Charlotte Chapel (Edinburgh)

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Charlotte Chapel is a bible-believing, Gospel-centred church family, made up of people from all walks of life. They meet on Shandwick Place, central Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. It is an independent Baptist church, and is happily part of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.

History

The church was established in January 1808, when Christopher Anderson, a young Edinburgh businessman, began evangelical work in the Pleasance area of the city. By 1816 his Pleasance church was too small and he bought Charlotte Chapel, recently vacated by a Qualified congregation which had joined the Scottish Episcopal Church and then moved to St John's Church, on Princes Street. This original two-storeyed building seated 750. Anderson was pastor until 1851 and membership peaked at 232 in 1873, although many more attended services. Membership began to fall due mainly to emigration, and by 1901 the church had no minister and only a small congregation. Joseph Kemp, of Hawick, who was appointed pastor, began a revival, holding open-air meetings in Princes Street. Membership rose once more and in 1907 plans for a new building were prepared. The Rose Street church building was built at a cost of £7,250 and opened in 1912 with seating for exactly 1000.

As of the 29th of May 2016, the church family moved to new premises at 58 Shandwick Place. Over 700 people gathered for their first service after a 4-year development programme.

Senior Pastors of Charlotte Chapel

Worship

There are two services every Sunday: the morning service begins at 10:30am and the second at 7:00pm.

Building

The new Shandwick Place building has 3 floors. There is disabled access via the Stafford Street entrance, a lift to all floors, children's facilities and Sunday School/creche.

Belief

The doctrinal basis of Charlotte Baptist Chapel is the fundamental truths of Christianity, as revealed in Holy Scripture, including:

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    Charlotte Chapel has several 'daughter' churches:

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    Coordinates: 55°57′5″N 3°12′18″W / 55.95139°N 3.20500°W / 55.95139; -3.20500

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