▁of ▁just ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁churches . ▁During ▁its ▁history ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁historic ▁Cong reg ational ▁Union . ▁The ▁con greg ation ▁now ▁is ▁bapt istic ▁in ▁nature , ▁pract ising ▁bel ie ver ' s ▁bapt ism ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁con greg ational ▁model ▁of ▁church ▁govern ance . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁church ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Bapt ist ▁Bapt ist ▁Association , ▁a ▁region ▁of ▁Bapt ists ▁T ogether ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁E ld ers ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁vision ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁High ▁Bar ns ▁area ▁of ▁E ly . ▁New ▁Con nex ions ▁Free ▁Church ▁was ▁plant ed ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁established ▁church ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right , ▁meeting ▁at ▁L ark fields ▁Community ▁Centre . ▁ ▁In ▁recent ▁years ▁the ▁church ▁has ▁been ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁city - wide ▁initi atives ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁other ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁such ▁as ▁E ly ▁Food bank , ▁the ▁E ly ▁C AP ▁Deb t ▁Centre , ▁and ▁an ▁in - school ▁chap lain cy ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁secondary ▁school . ▁With ▁the ▁city ▁growing , ▁the ▁church ▁is ▁active ▁in ▁considering ▁new ▁pione er ▁opportun ities ▁among ▁the ▁new ▁housing ▁est ates . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Church ▁website ▁ ▁NC @ H B ▁New ▁Con nex ions ▁Free ▁Church ▁▁ ▁Category : E ly , ▁Camb