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Baildon Moravian Church
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 and 3rd Sundays are all-age worship, and on 2nd and 4th Sundays the Junior Church go out for 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.
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)
Moravian House
Browgate
Baildon
Shipley
West Yorks
BD17 6BP
Telephone: 01274 581852
Email:
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Regular Meetings
Our Church has a variety of activities for people of all ages:
The Uniformed Groups’ Leaders, with their First Aid Certificates
Sundays
10.30am - Family Worship & Junior Church with Family Communion on the 1st Sunday of each month
6.30pm on 3rd Sunday in each month - Youth Fellowship
Mondays
10am - Prayer Group in Room 6
6.30pm - Brownies in the Church Hall (Leader: Mrs M Hodgson, tel. 426961)
Tuesdays
2.30pm on 3rd Tuesday in each month - Ladies Afternoon Fellowship in Room 6
6.15pm - Beavers in the Church Hall (Leader: Mrs D Hopker, tel. 426942)
Wednesdays
7.15pm - Guides in the Church Hall (Leader: Mrs M Tolson, tel. 586170)
7pm - Cubs at Sandal Primary School (Leader: Mrs J Griffin, tel. 588987)
7.30pm on 2nd Wednesday of each month - Moravian Women's Association (MWA) meeting in Room 6
Thursdays
2.30pm on 2nd Thursday of each month - Service at The Cedars Residential Home
7pm - Scouts in the Church Hall (Leader: Mr N Griffin)
Fridays
2.00pm on 1st Friday of each month - Ladies Social Group meeting in Room 6
Connection, our group for younger women, meets occasionally at various venues
Funtastik After School Childcare for 5-11 years also use our buildings. Tel. 533373/07947607803
Some members of Connection, enjoying a glass of Pimms
Calendar 2008
April
Sat 5th - MWA Day at Fetter Lane
Sun 6th - 11.45am Congregation Council Meeting
Mon-Thu 14th-17th - Serving Ministers and Church Workers Retreat at Emmaus House, Bristol
May
Thu 1st - Ascension Day - 7.30pm Joint Service at the Moravian Church
Fri-Sat 2nd-3rd - Beer Festival
Sun 4th - 6pm CTB Service for Christian Aid Week at St John's
Fri-Sun 9th-11th - Provincial Fellowship Weekend at Shallowford House, Shallowford
Sun 11th - Pentecost
Sun 18th - Trinity Sunday
June
Sun 8th - 10.30am Unit Service at Baildon
Tue 17th - Anniversary of the Renewal of the Brethren's Church in 1722
Sun 22nd - 6pm Worship Together Service at the Methodist Church
Sat 28th - PMF Day at Leicester
July
Fri-Mon 4th-7th - Provincial Synod at the Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick
Sun 6th - Anniversary of the Martyrdom of John Hus in 1415
Sun 27th - 6pm Worship Together Service at St James'
Sat-Sat 26th-4th (Aug) - Provincial Summer Camp at the Frontier Centre, Irthlingborough
August
Wed 13th - Anniversary of the Manifestation of the Spirit in 1727
Thu 21st - Anniversary of the Beginning of Moravian Missions in 1732
September
Sun 21st - 10.30am Harvest Festival
Sun 28th - 10.30am Church Anniversary Service & 6pm Anniversary Lovefeast and Cup of Covenant
October
Sun 5th - 10.30am Junior Church Prize-giving and Rededication
Sat 11th - 9am YDC at Baildon
Sun 19th - 11.45am Congregation Council Meeting & 6pm CTB Service at the Methodist Church
November
Sun 9th - 2.30pm Remembrance Sunday Service at the Moravian Church
Thu 13th - Anniversary of the Realisation of the Headship of Christ in 1741
Sun 16th - 10.30am Toy Service & 6pm Worship Together Service at the Methodist Church
Sat 22nd - Church Grounds Tidy Up Morning
Sun 30th - Advent Sunday - 6pm Moravian Singers Service at Wellhouse
December
Sun 7th - 6pm CTB Advent Service at St Aidan's
Sun 21st - 10.30am Presentation Service & 6pm Christingle Service
Wed 24th - Christmas Eve
Thu 25th - Christmas Day - 10.30am Christmas Liturgy and Children's Lovefeast
Wed 31st - New Year's Eve - 11.30pm Watchnight Service
Abbreviations
NESH - No Evening Service Here
YDC - Yorkshire District Conference
CTB - Churches Together in Baildon
MWA - Moravian Women's Association
PMF - Provincial Men's Fellowship
‘Worship Together Services' are arranged between the Methodists, Moravians and Anglicans in Baildon
‘Joint Services' are arranged between the Methodists and Moravians in Baildon
‘Unit Services' are arranged between the Moravian Churches in Baildon and Little Horton
Lovefeasts on 1st Sunday in March, June, September and December
Background to the Moravian Church
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, February 2008
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