Church Fellowship
   


Times of Worship

Family Service:--
Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Communion Service :--
First Sunday of the month. All who accept Jesus Christ as their Saviour are welcome.
Scouts Parade Service :--
Second Sunday of the month.

Fellowship

Saltaire United Reformed Church was built by Sir Titus Salt in 1859, as a Congregational Church to cater for the spiritual needs of his workers. It soon became a lively and flourishing congregation. In 1972, The Congregational Church joined with the Presbyterian Church to form The United Reformed Church, and later we were joined by the Churches of Christ and the Congregational Church in Scotland. Saltaire is now one of some 1800 local United Reformed Churches, in England, Scotland & Wales.
Whether you have just moved into the area, are looking for a place to worship or you are visiting this World Heritage Site, you can be assured of a warm welcome.
We believe that men and women, young and old are called by God, to live as His people. We believe that God calls us to
* Proclaim the Good News
* Serve the community both Spiritually and Culturally
* Worship, prayer and study of the Bible
* Preserve our rich heritage
* Find new ways of service in response to the call of God
*To be a place of calm in the turmoil of life
We do not claim to have all the answers, but we believe that in and through Jesus Christ, God has and continues to show Himself to us. In the uncertain and imperfect world which we live in, peace with God and through Him peace with ourselves is very precious. The world can neither give it or take it away, but you can find it here.

Welcome

from

Paul Breeze

The Minister.

Junior Church

There is an active junior church. Junior church leaders are drawn from a mix of long standing members and more recently joined members. The age range of junior church is from birth to 18. Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are active within the church, meeting regularly in the church rooms. Junior church contributes to some church services and has weekday activities and outings on an occasional basis.

Family Fellowship
The congregation is drawn from a wide variety of social groups, ages and Christian experience, who together deepen our Christian commitment and understanding. We find enjoyment in our worship, fellowship and service within the Church family. The members have a variety of shades of view on the type of service that is enjoyed and as a result the variation of worship is reasonably rich. In general the traditional form of worship is followed enhanced by a strong musical tradition of more formal choir music further enhanced by a strong group of less formal music, from "The Psalters", both of which sit comfortably beside each other within services.
In addition to the regular worship there are meetings for Prayer and for Bible study, these may be held in members houses led by the minister or by elders. Most meetings seem to be completed with a cup of tea or coffee and informal chat!

There are a number of special services each year. These include the Christmas candlelit carol service, the Christmas watch night service, the harvest service when produce is given to pass on to places of need such as Bosnia during its conflict, Easter services, the Christmas Eve communion service and other services on an occasional basis. These are publicized strongly in the local community and often have an attendance of worshipers significantly in excess of the usual Sunday services. One such service was to dedicate the new peal of bells, installed in the church in 2003, during the Saltaire festival when some 350 worshipers attended including the Mayor of Bradford.


Many local couples are married within the church service and local families bring their children for baptism. Wedding couples are encouraged to attend worship and church activities in the period up to their wedding, and hopefully afterwards. Many have become regular worshipers. All have said that they find it a welcoming fellowship.

There are many activities for members and church worshipers that encourage Christian fellowship among the members and other worshipers. These are described in greater detail on the Activities page for the this site.

Mission
The members of the church support mission aims both locally and on a wider scale. A strong financial support is provided to a church mission in Peru. Florinda, a child in Bolivia is supported, foodstuffs are sent abroad to those in need as part of the Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire (JOY) initiative. Local charities are also supported in a variety of both financial and practical ways
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