The main stairway, showing the rope banister
The Church was founded in 1640. In the early days the congregation was subjected to persecution. The authorities would raid the services, hoping to catch and imprison the preachers. One of the ministers, Thomas Hardcastle was put in jail on seven ocassions!
During raid the congregation would block the stairwell by holding on to the rope banister whilst the preacher escaped over the roof tops.
When the church was rebuilt in 1969 a rope banister was incorporated as a reminder of our past.
Links to Related Sites
- Baptist
Union
The Web page of the Baptist Union of Great Britain. - BMS World
Mission
News and Prayer requests. - Broadmead Baptist Church, Northampton
- Historical Studies from Broadmead
- The Record
The Record is the newsletter of Broadmead Baptist Church - This is Bristol
A Guide to local News and Information - Broadmead Shopping Centre
- Friends of Serampore College
Serampore College was founded in 1818 by Baptist missionaries to give an education in Arts and Science to students of every 'caste, colour or country' and to train a ministry for the growing Church in India. - Fellowship Finder Andi Stiles, a member of Broadmead is a local members of Fellowship Finder. Please email Andi for information.