Fuller Baptist Church

[1] The origins of the Fuller Baptist church stretch back as far as 1666, when the first Nonconformist meetings commenced in Kettering following the Act of Uniformity 1662.

This was when Mr Maydwell, the Rector of Kettering, left the Parish Church to establish the Independent Meeting.

At about the same time a second Baptist fellowship was established in Goosepasture Lane (now Meadow Road) under the leadership of Mr Wills, formerly pastor of the Independent Meeting but who also had been dismissed from membership.

Mr Beeby Wallis (the great-grandson of William Wallis the pastor), made available to the church his house, warehouse, barn, stable yard and gardens situated in Gold Street; this property was worth a total of £350, but was bought by the church for £139 14s 9d.

However, not long after Mr Moreton was forced to give his resignation due to ill health, and a young minister named Andrew Fuller was approached.

In July 1891 the foundation stone of a mission hall in Nelson Street was laid, which become what is now known as Carey Memorial Chapel.

In 1996 Fuller Baptist Church celebrated its 300th anniversary with a varied programme of events, including organ recitals, Sports Day, and evangelistic outreach.