About us at Brun
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Brunswick Baptist Church was founded in 1813, and
had its 197th anniversary in October 2010. The original church building
was in Brunswick Road, and the new premises were built
in Southgate Street
in 1973.
We are a friendly and welcoming gathering of people, from
many nations and all ages.About Baptists
Baptists form the fifth largest Christian church in the
world, and their churches are found in almost every
country in the world. There are about 40 million members
worldwide. In Britain 2,150 churches belong to the
Baptist Union of Great Britain, between them having
about 150,000 members.
The name 'Baptist' comes from the Baptist practice of
immersion in water. It was coined in the seventeenth
century by their opponents, but it wasn't until the
nineteenth century that Baptists accepted the use of the
label to describe themselves.
In 2009, Baptists celebrates the 400th anniversary of
the birth of the Baptist movement.
You can read more about Baptists on the BBC Religions website -
click here.
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Brunswick Baptist Church today
Pulpit at the old Brunswick Road Baptist Church |
