Our History
Bible Baptist Church was started in 1992 by Aaron Riehl, who followed God's direction through answered prayer and saw a need for an old-fashioned, independent, Bible-believing, Bible-preaching Baptist church. That had the vision to reach the community with the gospel of Jesus Christ. The church began meeting at the Bareville Firehouse The first service was on Sept. 27, 1992, and the attendance for the first service was about 35 people. In 1993, we moved the Leola War Memorial building.
In 1999, the church purchased and moved into the old Terry Manufacturing building. We are thankful for Pastor Riehl's vision and work and for how God used him to start this work.
Pastor Alan Gardner came in March of 2000 and has been our pastor for 23 years. God blessed and helped us start a bus ministry in 2002, and we are still picking up children and adults for Sunday School. By God's grace, we have seen many saved and baptized. We also have nursing home ministries, youth activities, and Bus ministry, and continue to look for new ways to reach our community with the gospel. Victory Baptist School Was started in 2007 and with a fresh start in 2017. In the last few years, we also have started Vacation Bible School and live streaming our services.
We have seen some that have been saved, baptized, graduated, gone to college, gotten married, and serve in the church today. I am now seeing their children saved, baptized, and growing in Christ! What a privilege as a preacher of the Gospel of Christ. We are thankful for the many souls that have been won and the lives that God has allowed us to touch over the years.
Our church has a vibrant missions program, and we support and pray for mission works worldwide. We have seen God do great things for us in our personal lives and the building He has allowed us to have. God has also miraculously provided for many improvements through the work, giving, and ministry of his people!
To God be the Glory great things he hath done!