Evangelical Baptist Church

01/25/2026

All events for today, January 25, have been cancelled due to winter storm.

01/21/2026

06/08/2024

Kids Adventure Week is July 15-19 in Newton. Reserve your child’s spot today! Sign up by June 30th to guarantee a T-shirt. More info and register here: https://www.evangelicalbaptist.org/kids

Learning and Living the Word.

05/31/2024

Registration opening soon for Kids Adventure Week 2024!!

03/16/2024

☘️ Should We Celebrate St. Patrick's Day?

Many celebrate St. Patrick's Day with shamrocks, leprechauns, "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" shirts, or green beer. In our house we typically enjoy the New England tradition of corned beef and cabbage.

But the life and ministry of the man himself is more exciting than all that. Patrick was an ancient Christian missionary in the AD 400's who brought the gospel to the pagan Celtic people of Ireland.

Patrick's Christ-centered vision of all things drove him to preach and teach, baptize thousands of new disciples, plant churches (perhaps as many as 300!), establish schools, and train up pastors. His legacy of gospel mission and ministerial education is how Ireland earned the nickname of the “Island of Saints and Scholars” even as the mighty Roman Empire collapsed.

And did you know that our church exists because of another faithful Irishman?

When the Potato Famine hit Ireland in the mid-19th century, countless Irish fled to survive. By 1850, 26% of Boston's population (35,000 people) were the very poorest class of Irish – and Roman Catholic – not a welcomed addition to Boston's staunchly Protestant population.

But an evangelical Irish Christian named Samuel Lowry (1840-1884), "a witty young man of 19", fresh off the boat and newly attending Newton's Eliot Church, heard they were burdened to start a mission outreach to the millworkers of what is now our Chapel Street neighborhood. He took up that mission in 1859. By 1861 our infant church was gathered. You can behold his bearded portrait in our fellowship hall this Sunday.

Let us continue carrying the torch of Christ's light to those still steeped in darkness, proclaiming the gospel and training and sending workers.

We can even don our Boston Celtics hats and echo the Apostle Paul's words to the Galatians (who were in fact Celtic people!), "Far be it from me to boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world" (6:14).

03/13/2024

On Good Friday we’re excited join congregations with Redeemer Fellowship Church as we unite around the cross of Christ in song, prayer, and the Word. Pastor Erik Raymond of Redeemer will preach. Join us at 6PM here at 23 Chapel Street, Newton.

03/02/2024

This past Sunday, while ringing the church bell for worship, the rope detached and fell down through the bell tower to the main floor. Today, Historic Newton posted this great photo, with our bell tower in the background on the right (built 1873).

The Saxony Worsted Mills located on Chapel St. in Nonantum c. 1916. The building was taken over in 1920 by the Earnshaw Mill Company, as a part of its relocation of manufacturing activities from Chicago to Newton at that time. Earnshaw became one of the largest employers in Nonantum, with over 600 workers in 1926.

01/10/2024

“Come now, let us reason together, says the LORD: though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow.” (Isaiah 1:18)

01/06/2024

Due to the snow emergency, our January 7th church service has been cancelled.