Wellington Square Baptist Church, Hastings

Wellington Square Baptist Church
The church from the southeast, seen in June 2020
Wellington Square Baptist Church
50°51′22″N 00°34′55″E / 50.85611°N 0.58194°E / 50.85611; 0.58194
Location	47 Wellington Square, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1PN
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Baptist
Churchmanship	Contemporary
Website	www.wellingtonsquare.co.uk
History
Status	Church
Founded	May 1838
Founder(s)	Joseph Fletcher[1]
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	19 January 1951
Style	Neoclassical
Years built	1838
Completed	1838
Administration
Division	East Sussex Network
District	South Eastern Baptist Association
Clergy
Pastor(s)	Vacancy

Wellington Square Baptist Church is a Baptist church in the centre of Hastings, a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, England. It was built in 1838 for a congregation which had previously been meeting for worship in hired premises, and it has been in continuous use since then. Rev. W. Barker, a long-serving minister in the 19th century, revived the church after it was split by a secession and later helped to establish Baptist chapels in two other parts of Hastings. The church forms the northwest corner of Wellington Square, one of the town's earliest residential developments, and its stuccoed Neoclassical exterior harmonises with the surrounding houses. Historic England has listed the church at Grade II* for its architectural and historical importance.