About Us

Kington Baptist Church is a welcoming, friendly company of believers, who share a deep desire to respond in faith and obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ at our centre.

We long to grow in grace and knowledge of our Saviour. Our life together is rooted in the Bible, which we hold to be the inspired, sufficient, final and authoritative Word of God written. Our services are simple, with hymns of praise, prayer, the reading of Scripture (generally we use the ESV) and with an emphasis on the preaching of the Word of God. On most occasions our services are led by our pastor, although we are pleased to welcome, usually once a month, visiting preachers.

We are an outward looking church, constantly engaged, as we are able, in evangelical outreach into the town of Kington. This work is rooted in our weekly prayer meeting and includes literature distribution, Bible study and an 'open-door' Coffee Club on Friday afternoons.

Doctrinally, Kington Baptist Church is described in our original Trust Deed as 'particular Baptist'. That is still our position. We would be considered 'reformed'. A more detailed description of our position on Christian doctrine will be found on the 'Christian Teaching' page of this website, as 'A Question and Answer Guide', based on the little catechism of John Owen.

Pastor and Deacons

Pastor: Rev Richard Ross MA

Richard has served as Pastor of Kington Baptist Church since 2011. Born in Shrewsbury, he was called to the Christian ministry from a very young age. After three years at the South Wales Bible College, Barry between 1971 and 1974, he entered the pastoral ministry in 1978, at Ackhill Baptist Church, Nr Prestigne. In 2004 he gained an MA in Theology from the University of Wales through Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend; where for 10 years he taught theology part-time.

Deacon: Lucy Mann

I became a Christian in my last year at University, in a college bar with a Methodist Minister. It followed a particularly difficult term, when I was recovering from shingles and I was worried that I was going to fail my degree. I went along to some Easter themed Christian Union talks and was convinced (in my heart) that I should pray a prayer of commitment to Jesus and start my Christian journey.

Fast forward... Our first tentative visit to KBC, after Covid restrictions were lifted, was warm and welcoming. What's more, we felt well fed (spiritually) and that's what kept us coming back!

Deacon: Joe Meiklejohn




Secretary: Graham Vaughan

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Treasurer: David Waterfield

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