15th - Christian Aid Week

Fri-Sun 14th-16th - MORYAC Weekend at Shallowford

Mon-Thu 17th-20th - Serving Ministers' and Church Workers' Retreat at Emmaus House

Sun 23rd - Pentecost - 6pm Worship Together Service at the Moravian Church

Sun 30th - Trinity Sunday

June

Thu 17th - Anniversary of the Renewal of the Brethren's Church in 1722

Sun 20th - 6pm Worship Together Service at the Methodist Church

Sat 26th - Provincial Men's Fellowship Day at Lower Wyke

Sun 27th - 10.30am Unit Service at Baildon

July

Tue 6th - Anniversary of the Martyrdom of John Hus in 1415

Wed 7th - 7.30pm CTB Meeting at Moravians

Mon-Thu 19th-22nd - Provincial Synod at Swanwick

Sat-Sat 24th-31st - Provincial Summer Camp at Frontier Centre

Sun 25th - 6pm Worship Together Service at St James'

August

Fri 13th - Anniversary of the Manifestation of the Spirit in 1727

Sat 21st - Anniversary of the Beginning of Moravian Missions in 1732

September

Wed 8th - 7.30pm CTB Meeting at Methodists

Sun 19th - 10.30am Harvest Festival Service

Sun 26th - Church Anniversary - 10.30am Back to Church Family Service & 6pm Worship Together Lovefeast and Cup of Covenant

October

Sat 2nd - Provincial Fellowship Day (venue tbc)

Sun 3rd - 10.30am Junior Church Prize-giving and Rededication

Sat 9th - YDC at Lower Wyke

Sun 17th - 11.45am Congregation Council Meeting & 6pm CTB Service at St Aidan's

November

Wed 3rd - CTB Meeting at St John's

Sun 7th - 6pm Worship Together Service at the Methodist Church

Sat 13th - Anniversary of the Realisation of the Headship of Christ in 1741

Sun 14th - Remembrance Sunday - 2.30pm Remembrance Service at the Methodist Church

Sat 20th - Church Grounds Tidy Up Morning

Sun 21st - 10.30am Toy Service

Sat 27th - Christmas Fair

Sun 28th - Advent Sunday - 6pm Moravian Singers Service at Fulneck

December

Sun 5th - 6pm CTB Advent Service at St John's

Sun 19th - 10.30am Presentation Service & 6pm Christingle Service

Sat 25th - Christmas Day - 10.30am Christmas Liturgy and Children's Lovefeast

Fri 31st - 11.30pm Watchnight Service (tbc)

Abbreviations

YDC - Yorkshire District Conference

CTB - Churches Together in Baildon

MWA - Moravian Women's Association

‘Worship Together Services' are arranged between the Methodists, Moravians and Anglicans in Baildon

‘Joint Services' are arranged between the Methodists and Moravians in Baildon

Lovefeasts on 1st Sunday in March, June, September and December

 

 

 

 

Background to the Moravian Church

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The Moravian Church is a Christian Church whose roots go back to the 15th Century, and the founding of the Unity of the Brethren (Unitas Fratrum) in what is now the Czech Republic. They wanted to live a simple Christian life in community based on the Sermon on the Mount. Faith, Fellowship and Freedom characterise the Moravian approach to life.
Following a spiritual awakening in 1727 the Church saw its purpose as taking the Gospel to those parts of the world that were unevangelised. In consequence the Moravian Church today is found in places as far apart as Nicaragua and North India. Moravians first came to Britain in the 1730s and set up congregations by invitation of local people.  About 50 years ago the Moravian Church in England was strengthened by the arrival of members from the Caribbean.
From its earliest days the Church has sought to work in harmony with other Christians. There are a number of joint Moravian/United Reformed Church congregations and in 1998 the signing of the Fetter Lane agreement brought the Church of England and the Moravian Church into a closer working relationship. Moravians believe there is nothing that need separate all who accept Jesus as Lord, and the Church has adopted the ancient saying:
“In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity”.

Michael Newman, December 2009

Last Updated ( Sunday, 01 August 2010 )
 
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