At the Friends’ event on 22 November 2022 Dr Digby James spoke about the life and mission of George Whitfield, illustrating his lecture with pictures and photographs. Friends who would like to see a film of the lecture can do so by logging in to the Friends area and clicking on the link. Dr James’s […]
At the Friends’ event on Tuesday 22 November, Dr John Parry spoke about The London Missionary Society, David Bogue and his connections with Scottish Congregationalists. Friends of the Congregational Library can see a film of the Dr Parry’s lecture by logging in to the Friends’ area of the website. Dr Parry’s lecture is in the […]
Following the closure of Dr Williams’s Library and during the search for new Congregational Library premises, arrangements have been made for the Congregational Library collections to be consulted at a temporary reading room in Trinity Congregational Chapel, Brixton Any requests for access to the collections should be directed to our Archivist, David Powell at david.powell@conglib.ac.uk
The 2021 Annual Lecture took place on Thursday 11th November 2021. Rev Dr John Campbell gave the lecture entitled A Creative Inheritance – applying a nonconformist gifting in Biblical Interpretation today. John Campbell was minister of High Cross United Reformed Church in Tottenham and Urban Churches Minister with the United Reformed Church’s Urban Churches Support […]
An exhibition of non-conformist portraits was held at The Basement at Bunyan. A video presentation of the exhibition is available.
The first ever online Congregational Lecture was delivered by Professor Jane Shaw of Harris Manchester College, University of Oxford, on Thursday 28th January. The early 20th century saw a revival of interest in mysticism, and an accompanying growth of retreats and prayer groups. The lecture considered the impact of nonconformists on the revival of mysicism, […]
Dr David Wykes retired from his position as Congregational Librarian on 25 March 2021. At a recent Library sub-committee meeting of the Trust, Revd Chris Damp, Trust and Library sub-committee Chairman, expressed the Trust’s gratitude to Dr Wykes for his guidance in helping the Congregational Library grow to its current position. Much had changed as […]
