History of LBC

Lymington Baptist Church was started in 1688 at a time when Baptist Christians were persecuted and had to meet in secret for being ‘non-conformist’.

Over the last 300 years, and through the ministry of some 25 different pastors, a lot has changed.  No longer do we fear informers and persecutors.  We have a ‘new’ building – built in 1834, and no longer do people walk across vast stretches of the New Forest to get to Sunday Services.

However, some things remain the same: we’re just as committed as we ever were to proclaiming clearly and relevantly the Good News of Jesus.  The ‘packaging’ may have changed but the message certainly hasn’t!  Further, just like our Baptist ancestors, we believe in believers’ baptism, the priesthood of all believers, congregational government and, above all, the authority of the Bible.