About us

Map of Gunnersbury Baptist Church, W4 4BEWe are an evangelical church. That means that we recognise the authority of the Bible and seek to live out its teaching in a relationship with Jesus Christ.

We are serious about the Christian faith, and passionate to see it transforming lives. Gunnersbury is a 'Baptist' church, which means essentially two things:

  • we are self-governing, and are entirely responsible for what we do
  • we believe that when a person comes to their own decision to follow Christ they should be baptised. That said, people from various church backgrounds and none are welcome to worship with us.

The church is independent from any denomination, but we enjoy strong relationships with other churches, both locally and further afield. We are a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.

The team

Find out more about the people who help run the Church at Gunnersbury, or get in touch with us.

Our priorities

The Church has one great commission from Jesus Christ. He said, 'All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the end of the age.' (Matthew 28.18-20)

We share a vision at Gunnersbury of a growing church:

  • We want to grow in our relationship with God. To do this we are committed to learning from the Bible and to building relationships in the church so that we can both receive from others and contribute to their spiritual growth.
  • We want to hold out the message of Jesus Christ as the hope of the world, in our own local context and internationally. People need to hear the claims of Christ, and the church's activities centre on making Christianity clear for those who are investigating questions of faith.
  • We value each other, and believe that God is glorified when every member of the church uses their gifts to His service.

'Gearing for Growth' is our Vision document, in which we highlight how we want to develop the church's ministry and people. A copy is available on the church premises.