Good news for Kilburn and Queen’s Park
West Kilburn Baptist Church has been in the heart of the Kilburn and Queen’s Park community for over 150 years preaching the good news of Jesus Christ. With a vibrant congregation made up of people from all nations, ages and backgrounds we invite you to join us.
Our main gathering is on Sunday mornings at 11am and then we have a more informal meeting on Sunday evenings at 6pm (please note: we have no Sunday evening meeting during August). Visitors are always welcome! You can find out more about what to expect on a Sunday by clicking here, and more about activities midweek by clicking here.
Our church is a part of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches and you can find out more about what we believe on their website by clicking here.
In April 2025 we merged with Redeemer Queen’s Park, another local church which had been started in the community by the Co-Mission network. The two churches are now one church continuing the work of the gospel that’s been going on here for generations.
What to expect on a Sunday
Our Sunday gatherings are one of the very few places where you see the diversity of our community together in one place! It’s a testimony to the power of God to bring together people of all ages, backgrounds, and cultures through the work of Jesus Christ.
We have guests joining with us each week so if you come and visit you won’t be the only one. You can come as you are, there’s no dress code, or even “belief code” for coming along to one of our services. Everyone is welcome to join us. We meet at 11am on Sunday morning and there is a Sunday School for children under 11 and a creche for babies and pre-schoolers. We meet again on Sunday evenings at 6pm for a more informal service with corporate prayer, time for testimonies and questions.
Like every Christian church our services are made up of singing, praying, reading the Bible and listening to the Bible being preached. Afterwards there are refreshments and once a term we have lunch together.
We don’t take up an offering as part of our service, because we know this can make guests feel uncomfortable. However we do believe that giving is an important part of the Christian life and encourage our church members to give regularly to support the ministry of the church. If you would like to make a donation you can do that by clicking below.
Coming up this Sunday…
Previous Sermons
What’s on midweek…
Community Groups
During the week we run community groups as a way of people in the church getting to know one another. The groups normally meet on a Wednesday evening and give opportunity to pray together and think some more about the sermon from Sunday.
Not everyone can make it to a community group so we have a drop in meeting on Wednesdays at 7.30pm in the church building to which everyone is welcome. We also have an online community group that meets on Wednesdays at 6:30pm.
If you’ve been coming along to church and you’d like to join a group click the button below and fill in the form and we’ll be in touch with you.
Monthly Central Prayer Meeting, first Wednesday of the month
Whilst praying together is a big part of our community groups we are convinced of the importance of gathering the church to pray. So on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30pm we have our Central Prayer Meeting in the church hall. We encourage all our church members to come along and we don’t have any other meetings that week to make sure people can prioritise being together to pray.
Time4Tots
Time4Tots is our midweek toddler and carer group. It runs on Friday mornings in term time from 9.30am until 11:15am. There is no charge for the group and it’s a great place to meet other carer and parents while little ones play in a safe and friendly space.
Youth Groups
Jen Stewart is our church youth worker and is responsible for organising these fun groups for our young people. All the groups are free of charge and visitors are always welcome! Feel free just to turn up or to contact Jen on 07740 595910
Kids Club is a great place for primary aged children to make friends, have fun, play games and learn about Jesus. Kid’s Club meets in term time on Fridays from 6-7.30pm
Meeting in term time on Fridays from 7.45pm-9.30pm. A great evening of fun, friendship and discovering how faith in Jesus answers life’s big questions.
Find Us
West Kilburn Baptist Church is on Carlton Vale, Kilburn about 250 meters from Queen’s Park Underground and Overground station. Bus numbers: 6, 36, 187 and 316 all stop nearby.
Our postcode is NW6 5DA
Get in touch
Use the form below to send us a message, alternatively you can call/WhatsApp the Church Office on 07352 335747
If you would like to speak to a Pastor of the church you can call Steve on 07577 882935
Leaders and Staff
West Kilburn is a congregational church; run by the members of the church, who are led by elders and assisted by deacons.
Our church members are baptised Christians who have committed to our statement of faith and attend regularly. If you would like to join as a member of the church please contact us using the form above.
Elders
Andrew serves as a Team Leader missionary with London City Mission, supporting churches across the Camden and Islington boroughs. He is married to Deborah, and together they support three adult children and three grandchildren.
Andrew grew up in Southeast London, outside of any Christian family or church background. God drew him gradually through life’s journey and his eyes were opened and his heart softened to trust Christ as Lord and Saviour. Life has not been the same since.
Andrew leads our Outreach Team working in the community to tell others the good news of the gospel.
Ray was born in London and raised f in Queens Park/Kilburn, attending local schools. He left Aylestone School (now Queens Park Community School) at 17 to work as an office junior in an architect’s practice, eventually qualifying as an architect himself — a career he continued until retirement four years ago. Ray is married to Liz and they have two sons and five grandchildren.
Though not from a Christian family, Ray’s parents were respectful of the faith and sent him to Sunday School and God saved him at a Christian camp. He soon began attending the youth club at West Kilburn Baptist Church and gradually became part of the church family. Ray has served on the leadership team as a deacon for over thirty years and is now one of our elders.
Steve was born in Loughborough to Christian parents and came to faith as a child through the ministry of a local church.
He studied geography in Sheffield before working in the economic development team of a local authority. He then began in ministry with UCCF in the Midlands, before training for pastoral ministry at a church in South London, studying alongside this at Oak Hill Theological Seminary. He went on to spend 17 years in Liverpool, where he led a church plant in the south of the city.
Steve is married to Vanessa, and together they have four grown up daughters. In 2023, Steve and Vanessa moved to West Kilburn Baptist Church, where Steve was invited to lead a church revitalisation and now serves as our full-time Pastor.
Deacons
Nick has been attending West Kilburn Baptist Church since he was a teenager. He became a Christian in his early twenties and is married to Sarah, with three grown-up children.
He works in IT and currently spends most of his working time supporting a charity in Bath with its technology needs. He has served as a deacon since 2022, and was part of the Joint Leadership Team that oversaw the merger of West Kilburn and Redeemer Queens Park. He usually plays bass guitar on Sunday mornings and counts it a great privilege to serve alongside fellow musicians, using his gifts to help God’s people worship.
Nick also brings his technical skills to the church’s sound and video ministry, valuing the role technology plays in supporting worship and the preaching of God’s word each week, and enjoys seeing others on the sound team serve in the same way.
Natasha grew up in a Christian family whose faithful walk with the Lord and heart for people shaped her own understanding of Christ’s love for the church. Natasha gave her life to the Lord at a young age and was baptised at eleven. She has served in the churches she’s attended over the years alongside her family — first at Redeemer Queens Park before the merger, and since then at West Kilburn, on the worship team, in the crèche, and on the welcome team.
Alongside her church involvement, Natasha has worked as a children’s nurse for the past seven years. Her nursing role has given her experience and understanding in safeguarding, which she is keen to build on in serving the church as a Safeguarding deacon.
Kate was brought up in a Christian home in Sussex and then London, and gave her life to Jesus as a teenager at a Ventures camp. Her faith grew significantly at university, after which she completed a two-year ministry apprenticeship at a church in central London. Kate is married to Michael and is full-time Mum to three young children.
Previously Kate has worked both as a Children’s Minister at a large church in central London, running Sunday groups, weekends away, and holiday clubs and as a Schools Worker, linking local school children into church life, and also served in youth work.
Michael was born and brought up in the North East of England, in a church-going family where Jesus wasn’t really known personally. He became a Christian around age 15 through a Christianity Explored course at his local youth group, and it was at university — studying Romans, still his favourite book of the Bible — that he began to see how faith shaped his whole life. Michael is married to Kate and moved to London in 2012 they have three young children up.
Michael trained as a lawyer and has experience with various Christian charities, both as a Trustee and in a support capacity, and serves as Chair of Trustees.
Elizabeth (Liz) Sims has attended WKBC since the age of 10. She is married to Ray, and together they have two sons and five grandchildren. Liz enjoyed a career in teaching and is now retired, spending much of her time with her grandchildren and in church-related activities. Raised as a Catholic, Liz came to faith at 15 during an Easter Sunday communion service, when God showed her that Jesus had died on the cross for her sin.
Since then, the Lord has given her a deep passion for missions at home and abroad — through United Beach Missions, Open Air Missions, and WKBC’s own outreach, as well as keeping the church informed about world missions through Prayer Chat and the WKBC News newsletter. More recently, she has served as a volunteer advocate and speaker for Open Doors, encouraging the church to stand with the persecuted church worldwide.
Liz’s prayer is that WKBC would love the Lord more and be passionate and obedient in making Him known, both locally and abroad.
Jeff Green worked in the transport industry for around 35 years, an experience that has given him the chance to meet and work with people from many different backgrounds. He is married with two children, and is deeply grateful for his family and the blessings God has given them over the years.
Jeff gave his life to Jesus in 1998 after attending WKBC, during one of the lowest points in his life. Following a visit to his mother and sister in the USA, he was encouraged to speak with one of the church’s elders — a conversation that, alongside attending church, played a key part in his journey to faith.
Over the years, God has blessed Jeff with an ability to get on well with people, a love of meeting and helping others, and a practical gift for using his hands — whether DIY, fixing things, or simply getting stuck in wherever something needs doing.
Jen grew up in Westminster as part of a Jamaican family whose parents arrived in London in the 1950s — one of eight children, with five brothers and two sisters. Jen became a Christian at 15, when she was challenged about what it means to be born again.She began serving in the church at 17, and in 1997 and 2002 attended Bible College for training in teaching the Bible in a multi-cultural environment, with a particular emphasis on young people.
Jen has held many jobs since the age of 13, most recently as an Internal Auditor before joining WKBC’s staff. For the past 28 years, she has had the honour of caring for the church’s children and their friends, extending in time to their families. She is now honoured to be caring for the church’s seniors, seeing it as a reflection of the church’s commitment to pastoral and practical care for all ages, and is excited to keep learning from these saints as she serves them.
In addition to the Joint Leadership Team we have a small staff team who help the church members with the day to day running of the church. Steve, who is the full-time pastor of the church, manages the staff team.
Having worked on the church staff for over 25 years Jen is retiring this term from her role as youth worker and will be serving as a Deacon for Seniors Ministry. We’re holding a party on the 26th September to thank Jen for her work. Do contact the office if you would like to attend.
Nathan joined the staff in January 2026 and is working in the church alongside studying at Crosslands Seminary. Nathan is married to Daisy who works at Christianity Explored. Before joining the church staff Nathan worked in operations for a London based startup.
Tony works as our church administrator on Mondays and Wednesdays. You can contact him via the church office phone number.
Giving
Our church is funded entirely by the generosity of our church members who give money as part of their worship of God. We don’t often talk about money during our church services as we don’t want guests to feel any obligation to contribute to church finances.
We use Stewardship Services to help organise our giving and collect our GiftAid and so giving through them is the most helpful way to give if you’re giving regularly. One off gifts can be made using our GiveALittle page which supports Apple and Google Pay.