Westminster Chapel

Westminster Chapel
The front of Westminster Chapel seen from Petty France
Location	Westminster
Country	United Kingdom
Denomination	Evangelical Free Church
Previous denomination	Congregational church
Membership	250
Website	westminsterchapel.org.uk
History
Founded	1840
Founder(s)	Samuel Martin
Associated people	G. Campbell Morgan John Henry Jowett Martyn Lloyd-Jones R. T. Kendall Fred Catherwood
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II
Architect(s)	William Ford Poulton
Style	Lombard Romanesque Revival
Years built	1864–65
Completed	1865
Specifications
Capacity	1,500
"Bringing the Kingdom of God to the Heart of the Nation."

Westminster Chapel is an Evangelical Free Church in Westminster, central London. The church is in Buckingham Gate, on the corner of Castle Lane and opposite the junction with Petty France. Buckingham Gate is just off Victoria Street and near Buckingham Palace.

The church has had several notable pastors including G. Campbell Morgan (1904–17, 1933–43), John Henry Jowett (1918–22), Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1939–68), R. T. Kendall (1977–2002) and Greg Haslam (2002–16).

The congregation was formed in 1840 and its original chapel building was completed in Buckingham Gate in 1841. The congregation outgrew that building, so construction of a new chapel was begun in 1864. This building is the present chapel. It opened on 6 July 1865 and has capacity to seat about 1,500 people.

Westminster Chapel has had four particularly well-known pastors: the Revd Samuel Martin (1842–78), G. Campbell Morgan (1904–17 and 1933–43), D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1939–68) and R. T. Kendall (1977–2002).

The chapel was founded as a Congregational church, but during the pastorate of D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones (1939–68) the church left the Congregational Union and joined the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches (founded 1967) and the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches.