One of the stained glass windows from the building demolished in 1967 which are now displayed in the current sanctuary.
The Style of the Church
The services at Broadmead are thoughtfully and carefully prepared by all involved, using music and words from the whole Christian tradition.
Broadmead has no 'confession', 'creed', 'articles of faith' or constitution incorporated in a trust deed, and so the conduct of its affairs is established by tradition. This tradition is naturally strongly Baptist, although we are ecumenically minded and work closely with the other churches of central Bristol.
We preach and encourage believers' baptism by total immersion, but it is not a condition of membership. The precedent for this open membership derives from the church's early origins in the reconciliation of two quite separate Anabaptist and Paedobaptist communities in the 17th century.
Broadmead has a tradition of church music of a high standard. We have a three-manual pipe organ, which besides being used by the organist to lead us into worship with voluntaries, leads us in worship in the hymns - the Baptist Hymn Book and Baptist Praise and Worship
We have a choir, alas no longer as large as it was, but still rendering an appropriate anthem once a month, usually on the third Sunday evening of the month, either accompanied or unaccompanied, from a large repertoire of music - ancient and modern!
We produce a monthly newsletter, called The Record, extracts of which can be found by following this link.