About us

Welcome to Brun

Brunswick Baptist church is a three storey building ideally situated in the city centre of Gloucester. We are a modern, vibrant, Biblically inspired church that is reaching out to people of all nations and backgrounds. Come and join us one Sunday and be part of a worship community from every part of God’s planet.

MISSION

Mission is central to the life of Brunswick church. God has entrusted to us the most wonderful message that in Jesus Christ we can experience God’s love, forgiveness and mercy. Our mission as a church is to simply share this message with everyone.

Who are 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 New Testament practice of immersion in water. The word 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 celebrated the 400th anniversary of the birth of the Baptist movement.

You can read more about Baptists on the BBC Religions website – click here.

History

The Church was formed on October 3rd, 1813 in a room in New Inn Lane when seven Baptists who had been worshipping with other Congregations in the City were formed into a gospel church by the Rev. Thomas Flint of the Uley Union Church. They subsequently invited Mr. Flint to become their pastor which he did, labouring with them for six years and adding seven further members to the Church.

In 1974, the church moved to its present site in Southgate Street and the old church and hall was demolished.