Our History
In the summer of 1875 John Bray travelled from Fifield Village Mission, Maidenhead to the village of Binfield. Nowadays the journey takes 15 minutes by car, Mr Bray was riding a pony!
Binfield in those days was rural, but alongside farming, brick making was an important industry in the area. Mr Bray found many people keen to hear the good news about Jesus Christ among the inhabitants of Binfield and began to hold meetings in a tent erected in a brick field.
Weekly services were extremely well attended; old reports say the tent was often full to overflowing. A suitable site to build a chapel was soon found. George Palmer, a local philanthropist, gave £50 towards the building and laid the memorial stone on September 15th 1875. The church moved into its completed building in early 1876.
In 1975 the church joined the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), and continues today fully to support the goals and distinctive beliefs of that fellowship.
In 1995 a major renovation of the church buildings was undertaken, replacing the pews with movable chairs to allow a much wider use of the buildings, adding in a baptistery, and giving the whole place a more contemporary and welcoming feel.
In 2000, Binfield Free Church and Edgbarrow Evangelical Fellowship (from Sandhurst) came together to form one united fellowship based out of the original buildings in Binfield.
In 2016, the church was established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with a new Constitution and Church Rules, registered with the Charity Commission (Number 1167303).
Binfield Free Church still maintains the same beliefs that it began with. We are a gospel-centred, bible believing church, which means the good news about Jesus Christ (who lived, died and rose again for us!) is at the heart of everything we believe, say and do.
You will receive a very warm welcome if you visit us!