Who was William Carey?
Today, William Carey is widely revered in India for his foundational role in the Bengali Renaissance and modern educational reforms, but there is more to… Read More »Who was William Carey?
Nonconformists
Recycling Churches and Tin Tabernacles
Prefabricated galvanised steel buildings were a popular solution for rapidly expanding churches in the late 19th and early 20th-century. The St Michael’s Road area of… Read More »Recycling Churches and Tin Tabernacles
The Kislingbury Independent Mission
Exploring the story of the Kislingbury’s Idependent Mission church from 1931 to 2005, and how it started from a schism at the Baptist chapel.
Richard Davis and Revival in Northamptonshire – a review
Stephen Pickles’s Richard Davis and Revival in Northamptonshire offers a valuable exploration of nonconformist life beyond London in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.… Read More »Richard Davis and Revival in Northamptonshire – a review
Church or Chapel?
“Are you church or chapel?” It sounds like a small question today. But well into the twentieth century in England, it revealed a great deal… Read More »Church or Chapel?
William Packwood, tailor and Baptist preacher
William Packwood was a tailor and Baptist preacher in Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire.
The mission that began in a Circus: Ned Weeks and Abington Square
For more than twenty years, Ned Weeks preached to packed halls of working men and women, shaping a chapter of Northampton’s religious life that would… Read More »The mission that began in a Circus: Ned Weeks and Abington Square
Death, Disputes, and the Churchyard Gate
Before Victorian cemeteries became peaceful parks, England’s churchyards were overcrowded, unsanitary — and battlegrounds of religious politics. Discover how a crisis in death reshaped the… Read More »Death, Disputes, and the Churchyard Gate
Salvation Army in Northampton No. 2 & 3 Corps
Here is a brief Infographic on Northampton No. 2 & 3 Corps. No. 2 was formed in St James, but after moving to the Wellingborough… Read More »Salvation Army in Northampton No. 2 & 3 Corps
Salvation Army in Northampton No. 1 Corps
Here is a brief Infographic on Northampton No. 1 Corps. In 1879, it was the 100th Corps founded nationally. There were two others No. 2… Read More »Salvation Army in Northampton No. 1 Corps