About Us

Copse Road Chapel is an evangelical free church. Our desire is to worship God, to love one another, and to make disciples of all the nations.

A congregation of Bible-believing Christians has met in Copse Road regularly for over 150 years. We believe that the Bible is God’s Word, and that preaching and teaching God’s Word is very important. Our Basis of Faith is substantially the same as that of the FIEC.

We are firmly committed to the use of the best of both traditional and modern Christian music. We use the original ‘Christian Hymns’ and our own supplement ‘Copse Praise’. We have recently released the third issue of Copse Praise which has a vast selection of modern and traditional hymns and songs. Congregational singing is led primarily by piano or organ with support from an informal group of instrumentalists. The Bible version used is NKJV although, as in most congregations, there are also adherents of other versions.

The midweek meeting generally takes the form of a prayer meeting and Bible study. House groups meet once a month.

The word “Church” means we are a fellowship of believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, among whom the Word of God is preached and practised. The purpose and aim of our church is to worship the triune God, to strengthen and establish believers in the Christian faith, and to evangelise the unsaved.

The term “Free” means that this church is not controlled or financed by any denominational headquarters, but that as a local company of believers we are directly accountable to the Lord and trust Him to supply all our needs. We are free to worship Him according to His Word and are not bound by any ecclesiastical laws.

The word “Evangelical” comes from the Greek word for “gospel” and indicates that we believe and proclaim the truths of the gospel which are contained in our Basis of Faith.