Short History Of
Southport Baptist Church

The church had humble beginnings.

It started small ... very small.

On Thursday 7th July 1949, seven people met for the first time in the Bauer Street home of Mr and Mrs Green. The group agreed that it would be on the basis of prayer alone that the fellowship would grow and their reliance was on the work of the Holy Spirit.

Six months after that first meeting, the Southport Baptist Fellowship was established, and met in the old Scout Hall. Geoff Green was the first secretary, but soon resigned from his teaching position become the first minister of Southport Baptist Church.

The church has always been about the community. During those first few years, many home-visits were made, and the children's ministry thrived. Over 50 kids plus their parents attended the first anniversary service. Even back then, the church made the most of the perfect Queensland weather and held many of it's services down on the Esplanade.

In 1951, a small block of land with a fence and hut was purchased in Little Norman Street and the church was formally constituted on 14th January 1951.

In 1966, a new church was planted at Labrador.

In the mid seventies, the building at Norman Street was physically moved to it's current location on the corner of Eugaree Street and Nerang Streets. The building was extended in the early eighties to incorporate a full size basketball court to cater for the large numbers of youth in the area. Nowadays, the church services take place in the old basketball court area.

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