Carey Mission House

As faithful members of Andrew Fuller’s church, Beeby and Martha Wallis used their home as an inn for traveling evangelists. Many still call it the “Gospel Inn.” Situated on Lower Street, in the heart of Kettering town center, the historic Wallis House is now the “Carey Mission House,” the featured attraction of “Martha Wallis Court,” a residential facility of the elderly. The room in which fourteen men met, on October 2, 1792, to form the Baptist Missionary Society, still contains the table and chairs they used. The meeting concluded with a missionary offering. Fuller Baptist Church has Andrew Fuller’s silver snuffbox he passed around the table for the offering. Near the street is a bronze memorial plaque. Across the street is the Chesham House, home of Thomas Gotch, the merchant for whom Carey made shoes while at Moulton.

copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices

Featured Image Credit: “Carey Mission House Plaque.” Read the Plaque, readtheplaque.com/plaque/carey-mission-house-plaque#gsc.tab=0.