2024

Rick Vaughan was ordained as the fourth pastor of Baytown Community Church, following Jim Owen, Steve Parker, and Tim Hill.

Walter McCandless was named an elder.  The elders are now Doyle Ives, Rick Vaughan, Don Netherland, and Walter McCandless.

2023

Tim Hill retired as Pastor and elder.  This left Doyle Ives, Rick Vaughan, and Don Netherland as elders.

2022

Jerry Moses retired as an elder.  This left Tim Hill, Doyle Ives, Rick Vaughan, and Don Netherland as elders.

2018

Don Netherland was appointed as elder of the church. Elders were now Tim Hill, Jerry Moses, Doyle Ives, Rick Vaughan, and Don Netherland.

2016

Jim Hall, elder, entered into the presence of the Lord.  Remaining Elders were Tim Hill, Jerry Moses, Doyle Ives, and Rick Vaughan.

2009

Rick Vaughan was ordained as Associate Pastor of the church.

2007

Rick Vaughan was appointed as the fifth elder of the church. Elders were Tim Hill, Jim Hall, Jerry Moses, Doyle Ives, and Rick Vaughan.

2001

Doyle Ives was appointed as the fourth elder of the church.

1998

Steve Parker decided God wanted him to be a missionary to The Middle East while he worked in a secular job.  Steve suggested Tim Hill as a possible replacement for himself.  At about the same time, a church member who had relatives in south Louisiana talked to Don Barrett of Camp Pearl, who independently recommended Tim also.  We took that corroboration as an affirmation from God, so Tim became the third pastor of the church.

1993

Steve Parker, a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary, became our second pastor.  His name was given to us by one of the members of our church.

1992

Pastor Jim Owen believed that it was time for him to move.  He appointed Jerry and Jim as elders.  The elders filled the pulpit between his leaving and the hiring of the next pastor.

1983-1986

It became obvious that a dedicated church building was needed, so the members began praying about a separate building.  Before we started a building program, we felt God was leading us to follow two principles: to only spend money as the Lord provided it (no debt) and to do as much of the construction ourselves as possible.  The giving by all was sacrificial, but one family donated the proceeds from a gas well on their property.

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We had $20,000 in the bank when we found five acres on Cedar Bayou-Lynchburg Road for $50,000.  We put $1,000 down to hold the land for one month while God provided the other $30,000.  On the night before the deadline, we counted the money and God had provided $55,000.  After the land was purchased, it was found that the front two acres needed to be raised 8-10 inches for proper drainage.  The cost, not coincidentally, was $5,000.

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We found a Christian-owned construction company that agreed to do any part of the construction we didn’t feel we had the ability to do, and to do it at their cost.  They also advised us as needed in the areas we did ourselves.  When we determined how much money was needed for the next phase, we would patiently pray and wait for it to come in.  When it did, we would buy the materials, get advice from the construction owner, and do the work while praying for the next step.  The construction took over a year to finish, but when complete, it was debt free.  Building projects have splintered many churches, but doing it God’s way had the effect of bringing us closer together as a local body of believers.

1982

Because the number of attendees grew, the need was seen to move out of homes and into a larger facility.  Walden Oak Daycare Center on Baker Road was rented.  A used piano and folding chairs were procured, which were stored in a shed outside the Center.

1981

Jim & Mary moved to Baytown for full-time ministry.  Jim became the first pastor and only elder.  The church began to grow.

1980

One of the members, after having given a gift to Dallas Theological Seminary, was asked by the Seminary if they could be of any help in the establishment of the church.  A meeting was arranged with Bob Salstrom, Seminary Church Outreach Coordinator, and he suggested Jim Owen.

Prior to starting the church, several of the families had attended Fairmont Community Church in Pasadena, where Ed Carpenter was pastor.  Independently of Dallas Seminary, Ed recommended a friend of his, Jim Owen, as a possible pastoral candidate.  The families took this as guidance from the Lord, and Jim Owen was contacted.

Jim Owen, and his wife Mary, began to come on Sundays for two morning services.  Jim began teaching and preaching the fledgling church.  The church continued meeting on Wednesday nights also with some of the men doing the teaching.

NOVEMBER 1979

Six families began meeting in various homes, desiring to start a church which was consistent with the New Testament teaching on the church.  The families were Jerry & Marion, Jim & Bernie, Doyle & Bobbie, Perry & Martha, Zeke & Karen, and Lawrence & Joan.  After a couple of meetings, our first visitor was Ruth.