The Baptist presence in Belper was formed from a congregation at Duffield in 1817.

The land in Bridge Street was purchased for £518 and this debt was paid off by 1885, when fund-raising for construction started.

By Easter 1893, the congregation had raised enough money to lay the foundation stone of the new building.

Grunwell dating from 1874 which was originally in the home of Thomas Barker Mellor.

[3] It was removed in 1994 and transferred to Holy Trinity Church, Milford.