History

(This section contains a history of Girton Baptist Church, originally prepared in booklet form.

It is reproduced here by kind permission of the author.)

"Thy hand O God has guided, Thy flock from age to age"

A history of Girton Baptist Church 1859 - 1934 by J. Phillip Staves

September 2000

Sections (click on title to go to that section)
	Author's Note
	Introduction
Chapter 1	Thy heralds brought glad tidings to greatest as to least
Chapter 2	Through many days of darkness, through many a scene of strife
Chapter 3	The faithful few fought bravely to guard the church's life
Chapter 4	To all alike proclaiming, one church, one faith, one Lord
Chapter 5	Our fathers owned Thy goodness, and we their deeds record
Chapter 6	Thy mercy will not fail us nor leave Thy work undone
	Bibliography
Appendix A	Church Statistics from Baptist Handbooks
Appendix B	The Church Roll at the formation of the Church 12th February 1913
Appendix C	The Church Officers elected at the AGM 10th January 1928