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Faith is in Our History not Just in our Name...
The Faith Bible Baptist Church was started by our Lord
on Sunday, March 13, 1983. It’s charter members
were: Ed and Carol Durham, Bob and Lori Rizzo, Jeff
and Julie Haenel and Pastor and Mrs. Kohl. Their children
who had been born at the time also attended the first
service. There were fourteen in attendance.
For three months the Church met in the Durham’s
home in Angola, NY. It became obvious that more room
was needed. A high day of thirty eight really crowded
out the house.
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The Store Front Church - 25 N Main St - Angola, NY
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For exactly two years from June 1983, until June
1985, the church met in this building, having
outgrown the Durham's house.
As many as 175 people a service attended during
this time. A high day of 191 was enjoyed here.
They all crammed into this storefront building.
104 people attended on the First Anniversary
Service. Pastor Aszbach, the man who led Pastor
Kohl to the Lord, preached.
An additional store front was rented at 27 North
Main, then a small Barber Shop, even a Bus was
parked in the back parking lot as a room. |
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Right from the beginning FBBC was
using the Bus Ministry to bring people to the Lord.
A Bus Ministry was started immediately, a second
bus was added soon after the first. |
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The Church In The Schoolhouse - Farnham, NY
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Miraculously the Lord opened a door for us to
move the Church to the Old Farnham School Building.
We stayed there for four years without paying
a penny in rent. The Church is very grateful to
the Ralph Hogg, Sr. family for this. Many were
saved. The highest Sunday attendance day was 278,
but a week of Revival meetings in 1988 averaged
over 300 in attendance for five nights. |
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We had a "fleet" of bus
routes going at this time. Snow, rain or sleet we
kept them rollin'. That's Bob Rizzo on the right,
one of our faithful bus workers looking back at
us. |
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Hey look at the good looking ushers we had
back in Farnham!
Mr. Jim Evans is still an usher after all these
years.
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A full house... |
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Our Current Location - Eden, NY
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The Church then moved to this present location
on the 1st of May, 1989. By the closing date of
November 30th of that year, the building was paid
for in cash. The Church has remained out of debt
for all these years by the Grace of God and by
the faithful giving of God’s people.
The building does not look like this any longer... |
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In 1996 the men of the Church built
a 1200 square foot addition to the south side of
the building. This room supplied for more seating
in the auditorium upstairs and a World Wide Printing
Ministry in the basement. This addition also was
paid for in cash. |
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Over sixty Missionary endeavors are
supported on a monthly basis. The Church has enjoyed
many Sundays with over 300 in attendance in our
current location. |
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Currently we are working on an identical addition
to the other side of the church. This much needed
space will be used for additional seating in the
main auditorium and three new classrooms in the
cellar. A much needed entrance with a chair lift
is being installed for our growing Seniors Fellowship
and Dinner we host on Thursday mornings.
We are excited about the future of FBBC. As the
Lord tarries we have many more dreams of expansion.
We are looking into purchasing land and a building
in the area for more "much needed" space.
Pray with us that we follow the Lord's leading
in all this...
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