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The history of Eynsford Baptist Church - The New Chapel.
The New Chapel of The Eynsford Baptist Church founded 1906
In 1905 a campaign was embarked upon to build a new Chapel. The cost of the new Chapel was given as £2,200 -0-0. The drawing above was made by Tait Hobbs the Architect based in Dartford. The Church proclaimed the following mottoes as part of the fund raising campaign; I. THE POWER OF GOD. "Nothing is too hard for the Lord" (Jeremiah 32:17) II. THE POWER OF FAITH. "All things are possible to him who believeth" (Mark 9:23) III. THE POWER OF PRAYER. "Ask, and ye shall recieve" (John 16:24) IV. THE POWER OF SACRIFICE. "She hath done what she could" (Mark 14:8) On the 16th April 1906, the eight Memorial Stones were laid,and the Chapel completed in that year.
The eight stones were laid either by or on behalf of the followling; Mr. WM. ROGERS, Horton Kirby Mr. SIDNEY GIBSON, Eynsford Sir HUGH GILZEAN REID, L.L.D., London D. CLARKE, Esq., J.P., C.A., High Wycombe Mr. J. PETERS, London Mr. T. WILD, Middlesex The Village Pastors from various Counties Mr. E. RAYNER, Wadhurst Henry T Cadbury presided over the Ceremony. During the building meetings took place in the local Drill Hall. For the stone laying ceremony, the assembly gather at the Drill Hall and sung "God bless our native land".
The assembly moved to the Chapel  site where the Hymn "Our Fathers' Friend and God" was sung, and in the evening at the Drill Hall, the hymn "Our Father God, our Fathers' God" was sung. The silver trowel used for the stone laying was sent to the Baptists in Australia for a stonelaying there, and was subsequently returned in 1958 [Chapter 6]!
New building Circa 1962. Click on Interior image to enlarge.	Ministers of Eynsford Baptist Church John Morris 1792- 1802 John Felmingham 1911-1924 John Rogers 1802-1840 John. W. Y. Meikle 1925-1925 W. C. Lewis 1841-1842 John Munro 1925-1938 G. H. Whitbread 1843-1846 Bertram. H. Carpenter 1938-1940 William Reynolds 1846-1851 Stanley Thomas 1941-1950 Jonathan Whittemore 1852-1860 Arthur T. Stockwell 1951-1960 J. M. Camp 1863-1871 Arthur J. Hallworth 1961-1968 William Mummery 1871-1881 Cyril A. G. Austen 1969-1974 George Brooks Richardson 1882-1892 Malcolm J. Cook 1975-1980 Henry Dunkley 1892-1895 Wilfred B. Stanbury 1981-1999 John Smith 1896-1905 John&Joan Saunders 2000-2010 H. E. Stone 1905-1908 Bertram. H. Carpenter 2006-2009 Frank G. Dobson 1908-1911
Compiler The Rev'd Dr Michael Foster
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History of the Church Chapter 1-1: 1775-1905  
History of the Church Chapter 1-2: 1775-1905  
History of the Church Chapter    3: 1905-1938  
History of the Church Chapter    4: 1938-1940  
History of the Church Chapter    5: 1940-1950  
History of the Church Chapter    6: 1950-1960  
History of the Church Chapter    7: 1960-1969  
History of the Church Chapter    8: 1969-1980  
History of the Church Chapter    9: 1981-1989  
History of the Church Chapter  10: 1990-1999  
History of the Church Chapter  11: 2000-2009  

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