Amersham Lower Meeting Baptist Church - Births 1773-1837, Burials 1784-1837, Lists of Members 1784-1894 [Download .PDF File]

A church of General Baptists existed in Amersham as early as 1626.  In 1726 some of the members of this church, embracing Calvanistic principles, branched off as a Particular Baptist church and erected a small meeting house at Woodrow, about two miles from Amersham.  Mr. Morris became pastor of this church in 1776 and shortly afterwards commenced an evening lecture in his own house at Amersham.  During the next 23 years, with increasing membership, several buildings were used culminating in the erection of the Lower Meeting House, to Mr. Morris's design, in 1799.  In 1823 the church divided and some members of the congregation retired to the Upper Meeting House belonging to the General Baptists.  The remaining congregation continued to meet at the Lower Meeting House which was subsequently enlarged to include a school room.  The Lower Meeting House building is now occupied by The King's Church. This publication contains registers of births 1773-1837 and burials 1784-1837 together with lists of members extracted from surviving Minute Books.

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