Christian Key Dates
This page gives keydates for Christian events to stand alongside the main TBC Multimedia History.
Before 1700
| 5 BC | (approx) Jesus born in Nazareth |
| 28 AD | (approx) Jesus crucified and rose again |
| 1610 | Thomas Helwys (an early Baptist) published defence of religious toleration |
| 1611 | (approx) Spitalfields General Baptist Church formed under Thomas Helwys |
| 1616 | (approx) Thomas Helwys died in Newgate Prison |
| 1633 | First Particular Baptist Church formed in London |
| 1689 | Act of Toleration allowed freedom of worship |
| 1689 | London Baptist Confession |
London Baptist Confession
The London Baptist Confession was agreed by a Baptist "messengers" meeting in London in 1689. It set out Baptist Principles. A copy can be found on a number of web sites including GraceNet where the London Baptist Confession is listed among a number of reformed evangelical statements of faith.
1700
| 1738 | John Wesley found Christian assurance |
| 1770 | "New Connexion" group of General Baptist Churches formed |
| 1792 | Baptist Missionary Society founded (for overseas mission) |
| 1797 | Baptist Home Missionary Society founded |
1800
| 1812 | First General Meeting of the Particular Baptist Denomination (in 1873 named the Baptist Union) |
1830
| 1834 | Charles Haddon Spurgeon born |
| Rev Charles Haddon Spurgeon
| Spurgeon was the most famous Baptist preacher of the nineteenth century and became known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was born in Essex in 1834 and died in 1892 after a long and fruitful ministry. |
1840
| 1846 | Evangelical Alliance founded |
1870
| 1873 | Baptist Union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland adopted that name |
| 1875 | William Booth founded Salvation Army |
1900
| 1905 | Baptist World Alliance formed |
1910
| 1910 | World Missionary Conference (Edinburgh) |
2000
| 2000 | Millennium Celebrations of the birth of Jesus Christ |