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	== History ==		== History ==
	Before the chapel was built the [[Particular Baptists\|Particular]] or [[Strict Baptists]] formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from Plymouth, Torquay, and Truro.		Before the chapel was built the [[Particular Baptists\|Particular]] or [[Strict Baptists]] formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from [[wikipedia:Plymouth\|Plymouth]], [[wikipedia:Torquay\|Torquay]], and [[wikipedia:Truro\|Truro]].

	The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a thatched roof. This was eventually removed and a slate roof put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the mason who slated the roof. In 1856, the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />		The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a thatched roof. This was eventually removed and a slate roof put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the mason who slated the roof. In 1856, the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />
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	The worshippers at Ebenezer were [[Reformed Baptists\|Strict]] and [[Reformed Baptists\|Particular]], or [[Reformed Baptists\|Calvinistic Baptists]].		The worshippers at Ebenezer were [[Reformed Baptists\|Strict]] and [[Reformed Baptists\|Particular]], or [[Reformed Baptists\|Calvinistic Baptists]].

	When the accommodation became inadequate and according to Ennor the building was in need of replacing, it was decided to build another chapel. The old chapel was demolished and a larger chapel was erected by Ennor and reopened on 9 August 1870, the new chapel would seated 200 people. Two sermons were preached by the Reverend Moses of [[Falmouth, Cornwall\|Falmouth]] on the opening of the new chapel, after which collections were made in aid of defraying the building expenses.<ref>https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/3405c110-4445-46ae-8afc-2cc64567580a</ref> Mary Moyses was the first to be baptized by immersion in the [[Baptistery\|baptistry]] of the new chapel. Previous to the erection of this building and baptistry, those who joined the church were baptized either in the harbor or on the beach. Since the present chapel was erected, a schoolroom with a minister's vestry over it, has been added.		When the accommodation became inadequate and according to Ennor the building was in need of replacing, it was decided to build another chapel. The old chapel was demolished and a larger chapel was erected by Ennor and reopened on 9 August 1870, the new chapel would seated 200 people. Two sermons were preached by the Reverend Moses of [[wikipedia:Falmouth, Cornwall\|Falmouth]] on the opening of the new chapel, after which collections were made in aid of defraying the building expenses.<ref>https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/3405c110-4445-46ae-8afc-2cc64567580a</ref> Mary Moyses was the first to be baptized by immersion in the [[Baptistery\|baptistry]] of the new chapel. Previous to the erection of this building and baptistry, those who joined the church were baptized either in the harbor or on the beach. Since the present chapel was erected, a schoolroom with a minister's vestry over it, has been added.

	The chapel is only accessible from the main road by a narrow footpath. Since 1839, it had been assumed that the footpath was held under the same trusts as the chapel, however, during 2016 it came to light that the title to the footpath was not owned by the chapel trustees.<ref>http://www.gbtc.org.uk/churches/2016/newquay.html</ref> The Grace Baptist Trust Corporation was able to assist the church in dealing with the legal owner and the [[wikipedia:Land Registry Act 1862\|Land Registry]] to acquire title of the footpath, thereby safeguarding access to the chapel in perpetuity.		The chapel is only accessible from the main road by a narrow footpath. Since 1839, it had been assumed that the footpath was held under the same trusts as the chapel, however, during 2016 it came to light that the title to the footpath was not owned by the chapel trustees.<ref>http://www.gbtc.org.uk/churches/2016/newquay.html</ref> The Grace Baptist Trust Corporation was able to assist the church in dealing with the legal owner and the [[wikipedia:Land Registry Act 1862\|Land Registry]] to acquire title of the footpath, thereby safeguarding access to the chapel in perpetuity.

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	Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a [[Reformed Baptist]] and [[Evangelicalism\|Evangelical]] church, located at the southern end of Broad Street at Chapel Hill, overlooking the western arm of Manor Road in Newquay, Cornwall.<ref>~~{{Cite web\|title=Newquay Baptist\|url=~~https://newquaybaptist.org.uk~~/\|access-date=2021-06-26\|language=en-GB}}~~</ref> It is one of the oldest religious building in Newquay, and was founded in 1822 as '''Ebenezer Baptist Chapel'''.<ref>~~{{Cite web\|title=Gallery: Churches of Cornwall\|url=~~https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/SouthWest/Cornwall_Restormel35.htm\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.historyfiles.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=S. Teague\|first=Husband\|title=Old Newquay\|publisher=Dyllansow Truran\|year=1985\|isbn=0907566863\|location=Cornwall\|pages=77}}</ref>		Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a [[Reformed Baptist]] and [[Evangelicalism\|Evangelical]] church, located at the southern end of Broad Street at Chapel Hill, overlooking the western arm of Manor Road in Newquay, Cornwall.<ref>https://newquaybaptist.org.uk</ref> It is one of the oldest religious building in Newquay, and was founded in 1822 as '''Ebenezer Baptist Chapel'''.<ref>https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/SouthWest/Cornwall_Restormel35.htm</ref>

	In 1852 ~~The~~ [[Methodism\|Methodists]] opened the Wesley Methodist Chapel which was on the same road nearby.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=GENUKI\|title=Genuki: Newquay, Cornwall\|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Newquay\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.genuki.org.uk\|language=en}}</ref>		In 1852, the [[Methodism\|Methodists]] opened the Wesley Methodist Chapel which was on the same road nearby.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=GENUKI\|title=Genuki: Newquay, Cornwall\|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Newquay\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.genuki.org.uk\|language=en}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	Before the chapel was built the Particular or Strict Baptists formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from Plymouth, Torquay, and Truro.~~<ref name=":0" />~~		Before the chapel was built the [[Particular Baptists\|Particular]] or [[Strict Baptists]] formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from Plymouth, Torquay, and Truro.

	The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a ~~[[Thatching\|~~thatched roof]].~~<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Dray\|first=Stephen\|title=A Right Old Confloption Down Penzance\|publisher=Lulu.com\|year=2015\|isbn=9781291283310\|pages=124}}</ref>~~ This was eventually removed and a [[slate roof]] put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the ~~[[Masonry\|~~mason]] who slated the roof.~~<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kresen Kernow\|url=https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/daf65080-bc55-4868-804c-0cb7a523e9ea\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=Kresen Kernow\|language=en-CR}}</ref>~~ In 1856 the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />		The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a thatched roof. This was eventually removed and a slate roof put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the mason who slated the roof. In 1856, the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />

	The worshippers at Ebenezer were Strict and Particular, or [[Reformed Baptists\|Calvinistic Baptists]].~~<ref name=":0" />~~		The worshippers at Ebenezer were [[Reformed Baptists\|Strict]] and [[Reformed Baptists\|Particular]], or [[Reformed Baptists\|Calvinistic Baptists]].

	When the accommodation became inadequate and according to Ennor the building was in need of replacing, it was decided to build another chapel.~~<ref name=":0" />~~ The old chapel was demolished and a larger chapel was erected by Ennor and reopened on 9 August 1870, the new chapel would seated 200 people. Two sermons were preached by the Reverend Moses of [[Falmouth, Cornwall\|Falmouth]] on the opening of the new chapel, after which collections were made in aid of defraying the building expenses.<ref ~~name=":0" /~~>~~<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kresen Kernow\|url=~~https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/3405c110-4445-46ae-8afc-2cc64567580a~~\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=Kresen Kernow\|language=en-CR}}~~</ref> Mary Moyses was the first to be baptized by immersion in the [[Baptistery\|baptistry]] of the new chapel.~~<ref name=":0" />~~ Previous to the erection of this building and baptistry, those who joined the church were baptized either in the ~~harbour~~ or on the beach. Since the present chapel was erected, a schoolroom with a minister's vestry over it, has been added.~~<ref name=":0" />~~		When the accommodation became inadequate and according to Ennor the building was in need of replacing, it was decided to build another chapel. The old chapel was demolished and a larger chapel was erected by Ennor and reopened on 9 August 1870, the new chapel would seated 200 people. Two sermons were preached by the Reverend Moses of [[Falmouth, Cornwall\|Falmouth]] on the opening of the new chapel, after which collections were made in aid of defraying the building expenses.<ref>https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/3405c110-4445-46ae-8afc-2cc64567580a</ref> Mary Moyses was the first to be baptized by immersion in the [[Baptistery\|baptistry]] of the new chapel. Previous to the erection of this building and baptistry, those who joined the church were baptized either in the harbor or on the beach. Since the present chapel was erected, a schoolroom with a minister's vestry over it, has been added.

	The chapel is only accessible from the main road by a narrow footpath.~~<ref name=":1" />~~ Since 1839, it had been assumed that the footpath was held under the same trusts as the chapel, however, during 2016 it came to light that the title to the footpath was not owned by the chapel trustees.<ref ~~name=":1"~~>~~{{Cite web\|title=Grace Baptist Trust Corporation\|url=~~http://www.gbtc.org.uk/churches/2016/newquay.html~~\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=www.gbtc.org.uk}}~~</ref> The Grace Baptist Trust Corporation was able to assist the church in dealing with the legal owner and the [[Land Registry Act 1862\|Land Registry]] to acquire title of the footpath, thereby safeguarding access to the chapel in perpetuity.~~<ref name=":1" />~~		The chapel is only accessible from the main road by a narrow footpath. Since 1839, it had been assumed that the footpath was held under the same trusts as the chapel, however, during 2016 it came to light that the title to the footpath was not owned by the chapel trustees.<ref>http://www.gbtc.org.uk/churches/2016/newquay.html</ref> The Grace Baptist Trust Corporation was able to assist the church in dealing with the legal owner and the [[wikipedia:Land Registry Act 1862\|Land Registry]] to acquire title of the footpath, thereby safeguarding access to the chapel in perpetuity.

	== References ==		== References ==

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	Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a [[Reformed ~~Episcopal Church\|Reformed]] [[Baptists\|~~Baptist]] and [[Evangelicalism\|Evangelical]] church, located at the southern end of Broad Street at Chapel Hill, overlooking the western arm of Manor Road in [[Newquay]], [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Newquay Baptist\|url=https://newquaybaptist.org.uk/\|access-date=2021-06-26\|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is one of the oldest religious building in Newquay, and was founded in 1822 as '''Ebenezer Baptist Chapel'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gallery: Churches of Cornwall\|url=https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/SouthWest/Cornwall_Restormel35.htm\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.historyfiles.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=S. Teague\|first=Husband\|title=Old Newquay\|publisher=Dyllansow Truran\|year=1985\|isbn=0907566863\|location=Cornwall\|pages=77}}</ref>		Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a [[Reformed Baptist]] and [[Evangelicalism\|Evangelical]] church, located at the southern end of Broad Street at Chapel Hill, overlooking the western arm of Manor Road in Newquay, Cornwall.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Newquay Baptist\|url=https://newquaybaptist.org.uk/\|access-date=2021-06-26\|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is one of the oldest religious building in Newquay, and was founded in 1822 as '''Ebenezer Baptist Chapel'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gallery: Churches of Cornwall\|url=https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/SouthWest/Cornwall_Restormel35.htm\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.historyfiles.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=S. Teague\|first=Husband\|title=Old Newquay\|publisher=Dyllansow Truran\|year=1985\|isbn=0907566863\|location=Cornwall\|pages=77}}</ref>

	In 1852 The [[Methodism\|Methodists]] opened the Wesley Methodist Chapel which was on the same road nearby.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=GENUKI\|title=Genuki: Newquay, Cornwall\|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Newquay\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.genuki.org.uk\|language=en}}</ref>		In 1852 The [[Methodism\|Methodists]] opened the Wesley Methodist Chapel which was on the same road nearby.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=GENUKI\|title=Genuki: Newquay, Cornwall\|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Newquay\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.genuki.org.uk\|language=en}}</ref>

	== History ==		== History ==
	Before the chapel was built the Particular or Strict Baptists formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from [[Plymouth]], [[Torquay]], and [[Truro]].<ref name=":0" />		Before the chapel was built the Particular or Strict Baptists formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from Plymouth, Torquay, and Truro.<ref name=":0" />

	The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a [[Thatching\|thatched roof]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Dray\|first=Stephen\|title=A Right Old Confloption Down Penzance\|publisher=Lulu.com\|year=2015\|isbn=9781291283310\|pages=124}}</ref> This was eventually removed and a [[slate roof]] put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the [[Masonry\|mason]] who slated the roof.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kresen Kernow\|url=https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/daf65080-bc55-4868-804c-0cb7a523e9ea\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=Kresen Kernow\|language=en-CR}}</ref> In 1856 the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />		The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a [[Thatching\|thatched roof]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Dray\|first=Stephen\|title=A Right Old Confloption Down Penzance\|publisher=Lulu.com\|year=2015\|isbn=9781291283310\|pages=124}}</ref> This was eventually removed and a [[slate roof]] put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the [[Masonry\|mason]] who slated the roof.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kresen Kernow\|url=https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/daf65080-bc55-4868-804c-0cb7a523e9ea\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=Kresen Kernow\|language=en-CR}}</ref> In 1856 the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />

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	Newquay Reformed Baptist Church (Newquay, England)		{{Infobox church
			\| image = File:Ebenezer-Baptist-Chapel-Nequay.jpg
			\| name = Ebenezer Baptist Chapel
			\| church_location = [[wikipedia:Newquay\|Newquay]], [[wikipedia:England\|England]], [[wikipedia:United Kingdom\|United Kingdom]]
			\| theological_tradition = [[Reformed Baptist]]<br>[[Evangelicalism]]
			\| date_founded = 1822
			\| elders = ''Unknown''
			\| deacons = ''Unknown''
			\| membership = ''Unknown''
			\| website = [https://ebenezerbaptistchapel.co.uk ebenezerbaptistchapel.co.uk]
			}}

			Ebenezer Baptist Chapel is a [[Reformed Episcopal Church\|Reformed]] [[Baptists\|Baptist]] and [[Evangelicalism\|Evangelical]] church, located at the southern end of Broad Street at Chapel Hill, overlooking the western arm of Manor Road in [[Newquay]], [[Cornwall]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Newquay Baptist\|url=https://newquaybaptist.org.uk/\|access-date=2021-06-26\|language=en-GB}}</ref> It is one of the oldest religious building in Newquay, and was founded in 1822 as '''Ebenezer Baptist Chapel'''.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Gallery: Churches of Cornwall\|url=https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBritain/SouthWest/Cornwall_Restormel35.htm\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.historyfiles.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=S. Teague\|first=Husband\|title=Old Newquay\|publisher=Dyllansow Truran\|year=1985\|isbn=0907566863\|location=Cornwall\|pages=77}}</ref>

			In 1852 The [[Methodism\|Methodists]] opened the Wesley Methodist Chapel which was on the same road nearby.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=GENUKI\|title=Genuki: Newquay, Cornwall\|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/CON/Newquay\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=www.genuki.org.uk\|language=en}}</ref>

			== History ==
			Before the chapel was built the Particular or Strict Baptists formed themselves into a community and met for worship in the old malthouse opposite Primrose House on Beach Road.<ref name=":0" /> They had regular Sunday supply of preachers from [[Plymouth]], [[Torquay]], and [[Truro]].<ref name=":0" />

			The first chapel built in 1822 was crowned with a [[Thatching\|thatched roof]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Dray\|first=Stephen\|title=A Right Old Confloption Down Penzance\|publisher=Lulu.com\|year=2015\|isbn=9781291283310\|pages=124}}</ref> This was eventually removed and a [[slate roof]] put on. The slate was quarried from the cliffs on the Newquay side of Glendorgal Point, and Thomas Osborne was the [[Masonry\|mason]] who slated the roof.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kresen Kernow\|url=https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/daf65080-bc55-4868-804c-0cb7a523e9ea\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=Kresen Kernow\|language=en-CR}}</ref> In 1856 the Rev. John Bath took charge of the church, and continued to minister there for over twenty years.<ref name=":0" />

			The worshippers at Ebenezer were Strict and Particular, or [[Reformed Baptists\|Calvinistic Baptists]].<ref name=":0" />

			When the accommodation became inadequate and according to Ennor the building was in need of replacing, it was decided to build another chapel.<ref name=":0" /> The old chapel was demolished and a larger chapel was erected by Ennor and reopened on 9 August 1870, the new chapel would seated 200 people. Two sermons were preached by the Reverend Moses of [[Falmouth, Cornwall\|Falmouth]] on the opening of the new chapel, after which collections were made in aid of defraying the building expenses.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Kresen Kernow\|url=https://kresenkernow.org/SOAP/detail/3405c110-4445-46ae-8afc-2cc64567580a\|access-date=2021-06-26\|website=Kresen Kernow\|language=en-CR}}</ref> Mary Moyses was the first to be baptized by immersion in the [[Baptistery\|baptistry]] of the new chapel.<ref name=":0" /> Previous to the erection of this building and baptistry, those who joined the church were baptized either in the harbour or on the beach. Since the present chapel was erected, a schoolroom with a minister's vestry over it, has been added.<ref name=":0" />

			The chapel is only accessible from the main road by a narrow footpath.<ref name=":1" /> Since 1839, it had been assumed that the footpath was held under the same trusts as the chapel, however, during 2016 it came to light that the title to the footpath was not owned by the chapel trustees.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|title=Grace Baptist Trust Corporation\|url=http://www.gbtc.org.uk/churches/2016/newquay.html\|access-date=2021-06-27\|website=www.gbtc.org.uk}}</ref> The Grace Baptist Trust Corporation was able to assist the church in dealing with the legal owner and the [[Land Registry Act 1862\|Land Registry]] to acquire title of the footpath, thereby safeguarding access to the chapel in perpetuity.<ref name=":1" />

			== References ==

			[[Category:Baptist churches in England]]
			[[Category:Churches]]
			[[Category:Baptist churches]]
			[[Category:Reformed Baptist churches]]
			[[Category:2nd London Baptist Confession (1689) churches]]

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