Willow Hills Baptist Church

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Our Mission Statement Leading the lost on a journey to a thriving relationship with Christ. Our Values Kingdom Expansion: Partnering with the Holy Spirit to see the Kingdom of God triumph throughout our world. Based on the great commission given by Jesus in Matthew 28:16-20, we are to spread the good news of Jesus to the ends of the earth, making disciples of all nations. Personal Growth: Enriching peoples lives by enhancing their spiritual, physical, and emotional development so that they may best glorify God as they enjoy the abundant life found in Jesus Christ. Individual Significance: Recognizing that each person is created in the image of God, we will embrace each persons value and uniqueness. Generous Living: Blessing others by radically sharing the gifts God has graciously given us. Our Story Although mission work began in the 1920s, the Church was founded in March of 1946 under the official name of the First Southern Baptist Church of Prescott. There were 22 Charter members with four awaiting baptism that met in a vacant grocery store building in Miller Valley. The church experienced growth from the very beginning having received 127 new members in the first year. The first meeting placed was destropyed by fire which expedited the construction of the first official building in downtown Prescott. There was continued growth and it was in 1950 that the first church plant was organized in Miller Valley. Finally, the Church moved to its current location in 1998 and has been faithfully about the Lords work with not only numeric growth with attendance nearing 500, but seeing souls saved and lives changed by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The words of the first pastor, Rev. H.G. Behrman, continue to ring true as he addressed the Church on their first anniversary: It has been evident that the rapid development and growth of the church stems from the fact that, from the starting of the effort until now, the guidance of the Holy Spirit