Charles Kirtland

Charles Kirtland (1811-1886) was born an Anglican but became a Baptist during his youth in Oxfordshire. He went into Christian work in the mid-1830s, working with the London City Mission in Holborn. He then worked for the Norwich City Mission for a time, before becoming the agent of the Baptist Home Mission for Nottingham, followed by a short term in a similar position in Newark. He also ministered to a Baptist congregation in Newark during the early 1840s, at one point seeking guidance from Joseph Angus about the possibility of foreign service, which did not materialize. He later preached at Sabden, Lancashire (1846-1851), before removing to Canterbury (1851-1865). From 1865 to 1874 he served as secretary of the Baptist Irish Society. He closed his career as minister of the York Road Baptist Chapel in Battersea, 1874-1883.