The new minister was Rev. J.T.Wilson who came from Boreham Wood and who was welcomed at meetings held at the Tabernacle and the Town hall when one of the invited speakers was the Dean of St. Albans.  This was on 31st March 1920 and his ministry lasted for over six years.  It was a period when the church regained strength in numbers and influence in the area.

In 1921 a weekly Womens Meeting was started which has continued ever since and it very soon had between 40 and 50 meeting each week in the schoolroom. Again in 1921 there were 104 on the roll of the Band of Hope meeting, though by 1923 there were comments in the Church meeting on the problems of maintaining discipline with such numbers.  During 1923 considerable discussion took place on the possibility of uniting with Dagnall St. or selling the Tabernacle site and moving to a new building in the Fleetville area which was developing at this time.  A vote for the latter proposition was carried 47 in favour 33 against, but nothing was done to further the idea.

1923 saw the installation of electric light in place of gas burners in the sanctuary.  In the same year Mr.G. Day, Senior Deacon and one of the founder members, died and as a memorial to him the present Communion Table and Minister’s chair, were obtained and installed in 1925.

Mr. Wilson resigned in 1926 to take up a ministry with a church in Australia, and he was succeeded by Rev. Kirk Bryce who stayed until 1935 building on the foundation of the previous years with a gradually increasing membership.  The regular events of the year continued, Sunday School Anniversary services with the scholars taking part in various presentations; Missionary deputations, the church has always been a great supporter of the Baptist Missionary Society; Harvest Festivals; and of course, a Bazaar.  There was often a summer one as well as the annual Christmas Bazaar.  In the early days this was often held at the Town Hall and provided a great social occasion as well as helping church funds, usually with some musical items following.

The Jubilee of the Herts Baptist Association, Herts Congregational Union and the Bunyan Tercentenary were celebrated together in 1928 as a joint activity of the St.Albans Baptist and Congregational Churches.  Later in the year a Bible Study Convention was held at Tabernacle for three days with Free Church and Anglican ministers from the City uniting as chairmen and speakers at the meetings.

The Golden Jubilee of the Church was celebrated in 1930.  Rev. Henry Taylor prepared material for a booklet, copies of which are still held by many of our older members, which remembered the beginnings of the church.  Special services were arranged through the year with the affirmed purpose of bringing more souls to Christ.  A special appeal was also made to attempt to reduce the outstanding liabilities by £400 which was mainly still owing on the purchase of the Manse ten years before.  It was not until 1933 that the final payment of the Manse loan was made.

Henry Taylor died in 1934. Ever since his retirement in 1913 he had supported the church and its ministers by his presence and advice; he was very much missed by the members.  They had yet another change to face shortly for Rev. Kirk Bryce announced his removal to the Baptist Chuch at Wymondham in 1935.

Now came a period of a settled ministry which lasted over ten years.  Rev C.E.Duffy came to the church from Spalding and he was to see a growth in membership and interest which continued up to the commencement of the Second World War.  By 1937 the church was out of debt for the first time in eighteen years.  The premises were redecorated and memorial windows to Henry Taylor were installed.  The War brought immediate problems in that evening services could not be held because of the ‘black-out’ regulations, so that afternoon services had to be held in the winter months for the duration.  By 1942 greetings and gifts were being sent to 22 young men and women serving in the Forces. A number of members assisted in serving in a Soldiers Club which was held at the Faulkner Hall.