Celtic Church
Celtic Church meets weekly at 8.00am in The Hub. The service lasts around 30-40 minutes and is followed by a croissant breakfast. If you enjoy simple liturgy based worship using Celtic material - both ancient and modern,then this is a service for you. Personally, I (Ian) just love starting the day in this way!
On the first Sunday of the month we celebrate Celtic Holy Communion together.
Why start a Celtic Church within NBC?
In recent times there has been a rediscovery of the values, traditions and practices of the early Celtic churches and saints, and here in the North East of England we have the Holy Island of Lindisfarne where St. Aiden famously came from Iona and founded a monastic missional community in AD635. Indeed, it was from Holy Island that most of the British Isles was evangelised so we have a strong Celtic heritage in our regional area.
Modern monastic and/or missional communities such as The Northumbria Community and The Order of Mission have drawn from these and other movements, both ancient and modern, to create geographically wide ranging communities that seek to spread the good news of Christ in ways that seek to address the busy hectic pace of life by creating space for people to encounter God in more quiet, reflective and contemplative environments. Interestingly, whilst this is nothing new for 'orthodox' Christians, it is playing an increasingly valuable role in Baptist church life - both the Northumbria Community and The Order of Mission involve Baptists - as it provides time to spiritually recharge and refresh oneself in the busyness of life often characterised by 'doing'. 'Being still before God' and 'waiting on the Lord' or taking time to 'gaze upon the beauty of the Lord' are Biblical texts that we often read but rarely practice!
