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My name is Eric Whitwell and my wife Margaret we live in Dereham Norfolk England, I attend the Dereham Baptist Church where I am endeavouring to put together the history of the church and would welcome any contribution you can make. If you have been a member or one of your family has been a member, I would love to hear from you. It could be just an interesting story or a memory of long ago. I would appreciate any leaflets, letters, photos or postcards relating to the church.

You will see there is a list of ministers since the first pastor Mr Thomas Wright was invited to commence a work in the late 1700's.Are there any relatives who have any recollection of any of these ministers, again I would welcome any information you can give me.

I believe also you will find the Autobiography of James Mursell Phillippo's early life in Dereham interesting.

Besides being a member of Dereham Baptist Church my wife and I love the fun & fellowship of going away with our caravan. If you are a fellow believer and have a Caravan or Tent contact us and find out more, about the Caravanners and Campers Christian Fellowship.

ericwhitwell@tiscali.co.uk

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NEW: ROBERT ROBINSON a Scholar from Scarning Dereham 1735 – 1790 £1

WILLIAM COWPER from Birkhampstead to Dereham 1731 - 1800. £1

BISHOP BONNER Rector Dereham 1534 - 1540 75p

THOMAS BILNEY OF EAST BILNEY DEREHAM Burned at the stake in Norwich 1531.& CICELY ORMES 1557 £1

BORN IN DEREHAM George Borrow £1

WALK ROUND DEREHAM: Over 30 places of interest. £1

LIFE IN DEREHAM 1798 - 1819: The Autobiography of James Phillippo £1.20

FACT or LEGEND: WITHBURGA OF DEREHAM Looking Back 1400 years, including History of the Times 75p

DEREHAM NORFOLK: STORY OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH 1784-2001 Over 200 years history. £1.50

ROBERT KEY Methodist Preacher 1790 – 1876 £1

FREE: In Touch: Published three times a year containing stories, current interest , news of church activities and testimonies.

The above can be obtained from:

The Baptist Church Office, Chapel Mews, Norwich Street, Dereham, NORFOLK. NR19 1BX POST FREE

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Dereham Baptist Church Website

Dereham Baptist Church Ministers 1783 to present

Full History Dereham Baptist Church

Life in Dereham 1798 - 1819

(Auto- Biography James Mursell Phillippo)

The Phillippo Family Background

Caravan & Campers Christian Fellowship

Dereham Town Link

For the Best in Norfolk

Dereham Baptist Church

New Chapel Built 1859, front changed to one door in 1973.

DEREHAM BAPTIST CHURCH

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Hyper Links to Full History Dereham Baptist Church

1783 - 1787 Mr Thomas Wright of Dereham Norfolk

1789 - 1796 Mr Robert Denham of Worstead Norfolk

1796 - 1819 Mr Samuel Green of Nuneaton Moved to Bluntisham Huntingdonshire

1820 - 1822 Mr Griffith

1822 - 1858 Mr J Williams of Cambridge

1858 - 1865 Rev J Whitley From Burnham Essex Moved to Salford

1865 - 1866 Mr Hawkes from Birmingham moved to Buxton Lamas Then minister at Braintree

1867 - 1870 Mr G Sear From Soham moved to Halstead in Essex

1870 - 1878 Rev William Freeman from Twickenham

1878 - 1883 Rev. A Mills from Spurgeons College moved to Chester then Mary's Gate Derby

1884 - 1885 Mr G H Kemp from Langham Essex Moved to Baptist Church Hackensack, New Jersey U.S.A.

1885 - 1886 James Easter from Bilderstone moved to Aston on Ribble then returned to Diss Norfolk

1886 - 1887 Rev J L Bennetts from Wood Green moved to Southgate

1887 - 1890 Rev Nathniel Timothy Jones Miller of Wootton transferred from Hillsby Glouchester moved to Carlton St Southampton.

1891 - 1908 Rev Robert John Layzell from Ashdown Essex

1909 - 1914 Rev Herbert G Drake of Norwich moved from Folkstone Kent moved to Bourne

1915 - 1921 Rev Benjamine Fendick from Limbury moved to Diss

1922 - 1927 Rev Stephen Madden from Harcourt St. Dublin and East End Belfast moved to Salem Baptist Romford

1928 Rev George Sage from Hoxne

1929 - 1935 Rev Sindney A Gray BA Trained at Bristol College moved to Saffron Walden Baptist Church

1936 - 1941 Rev Maurice Winnard from Bretton Northants and Kings Langley Herts

1941 - 1944 Rev Robert James Rice trained at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Chicago moved from Bloomfield Baptist Church Belfast became a chaplain to the Forces before returning to U.S.A.

1944 - 1947 Rev Cyril Moore- Crispin from Forest Hill Road Honor Park moved to Mare St Hackney

1947 - 1957 Rev Edward S Earle from Burnham on Crouch moved to Cleveland in Sommerset then Acomb York

1958 - 1965 Rev Denis J Gosden trained Rowden college Leeds

1965 - 1990 Rev Stanley W Hall

1992 - 1994 Pastor Phil Webb

1995 - 2004 Rev Duncan J Keys BD

2001 - 2004 Rev Gerry Pimentel

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