Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel, Brighton

Name: Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel
Address: Brighton, United Kingdom

#207 among attractions in Brighton

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Bethel Baptist Chapel is a Strict Baptist place of worship in the village of Wivelsfield in East Sussex, England. The cause was founded in 1763 by members of a chapel at nearby Ditchling; Henry Booker and other worshippers seceded and began to meet at Wivelsfield after hearing a sermon by George Whitefield. Although some members of the new church soon returned to the Ditchling congregation, the cause thrived under Booker's leadership, and the present chapel—a building of "quiet and unassuming elegance" set in its own graveyard—was erected in 1780. It has served the Strict Baptist community continuously since then, and members founded other chapels elsewhere in Sussex during the 18th and 19th centuries. The chapel is a Grade II Listed building. ()

Completed: 1780 (244 years ago)Coordinates: 50°57'46"N, 0°5'43"W

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Bethel Strict Baptist Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Plumpton Racecourse, Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, St John the Evangelist's Church, Ashenground and Bolnore Woods.

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Sport venue, Horse track, Sport
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