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York Street Gospel Hall
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 6NW
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Who we are
York Street Gospel Hall is serving the Leicester community and engaging and encouraging others through a life-changing journey in Leicester, Leicestershire.
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Leicester and the world!
Our mission is to nurture a diverse and welcoming community, committed to following fearlessly wherever God is leading us and make Disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of Leicester and the world!
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York Street
Leicester,
Leicestershire
LE1 6NW
United Kingdom
Phone: 0116 257 0668
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Luke 12:24
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
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Christian Brethren
Christian Brethren churches in Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Christian Brethren churches in Leicestershire, United Kingdom
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Lord's Day
Breaking of Bread 10:00am
Sunday School 12:00pm
Bible Study 12:00pm
Gospel Meeting 6:30pm
Wednesday
Prayer Meeting 7:30pm
Bible Reading Ministry 8:15pm
Saturday
Ministry Meeting 7:30pm
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Service Times last updated on the 19th of June, 2020
Breaking of Bread 10:00am
Sunday School 12:00pm
Bible Study 12:00pm
Gospel Meeting 6:30pm
Wednesday
Prayer Meeting 7:30pm
Bible Reading Ministry 8:15pm
Saturday
Ministry Meeting 7:30pm
As announced
Service Times last updated on the 19th of June, 2020
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York Street Gospel Hall History
Although little is known of the early days of assembly testimony in Leicester, believers - about eight in number - first gathered to the Name of the Lord in rented accommodation in April 1889. By 1911 numbers had risen to eighty prompting the believers to seek accommodation that was larger and more permanent. A nearby Baptist chapel was vacant, and the main hall of the present building was purchased in April 1911. The assembly has occupied this accommodation ever since.
March 1912 saw the first baptisms when seventeen believers were obedient to the Lord, and in 1914 a horse drawn caravan or ‘Gospel Car’ was purchased for use in the open air in the villages of Leicestershire and in the market place in the city centre. This continued up to the Second World War.
In July 1921 pressure on space led to the acquisition of two cottages adjacent to the hall. One of these became known as the ’Mission Room’ and was dedicated to children’s work and Bible class activities. These activities soon outgrew this accommodation and, in 1936, it was decided to demolish the two cottages and build the present classrooms.
The years of the depression in the 1930s saw a surge in assembly testimony. By 1932 there were 201 believers in fellowship at York Street and outreach continued to be a priority. In January 1930 a Sunday School outreach was started in the home of one of the believers in the Braunstone district of Leicester. In June 1934 forty believers from York Street moved to establish a new testimony and the Braunstone Avenue Gospel Hall was opened. In 1934 an outreach work commenced in Syston with believers from York Street supporting Sunday School and gospel activities. On 25 July 1936 the Broadway Gospel Hall, Syston, was opened and, on 12 June 1938, ten believers gathered to remember the Lord for the first time. After the start of the work at Braunstone and Syston there remained about 180 believers at York Street.
The believers at York Street were active throughout the Second World War. Only once did enemy action interrupt the meetings when a young women’s class had to spend the night in an air raid shelter. The gatherings on the Lord’s Day continued without a break and, as the war continued, outreach increased. Sunday afternoon tea was provided for soldiers and airmen, and then, later, for German prisoners of war. Special gospel meetings were held in German.
In 1949 a summer camp was commenced during the August bank holiday for boys from the Sunday School; this was later extended to a second week for girls in 1962. God has blessed this outreach with many boys and girls being saved, baptized and the assembly was encouraged as a result.
Further expansion of assembly testimony took place in the 1950s. In the summer of 1950 a Sunday School work commenced on the newly built Evington/Goodwood estates which in turn led to the opening of the Goodwood Gospel Hall on 19 November 1955. Twenty-five believers from York Street formed the new assembly at Goodwood which left 125 in fellowship at York Street at the end of 1955. By the end of 1958 the number had risen to 140.
With the surge in re-housing in the 1950s people moved out of the vicinity of York Street and as a result Sunday School attendance dropped. From this time onwards children have had to be transported from further afield.
There are now some 70 believers in fellowship and the outreach today is still busy with open-air meetings around the Clock Tower in the summer and a regular tract stall in the Town Hall Square.
From: https://www.preciousseed.org/article_detail.cfm?articleID=2961
March 1912 saw the first baptisms when seventeen believers were obedient to the Lord, and in 1914 a horse drawn caravan or ‘Gospel Car’ was purchased for use in the open air in the villages of Leicestershire and in the market place in the city centre. This continued up to the Second World War.
In July 1921 pressure on space led to the acquisition of two cottages adjacent to the hall. One of these became known as the ’Mission Room’ and was dedicated to children’s work and Bible class activities. These activities soon outgrew this accommodation and, in 1936, it was decided to demolish the two cottages and build the present classrooms.
The years of the depression in the 1930s saw a surge in assembly testimony. By 1932 there were 201 believers in fellowship at York Street and outreach continued to be a priority. In January 1930 a Sunday School outreach was started in the home of one of the believers in the Braunstone district of Leicester. In June 1934 forty believers from York Street moved to establish a new testimony and the Braunstone Avenue Gospel Hall was opened. In 1934 an outreach work commenced in Syston with believers from York Street supporting Sunday School and gospel activities. On 25 July 1936 the Broadway Gospel Hall, Syston, was opened and, on 12 June 1938, ten believers gathered to remember the Lord for the first time. After the start of the work at Braunstone and Syston there remained about 180 believers at York Street.
The believers at York Street were active throughout the Second World War. Only once did enemy action interrupt the meetings when a young women’s class had to spend the night in an air raid shelter. The gatherings on the Lord’s Day continued without a break and, as the war continued, outreach increased. Sunday afternoon tea was provided for soldiers and airmen, and then, later, for German prisoners of war. Special gospel meetings were held in German.
In 1949 a summer camp was commenced during the August bank holiday for boys from the Sunday School; this was later extended to a second week for girls in 1962. God has blessed this outreach with many boys and girls being saved, baptized and the assembly was encouraged as a result.
Further expansion of assembly testimony took place in the 1950s. In the summer of 1950 a Sunday School work commenced on the newly built Evington/Goodwood estates which in turn led to the opening of the Goodwood Gospel Hall on 19 November 1955. Twenty-five believers from York Street formed the new assembly at Goodwood which left 125 in fellowship at York Street at the end of 1955. By the end of 1958 the number had risen to 140.
With the surge in re-housing in the 1950s people moved out of the vicinity of York Street and as a result Sunday School attendance dropped. From this time onwards children have had to be transported from further afield.
There are now some 70 believers in fellowship and the outreach today is still busy with open-air meetings around the Clock Tower in the summer and a regular tract stall in the Town Hall Square.
From: https://www.preciousseed.org/article_detail.cfm?articleID=2961