Mutley Baptist Church


Mutley Baptist Church is a large Grade II community church in Mutley Plain, Plymouth, Devon, designed by architect J. Ambrose of Plymouth in 1867.

History

Early history

The Baptist Magazine reported that the church was built at the initiative of the congregation of George Street and that the construction started on June 16th, 1867 with the memorial being laid by Mr. Peter Adams, of Plymouth. It also described the style of the building as Venetian-Italian and reported the estimated cost of construction to be around 7000 pounds. The Building News and Engineering Journal reported in 1869 that the construction lasted 16 months and defined the style as Palladian. The church was certified as a place of religious worship on April 20th, 1871.

Present times

Clive Burnard is the Senior pastor of the church since September 2015. The church has full-time overseas workers in Bahrain, Bali, China, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Uganda.

Architecture

The church it built of Plymouth limestone in a Classical Style described as French late Gothic /Renaissance or Palladian. It was extended in 1907 to include Spurgeon Hall and is considered a notable example of non-conformist chapel architecture.