22:
99:
Wraysbury
Baptist Church was a member of Wraysbury and Horton Churches Together, along with St Andrew's, Wraysbury and St Michael's, Horton, until it closed in 2019. The last minister was the Rev. Carolyn Urwin who served from 2006 to 2019. The Parish Council purchased the chapel building and it is
86:
Previously, Wraysbury had been regarded as an offshoot from
Staines, but in December 1868, it decided that it was to become a station in its own right. Buckland was unanimously chosen to be its first pastor, a role he retained until his death in 1870. Others who became pastors included
82:
The
Baptist mission continued to flourish, and 'wishing to provide more commodious and beautiful accommodation', the old chapel was knocked down and a new one erected with a convenient schoolroom attached. The work cost £800 and was covered by donations within the year.
68:, where he first joined the Baptist Church. On his return to Wraysbury in 1826, he found the moral and spiritual condition of the villagers to be in a deplorable state. The only place of worship was the parish church, the vicar of which resided at a distance.
79:, to preach on alternate Sundays. The first meeting was held on 20 May 1827 and in March, William opened the Sunday school to teach the local children. With ever increasing numbers, a new chapel was built and opening on 23 September 1830.
252:
257:
232:
242:
237:
247:
75:, detail how he first rented a house for meetings, and invited local ministers, Mr Hall from Poyle and Mr Hawson from
88:
57:
21:
56:
mission in
Wraysbury can be traced back 35 years earlier to the sole efforts of the chapel's first Pastor,
160:
217:
135:
44:. The present day building was opened in 1862, but the chapel was first established in 1827.
173:
226:
212:
188:
123:
65:
37:
33:
155:. London: J. Burditt and W. Button: Baptist Missionary Society: 32. 1871.
76:
61:
53:
41:
60:. Born and raised in Wraysbury, Buckland lived for several years in
20:
124:"Anniversary and Opening Services: Wraysbury, Bucks"
91:, who married a relative of William Buckland.
71:Extracts from Buckland's diary, reproduced in
8:
253:Religious organizations established in 1827
52:The current chapel was opened in 1862. The
258:19th-century church buildings in England
147:
145:
112:
169:
158:
118:
116:
7:
134:. London: J. Burditt and W. Button:
189:"Wraysbury Baptist Chapel Website"
14:
233:1827 establishments in England
1:
243:Baptist churches in Berkshire
238:19th-century Baptist churches
100:now used as a Community Hub.
16:Chapel in Berkshire, England
274:
248:Churches completed in 1862
136:Baptist Missionary Society
213:Wraysbury Baptist Chapel
94:
30:Wraysbury Baptist Chapel
25:Wraysbury Baptist Chapel
218:The Parish of Wraysbury
58:William Thomas Buckland
26:
32:is in the village of
24:
153:The Baptist Magazine
128:The Baptist Magazine
73:The Baptist Magazine
27:
168:Missing or empty
265:
200:
199:
197:
195:
187:Urwin, Carolyn.
184:
178:
177:
171:
166:
164:
156:
149:
140:
139:
120:
95:Today's Baptists
273:
272:
268:
267:
266:
264:
263:
262:
223:
222:
209:
204:
203:
193:
191:
186:
185:
181:
167:
157:
151:
150:
143:
122:
121:
114:
109:
103:
97:
89:Arthur Shorrock
50:
17:
12:
11:
5:
271:
269:
261:
260:
255:
250:
245:
240:
235:
225:
224:
221:
220:
215:
208:
207:External links
205:
202:
201:
179:
141:
111:
110:
108:
105:
96:
93:
62:Holborn Bridge
49:
46:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
270:
259:
256:
254:
251:
249:
246:
244:
241:
239:
236:
234:
231:
230:
228:
219:
216:
214:
211:
210:
206:
190:
183:
180:
175:
162:
154:
148:
146:
142:
137:
133:
129:
125:
119:
117:
113:
106:
104:
101:
92:
90:
84:
80:
78:
74:
69:
67:
63:
59:
55:
47:
45:
43:
39:
35:
31:
23:
19:
192:. Retrieved
182:
170:|title=
161:cite journal
152:
138:: 779. 1862.
131:
127:
102:
98:
85:
81:
72:
70:
51:
29:
28:
18:
66:Hammersmith
227:Categories
107:References
38:Berkshire
34:Wraysbury
194:7 March
77:Staines
54:Baptist
48:History
42:England
196:2008
174:help
64:and
132:LIV
229::
165::
163:}}
159:{{
144:^
130:.
126:.
115:^
40:,
36:,
198:.
176:)
172:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
