| Borough Green Baptist Church
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1809 | Eleven men and women met together and agreed to form a church on Baptistic Principles and accept as their basis of the faith the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith. They also agreed to call John Morris to be their first Pastor. |
1817 | A plot of land on the north east corner of the crossroads between Maidstone Road and the High Street was purchased for £27-10s and a small chapel was erected there. |
1857 | The membership had risen to over 100 and the chapel was redesigned and extended. A front porch, new galleries and a rear Sunday School room were built. |
1890 | The growing Sunday School led to a need for more room and the upstairs school room was built. |
1907 | The church joined the Metropolitan Association of Strict Baptist Churches (now known as the Association of Grace Baptist Churches South East). The Pastor at this time was Mr. Bull and the membership stood at 55, with 136 children and 15 teachers in the Sunday School. |
1980 | Our present Pastor, Mr. Eddie Porter, was appointed. |
2000 | Our 191st anniversary. Numbers are smaller - our current membership stands at 22 - but we still hold to the 1689 Confession of Faith and still seek to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ to a needy area. Borough Green is a wealthy area, materially-speaking, but spiritual poverty abounds. Please join with us in praying for God's mercy on the people of our village. |
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