Church History

Local churches often publish their own histories, and these can be very helpful in understanding the details and delights of Baptist history. On this page, we are hoping to list as many of these as we can. Most will have a copy in the Angus Library. If you have a .pdf version, we can make that available.

Stephen Greasley, who has written several church histories shares here why writing a church history is important and how to go about it.

• Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London — A Bold Experiment: The Story of Bloomsbury Chapel and Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 1848-1999 by Faith Bowers (1999)
• Broadmead, Bristol — Tradition and Challenge: The Story of Broadmead Baptist Church, Bristol from 1685 to 1991 by C. Sidney Hall and Harry Mowvley (1991)
• Gillingham, Kent — The Tab: A History of Gillingham Baptist Church by Stephen Greasley (2014)
• Hillcliffe, Warrington — The History of Hillcliffe Baptist Church by Stephen Kent 
• New Road, Oxford — A Protestant Catholic Church of Christ: Essays on the History and Life of New Road Baptist Church, Oxford edited by Rosie Chadwick (2003)
• Queen’s Road, Coventry — Pastors and People: The Biography of a Baptist Church, Queen’s Road, Coventry by Clyde Binfield (1984)
• Shoreditch, London — When I Grow Rich: A history of Shoreditch Baptist Church by Chris Voke (2017)
• Tilehouse Street, Hitchin — Come Wind, Come Weather: Chronicles of Tilehouse House Street Baptist Church 1669-1969 by G. E. Evans (1969)
• Tyndale, Bristol — Open to God, Open for All: The History of Tyndale Baptist Church, Bristol 1868-2018 edited by John Briggs (2018)
• Westbourne Park, London — The Dream of an Ideal City: Westbourne Park 1877-1977 by H. Edgar Bonsall and Edwin H. Robertson (1978)
• Lee Mount Baptist Church, Halifax by Joyce Brooke, Joyce Patterson and John Hudson (2013)