Strict Baptists
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The Strict Baptists ( German as: strict, strict Baptists ) are a loose association of Baptists with about 6,000 members in the UK. Sometimes the term Gospel Standard Baptists is used. The individual communities are relatively independent, so there may also be some differences in doctrine and practice. They belong to the Calvinist direction of the Particular Baptists who do not go out in contrast to the General Baptists of a universal salvific will of God. The common celebration of the Lord takes place in closed form (strict or closed communion ), ie only the own baptized members are admitted. This originally very narrow spread practice was maintained even by Johann Gerhard Oncken ( in Germany ), while Charles Haddon Spurgeon joined a Calvinist doctrine of salvation with an open Herrenmahlpraxis. Similarly, opened in the 19th century, many Baptist churches, and in the 20th century were in church life other subjects in the foreground, so that there is this close practice, only a small minority.
The social life of these Baptists plays for the most part from each other. Sundays will be held daily two services in which preaching the word is central. Church attendance is above average.
Similar groups in the United States where they are referred to as Reformed Baptists or Sovereign Grace Baptists.