Carey Baptist Church (Hackleton)

In one of the rooms of Carey Baptist Church, in Hackleton, one can see the pulpit from which William Carey once preached in a thatched cottage. In 1809, when the thatched cottage could no longer accommodate the growing congregation, the church moved to a nearby site and erected a “24 feet by 36 feet” chapel. (The thatched cottage eventually suffered demolition.). In 1813, they had seventy-six members. There were 129 members, in 1862, when they added a Sunday-School room and a vestry. The present edifice of Carey Baptist Church dates to 1888-89.

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

Featured Image Credit: “Walk 160: Quinton, Piddington, Horton and Hackleton Circular.” Northamptonshirewalks, 12 Sept. 2023, northamptonshirewalks.co.uk/about/walk-160-quinton-piddington-horton-hackleton-circular.