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Tiverton Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Tiverton, Devon, England. It was one of the first Baptist churches to be founded in England, being established by Dutch exiles in 1607.[1] These exiles were weavers who had travelled to England via Spain to escape anti-Christian persecution, settling in Tiverton as it was an important town in the wool industry.[2] Initially, the church was theologically aligned with Arminianism, but by the 1656 meeting of the Baptist Western Association, they were closer to Calvinism.[3] By 1769, the church had 66 members.[3] The current building is dated to 1876.[4] Formerly, the church's meeting house was built by Richard Haydon.[5]

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  • References in Baptist Quarterly

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  1. ^ Webber, Ronald (1976). The Devon and Somerset Blackdowns. Hale. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7091-5691-8.
  2. ^ "Help our church to celebrate 400 years". Western Morning News. 19 June 2007.
  3. ^ a b Manley, Ken (1976). "The Making of an Evangelical Baptist Leader: John Rippon's Early Years, 1751-73" (PDF). Baptist Quarterly. 26: 254–274.
  4. ^ "Baptist Church Including the Front Area Walls and Gate Piers". The National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Devon Record Office: Tiverton Baptist Church". The National Archives. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
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