One of the branches of Protestant Christianity. Modern Baptist churches trace their history to the English Separatist movement in the 1600s.
Not to be confused with the Old Baptist Union.
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David Williams
Founder of The Royal Literary Fund. Born Caerphilly. Dissenting minister, writer and teacher. Friend of Garrick, Benjamin Franklin, Voltaire. Visited France a few times during their 'troubles' an...
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Dr. Jabez Bunting
Leading Wesleyan Methodist. Born Manchester. Arrived in London in 1803. Regarded as the second founder of Methodism after John Wesley.
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St John’s Horselydown church
The church, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor and John James, was built 1727-33 for a new parish, created by splitting the parish of St Olave Tooley Street. Though severely damaged by a bomb on 20 Se...
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Robert Browning Settlement
Inspired by East End schemes such as Toynbee Hall, this Settlement was established by Francis Herbert Stead (1857 – 1928, brother of W. T. Stead). Francis was Congregationalist minister at York St...
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