Buckingham Baptist Chapel
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Buckingham Baptist Chapel is a Baptist
church in Clifton
, Bristol
, England
. It was built in 1842 to the designs of Richard Shackleton Pope
, and is an example of Gothic Revival architecture
, being particularly noteworthy in that it is one of the earliest Baptist chapels built in this style. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a grade II* listed building.
As of 2010, the chapel describes itself as 'independent evangelical baptist'. It is a former member of the Baptist Union, which it left in 7 April 1972 (hence 'independent') due to a membership decision based on 'lack of clarity in its teachings on the deity of Christ'.
The church has been without a Pastor since the summer of 2007. It currently has 6 deacons, with varying roles in the upkeep of the church and a church worker involved mainly in preaching and outreach ministries (particularly with Romanian/Roma communities).
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
church in Clifton
Clifton, Bristol
Clifton is a suburb of the City of Bristol in England, and the name of both one of the city's thirty-five council wards. The Clifton ward also includes the areas of Cliftonwood and Hotwells...
, Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was built in 1842 to the designs of Richard Shackleton Pope
Richard Shackleton Pope
Richard Shackleton Pope was a British architect working mainly in Bristol. His father was a clerk of works for Sir Robert Smirke, and Pope succeeded him, also working for C.R. Cockerell...
, and is an example of Gothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
, being particularly noteworthy in that it is one of the earliest Baptist chapels built in this style. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a grade II* listed building.
As of 2010, the chapel describes itself as 'independent evangelical baptist'. It is a former member of the Baptist Union, which it left in 7 April 1972 (hence 'independent') due to a membership decision based on 'lack of clarity in its teachings on the deity of Christ'.
The church has been without a Pastor since the summer of 2007. It currently has 6 deacons, with varying roles in the upkeep of the church and a church worker involved mainly in preaching and outreach ministries (particularly with Romanian/Roma communities).