Our History
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The History of Chester Road Baptist Church
The birth of the new Chester Road Baptist Church began with the death of an old one. On 31st July 1890 the Circus Chapel in Bradford Street, Birmingham, was dissolved and the site was sold. The money was handed over to Trustees appointed by the West Midland Baptist Association and on 10th July 1899 the site on Chester Road at the corner of Boldmere Road was purchased. Whilst funds were being raised for a new building a it was decided to erect a temporary tin structure the “Tin Tab”. The opening services are announced for 20th June 1905 and the church was formally constituted 16th October 1905. The most recent addition is the new entrance area opened for our centenary in 2005. Refreshments are served here after the morning service.
For the full story up to our centenary in October 2005 please download
Our Minister at the time of the centenary, Revd Ken Hawkings, retired after 15 years as our Minister in July 2007. There followed an interregnum of 1½ years when we able to celebrate the induction of our current minister Revd David Dewey in January 2009.
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