Global Justice, Climate Action & Fair Trade

New Life Baptist Church believes that the words in the Lord’s prayer “Your Kingdom come on earth…” includes bringing God’s kingdom values of justice and compassion to our global neighbours. As a church we seek to tackle climate change, poverty and injustice through prayer, lifestyle-change, campaigning and giving.

“Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.” Psalm 82:3

“He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.” Proverbs 31:8

In addition to the work we do through our international ministries (e.g.in Ghana and Romania) we:

Partner with Tearfund and have links with other organisations such as Christian Aid, Toilet-twinning and Hope for Justice.
Take action on climate and environmental issues.
Are a Fairtrade Church

If you'd like to find out more or get involved with these area, please contact Rachel Parrott.

Seeking Global Justice through partnership with...

Click here to find out more about the work of Tearfund
To see practical ways you can take action to tackle global injustice click here.
For resources to help you pray, click here

We also have links with:

Seeking Global Justice through Climate Action...

New Life Baptist Church declared a climate and environmental emergency on 5 Sept 2021, as an expression of our love for God’s creation - both planet and people.

We believe God gave mankind the responsibility of caring for Creation (Genesis 2: 15), ruling over it with compassion and justice as God’s image-bearers (Genesis 1: 26-28). We believe climate change is a justice issue - global warming has been caused by rich countries but is affecting the world’s poorest the most.

We are seeking to become more eco-friendly and have gained a Bronze Ecochurch award. We are actively involved in climate and environmental action through “One Northallerton One Planet” (our local Churches Together group).
Hear more of our story in this video.

We are now working towards our Silver Ecochurch Award. Find out more here.
We encourage you all to consider your carbon footprint and ask that you undertake the household survey here. Please link your account to NLBC when you register so it counts towards our next Ecochurch award.
We would love you to get involved with the One Northallerton One Planet group – “Church and Community working together to care for our planet, by raising awareness, practical action and campaigning.” Find us on Facebook here or email us.

Seeking Global Justice through Fairtrade...

Fairtrade products guarantee a better deal for farmers around the world and help to improve conditions in the poorest communities through the fairtrade premium (providing clinics, sanitation, education, business training etc).

As a Fairtrade Church we are committed to:

Using Fairtrade tea and coffee after services and in all meetings for which we have responsibility
Moving forward on using other Fairtrade products
Promoting Fairtrade during Fairtrade Fortnight and during the year through events, services and other activities whenever possible.

Click here to find out what Fairtrade is all about

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Planning your Visit

What happens on a Sunday? Where do I go? What about my children? What can I expect in a service?

When?

Our Sunday worship service is at 10:30am, finishing around 12 noon.

Where?

Morning worship services take place in the main hall.

Children:

Pre-school: go to the Basement, a cafe-style room downstairs which is accessed through the door to the left of the stage in the main hall. You are welcome to leave your child with the team on duty or stay with them during the session.

School years Reception-6: go upstairs to the upper hall which is accessed from the back of the balcony,
or going up the stairs through the doors either side of the foyer.

For more information visit our children's page.

Youth:

Ages 11-14: meet during the service in the youth room on the top floor, it will be announced from the front when it is time for them to leave to attend their group. Accessed from the back of the balcony, or going up the stairs through the doors either side of the foyer, then through the upper hall, follow the steps and into the youth room.

Ages 15-18: meet before the service for a breakfast club to have a chat with that mornings speaker
at 9:45am, this is also in the youth room, accessed as mentioned above.

For more information visit our youth page.

What?

Our services are informal- feel free to sit, stand, observe or join in!
Our sung worship is band led, contemporary in style, and there will be a time for prayer, testimonies, hearing teaching from the Bible as well as communion twice a month.
There is also opportunities for prayer ministry at the end of the service.

Accessibility:

The main entrance to our building has a ramp, we have a hearing aid loop in the foyer and main hall, most Sunday's include some makaton friendly worship and there is a disabled toilet located in the foyer.

We will do everything we can to help with access to other areas of our building. For further information, please contact the church office.

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