This is the Abbey Baptist Church down Checker Walk. At one time it belonged to a group called the Strict Baptists, but they are now the Grace Baptists. The Abbey Baptist Church preach in the open air, and have a strong sense of mission and saving people’s souls.
The other more main stream Baptist Church is The Ock Street Baptist Church. They have a long history going back to 1649 when it was founded by John Pendarves.
I found this very interesting. We do need to have faith without pretending. There is so much pressure on us to conform, to collude, to be perfect in the eyes of people. The reality is that only God is able to perfect us through Jesus Christ. The Church could spend hours arguing over adult/infant baptism, whether bread and wine are symbols or whether they become the body and blood of Jesus, how you dress to go to church, whether you sing choruses or hymns, what version of the Bible you read, and so on. Does any of it matter? GOD LOOKS AT THE HEART.