About Us…
New Life Baptist Church is a lively evangelical, charismatic church in the heart of North Yorkshire. We are a community of over 200 people of all ages and backgrounds, and we welcome anyone who would like to come along to any of our church services or midweek activities.
To see what a Sunday Morning looks like, or to find out more about midweek activities & groups at New Life, please see:
Meet the Staff team
Martin Cockerill
Senior Pastor
Greg Condon
Associate Pastor, Youth & Young Adults
Jen Holder
Associate Pastor, Kids
Tom Miller
Church Administrator
Suzy Peates
Jubilee Centre Manager
Toby Cockerill
Church Intern
Meet the Elders
Jo Swain
Susanna Hinton
Amy Spence
Jayne West
Contact Us
New Life Baptist Church, 52-54 High Street
Northallerton, DL7 8EG
01609 775 396 / info@nlbc.org.uk
The office is manned between 9am - 2pm, Monday - Thursday.
Our Vision
We believe God our Father is calling New Life to be more like His Son, Jesus. We will love and worship God with all our being, and call the people of North Yorkshire and beyond to faith and hope in Christ. Our core values as a church are:
That we are welcoming to all.
That we are a diverse church.
That we are focussed on word and spirit.
That we are a church family.
That we are active in mission.
We are a theologically diverse Church, but all come together to be part of a community that is receptive to God’s Word and open to the Spirit working in our lives. We would love to welcome you to be a part of our family here at New Life, and encourage you to journey with us in our growing faith and love.
As members of the Baptist Union and Evangelical Alliance, we subscribe to the BU’s Declaration of Principle, and the EA’s Basis of Faith.
Believer’s Baptism
As a baptist church, we believe that baptism is one of two special ways (sacraments) in which Jesus commanded us to declare our faith in Him. The other is communion. It is an outward act of being immersed in water, that displays an inward attitude - “I want to follow Christ for the rest of my life.”
At NLBC, we would encourage baptism for all those who have come to faith as an important step on the path of discipleship. We believe in the baptism by immersion of all those who have professed repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Why should I be baptised?
Because Jesus was baptised (Matthew 3:13-17)
Because Jesus commanded it (Matthew 28:18-20)
What does it mean?
It is a picture of cleansing (Acts 22:16)
It is a picture of burying (Romans 6:1-4, Colossians 2:12)
It is a picture of empowering (Acts 2:38)
It is a picture of belonging (1 Corinthians 12:12-13)
Have more questions?
We regularly run an “Exploring Baptism” course, designed for you to find out more about what it means to be baptised. For more information about the next course, please contact the church office, or speak to one of our Pastors; Martin, Greg & Jen.