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East Ham Baptist Church〔(East London Churches ), London Baptist Association〕 is situated in Plashet Grove, East Ham, a mainly residential area of the London Borough of Newham, United Kingdom. ==History== In 1895 the London Baptist Association (LBA) promoted services in East Ham, then a fast-growing dormitory suburb. A temporary iron building at the corner of Katherine Road and Victoria Avenue housed the first congregation. R. Sloven became the first minister from 1896 to 1908. In 1901 the congregation moved to a new building in Plashet Grove, designed by Edgar Stones,〔Bridget Cherry, Charles O'Brien, Nikolaus Pevsner, ''(London 5: East )'', Yale University Press, 2005, page 272. ISBN 9780300107012 〕 with a 1000 seater sanctuary, surrounded by halls and rooms. By 1903, membership was 972, one of the strongest in the then East Ham Borough. In 1908, Charles Howe led a team of East Ham members to start Bonny Downs Baptist Church〔 situated in the southern part of East Ham. He stayed there for 53 years. Worship, preaching, programmes and activities continued under the leadership of F. Williams from 1909–1919 and then returning from 1925–1929 after the ministry of F. C. Buck (1919–1924). Church attendance weakened after World War I (1914–1918), World War II (1939–1945) and population movement. The slow decline of the 1930s accelerated during the 1939–1945 war and continued inexorably through a succession of ministers and then lay pastors. Membership was 228 in 1941 and only 52 in 1951. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「East Ham Baptist Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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