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Independent Baptist Church
History of Independent Baptist Church :
Independent Baptist Church first met in Brook View School (now John R. Tibbott) when Dr. Jack Sellards gathered eight others for the first service. Dr. Sellards, a former stone quarry businessman from Normal, Illinois, had been burdened for several months about the Bolingbrook area. His goal for an independent, Bible-preaching church was realized on July 22, 1973.
Pastor David Shoaf, a graduate of Tennessee Temple University, accepted the pastorate in Bolingbrook in November of 1975. By the end of 1976, the church had quadrupled in growth and bought a parsonage. By the end of 1979, the church had saved a large amount toward the purchase of the present property on West Boughton Road.
Independent Baptist Church first met in Brook View School (now John R. Tibbott) when Dr. Jack Sellards gathered eight others for the first service. Dr. Sellards, a former stone quarry businessman from Normal, Illinois, had been burdened for several months about the Bolingbrook area. His goal for an independent, Bible-preaching church was realized on July 22, 1973.
Pastor David Shoaf, a graduate of Tennessee Temple University, accepted the pastorate in Bolingbrook in November of 1975. By the end of 1976, the church had quadrupled in growth and bought a parsonage. By the end of 1979, the church had saved a large amount toward the purchase of the present property on West Boughton Road.