Kew Baptist Church

Kew Baptist Church
Map
51°28′20.1″N 0°17′14.7″W / 51.472250°N 0.287417°W / 51.472250; -0.287417
Location2a Windsor Road, Richmond, London TW9 2EL
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationBaptist
Websitewww.kewbaptist.com
History
Founded1861 (in Richmond, as Salem Baptist Church)

Kew Baptist Church was an independent evangelical fellowship affiliated to the Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East). The church met, until its closure in 2020, in Windsor Road in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south west London.

The church was founded in 1861 in Richmond, as Salem Baptist Church.[1][nb 1] It met at 5 Parkshot,[2][3] a Grade II listed building near Richmond Green.[3][4] The church moved to Windsor Road, Kew in 1973 and changed its name to Kew Baptist Church in 1990.[5]

The church members unanimously affirmed a motion to dissolve the church as of 31 December 2020.

Notes

  1. ^ Salem Baptist Church's archives, dating back to 1861, are held at the Surrey History Centre.
    "Salem Baptist Chapel, Park Shot, Richmond". National Register of Archives. The National Archives (United Kingdom). Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

References

  1. ^ "Our History". Kew Baptist Church. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ^ Dawson, p.9, "Archaeological record"
  3. ^ a b Dawson, p.13, "Listed buildings"
  4. ^ Historic England (24 December 1968). "4, 5 and 6, Parkshot (1357756)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  5. ^ "About Us". Kew Baptist Church. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Sources

This article about a church or other Christian place of worship in London is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.