The Jireh Chapel is a
Strict Baptist place of worship in the town of
Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath is a town in West Sussex, England, south of London, north of Brighton, south of Gatwick Airport and northeast of the county town, Chichester. Nearby towns include Burgess Hill to the southwest, Horsham to the northwest, Crawl ...
in the English county of
West Sussex. The chapel was built in 1879.
Sussex has many 19th-century Independent and Baptist chapels in this Vernacular style: a tiled, gabled roof, porch, and red-brick walls with round-arched windows. This example was built in 1879 by William Knight, a
horticulturist who was also the chapel's first pastor. It is a
Gospel Standard movement chapel.
See also
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List of places of worship in Mid Sussex
The district of Mid Sussex, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex, has nearly 100 churches and other places of worship. Most are in the three main towns of Burgess Hill, Haywards Heath and East Grins ...
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List of Strict Baptist churches
This is a list of Strict Baptist churches The term 'strict' refers to the strict or closed position held with regard to membership and communion. Such people are referred to as Strict and Particular Baptists.
''Gospel Standard'' churches
Many S ...
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Churches completed in 1879
19th-century Baptist churches
Strict Baptist chapels
Baptist churches in West Sussex
19th-century church buildings in England
Haywards Heath
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