Ministry Milestones

August 1970	With a burning desire to establish a new place of worship in the Chapin area, Dutch Fork Baptist Church votes to start a new church and begins looking for land.
March 1972	Dutch Fork Baptist Church voted to purchase 20.48 acres on Old Lexington Highway for $22,528.
October 1972	On the 1st, the First meeting of Chapin Baptist Mission was held at Chapin High School. Regular services begin.
January 1973	Rev. Pat Johnson called as the church's first pastor.
January 1974	On the 27th, Chapin Baptist Church becomes an officially constituted church with 119 members. Membership Convenant
January 1975	Dedication of new sanctuary and education wing on existing property. The message of the windows
September 1977	Education building completed.
August 1980	Chapin Baptist Child Development Center (CDC) established. Virginia Wallace called as the director.
July 1981	Dr. James (Jim) King called as pastor.
1984	Education Annex and Fellowship Hall completed.
October 1986	Dr. Kenneth (Ken) Kelly called as pastor.
January 1997	Gary Weeks called as first full time Youth Pastor.
June 1999	Steven Little called as Associate Pastor.
August 15,1999	The 12,797 sq. ft. church complex is completed.
September 1999	New worship center and remodeled facilities dedicated. Youth worship services begin.
April 2000	Worship services transitioned from two blended services to two services with one being more traditional and one being more contemporary in style.
June 2001	Jeff Bryan called as first full time Music Pastor.
September 2002	Second Sunday School and third worship service added to Sunday mornings.
October 2002	A capital stewardship program begins called "Beyond Our Borders" to enable CBC to provide additional space for preschool, children, and youth in our expanding church ministry. 20th, 300+ joined together for our Concert of Prayer. What a moving experience that was. Prayer is powerful. Many have responded how meaningful that time was. For some it was their first experience of praying in small groups. One thing is certain, we need to do it more often. 29th, During our Leadership Event, the leaders of our church met for a special time of worship and commitment. During this time, they were asked to make their three-year Beyond Our Borders pledge in advance of the rest of the congregation. Once again, the presence of God was evident. Our leaders have commited more than $800,000 (69 families) to the campaign.
November 2002	10th, Celebration Sunday - During the three morning worship services, every Chapin Baptist family was asked to follow the example of our leaders in making a pledge to the Beyond Our Borders campaign. 17th, Sunday's First Fruits Offering - It was a great success. We received $128,321.00 as people gave their first installment toward their three-year pledge. One of the greatest challenges as we move forward is to keep the cash flow strong enough to make the interest payments during the last several months of the construction phase.
September 2003	Groundbreaking service held for new preschool, children and youth facility.
October 2003	40 Days of Purpose - Our Congregation with 7,000 others focus on The Purpose Driven Life book by Rick Warren.
January 2004	Jennifer Powlas called as first full time Children's Minister.
August 2006	New Service at 9:45, "The Edge", introduced for the "30 Somethings". New Youth Worship service, IGNITE, on Sunday Evening. Clothe-a-Child - 139 volunteers, 100 needy children, $100 worth of clothes.
December 2006	Jeff Bryan leaves to pursue new ministry opportunities.