Day Conferences 2026

Two gatherings each year — open to all.

The SBHP meets twice a year, usually in April and November. Each conference features papers on Scottish Baptist history and related themes, with time for discussion over tea and lunch.

Next conference

Saturday

7 November 2026

Broughty Ferry Baptist Centre

154 Lawers Drive, Panmurefield, Dundee, DD5 3TZ
10:00 – 15:30
£3 conference fee, payable on the day
Broughty Ferry Railway Station nearby

Programme

Programme to be confirmed.

Coffee, tea and biscuits will be provided. Participants may like to bring a packed lunch or buy lunch from the shops nearby.

From the archive

Past conference programmes

A glimpse of recent gatherings, so newcomers can see the kinds of papers and themes the Project explores.

25 April 2026

Stirling Baptist Church

  • Scottish Baptists and the First World War
  • The Bebbington volume revisited
  • Women in nineteenth-century Scottish Baptist life

8 November 2025

Glasgow

  • Baptist preaching in twentieth-century Scotland
  • Sources for local church histories
  • Members' research updates

26 April 2025

Edinburgh

  • Early Scottish Baptist congregations
  • Mission and the Baptist Union of Scotland

2 November 2024

Perth

  • Hymnody in Scottish Baptist worship
  • Archives and where to find them

Selected highlights — full programmes are held in the Project's records and can be requested via the Contact page.