HLBC news and updates
Welcome to our News page, here you will find different voices from HLBC – with news and information on current events and reflections of the diverse perspectives and experiences from some of those involved with HLBC…
Published 21/12/16
A meditation for Christmas Day
From the Yorkshire Baptist Association, by Regional Minister Revd Mary Taylor. Happy Christmas! Here are some bite-sized treats from the first chapter of John’s Gospel. (John 1:1-18 from The Message Bible) Why not read them as you go through the different activities of today? Share in the cosmic story from… » Read more
Published 11/12/16
Chapeltown Cohousing - living towards a vision
For the last six years, a number of us from HLBC have been working with others in the neighbourhood on ChaCo – a community-led housing scheme for Chapeltown. The idea is to create a cohousing development – similar to the Lilac project in Bramley, but tailored to the particular needs… » Read more
Published 14/8/16
On June 18th, HLBC was delighted to welcome the Eastern Mennonite High School Choir as part of their tour of England and Scotland. The choir comes from Harrisonburg, Virginia, and had already performed in London before heading to Yorkshire. We welcomed the young people and their choir leaders and chaperones… » Read more
Published 17/11/15
A group of guys have been meeting for prayer and breakfast on a Saturday morning for several years now, and this year decided to take it to the next level by spending the WHOLE day together! So on October 10th, 2015, the Men’s Prayer Group headed out to Norwood Methodist… » Read more
Published 24/9/13
Opening of God's Garage Pennines
On saturday, after months of hard work from Graeme and his fellow God Squad members, God’s Garage Pennines will be opening for visitors to have a look round. They welcome God Squad President and Founder John Smith to Dewsbury from Australia. God’s Garage Pennines is an emerging church community on… » Read more