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It
was the late summer of 2009, and I was cycling
around the lanes south of Ipswich in a slightly
aimless fashion, when I came across this
functional little building in the centre of
Bentley. I had passed, in the last few miles, two
non-conformist chapels which had recently closed,
and another that was threatening to do so, so it
was with some interest that I photographed this
building, which seemed to suggest that there was
a spark of dissent in the south of Suffolk even
now. Looking at the church's website, I
was struck by the fact that they preached a
particularly strong and fiery protestant message:
at first glance, I had assumed that their
official title of Bentley Reformed Baptist Church
meant that they were a liberal lot, but it seemed
that nothing could be further from the truth. I
find this interesting because, although their
theology is not for me, it is certainly true that
Bible fundamentalist churches are a growth area
in modern Christianity. It will be interesting to
come back and see how this lot are getting on in
ten years or so.
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