| History of Bible Baptist Church |
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The same week of the church organization, the church was led to the present property on Margaret Wallace Road. Situated on four acres of property was a six-room house which was used as a temporary meeting place until January of 1972. The church arranged a "rent to own" agreement with the Tarlton family for $105 per month. After one year, the land was given to the church. In January of 1972, the church moved into a brand new 250-seat auditorium. This building is presently known as the C-wing and houses the school office, nurseries, and some classrooms. In June 1975, a larger auditorium with educational space beneath was completed and dedicated on the sixth anniversary of the church. In August of 1976, Bible Baptist Christian School was founded with 41 students.
In 1997, another acre adjacent to our property was purchased to provide much needed space for parking our buses. The Lord has done wonderful things in providing ten acres on which the ministry is located. Also, in 1997, the church called Dr. Ron Allen as Co-Pastor of the ministry. On August 8, 1999, Pastor Phillips retired and became Pastor Emeritus. Pastor Allen then became the senior pastor. |
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| Last Updated ( Friday, 17 March 2006 ) |
Bible Baptist Church held its first service on June 22, 1969, at the rented apartment of the founding Pastor, Charles Arrowood, at 2728 Rosehaven Drive, Charlotte, NC. Fourteen people attended the first service. The next day the church was offered the free use of a building on Independence Boulevard. On August 1, 1969, the church was officially organized with nineteen charter members.
In June 1978, the church called Dr. James M. Phillips as pastor of Bible Baptist Church. Under his ministry, the church grew tremendously. In 1980, four additional acres of property were purchased, a ball field was constructed, and a full college-sized gymnasium was erected. In 1984, the present two-story lobby was built to join the two educational buildings, and the auditorium was enlarged. Later, the old auditorium (in upper B-wing) was converted to classroom space and the present 1,000 seat auditorium was added to the facility in 1988.