A year in the life of Baildon Methodist Church

The snippets below are taken from Baildon Methodist Church report to the Charity Commissioners for the year ending August 2017.

Church membership increased to 187 by the end of the year.
As a further development of the Jesus Shaped People programme, which we found so inspiring, (https://www.jesusshapedpeople.net/) a five-week teaching programme entitled ‘Parables For Baildon’ again took place in the New Year, studying the relevance of the Parables in relation to living today.
A ‘Family Focus’ leaflet, updated seasonally, was produced listing all activities and events available at Baildon Methodist Church for children and young families.
Events during the year included a harvest supper and entertainment, a Gilbert & Sullivan evening, a comedy night, a Church Anniversary social, Action For Children Christmas Fayre and concerts by Village Voices, Aire Valley Male Voice choir and Woodhouse Grove School. In the autumn, the Church hosted a visit by a group of young Palestinian dancers.
New groups introduced this year include an Afternoon Speakers club, Seedlings (a pre-school speech and language group) and Caterpillars (a pre-school balancing bike group).
A special event, ‘The Great Get-Together’ took place in June, in memory of Jo Cox, MP with the aim of bringing communities and local people together.
Church members supported the Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia by sewing blankets made up of knitted wool squares. A total of 261 blankets have been produced to date.
The church continued successfully to fundraise towards its ‘Building For Growth Plan’ (2020 Vision), the first phase being to replace a current pre-fabricated building located beside the Church and provide up-to-date and eco-friendly community and pre-school accommodation; funding for this phase is nearing its target.

Chris F, Baildon

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