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“God is light” (1 John 1:5) Baildon Methodist Church is transformed by light. The sanctuary is lit by the spiritual light of God in Christ; it is our spiritual powerhouse. Moreover God’s light from the sun powers all our buildings...

The cataclysmic fire in Hawaii which tore through the island of Maui and destroyed the historic culturally significant town of Lahaina incinerated more than property and people. It burnt the spiritual heart out of the community: sacred buildings and objects...

I have a dream. It is that the blazing gospel of Christ may sweep through our land to fulfil the great commission in Mark 16:15 (NRSV) ‘Proclaim the good news to the whole creation’.  We have allowed this transcendent gospel...

We offer tours with a knowledgeable guide around our famous Fold, the first building on Church premises in Britain constructed to standards similar to those of a Passivhaus, emitting no carbon dioxide, using no gas and little electricity. e-M to...

Developed by Christian Aid, this online workshop series has the aim of connecting and equipping people of faith for climate action. For the Eventbrite sign up page for Leeds click HERE Get ready for COP26: be part of climate action...

The government has brought forward to 2030 the date after which diesel and petrol-powered cars may not be manufactured in Britain.  As Christians, we should applaud this example of a long-awaited urgency in government activities to mitigate the global heating...

Twenty people came on our February Sunday afternoon tour of the Famous Fold.  In total 70 folk have now marvelled at the Fold.  Numbers participating have steadily built up over the months. Folk attending are almost all from beyond our...

I remember my wonder in my school science laboratory in the early 50s when we made plastic. We were all agog that there would now be no need to replace rotten wood or rusted metal. How short-sighted we were! We...

Trees are mentioned over 128 times in the Bible. In Deuteronomy 20:19 the Israelites are told that when they besiege a town they “…must not destroy the trees … are trees in the field human beings that they should come...

For Christians and indeed the whole of humanity, the United Nations Conference of Parties, COP 26, was disappointing.  We do not see the “new heaven and a new earth” of Revelation 21.1 or the “tree of life… for the healing...

I am leading tours of The Fold to inform and inspire commitment and action on saving the bio-diversity and beauty of Gods world. I am giving out to my neighbours publicity asking how they propose to heat their homes when...

Let us not simply stop doing something bad for Lent Let us start doing something good There can be no passive Christian.  John Wesley said, “…there is no such thing as solitary religion.  To commit yourself to Christ is to...