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On August 24th 1941, three pastors from the Wichita Falls area held a three-week revival under a tent in the 900 block of Wilbarger in Vernon Texas in hopes of establishing an Independent Baptist Church here. As a result of this revival, the Bible Baptist Church was formed which was re-named the East Side Baptist Church in 1952. On October 1941, the church purchased property on the corner of Pease and Pearl Street in Vernon and began construction of the new church where East Side Baptist Church remains today.
We assisted the establishment of East Side Baptist Church in Big Spring Texas in 1988 which is still serving the Lord to date.
Additionally, we have sponsored Brother Solomon Saripalli and Brother Rufus Saripalli, Missionaries to India, since 1977. The Saripalli’s have been responsible for opening many churches in India as well as continued work in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible to their native language in India.
Pastors of East Side Baptist Church include:
Rev. Joe Norris
Rev. D.W. Hamilton
Rev. R.B. Fox
Rev. Curry Edgar
Rev. O.B. Hutson
Rev. J.W. Walker
Rev. Ralph Johnson
Rev. S.B. Erwin
Rev. Charles Thomas
Rev. Bob Eggers
Rev. Doyle Hawkins
Rev. Herb Smith
Rev. Joe D. Wade
Rev. Gilbert Rhine
Rev. E.E. Chappell
Rev. Harold Brown
Rev. Curt Rutledge
