We are a Evangelical Baptist Church in rural Suffolk , near by are the towns of Ipswich and Stowmarket. The church was formed on July 21st 1835 with the first pastor being a Mr Catt from Otley. The congregation numbers around 29, being made up of varying ages but mostly middle to older age. We have a thriving 5-11yrs mid week youth club. We are in the Association of Grace Baptist Churches (East Anglia ,further information about the association can be found on their web site at 

www.grace-ea.org.uk .   

This is an important part of the churches ministry. We support various missionary societies with GRACE BAPTIST MISSION being

among them. The scope of mission however is not just to those in foreign countries. We aim to make the gospel known to our community in various ways such as special services, evangelistic courses, personal  witness, a quarterly evangelistic magazine, Holiday Club, Youth works, lunches and other activities.

As a church we stand squarely on the doctrines of Grace. All people are sinners before God and deserve nothing but his condemnation. Yet God showed sinners grace by sending his only Son to take their penalty of sin upon himself. It is entirely through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is all of grace and nothing of our own efforts.

Baptist is a name for those Christians who believe that true baptism is the immersion in water of those  who have personally put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ for salvation. 

The Old and New Testaments as the infallible Word of God by Divine inspiration;

Three equal Persons in the Godhead;  

Eternal and personal election unto salvation;

Original sin; 

Particular redemption through the atoning  sacrifice of Christ;  

Free justification by the imputed righteousness of Christ alone;

God's fully effective grace in regeneration;   

The Second Coming of our Lord;

The final perseverance of real believers;  

The resurrection of the dead, the future Judgment, and the eternal happiness of the righteous and everlasting misery of such as die

impenitent; 

The necessity of Baptism (by immersion) upon a profession of faith as a prerequisite to Church Membership and the Lord's supper; 

The obligation of believers to practical  obedience to the declared Will of Christ as Head of the Church; 

The congregational order of the Churches