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 evangelistic 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.

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. 

But why 'Baptist'? Because, taking the Bible as our guide, 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 who have become united to Christ through faith. Baptism does not make a person a Christian. We cannot find it in the Bible that babies were baptised or should be baptised. So, unlike most denominations of Christians, 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

PS. In fairness I need to add that our building is not at all suitable for current needs and expectations. This is due  to the persistent refusal of the Baptist Union committee (LBAC) that deals with listed buildings (ours is Grade II) to allow us to make any changes whatsoever to our premises under the threat of the sanction of a possible criminal offence with a potential penalty of two years' imprisonment or an unlimited fine. This despite negotiating with them for 7 years to be given permission to improve our premises to be more suitable for worship and witness. We are given the impression that pews matter to them more than people.