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Changes to the blog
Those of you who are regular readers of the blog will already know that we have moved away from sharing audio recordings of services, and...
Rev Leigh Greenwood
Jan 12, 20241 min read
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An Open Letter In Response To The Crisis In Israel-Palestine
As a community committed to the work of peace, we have been praying for Israel-Palestine, but it also felt important that we say...
Rev Leigh Greenwood
Dec 4, 20232 min read
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Baptist Assembly 2023
Last weekend was Baptist Assembly, the annual gathering of churches from across the Baptist Union of Great Britain. Our minister Leigh...
Rev Leigh Greenwood
Jun 23, 20233 min read
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Church for all, marriage for all
Stoneygate Baptist Church is now registered to marry same sex couples. Three years ago we wrote our statement of welcome: Here at...
Rev Leigh Greenwood
Apr 17, 20232 min read
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We want to hear from you!
We've been sharing audio recordings of our Sunday services for a while now, and from the number of views on the blog, it would seem that...
Rev Leigh Greenwood
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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Update on services
With almost all covid restrictions lifted from today (19 July), we are able to make some changes to our worship from this coming Sunday...
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Jul 19, 20212 min read
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Getting back to the building
At the start of this year, as Leicester was placed into Tier 4 and then the country was very quickly put into a new national lockdown, we...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Reflecting Forwards
You may have already spotted something new on our website and social media, as we recently launched our own podcast. It's called...
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Feb 10, 20211 min read
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Supporting Fairtrade
As our homepage declares, we are proud to be a Fairtrade church. We believe that everyone should be paid fairly for their work, and...
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Feb 8, 20211 min read
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Services Temporarily Suspended
Below is a copy of the email I sent to the church community on January 1, explaining why we were suspending services for the time being....
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Jan 1, 20213 min read
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Christmas at SBC
Although we will be returning to the building on Sunday mornings, we have decided to keep our Christmas services online, so that everyone...
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Dec 1, 20202 min read
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Advent Ideas
Advent is a chance to prepare for Christmas, spiritually as well as practically. This year will see a Christmas like no other, so whether...
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Nov 24, 20202 min read
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Inclusive Church
At our AGM we made the important decision to apply to join Inclusive Church...
Rev Leigh Greenwood
Sep 17, 20202 min read
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Dreams and Schemes
I haven't yet found the off switch for my brain, and the time and space afforded by a lockdown maternity leave have sent it into...
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Sep 15, 20203 min read
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Pandemic and parenting: update on what's happening at SBC
Our minister starts her maternity leave at the end of this week, which means there are some further changes in store for us at Stoneygate...
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May 22, 20202 min read
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Goodwill to all
Those of you who are familiar with our building will have seen the gold lettering painted on the wall at the front of the sanctuary,...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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Teaching Series
Here you will find collected together links to reflections from some of the teaching series we have worked through over the last two...
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May 20, 20201 min read
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Stoneygate Baptist Church response to COVID-19 health crisis
This is the message shared by our minister with our church community this morning. If you have any questions, or need to speak to someone...
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Mar 18, 20203 min read
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Take up a habit for Lent
For Christians, Lent remembers the time Jesus spent in the wilderness, preparing for his work of teaching and healing. It lasts from Ash...
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Feb 26, 20201 min read
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Some thoughts following the general election
Prayer for the general election has been a regular feature of our collective worship for the last month. In the run up we prayed for...
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Dec 16, 20193 min read
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