Who We Are |
Thank you for visiting our site. We are a Bible believing, Christ exalting church in Clarinda, Iowa. If you are looking for a church home or if you are visiting the Clarinda area, we would like to invite you to come and worship with us on Sundays or Wednesday nights.
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Our History |
The First Baptist Church in Clarinda, Iowa was founded in 1857. The church flourished for 59 years but membership dwindled, and it was forced to close the doors. In 1958, several Baptist people in the area felt the call and started another First Baptist Church in Clarinda. It has continued to the present.
The current church started in the homes of those interested people and was in various buildings after that. To date, we have burned two mortgages, one of which was the present church building. In 2000, a steeple was added to the present building and in 2001, the renovation of the entire church building was completed which included the addition of our first baptistery. In 2009 we were able to put a new steel roof on the building. |