GIVING YOU A NEW DIRECTION
PREACHING THE GOSPEL
CELEBRATING
CHRISTIANITY
We are a young enthusiastic and multi-cultural church with every continent of the world represented through our congregation.
Our purpose is to be an effective witness to our community through our warm and friendly approach and our method of worship.
Through our worship and our Bible teaching programme we endeavour to prepare people to face the challenge of being an effective Christian in London in their daily lives.
We are affiliated to the Baptist Union of Great Britain, London Baptist Association and the Evangelical Alliance.
OUR BELIEFS
ABOUT THE BIBLE
We believe that the Bible is the inspired and infallible word of God.
ABOUT GOD
We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: The Father, Son (the Lord Jesus Christ) and Holy Spirit. That God is love and desires to have a relationship with all human beings.
ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
We believe that Jesus Christ was miraculously conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary and is true God and true man. We believe in his bodily resurrection and ascension into Heaven where he is now, our High Priest and advocate. We believe that he will personally return to set up his kingdom wherein he will rule and reign in righteousness.
ABOUT HUMANKIND
We believe that mankind was created in the image of God but that all have sinned and fallen short of God's standards. As a result, spiritual and physical death has passed to all mankind and that all deserve God's judgment, and are in need of God's salvation.
ABOUT SALVATION
We believe that Salvation is found only in the Lord Jesus Christ who died for our sins and rose again for our justification. We believe that we are saved from the consequences of sin by having faith in the shed blood of Jesus. We believe salvation is not earned by good works but is a gift of God by his grace given to all who believe in the Lord Jesus. We believe that all who receive the Lord Jesus Christ by faith are born again of the Holy Spirit and become the children of God.
ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT
We believe that the Holy Spirit works in all believers and empowers them to witness and live fruitful lives for God. We believe that all the gifts of the Holy Spirit are relevant for today.
OUR WORSHIP
We are a small church looking to the future. At the moment we are without a worship leader. But we are hopeful we will have one shortly. In the meantime we use our audio visual surround sound system to help us in our worship. If you would like to be involved please contact the pastor. We are actively looking for help and suggestions.
TIMELINE
1863
Abbey Road Baptist Church was founded in 1863 when Mr Stott, a preacher from Hyde Park, had a vision to build the Church and to create an environment for worship for the local community. The Church was the site where the Abbey National Building Society was formed.
1874
A Building Society was founded in 1874, which later became the Abbey National, and is now a national bank.
1962
In 1962 the Church was linked with The Abbey Christian School for the English Language formed by Pastor Barnard. The school was set up to teach English to missionaries and other church workers. It began with just a handful of students and grew steadily until it had up to 60-70 students each term from all around the world. On June 14th 2002 the school closed after serving the world for 40 years. After closure of the school a youth group was started and is now a thriving fellowship of students from all over the globe.
1994
In 1994 our Pastor, Iain Batty and his wife Lucy joined the Church. Iain's remit was to continue evangelising the faith of the church, to galvanise the congregation and prepare Abbey Road Baptist Church for redevelopment, and the challenges of the ministry in the new millennium.
2003
2003 saw the launch of Abbeycomp, an IT consultancy formed by our Church Member Joe Lima. Abbeycomp employs skilled IT professionals including other Church Members and serves small and medium sized businesses around London.
Also this year, Abbey Road Baptist Church took a visionary move to re-brand the Church. Both the Reverend Batty and Joe Lima were inspired to develop a new identity for the Church to ensure that a collective vision was shared throughout our congregation. Not only was a new logo developed – one that represents our famous location – but also a set of values and personality for the Church that could be communicated by everyone.
2004–2010
In 2004, Westminster City Planning Office gave permission for the long awaited redevelopment of the Church building. This restoration programme was designed to bring the Church back to its former glory and provide enhanced facilities for our local community.
From 2005 to 2010
extensive restoration, rebuilding and refurbishment work was carried out on our Church building.
2010 - Present
Since its building redevelopment, the church continues with its mission to be an effect witness to the community, preaching the gospel and celebrating Christianity.
OUR HISTORY
THE LORD OF
ALL THINGS
From 2005 - 2010 Abbey Road Baptist Church (yes, THE Abbey Road, right opposite the studios where The Beatles recorded) underwent an extensive restoration. It took three years longer than planned. This is the story of those years.
The film was created by Jeff Nottingham and Douglas Minei.