East Side Baptist Church

East Side Baptist Church was formed at a tent revival meeting on May 27, 1912 as Second Missionary Baptist Church of Christ. The church's first pastor was Revrend G.A. Crocker. The first known usage of the name "East Side Baptist Church" can be traced back to church minutes recorded on January 25, 1931. Since those early days, East Side has been faithful to extend the Gospel to the world through church plants, multiple mission trips, and consistent ministry at home.

One of the major, formative moments in the history of East Side occurred on December 15,1985 when a massive fire completely destroyed the worship sanctuary (pictured above, bottom left). Out of the ashes rose a strong church with a renewed focus on Gospel proclamation and home and abroad.

Currently East Side connects with over 600 people a week through worship and Sunday School. Our great passion is to see many people come to faith in Christ, grow in their relationship with Christ, and faithfully engage their world with the Gospel.

What is the mission of ESBC?

East Side Baptist Church exists to develop mature followers of Jesus.



What does ESBC seek to do?

We develop mature followers of Jesus by creating environments that inspire connections to God, to each other, and to the World



When someone becomes a part of ESBC, what is expected?

There are three things that we want every member of East Side to do:
1. We want every member to connect with God through dynamic and authentic worship
2. We want every member to connect with God and with each other through involvement in a small group
3. We want every member to connect with God and with the world through regional ministry projects and global missional involvement



What are the core values of ESBC
Commitment to the Scripture – We believe that the Scripture is the infallible, inerrant Word of God. It alone serves as the church’s guide for faith and practice.



Mission – We believe that urgency of eternity demands of us global missional involvement through the propagation of the Gospel of Jesus.



Ministry – We believe that needs of humanity necessitate that we intervene in the name of Jesus.



Authentic worship – We believe that the glory of God requires of us authentic worship focused on His renown.



Shared life together – We believe that faith in Christ calls us to shared life together within the Body of Christ.