Our main weekly service for all ages is at 10:00am on Sunday mornings. Our services last around 1 hour, and are followed by a time for refreshments and conversations in Wesleys Café.
You can find out who is going to be leading each Sunday morning worship by clicking HERE.
We aim for our services to be joyful and relevant to modern life; offering comfort to those in distress; hope for those who are anxious; and a challenge to us all to lead more compassionate lives in the footsteps of Jesus. As an Eco-Congregation, we encourage preachers and worship-leaders to incorporate care for the environment into their worship planning.
Our services are led by a variety of people so styles of worship include both modern and traditional forms. We are not afraid to experiment and encourage church members to assist in the preparation and delivery of worship.
We are a broad church, encompassing those who are filled with doubts and questions as well as those who have a strong faith.
In recent years, we have engaged in a series of annual study periods, following the materials available through “Jesus-Shaped People” programme. We have found new inspiration and commitment through a close study of the example and teachings of Jesus, and are proud to be a Jesus-Shaped Church. We have found that the questions and challenges which Jesus posed 2000 years ago are just as relevant today.
Children and Young People
At the 10:00am Sunday Worship children are invited to attend Stay and Play. They usually meet in Wesleys with toys, toast and bible-based crafts. The children choose from a variety of activities including sand, dough, imaginative play, construction kits and games. Grown-ups stay with their children or those aged five and over can be left with our volunteers while their adults go into Church.
For the last part of the service, everyone meets back in Church.
Stay and Play is very informal and relaxed. Children play whilst parents, grandparents and carers have coffee and a chat.
All are welcome – just turn up at 10:00am
Baildon Methodist Church Communion
Communion is offered during morning worship on the third Sunday of each month, and on special Sundays, such as Easter. On these Sundays, worship may last a little longer.
If you are confined to your home and would like communion to be brought out to you from time to time, please contact link to Ministers.
Music in Worship
We sing a range of both modern and traditional worship songs and hymns. The words are projected on to a screen at the front of the Church.
The book which we draw most of our songs / hymns from is the Methodist Church’s most recent Hymn Book, “Singing the Faith”.
Sometimes, our women’s singing group “Harmony” enhances worship by introducing us to new worship songs. Click HERE to find out more about Harmony
We also have a “Band” which plays a number of times a year to accompany worship. The Band is led by Heather Clark-Coates. Anyone who plays a musical instrument, both young people or adults, are welcome to join the Band. Click HERE to find out more about The Band.
Donating to the work of Baildon Methodist Church
Our members and friends contribute freely of their time, energy and expertise, as well as giving financial support to the Church. All contributions are blessed during the services of worship, they are sacred.
If this is your first time here, we value your company and do not ask for donations. We do not pass a donation plate round during worship.
If you decide to join us on a regular basis, you may wish to make out a standing order form for regular donations or place a donation in one of the donation-boxes which can be found near the doors to the Church.
Our Church and its many activities cost a lot to run: every penny counts.
Updated 8/1/2024
