About Us

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The church building was started in 1906 and the first service was in 1907, though Baptists met in Cricklewood before this. The land was kindly given by All Souls College Oxford and the building was designed by Arthur Keen in an Italian Byzantine style. Arthur Keen also designed the former Baptist Union HQ which used to be in central London but is now a 5 star hotel!

The church hall was added in the 1930's and is now the main place of worship as the original church building was sold to property developers in the 1990's. The church was originally called Anson Road Baptist Church and later changed to Cricklewood Baptist Church.

Click here for an interesting article: https://www.chapelssociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Newsletter_68.pdf

The church has a number of stained glass windows including a shepherd holding a sheep and smaller stained glass windows depicting the parable of the Sower.

Our church is made up of people from all walks of life and from many different nations. We love diversity and we love to see new people. We really hope that you will feel right at home. Our Sunday mornings begin with a warm welcome and an invitation to join in celebrating the good news about Jesus. Our worship is with a mix of older hymns and more contemporary songs as we seek to lift up His name together. We expect God to meet with us and speak to us.

Anyone is welcome at the church, and people who attend come from many different church backgrounds including Baptist, Anglican, Catholic, Pentecostal, Presbyterian or no church background.

The church is a member of the Baptist Union of Great Britain, London Baptists, and the Evangelical Alliance.
We work closely with other local churches as well as being partners with London City Mission and Youth for Christ.

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

A Warm Hello

The following information is specifically for those planning a visit, so that you know, beforehand, what to expect on a Sunday morning.

Where and When

We meet at the Church Building (details here) for our Sunday Service starting at 11.00am.

We serve tea, coffee and biscuits after the service. It is a great way to meet people, or simply take time to find your bearings. All refreshments are free. We also receive free food from the CO-OP supermarket that can be collected at the end of the service.

Accessibility: There is wheelchair access, and a sound loop for anyone who needs it. Please let one of the Welcome Team know on your arrival and they will help you to get set up. There are disabled toilets in the main foyer.

Our Service

The main service begins at 11.00am with a warm welcome from one of our team members. Then follows a time of sung worship, led by our band. We typically have 3 to 4 songs lasting approximately 20 minutes. Sometimes a person might pray out loud or read a passage from the Bible. Sometimes people share things that they believe God is saying to the whole church family. This might seem strange the first time you hear it but it’s all part of our connecting with God. We then share news and notices, usually about what’s going on in the life of the church. One of our leaders will then give a sermon that is Bible based and that we can apply to our everyday life. We then finish with a final worship song. There is an opportunity to receive prayer at the end of the service.

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What about my children?

We currently have two groups for children and teenagers.
Our Sunday school teachers are all DBS checked and we have one group for those in Primary school and another older group for those in Secondary school.

The children and youth are very much involved in the life of the church and help with leading services, singing, helping in worship, Bible readings etc.

Other Ministries

We also run the following ministries:

Bible Study on Mondays
Prayer meetings on Zoom once a month and a prayer breakfast once a month
A Free community meal on the 1st Thursday of the month
We also have people involved in evangelism
Football camp for young people usually in the Summer with Ambassadors Football

Get in touch with us to plan your visit

If you would like to come and visit the church beforehand you are more than welcome! Get in touch and we can arrange a time that suits you.

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Comments / Questions or anything you would like to say?

Next, we will contact you by email to say hello and help arrange anything necessary for your visit.