Welcome to the Aylestone Baptist Church web pages.
Aylestone Baptist Church can be found on the Lutterworth Road, near the Aylestone shops, opposite Enterprise Car Hire. We are a friendly and informal church committed to serving our community and helping one another to follow Jesus. Our minister is Rev Tim Fergusson, who may be contacted at the church office on 0116 283 2527 or via aylestonebaptist@tiscali.co.uk

 

Worship
We meet on Sunday mornings at 10.30 for an hour and a half, with lively and creative worship and relevant teaching for all ages. There is a separate children’s programme for children aged 4-16, and a creche is available for babies and toddlers. Our evening service at 6.30 usually repeats the content of the morning worship but in a more initmate and reflective environment, though it sometimes gives way to other activities, such as films nights, church member's meetings or Churches Together combined worship service.

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PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS OF OUR CHRISTMAS SERVICES

 

 

  
Worship and a baptism at our church

Activities
During the week we run or host a wide range of activities: Housegroups, Mums and Tots, TGI youth club, Urban Saints children's and youth midweek club, Lunch Club for senior citizens, Men's meetings, Gateway Club for those with learning disabilities, and dance classes. Details and contacts for all these groups may be found by following the link.

 
Holiday club: Parachute games and a BBQ for parents and children

Thoughout the year, we hold a number of special events, from Alpha courses to drama performances, to children’s holiday activities. Please see the events page for up-to-date information. We have a church hall available for hire for children's parties and community meetings, as well as regular clubs and societies. We also arrange a number of activities in the community in conjunction with the other Churches in Aylestone, through our Spirit of Aylestone community group.

 
Christmas and children's drama

Life events
The church is available for weddings and funerals, and we would be delighted to talk to parents about dedicating their children.

Vision
To give a flavour of what we are about, our present aspirations as a church are:

To be inclusive; welcoming people from every background.
To show concern for both the social and spiritual needs of those we meet.
To encourage every member of the congregation to follow Jesus faithfully.
To reach out to those who have no experience of church or faith.
To provide a place of honest and creative worship each week.
To support local schools and school’s work.
To build further our extensive children’s and youth work.
To grow in numbers, whilst also caring for our present congregation.
To develop a reputation for engagement with justice issues.
To play a key role in Aylestone’s Churches Together group.
To enlarge our concern for world mission.
To update our buildings to meet our needs.
To become a prayerful people.

Affiliations
Aylestone Baptist Church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and associates with other local Baptist churches through the East Midlands Baptist Association. We support a number of mission organisations, in particular BMS World Mission, and we support one of their missionaries in particular - Christine Preston OBE, who has worked in Bangladesh and now Nepal for over thirty years. We also have a connection with Calvary Telegu Baptist Church in Chennai, S. India, supporting them in prayer and finance. We are hosting a youth and community work student, Chris Newlyn, for three years, who works with our young people whilst training at St. John's College, Nottingham.

 
Christine Preston, our BMS World Mission link
missionary on a recent visit, and Pastor Prakash Raj,
our friend from Chennai, India

Contact
For more information, please contact
Aylestone Baptist Church, Lutterworth Road, Leicester, LE2 8PE
Telephone 0116 283 2527 
aylestonebaptist@tiscali.co.uk