A Baptist-Methodist Ecumenical Church in Leicester
Abraham was charged by God to teach his children ‘the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just’ (Genesis 18:19) and ever since we have wondered what that means. Jonathan Sacks gives a superb summary of how the Jews have interpreted this instruction in his latest book, Morality. ‘Love your neighbour. Love the stranger. Hear the cry…
Rev John Rackley, our associate Baptist minister, has re-started his own blog at windingquest.wordpress.com This is how he introduces himself. Life is a bridge. Cross over it but build no home on it. Bruce Chatwin Songlines 1982 I grew up in a fishing community in Devon UK from generations of sea-farers going back over 200 years. I have worked as…
Some thought for Lent from Rev John Rackley – a bit late, but perhaps it still seems like Lent in these strange times!
Like everywhere else, there was no service at Christchurch this morning but the church was open for private prayer and about a dozen people came along. (Some may also have come to get supplies from the Traidcraft stall!) The Methodist Church is streaming services from Wesley’s Chapel in London, and I followed the service this morning at 11 am, which…
The annual Covenant Service is a tradition going back to John Wesley, the founder of Methodism. On January 5th this year it was led in Christchurch by our Baptist minister, and here are his thoughts on its meaning.
A new blog has been set up to give a platform for our ministers and worship leaders. To kick it off there are two sermons which I have been asked to post. Hopefully more will follow. The blog can be found under ‘News and events’. Go to the blog.