The first Baptist church is generally traced back to 1609 in Amsterdam, where a group led by John Smyth and Thomas Helwys sought to restore the New Testament model of believers' baptism and ...
John Smyth, a barrister who ran Christian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s, committed physical, psychological and sexual ...
Mark Stibbe, who was abused by John Smyth QC in the 1980s, called for all senior clergy ‘that did nothing but knew what was ...
An independent review led by Keith Makin found that Smyth had perpetrated "prolific and abhorrent" abuse over decades and ...
A British barrister’s “abhorrent” abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up within the Church of England for years, a damning report has concluded. John Smyth QC is ...
A bishop specialising in safeguarding has said other people in the Church of England might need to quit following the ...
A British barrister’s “abhorrent” abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up within the Church of England for years, a damning report has concluded. John Smyth QC is believed to be ...
It stated: “John Smyth is, arguably, the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England.” Keith Makin, who led the independent review, said: “Despite the efforts of ...