Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches

The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC) is a network of over 600 independent, evangelical churches mainly in the United Kingdom that preach an evangelical faith.

For the Australian body, see Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (Australia).

Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Evangelical
Theology	Evangelical[1]
Polity	Independent
Leader	John Stevens is the FIEC National Director (wef 1 September 2010)
Associations	FIEC is linked to Affinity, which was previously called the British Evangelical Council.[2]
Region	mainly United Kingdom
Founder	Rev Edward Joshua Poole-Connor[3]
Origin	FIEC was formed in 1922 under the name A Fellowship of Undenominational and Unattached Churches and Missions, but was later renamed The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.
Congregations	617[4]
Members	39,000[5]
Official website	http://www.fiec.org.uk/

History

The FIEC was formed in 1922 under the name A Fellowship of Undenominational and Unattached Churches and Missions, but was later renamed The Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. The Fellowship brought together many independent churches and mission halls, which had been somewhat isolated.[3]

The FIEC is in the Independent tradition. According to the National Director of FIEC, "An ‘Independent’ church is self-governing. Each individual local church has ultimate control over its own affairs. It does not belong to any external body or institution which has control over it."[6] The FIEC leadership claims it exercises 'something comparable to the sub-apostolic' ministry of Timothy and Titus.[7] Some trace the routes of Independency to separatists, such as Robert Browne in the time of Elizabeth I and James I of England, but "separatism" may be an unhelpful term to use in the present day to describe FIEC, because although a church has to be autonomous and self-governing to affiliate to the FIEC, one of the main purposes of the FIEC is that local churches should work together to share resources as they seek to advance the Christian Faith. However, it is correct to note that a number of churches joined FIEC when they separated from a denomination that moved away from what they considered to be historic orthodox biblical Christianity. For example, Westminster Chapel, a leading church in the Independent tradition, joined the FIEC when the Congregational Union merged with the English Presbyterian Church to form the United Reformed Church denomination (URC). Many Independent churches within the FIEC are Baptist churches but the FIEC is open both to churches that only baptise adults and also to churches that baptise the children of believers.[8]

Former Presidents include Rev. Theodore Harold Bendor-Samuel (1967, 1978).[9]

FIEC Practical Services

FIEC Limited is a registered charity and trust corporation working under the title FIEC Practical Services. It holds church property in trust for many churches and also provides legal advice to churches and other charities. In most cases where it holds property in trust for churches, its role is limited to acting in accordance with the lawful instructions of the church for which it holds the property, although in some cases, it does also have decision making powers concerning the use of the property.

Church Planting

The FIEC has been very active in church planting over recent years and has a number of resources available to help churches and individuals considering starting a new church.

The "Go Into" project from the FIEC highlights 50 places across Great Britain with little or no evangelical witness relative to population size to help those thinking about starting a new church.

Leadership

The FIEC is led by a team of directors. The senior director is the National Director, John Stevens. Other directors are Adrian Reynolds (Training), Andy Patterson (Mission), Johnny Prime (Pastoral), Andy Hunter (Scotland), Gemma Adam (Practical Services) and Trevor Archer (London).[10]

Relations with other churches

FIEC is the largest corporate partner of Affinity, which was previously called the British Evangelical Council.[2]

They also believe that Ecumenism in the form of Churches Together is not a positive move, citing various reasons including the liberal stance of other churches.[11] The Trust Board has recently affirmed that formal membership of Churches Together (CT) is inconsistent with the FIEC Statement on Ecumenism. However a number of fellowships publicly profess their affiliation to CT.

Issues raised by the Bible League Quarterly from 2009 to 2012

Allegations of engagement in ecumenism by a missionary to Poland of Carey Baptist Church have also been made in articles in the July 2009[12] and January 2010[13] issues of the Bible League Quarterly,[14] a journal once edited by the Fellowship's own founder, Rev E. J. Poole-Connor.[3] it now has a circulation of just over 1000 copies per issue. This issue is regarded by some as controversial as it is alleged to be a violation of the Fellowship's own statement in 1996 opposing ecumenism.[15] As an association of autonomous churches, the FIEC has defended the responsibility of Carey's elders to examine the allegations, but declined to examine them independently. The concerns were first raised in November 2008.[16] On 23 March 2012 a modified statement on ecumenism was published[11] and the old withdrawn.[15] Further concerns about connections between prominent FIEC personalities and the Polish ecclesiastical scene were raised in 2012 by the same journal.[17]

Pastors

The FIEC offers numerous services to pastors, including a national support team, help for pastors looking to find a church to serve in or for churches looking for a pastor to come and serve, accreditation, training and support.

The FIEC believes the classical Complementarian view which recognises that the distinctive calling to be a pastor or elder in the local church, and to be the head of the home, is a calling for men. It also recognises and encourages a wide calling of ministries within the church for women and men.[18] [19]

Member churches

By October 2019, the FIEC has come to include 617 churches across Great Britain and the Channel Islands. The section below lists the member churches. Indented entries represent church plants.

South West

Church	Location	Founded	Joined FIEC	Notes
Bodmin Community Church	Bodmin, Cornwall	2008	2008	Planted from Grace CC, Morval
Grace Community Church, Morval	Morval, Cornwall	1994	1995
Grace Community Church, Torpoint	Torpoint, Cornwall			Planted from Grace CC, Morval
Haven Church, Gorran Haven	Gorran Haven, Cornwall	1812	early 1970s
Helston Baptist Church	Helston, Cornwall	1985
Newquay Evangelical Church	Newquay, Cornwall	1867	2017[20]	Formerly Newquay URC
Scorrier Christian Fellowship	Scorrier, Cornwall
Truro Evangelical Church	Truro, Cornwall	1998
Tuckingmill Baptist Church	Tuckingmill, Cornwall	1970	2019[21]
Bethel Free Church, Bideford	Bideford, Devon	1877		Formerly Bideford Town Mission
Brookdale Church, Ilfracombe	Ilfracombe, Devon
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Sidmouth	Sidmouth, Devon	1932	1943
Ivybridge Evangelical Baptist Church	Ivybridge, Devon	1842		Previously Congregational
Scott Drive Church, Exmouth	Exmouth, Devon
Burnham Christian Fellowship	Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset	2014
Clink Evangelical Church	Frome, Somerset	1976
Meare Evangelical Chapel	Meare, Somerset	1820		Previously Congregational Union
Millbridge Church, Minehead	Minehead, Somerset	1932
Street Baptist Church	Street, Somerset
Broadstone Baptist Church	Broadstone, Dorset
Grace Church Waterloo	Poole, Dorset	2017	2019[22]
Hope Church Ferndown	Ferndown, Dorset	2012	2012[23]	Planted from Moordown Baptist
Howeth Road Evangelical Church	Bournemouth, Dorset
Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church	Lansdowne, Dorset	1892
Moordown Baptist Church	Moordown, Dorset
Parkstone Evangelical Free Church	Parkstone, Dorset
Poole Christian Fellowship	Poole, Dorset	1989	2016[24]
Southbourne Evangelical Church	Southbourne, Dorset	1960	2015[25]
Verwood Road Evangelical Chapel	Three Legged Cross, Dorset	1934	2019[26]
Weymouth Independent Evangelical Church	Weymouth, Dorset	1996	2019[21]
Bradley Stoke Evangelical Church	Bradley Stoke, Gloucestershire
Bristol City Centre Church	Bristol	2011		Planted from Kensington Baptist
Headley Park Church	Headley Park, Bristol	2007		Re-planted from Kensington Baptist
Kensington Baptist Church – Easton Church	Easton, Bristol
Pendennis Good News Church	Bristol
Philip Street Chapel, Bedminster	Bedminster, Bristol
Saltford Community Church	Saltford, Somerset
Union Chapel, Bath	Combe Down, Somerset	1815
Village Church Emersons Green	Emersons Green, Gloucestershire	2010		Planted from Kensington Baptist
Whiteshill Evangelical Church	Hambrook, Gloucestershire	1816
Widcombe Baptist Church, Bath	Bath, Somerset	1849
Atworth Independent Church	Atworth, Wiltshire	1790s
Calne Evangelical Church	Calne, Wiltshire	1925	2013[27]
Calne Free Church	Calne, Wiltshire	1868
Colerne Evangelical Church	Colerne, Wiltshire	c. 1690	1974?	Previously Congregational Union
Cornerstone Church Swindon	Swindon, Wiltshire	2015		Planted from North Swindon Baptist
Ebenezer Baptist Church, West Lavington	West Lavington, Wiltshire	1839	1991	Previously Baptist Union
Emmanuel Church Chippenham	Chippenham, Wiltshire	2005
Emmanuel Church Marlborough	Marlborough, Wiltshire	2015	2018[28]	Planted from Freshbrook
Freshbrook Church	Freshbrook, Wiltshire
Hilmarton Chapel	Hilmarton, Wiltshire
Ladyfield Evangelical Church, Chippenham	Chippenham, Wiltshire
North Bradley Baptist Church	North Bradley, Wiltshire
North Swindon Baptist Church	Swindon, Wiltshire	1998		Planted from Swindon Evangelical
Providence Baptist Church, Dilton Marsh	Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire	1810	late 1960s	Previously Baptist Union
Swindon Evangelical Church	Swindon, Wiltshire	1923		Formerly the Bible Institute and Church
Cromhall Chapel	Cromhall, Gloucestershire	1813
Grace Church Quedgeley	Quedgeley, Gloucestershire	2002	2013[29]
Priors Park Community Church	Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
Sedbury Evangelical Church	Sedbury, Gloucestershire	1951	2017[30]
Trinity Baptist Church, Gloucester	Gloucester, Gloucestershire	1929	2018[28]
Tyndale Baptist Community Church	Yate, Gloucestershire

South East

109 churches

Church	Location	Founded	Joined FIEC	Notes
Abbey Baptist Church, Abingdon	Abingdon, Oxfordshire	1836	2016[31]	Also Grace Baptist (South East)
Brightwell Free Church	Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire	1885
Cowley Church Community	Cowley, Oxfordshire	2016	2018[32]	Planted from Magdalen Road Church
Grace Church Kidlington	Kidlington, Oxfordshire	2017	2018[33]	Planted from Woodstock Road Baptist
Grove Free Evangelical Church	Grove, Oxfordshire
Magdalen Road Church, Oxford	Oxford, Oxfordshire
Marston Neighbourhood Church	Marston, Oxfordshire	2003
Town Church Bicester	Bicester, Oxfordshire	2018	2018[34]	Planted from Magdalen Road Church
Trinity Church Oxford	Oxford, Oxfordshire	2014	2015[25]
Wantage Baptist Church	Wantage, Oxfordshire
Woodstock Road Baptist Church, Oxford	Oxford, Oxfordshire	1897	c. 1990s	Previously Baptist Union
Buckingham Evangelical Church	Buckingham, Buckinghamshire	1990		Planted from Wolverton Evangelical
Long Crendon Baptist Church	Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire	1799
Marlow Baptist Church	Marlow, Buckinghamshire	1855
New City Church Milton Keynes	Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire	2003	2008
Winslow Christian Fellowship	Winslow, Buckinghamshire	1989
Wolverton Evangelical Church	Wolverton, Buckinghamshire	1972	1999
Binfield Free Church	Binfield, Berkshire	1867	1975
Blenheim Free Church, Maidenhead	Maidenhead, Berkshire
Carey Baptist Church, Reading	Reading, Berkshire	1867	1993
Christ Church Tilehurst	Tilehurst, Berkshire	2016	2018[32]	Planted from Carey Baptist
Coley Park Baptist Church	Coley Park, Berkshire	1994		Planted from Carey Baptist
Great Hollands Free Church	Great Hollands, Berkshire
Kennet Valley Free Church	Calcot, Berkshire
Thatcham Evangelical Church	Thatcham, Berkshire	2006
Above Bar Church, Southampton	Southampton, Hampshire	1876
Alverstoke Evangelical Church	Alverstoke, Hampshire
Bethel Evangelical Church, Leigh Park	Leigh Park, Hampshire
Bishopstoke Evangelical Church	Bishopstoke, Hampshire
Christ Church Southampton	Southampton, Hampshire	2007	2013[29]
Cornerstone Church Portsmouth	Portsmouth, Hampshire	2016	2018[35]	Planted from Christ Church Southampton
Cowplain Evangelical Church	Cowplain, Hampshire
Eastney Evangelical Church	Southsea, Hampshire	1918
Freemantle Evangelical Church, Southampton	Southampton, Hampshire
Gospel Church Marchwood	Marchwood, Hampshire
Koinonia Evangelical Church, Andover	Andover, Hampshire
Liss Evangelical Church	Liss, Hampshire		2012[23]
Netley Christian Fellowship	Netley, Hampshire	1993	2019[21]
New Milton Evangelical Free Church	New Milton, Hampshire
Paulsgrove Baptist Church	Paulsgrove, Hampshire	1954
Redeemer Winchester	Winchester, Hampshire	2019[21]	2019[21]	Planted from Christ Church Southampton
Solent Evangelical Church	Gosport, Hampshire		2012[23]
Southbourne Free Church	Emsworth, Hampshire
The Butts Church, Alton	Alton, Hampshire
Titchfield Evangelical Church	Titchfield, Hampshire
Totton Evangelical Free Church	Totton and Eling, Hampshire
Trinity Church Liphook	Liphook, Hampshire	1972	c. 2001	Previously International Presbyterian Church
Winchester Evangelical Church	Winchester, Hampshire	1884
Winsor Mission Evangelical Church	Winsor, Hampshire	1871
Grace Church Isle of Wight	Ryde, Isle of Wight	2011
Alfold Chapel	Alfold, Surrey
Banstead Community Church	Banstead, Surrey	2004
Bethel Baptist Church, Farnham	Farnham, Surrey	1834	2015[36]
Binscombe Church, Godalming	Godalming, Surrey	1957	1978
Bishopsgate Evangelical Church, Egham	Egham, Surrey	1894	2011
Chilworth Free Church	Chilworth, Surrey	pre-1939
Christ Church Fetcham	Fetcham, Surrey
Emmanuel Church, Farnham	Farnham, Surrey
Horsell Evangelical Church	Horsell, Surrey	1896	1966
Horsley Evangelical Church	East Horsley, Surrey	1947
Lower Kingswood Evangelical Church	Lower Kingswood, Surrey	1923	c. 1940
Merland Rise Church, Tadworth	Tadworth, Surrey
Send Evangelical Church	Send, Surrey
Smallfield Evangelical Church	Burstow, Surrey
Tollgate Evangelical Church, Redhill	Redhill, Surrey
Christ Church Haywards Heath	Haywards Heath, West Sussex	1936	1937
Cuckfield Baptist Church	Cuckfield, West Sussex	1724	2018[33]
East Beach Evangelical Church, Selsey	Selsey, West Sussex	1965
East Dean Free Church	East Dean, West Sussex
Good News Church, Hurstpierpoint	Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex			Planted from Christ Church Haywards Heath
Grace Church Haywards Heath	Haywards Heath, West Sussex	2008	2018[32]	Planted from Christ Church Haywards Heath
Henfield Evangelical Free Church	Henfield, West Sussex
Kirdford Chapel	Kirdford, West Sussex
Lancing Tabernacle Evangelical Free Church	Lancing, West Sussex	1922
Lindfield Evangelical Free Church	Lindfield, West Sussex	late C19th	1992
Milland Evangelical Church	Milland, West Sussex
Rudgwick Chapel	Rudgwick, West Sussex
Storrington Chapel Evangelical Church	Storrington, West Sussex
Three Bridges Free Church	Three Bridges, West Sussex	1875
Walberton Baptist Church	Walberton, West Sussex
West Worthing Evangelical Church	Worthing, West Sussex	1900
Worthing Tabernacle	Worthing, West Sussex	1896
Arabic Community Church, Brighton	Portslade, East Sussex			Plant from Southern Cross Evangelical
Calvary Church, Brighton	Brighton, East Sussex	1876
Chailey Free Church	Chailey, East Sussex	1885	1943
Christian Arabic Evangelical Church, Hove	Hove, East Sussex		2003
Eastbourne Evangelical Free Church	Eastbourne, East Sussex	1907	c. 1960
Hailsham Free Church	Hailsham, East Sussex	1903	c. 1980
Jubilee Christian Centre, Barcombe	Barcombe, East Sussex	pre-1910
New Life Church, Brighton	Brighton, East Sussex		2012[23]
Park Hill Church, Brighton	Brighton, East Sussex
Peacehaven Evangelical Free Church	Peacehaven, East Sussex	1922
Southern Cross Evangelical Church, Portslade	Portslade, East Sussex	pre-1920
St Leonards Congregational Church	St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Barton Church, Canterbury	Canterbury, Kent
Barton Church, Faversham	Faversham, Kent		2018[32]	Planted from Barton Church Canterbury
The Carpenter's Arms Church, Deal	Deal, Kent
Cliffe Community Church	Cliffe, Kent	2014
Community Church Sheppey	Sheerness, Kent	1986	2018[37]
Emmanuel Church Canterbury	Canterbury, Kent	2010	2012[23]
Grace Fellowship, Ashford	Ashford, Kent
Halling Baptist Church	Halling, Kent
Hamilton Road Evangelical Church, Whitstable	Whitstable, Kent
Herne Bay Evangelical Free Church	Herne Bay, Kent	c. 1935
Hope Church, Gravesend	Gravesend, Kent			Also Grace Baptist (South East)
The Lighthouse Church, Dover	Dover, Kent	2015	2015
Otford Evangelical Free Church	Otford, Kent
Outpost Church, Woodchurch	Woodchurch, Kent	2011	2016[38]
Rochester Baptist Church	Rochester, Kent	1888	c. 1995
Trinity Baptist Church, Tenterden	Tenterden, Kent	1968	2015[39]
Wigmore Evangelical Free Church, Rainham	Rainham, Kent

London

• Amyand Park Chapel, Twickenham (1889)
• Bethel Evangelical Church, Kenton
• Cheam Baptist Church (1862; joined 2011)
• Chessington Evangelical Church (planted by Hook Evangelical Church; also known as 'The King's Centre')
  • Emmanuel, Epsom, Surrey (2015; independent 2018[33])
• Chiswick Baptist Church (1866; joined 2019[21])
• Christ Church Peckham
• Clementswood Baptist Church, Ilford (1905; joined FIEC 2016[40])
• Coldharbour Evangelical Free Church, Eltham
• Cornerstone Church Kingston (2003; joined 2015[39])
• Cranford Baptist Church, Hounslow
• Crockenhill Baptist Church, Swanley
• Donnington Evangelical Church, Willesden
• Duke Street Church, Richmond (1870; joined 2019[22])
• East Finchley Baptist Church
• East London Tabernacle Baptist Church, London (1861)
• Elmstead Baptist Church
• Enfield Town Community Church
  • Silver Street Community Church, Edmonton (2015; joined 2018[37])
  • Bury Street Community Church, Enfield (2017)
  • Bush Hill Park Community Church
• Feltham Evangelical Church
• The Globe Church (2015)
• Goldings Church, Loughton
• Grace Church Brockley (2012; joined 2018[35])
• GraceLife London, Clerkenwell
• Grange International Christian Centre, Ilford
• Grove Hill Evangelical Church, South Woodford
• Gunnersbury Baptist Church
• Harold Hill Evangelical Free Church
• Harold Park Baptist Church, Romford
• High Road Baptist Church, Finchley (1791; joined FIEC 2017[34])
• Highgate Road Chapel
• Honor Oak Christian Fellowship Centre
• Hook Evangelical Church, Surbiton
• Hope Church Vauxhall (2018[35])
• Hounslow Evangelical Church
• Hounslow West Evangelical Church
• House of Mercy Christian Assembly (2015; joined FIEC 2016[40])
• Kensal Evangelical Church
• Kensit Evangelical Church, Finchley
• Kentish Town Evangelical Church
• Kenton Evangelical Church (1934; joined 1937)
• Kilburn Evangelical Free Church
• Lansdowne Evangelical Free Church, West Norwood
• Lighthouse Baptist Church, Bow
• Lifespring Romanian Fellowship, Stanmore (2007; joined 2018[32])
• New Life Church Roehampton (2005; joined 2013[29])
• Olivet Deptford Baptist Church
• Osborne Square Church, Dagenham (1931; joined 2014[41])
• Romford Evangelical Free Church
• Rotherhithe Evangelical Church
• St Giles Christian Mission, Islington
• St John's Wood Road Baptist Church (1826; joined 2019[21])
• Selhurst Evangelical Church
• The Slade Evangelical Church, Plumstead Common
  • Abbey Wood Community Church (2017[34])
• Southside Baptist Church, Thornton Heath
• Stanley Park Evangelical Free Church, Carshalton
• Stanmore Chapel
• Stockwell Baptist Church
• Stonebridge Evangelical Church, Stonebridge Park
• Streatham Central Church (2015)
• Summerstown Mission Evangelical Church, Tooting
• Thornton Heath Evangelical Church
• Trinity Road Chapel, Upper Tooting
• Trinity West Church, Wood Lane (2012; joined 2013[42])
• Twynholm Baptist Church, Fulham Cross
• Upney Baptist Church, Barking (1935; joined 2015[43])
• Walthamstow Central Baptist Church
• Waterloo Road Church, Uxbridge
• Welling Evangelical Free Church
• West Kilburn Baptist Church
• West Street Evangelical Church, Carshalton
• Westminster Chapel (joined FIEC 1967)
• Whybridge Christian Fellowship Church, Rainham
• Woodford Evangelical Church, Woodford Green

Hertfordshire

• Longmeadow Evangelical Church, Stevenage
• Spicer Street Church, St Albans
  • Christ Church Hemel (planted 2014; independent 2019[22])
  • Ridgeway Church, St Albans (2009)
• Christ Church Harpenden
• Christ Church Redbourn
• Evangelical Baptist Church, Hatfield
• Causeway Free Church, Potters Bar (2010; planted from Enfield Free)
• Grace Baptist Church, Hitchin
• Letchworth Baptist Church
  • Grange Baptist Church, Letchworth (1963)
• Christ Church Baldock
• Royston Evangelical Church
• Sawbridgeworth Evangelical Congregational Church

Bedfordshire

• Cranfield Baptist Church
• Wootton Baptist Church
• Grace Community Church, Bedford
• Hope Church Goldington, Bedford (c. 1982; joined 1997)
• Maulden Baptist Church
• Flitwick Baptist Church
• Cornerstone Church, Luton (2011)
• Christ Church Dunstable
• Providence Baptist Church, Shefford
• Potton Baptist Church (1800; joined 2018[28])
• Fellowship Baptist Church, Luton (1989; joined 2018[35])

Cambridgeshire

• St Neots Evangelical Church
  • Kingfisher Church, Little Paxton (planted 2013, joined FIEC 2017[34])
  • Christ Church Cambourne (2016; joined 2018[35])
• St Ives Evangelical Christian Church
• Cardea Community Church, Peterborough (2014; joined 2018[32])
• Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge (joined 2012[23])
  • Grace Church Cambridge (2011)
    • Emmanuel Church Northstowe (2018)
  • Rock Baptist Church, Cambridge
    • Christ Church Trumpington (2014; joined 2018[32])
    • Hope Community Church Cambridge, Teversham (2010; joined 2013[27])
• Soham Baptist Church
• Pound Lane Free Church, Isleham
• Cambridge Bethel Pentecostal Church, Yelling (2007; joined 2018[33])

Norfolk

• Surrey Chapel, Norwich
• Saxlingham Nethergate Chapel
• Mattishall Evangelical Church
• King's Lynn Evangelical Church
• Hope Evangelical Church, Snettisham (late 1970s; joined 2019[22])

Suffolk

• Beresford Road Evangelical Church, Lowestoft
• Brandon Baptist Church
• West Row Baptist Church
• Westgate Chapel, Bury St Edmunds
• Bradfield & Rougham Baptist Church (1834; joined FIEC 2016[40])
• Lawshall Evangelical Free Church
• Cedars Church, Stowmarket (2010; joined 2012[23])
• Battisford Free Church
• Needham Market Evangelical Church
• Mickfield Evangelical Church
• Hadleigh Baptist Church
• Leighton Road Evangelical Church, Ipswich
• Avenue Evangelical Church, Woodbridge
• Melton Evangelical Church
• Bethesda Baptist Church, Felixstowe
• Beccles Baptist Church (1808; joined 2018[33])
• Cauldwell Hall Road Baptist Church, Ipswich (1911; joined 2018[33])
• Fressingfield Baptist Church (1835; joined 2019[22])
• Stoke Ash Baptist Church (1805; joined 2019[22])

Essex

• Oakwood Chapel, Harlow
• Barnston Mission Evangelical Church
• Braintree Evangelical Church (1922; joined FIEC 2017[34])
• Kirby-le-Soken Evangelical Church (joined 2015[39])
• Belhus Park Chapel, South Ockendon
• Doddinghurst Road Church, Brentwood
• Trinity Free Church, Manningtree
• Greenstead Evangelical Free Church, Colchester
• Artillery Street Evangelical Church, Colchester
• Abbeyfield Community Church, Colchester
• Rickstones Evangelical Church, Witham
• Pound Lane Mission, Basildon
• Grange Free Church, Rayleigh

Herefordshire

• Leominster Baptist Church (1656)
• Wellington Chapel

Worcestershire

• Wyche Free Church, Malvern
• Manor Park Evangelical Church, Worcester
  • Community Church Warndon
• Woodgreen Evangelical Church, Worcester
• Kidderminster Evangelical Church
• Hollywood Christian Life Centre (1958; joined 2018[37])
• West Side Fellowship, Worcester (2012; joined 2018[37])
• Ridgeway Community Church, Redditch (2017; recognised church plant 2018[37])

West Midlands

• City Church Birmingham (1999)
  • Grace Church Dell Road (was Dell Road Gospel Hall; plant 2007)
    • The Gate Church, Birmingham (2014[44])
  • Second City Church
  • Christ Church Longbridge (2015; joined FIEC 2016[40])
• Monyhull Church, Birmingham (1989)
• Bethel Free Baptist Church, Ward End, Birmingham
• Junction Road Evangelical Church, Handsworth
• Providence Church, Smethwick
• Helier Chapel, Northfield (1938; joined 2013[45])
• Crossway Church, Northfield (2011)
• Oikos Church, Erdington (2010; joined 2014[46])
• Kings Heath Evangelical Church
• Kingshurst Evangelical Church
• Grace Community Church Tipton (joined FIEC 2017[20])
• Bethel Church Blackheath
• Endowed School Mission Hall, Rowley Regis
• Oakham Evangelical Church, Oldbury
• Walsall Independent Evangelical Church
• Cradley Baptist Church, Halesowen
• Believers Place, Brierley Hill
• Pelsall Evangelical Church, Walsall
• Wall Heath Evangelical Free Church
• Hillfields Evangelical Baptist Church, Coventry (1918; joined 2015[39])
• Lower Ford Street Baptist Church, Coventry (1857; joined 2014[47])
• Bethel Evangelical Church, Coventry (1937; joined 2014[46])
  • Radford Community Church (2017[44])
• Holbrooks Evangelical Church, Coventry
• Durbar Avenue Evangelical Church, Coventry
• Willenhall Evangelical Free Church, Coventry

Warwickshire

• Rugby Evangelical Free Church (1967; joined FIEC 2016[31])
• The Terrace Church, Rugby
• Emmanuel Church, Leamington Spa
  • Kenilworth Community Church (2018[37])
• Lilbourne Evangelical Church (1986; joined 2016[38])
• The Lees Chapel, Lapworth

Shropshire

• Wem Baptist Church
  • Prees Baptist Church
• The People's Hall Independent Evangelical Church, Bridgnorth

Staffordshire

• Lichfield Christian Church (2007; joined 2015[25])
• Mow Cop Community Church (1987; joined 2013[27])
• Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Bradeley
• Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Hanley
• Hartshill Bible Church, Stoke-on-Trent

Northamptonshire

• Reynard Way Evangelical Church, Northampton (1860s)
  • Pollard Evangelical Church, Kettering (2013)
• Brixworth Christian Fellowship

Derbyshire

• Woodlands Church, Derby
  • Springwood Church (2004; joined FIEC 2017[20])
• Netherseal Baptist Church (1840; joined 2016[38])
• Grace Church Hilton (2013)
• Stenson Fields Christian Fellowship
• Davenport Road Evangelical Church, Derby
• Duffield Baptist Church
• Bridgeway Church, Glossop
• Holmgate Evangelical Church, Clay Cross
• Walton Evangelical Church, Chesterfield

Leicestershire and Rutland

• Christ Church Market Harborough (2011)
• The Crowded House, Leicester (joined 2012[23])
  • Crowded House North (2017[30])
  • Crowded House Loughborough (independent and affiliated 2019[48])
• New Life Community Church Loughborough (1980; joined 2016[31])
• Grace Church Loughborough (2009; joined 2015[36])
• East Leake Evangelical Church
• Cropston Evangelical Free Church
• Syston Evangelical Baptist Church
• Oadby Evangelical Free Church
• Glencroft Church
• Laburnum Road Community Church, Leicester
• Carley Evangelical Baptist Church, Leicester
• Bethel Evangelical Free Church, Wigston (1940)
• Trinity Community Church, Hinckley (2011; joined 2013;[45] planted from Holy Trinity Hinckley)
• Knighton Evangelical Free Church
  • Meadows Community Church
  • Avenue Community Church, Leicester
• Thurlaston Chapel
• Barton Fabis Baptist Church
• Coalville Evangelical Church
• Market Overton Free Church

Nottinghamshire

• Cornerstone Church, Nottingham (began as Hyson Green Baptist Church)
  • Redeemer Church Nottingham (2017[44])
• Beeston Free Church, Nottingham (1944; joined 1945)
  • Rylands Community Church (2014)
• Arnold Road Evangelical Church, Nottingham (1951; joined 1960[41])
• Aspley Evangelical Church, Nottingham (1931; joined 2017[34])
• Stapleford Baptist Church
• Newark Evangelical Church (1974; joined 2002)
  • Fernwood Community Church (2018[33])
• Emmanuel Church Bramcote, Nottingham (2006; joined 2018[35])

Lincolnshire

• Earlsfield Community Church, Grantham (2013)
• Calvary Baptist Church, Spalding (1985; joined 2017[44])
• Thomas Cooper Memorial Baptist Church, Lincoln
• Louth Evangelical Church
• Hey Street Evangelical Church, Cleethorpes
• Bourne Evangelical Church (2013; joined 2019[22])

Cheshire

• Gresty Road Evangelical Church, Crewe
• Ebenezer Baptist Church, Chester
• Matthew Henry Evangelical Church, Chester
• Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Northwich
• Great Warford Baptist Church
• Congleton Baptist Church (closed 2018)
• Bethel Free Church, Warrington
• Wheelock Heath Baptist Church (1704; joined 2018[33])
  • Grace Church Sandbach (2018[33])

Merseyside

• Christ Church Liverpool
  • Trinity Church Everton (2013[36])
• Formby Baptist Church (1983; joined 2014[41])
• The Village Church, Formby
• Orrell Park Baptist Church (1910; joined 2014[41])
• Sailors Chapel, Liverpool
• People's Church, Liverpool
• Aigburth Community Church, Liverpool
• Bridge Chapel, Liverpool
• Bethel Church, Tuebrook
• Grace Church Halewood
• Kew Evangelical Church, Southport (c. 1980; joined 2012[23])
• Boundary Street Evangelical Church, Southport
• Trinity Evangelical Church, Rainhill
• Bethany Baptist Chapel, Fazakerley
• Bankhall Mission Church, Bootle
• Cornerstone Church Liverpool
  • Cornerstone Church, Wirral (2012)
• Irby Evangelical Church (1927; joined 1966)
• Hoylake Evangelical Church (1959; joined 1962)
• Speke Baptist Church (1947; joined 2018[33])
• Hebron Evangelical Church, Wallasey (1930; joined 2019[22])

Greater Manchester

• Grace Church Manchester
• City Church Manchester (2014)
• Chorlton Evangelical Church, Manchester
• Redeemer Church Manchester (2017[34])
• Emmanuel Community Church, Stockport
• Bridgeway Church Stockport (2011; joined 2016[38])
• Heaton Moor Evangelical Church (1971–1972)
• Emmanuel Community Church, Heaton Moor
• Hope Church Ashton-in-Makerfield
• Pemberton Free Grace Church, Wigan (joined 2018[35])
• Bethany Evangelical Church, Leigh
• Atherton Evangelical Church
• Westhoughton Evangelical Church
• Bethel Evangelical Church, Bolton
• Oldham Bethel Church
• Firwood Church, Oldham (1997; joined 2019[21])
• Union Hall Evangelical Church, Manchester (joined 2018[35])

Lancashire

• Moorlands Church Lancaster (2005; joined 2015[36])
  • Church by the Bay, Morecambe (joined 2016[24])
• Barnoldswick Gospel Mission
• Rehoboth Christian Centre, Blackpool
• Parbold Evangelical Church

Cumbria

• New Life Church Whitehaven (1920; joined FIEC 2017[30])
• Carlisle Baptist Church (1880; joined 2015[43])
• Parr Street Evangelical Church, Kendal (1836; joined FIEC 2016[40])
  • Trinity Church Milnthorpe (independent 2017[20])
• Bethany Christian Church, Ulverston (1955; joined 2018[33])

West Yorkshire

• Bethel Evangelical Church, Otley (1916; joined 1928)
• City Evangelical Church, Leeds
• Pentecostal Missionary Church Word of Life, Leeds
• Trinity Church, Bradford (2011; joined 2012[23])
• Dewsbury Evangelical Church (1970s; joined 2013[42])
  • Grace Church Wakefield (2017[34])
• Spen Valley Church, Cleckheaton (2017[34])
• Cornerstone Church Brighouse
• Hope Church Huddersfield (2010; joined 2012[23])
• Mount Zion Baptist Chapel, Hebden Bridge
• Moorside Church, Drighlington
• Emmanuel Evangelical Church, Shipley
• Roundhay Evangelical Church, Leeds
• Christchurch Xscape, Castleford (2010)
• Hope Church Halifax (2019[22])
• Emmanuel Baptist Church, Leeds (1972; joined 2018[35])
• Emmanuel Church Keighley (2018[35])

South Yorkshire

• South Sheffield Evangelical Church
• Peak Trinity Church, Bakewell, Derbyshire (2018[33])
• Rotherham Evangelical Church
• Bethany Evangelical Church, Mexborough
• Doncaster Evangelical Church
• Bessacarr Evangelical Church (joined 2007)
  • South Doncaster Community Church (2007)
• Bawtry Evangelical Free Church

East Riding of Yorkshire

• Hull Orchard Park Evangelical Church (1970)
• Christ Church Cottingham
• Barton-upon-Humber Evangelical Church
• Living Hope Christian Church, Hull (1902; joined 2017[44])

North Yorkshire and Cleveland

• York Evangelical Church (1982; joined 2013[29])
• Nidderdale Evangelical Free Church, Harrogate (joined 2012[23])
• Grace Community Church Loftus (2014; joined FIEC 2017[30])
• Ingleton Evangelical Church (1972; rejoined 2006)
• Grace Church Boroughbridge (2012)
• New Life Church Middlesbrough (2013)
• Grace Church Hartlepool (2015; joined 2019[21])
• Saltburn Evangelical Church (1935; joined 2019[21])

Durham

• Aycliffe Evangelical Church (1988)

Tyne and Wear

• Christ Church Newcastle (2006; joined 2015[25])
  • Christ Church Gosforth (2015)
• Trinity Church Sunderland (2013; relaunch of Sunderland Free Church)
• Tyneside Church Central (2013; joined 2017[44])
• Calvary Christian Fellowship, Silksworth (1982; joined 2019[26])
• Kelvin Grove Church, Gateshead (1972; joined 2019[21])

Northumberland

• Wooler Evangelical Church (1993; joined FIEC 2017[34])

Wales

• Ebenezer Baptist Church, Mold
  • Pantymwyn Congregation
  • Grace Church Denbigh (2013; joined 2017[30])
• Queens Road Church Llandudno (1906; joined 2015[36])
• Gwersyllt Congregational Church (joined 2014[41])
• Bradley Road Evangelical Baptist Church, Wrexham
• Zion English Baptist Church, Penycae (1874; joined 2014[46])
• Kinmel Bay Church
• Capel Fron, Penrhyndeudraeth
• Libanus Baptist Church, Llanfairfechan (1864; joined 2018[33])
• Bethesda Evangelical Church, Hay-on-Wye
• Ackhill Baptist Church, Presteigne
• Newtown Evangelical Church (joined 2018[28])
  • Welshpool Community Church (planted 2015[28])
• Crickhowell Evangelical Church (1976; joined 2019[26])
• Ogmore-by-Sea Evangelical Church
• Mount Pleasant Baptist Church, Swansea (joined 2012[23])
  • Soul Church, Neath (began 2013)
• Highfields Church, Cardiff (1986)
  • Hill City Church, Pontnewynydd (2007; joined 2018[28])
  • Highfields Church Pontprennau (began 2011)
• Bethel Baptist Church, Barry (1891; joined 2016[40])
• Princes Street Evangelical Baptist Church, Barry
• Grace Church Bridgend (2002; joined 2015[25])
• Litchard Mission Church, Bridgend
• Nebo Baptist Chapel, Cefn Cribwr
• Cornwall Street Baptist Church, Cardiff
• Ebenezer Church, Pontyclun
• Emmanuel Baptist Church, Cardiff
• Gabalfa Baptist Church, Cardiff
• Minster Christian Centre, Cardiff
• Ebenezer Baptist Church, Machen
• Tir-Y-Berth Community Church, Hengoed (2000; joined 2013[29])
• Pontrhydyrun Baptist Church, Cwmbran (1815; joined 1990s)
• Cornerstone Evangelical Church, Abergavenny
• Pen-y-Bryn Independent Evangelical Church, Caerau
• Clyne Free Mission Evangelical Church
• Lonlas Gospel Mission, Skewen
• Baglan Community Church, Port Talbot (2002; joined 2018[49])
• Caerwent Evangelical Baptist Chapel (1815; joined 2018[35])

Scotland

25 churches

Church	Location	Founded	Joined FIEC	Notes
Hope Community Church Barlanark, Glasgow	Barlanark, Glasgow	2016	2019[50]
Bethany Evangelical Church, Dumfries	Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway	1946	2017[20]
Erskine Church, Kilwinning	Kilwinning, North Ayrshire	1758	2004	Previously Church of Scotland
Glenburn Baptist Church, Paisley	Paisley, Renfrewshire	1999	2018[32]
Clarkston Baptist Church	Clarkston, East Renfrewshire	1937	1944
Plains Evangelical Church, Airdrie	Airdrie, North Lanarkshire	1900	c. 2010
Finnieston Evangelical Church	Finnieston, Glasgow
Greenview Church Glasgow	Pollokshaws, Glasgow	1873	2018[32]
Harper Church, Glasgow	Govan, Glasgow	1897	2014[41]
Refuge Church Glasgow	Pollokshaws, Glasgow	2014	2018[33]
Yoker Evangelical Church	Yoker, Glasgow	1914
Hope Community Church, Barlanark	Barlanark, Glasgow	2016	2019[21]
Lenzie Christian Fellowship	Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire
Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh	Edinburgh, Edinburgh	1808	2013[27]
Hope City Church, Edinburgh	Edinburgh, Edinburgh	2018	2018[33]	Planted from Charlotte Chapel
Hope Community Church, Bingham	Bingham, Edinburgh	2019	2019[32]	Planted from Niddrie Community Church
Niddrie Community Church	Niddrie, Edinburgh	1896	2013[27]	Replanted by Charlotte Chapel 2004
Wester Hailes Baptist Church	Wester Hailes, Edinburgh	1973	2019[26]	Planted from Charlotte Chapel
Braehead Evangelical Church, St Monans	St Monans, Fife		1964
Blairgowrie Evangelical Church	Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross
Loch Leven Church, Kinross	Kinross, Perth and Kinross		2018[33]
Bethesda Evangelical Church, Fraserburgh	Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
Huntly Christian Fellowship	Huntly, Aberdeenshire	2017	2017[20]
New Hope Church, Balmedie	Balmedie, Aberdeenshire	2019[22]	2019[22]
Hope Church Aviemore	Aviemore, Highland		2019[37]
Avoch Congregational Church	Avoch, Highland	1807	2013[42]
Dornoch and District Christian Fellowship	Dornoch, Highland	1994	2015[39]
Grace Church Orkney	Stromness, Orkney	2017	2017[30]
Garthspool Evangelical Church, Lerwick	Lerwick, Shetland	1914

Northern Ireland

none

Isle of Man

none

Channel Islands

• Jersey Baptist Church, St Helier, Jersey (1888; joined 2014[47])
• Quennevais Evangelical Church, St Brelade, Jersey (1972; joined 2014[41])

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External links

• Official website