Monmouth Baptist Church is located in Monk Street,

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, south east

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. The church building was opened in 1907, although the

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congregation had been formed in 1818. The church became a

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on 27 October 1998.

History

The congregation formed in 1818, after several ministers from associated churches visited the town. The church originally met in a small building, just off Monnow Street. The first pastor was appointed in 1831, and the original meeting place was enlarged in 1836 to form a chapel.

Keith Kissack Keith Edward Kissack MBE (18 November 1913 – 31 March 2010) was a British schoolteacher and historian. He is notable for his many publications on the history of Monmouth and Monmouthshire. Life Kissack was born in Clun, Shropshire, to Rev. ...

''Nonconformity in Monmouth''
Capel: The Chapels Heritage Society Newsletter, no.29, 1997Keith Kissack, ''Monmouth and its Buildings'', Logaston Press, 2003, , p.82 After becoming derelict, it was demolished in recent years to make way for a supermarket car park.
. Accessed 23 January 2012 The foundations of a new church in Monk Street were laid out in 1906, and the building was opened the following year. The architect was Benjamin Lawrence of Newport, who designed it in a similar

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style to the Working Men's Institute (now a

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) which he had designed next door in 1867. The building is constructed of

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, with

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dressings. The

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in the porch was added in 1964.John Newman, ''The Buildings of Wales: Gwent/Monmouthshire'', Penguin Books, 2000, , p.399

References

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