pl or able ▁state . ▁The ▁only ▁place ▁of ▁worship ▁was ▁the ▁parish ▁church , ▁the ▁vic ar ▁of ▁which ▁res ided ▁at ▁a ▁distance . ▁ ▁Ext ract s ▁from ▁Buck land ' s ▁di ary , ▁reprodu ced ▁in ▁The ▁Bapt ist ▁Magazine , ▁detail ▁how ▁he ▁first ▁r ented ▁a ▁house ▁for ▁meet ings , ▁and ▁invited ▁local ▁minister s , ▁Mr ▁Hall ▁from ▁Po yle ▁and ▁Mr ▁Haw son ▁from ▁St aines , ▁to ▁pre ach ▁on ▁alternate ▁Sund ays . ▁The ▁first ▁meeting ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 1 8 2 7 ▁and ▁in ▁March , ▁William ▁opened ▁the ▁Sunday ▁school ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁local ▁children . ▁With ▁ever ▁increasing ▁numbers , ▁a ▁new ▁chap el ▁was ▁built ▁and ▁opening ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bapt ist ▁mission ▁continued ▁to ▁fl our ish , ▁and ▁' w ishing ▁to ▁provide ▁more ▁comm od ious ▁and ▁beautiful ▁accommod ation ', ▁the ▁old ▁chap el ▁was ▁knock ed ▁down ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁ere cted ▁with ▁a ▁convenient ▁school room ▁attached . ▁The ▁work ▁cost ▁£ 8 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁covered ▁by ▁don ations ▁within ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Pre viously , ▁W ray s bury ▁had ▁been ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁from ▁St aines , ▁but ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁it ▁decided ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁station ▁in ▁its ▁own ▁right . ▁Buck land ▁was ▁un anim ously ▁chosen