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Bethel Baptist Church was founded around 1879 when a group broke away from the Baptist Church in Castle Street. The group moved first to a room in the Ward Street Halls and then in 1880 to a "tin tabernacle" in Ward Street and finally in 1910 to the present building.
Paul, S. F., Further History of the Gospel Standard Baptists, Vol. 5: Some Surrey and Kent Churches (Brighton: printed for the author, 1966). The Chapel lies within the Church of England ecclesiastical parishan ecclesiastical parish is an administrative area within the Church of England or the Roman Catholic Church. It is distinct from the civil parish, a local government unit in England of Guildford St Saviour which was itself created in 1893 from the Ancient ParishAn Ancient Parish is a Church of England parish which, until the 19th century, had both ecclesiastical and civil functions. of Stoke next Guildford, St John the Evangelist. Older burials might have taken place at any of the churchyards in Guildford. However the Mount Cemetery in Guildford opened in 1856. There are over 40,000 names indexed for Guildford in the Surrey Index of Names.
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Search the Surrey Index of Names (opens in new browser window) or contact me if you have a question not answered in the Surrey Index of Names or in our Frequently Asked Questions Contact us The Bethel Baptist Chapel is in the town of Guildford in the West Surrey unitary authority area of Surrey (from April 2027).
Unless otherwise stated, the dates for the creation of parishes are taken from Youngs, Frederick A., Guide to the Administrative Units of England; Royal Historical Society: London, 1979 volume 1 Southern England.
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