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.
It's our desire that we grow in grace and knowledge of our Saviour. Our life together 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), with an emphasis on the preaching of the Word of God. Mostly our services are led by our pastor, but we're pleased to welcome, usually once a month, visiting preachers.
We're outward looking, engaged, as we are able, in evangelistic outreach into Kington. This is rooted in our weekly prayer meeting and includes literature distribution and an 'open-door' Coffee Club on Friday afternoons.
The Church is described in our original Trust Deed as 'particular Baptist'. That is still our position: rooted, founded and grounded in the Scriptures of Truth.
'Baptist' because we understand baptism is a visible expression of a decision to place faith in Jesus Christ as Saviour. Baptism is a seal God gives to those united to Christ through faith. Baptism does not make a person a Christian. We cannot find it in the Bible that babies should be baptised. So we only baptise those who make a credible profession of faith in Jesus as Saviour.
A wider outline of what we believe will be found on the 'Christian Basics' page of this website, as 'A Question and Answer Guide', based on the little catechism of Dr John Owen. Christian Basics
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 at a young age.
After three years at the South Wales Bible College, Barry (1971 to 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; where he then taught theology part-time for 10 years.
'My greatest delight is preaching Jesus and his gospel from the Word of God.
'If I belong to any 'tradition' it is the tradition which allows the Bible to tell me what I am to believe and say; not the tradition which tells the Bible what it should have said or ought to mean.'
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
More than 10 years ago, I was prompted by God to read his Word; it was a New Testament I found at home. As I read I was convinced of my need of the Saviour, 'for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God', and the only answer to my need was 'the redemption that is in Christ Jesus'.
When I came to Kington Baptist Church, I found not gimmicks but the preaching of the gospel. Each week since then l've been fed the 'sincere milk of the Word' and have grown and, by God's grace continue to grow. I also found a warm welcome into a friendly fellowship of the Lord's people.
Treasurer: David Waterfield
