How it all started...
Dearborn Baptist Church began in 1986 as a mission endeavor of the Immanuel Baptist Church of Florence, Kentucky. The church plant first met in rented facilities in Greendale, Indiana. On November 2, 1986, the mission extended a call for Darrell W. Sparks of Mt. Vernon, KY to serve as Pastor. Having accepted the call, Pastor Sparks officially assumed the pastorate of the church plant on December 10, 1986.
The church was “organized” into an autonomous independent Baptist Church on January 10, 1987 with 52 charter members, adopting a constitution, and taking the name Dearborn Baptist Church.
Quickly outgrowing rented facilities in Greendale, Indiana, the Lord provided thirty-five acres and a small building on State Route 48, one mile east of Manchester. A 300-seat sanctuary, classrooms, and fellowship space were completed in May 1995. Since 1995, other construction projects have taken place, including a structure for outdoor events, an educational wing, and a “Youth” room.
From its modest beginnings, Dearborn Baptist Church has grown by the grace of God to a membership of nearly 300. Additionally, the church has supported, sponsored, and sent missionaries around the world, and has planted numerous churches in Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, and India.
Truly, Christ is building this church one member at a time!
Today, Dearborn Baptist Church stands as the fulfillment of an earlier vision and as a dynamic, dedicated, local congregation of men, women, and young people who love the Lord and desire to worship and glorify His majesty.