History:

In the early months of 1959, Harold Nichols walked into Narramore Hardware in Lakeside, with the intention of convincing Mr. Narramore that he needed to buy some fire extinguishers. The conversation turned from fire extinguishers to things of the Lord and Mr. Narramore said that he was interested in starting a new church in the Lakeside area.

As a result of this conversation, four or five families decided to meet one Sunday to worship the Lord in the home of Narramore's with Mr. Nichols as the Pastor.

Soon others became interested, a larger place was needed, and a small room above the Lakeside Theater was rented. The congregation continued to grow and thoughts turned to a church site where a suitable building could be erected.

Their faith was convincing and four acres on Mapleview Street, in Lakeside were purchased, thus the name... Mapleview Baptist Church. The little room above the theater was bulging at the seams and larger temporary quarters were found, this time in a storage room behind the hardware store.

About this time, Mr. Nichols said that perhaps it was time to find a permanent Pastor. The Lord sent Pastor Jack Lockhart, his wife, Betty and their four children; including Dana, who was born the first Sunday Pastor Jack served as Pastor at Mapleview.

In June, 1959, the church filed an application for affiliation and a written request for a New Church Call with the Conservative Baptist Association of Southern California. They submitted a copy of our Constitution, Covenant, and Doctrinal Statement to Dr. George Vouga in August, 1959 as requested. These were submitted to the Affiliations Committee and processed and the church was received at the annual meeting in October, l959.

A request was also sent to the Conservative Baptist Association of America, in June, l959, to affiliate with them. In August, we sent them a copy of our Constitution and minutes in which the church voted to affiliate. The application was presented at the annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts in June, 1960 and accepted

The congregation continued to grow and the time soon came when it was necessary to take a step of faith concerning a permanent church building. In the latter part of 1960, ground was broken on the Mapleview site and the building began to take shape. With very little cash, much faith and trust in the Lord, and many hours of volunteer labor, Mapleview Baptist Church grew to become a beacon calling the people to come worship the Lord here with us. The first service was held on Easter Sunday, in April 196l.

Ground breaking services were held on Sunday evening in early October, l968. The next day, the building of the house began and once again with continual trust and prayer and much volunteer labor.

Ground breaking services were held on Sunday evening in early October, l968. The next day, the building of the house began and once again with continual trust and prayer and much volunteer labor.

On September 29, 1985, the church fellowship unanimously called Pastor John Redman to pastor the flock. He and his wife, Anne and two sons, Stephen and Andrew, had formerly served on the mission field in the Philippines for 14 years. In October 1985, Ron Thomas was appointed Assistant Pastor by the church fellowship.

At the Annual Business Meeting in January 1992, on the recommendation of the joint boards, it was decided that one of the goals for that year would be to hire a Youth & Music Director and budget provision was made for this purpose. The pastoral staff began the search process and recommended a candidate for this position to the church boards. At the monthly business meeting held on March 29, 1992, the church unanimously approved hiring Geoff Ellsworth to serve as Music & Youth Director, effective July, 1992.

Following considerable discussions by the elders and deacons concerning the church Mission Statement, the following statement was formally adopted in the church business meeting held on May 31, 1992: "Exalting the Lord - Winning the Lost - Equipping for Service."

The Church have moved ahead this year regarding plans of our facilities. With the help of architect Rod Higgins we are in the process of presenting the Master Plan to the County Building Department with a request to modify our Major Use Permit. We are presently working to make adjustments and meet what the county requested after the first submittal.

In light of the scope of the Master Plan and magnitude of the Renovation, in September we agreed to contract with a capital stewardship ministry to help us reach our goals. In researching capital stewardship programs we heard testimony of how churches not only met their financial goals but also grew spiritually in some wonderful ways. In fact, often the spiritual benefit was considered the best part. There is a place for everyone to participate in both the ministry activity as well as giving. An important principle needs to guide our heart's attitude as we consider what God would have our personal role to be. That principle is stated as "Not equal giving, but equal sacrifice." The program is about 31/2 years in length and is intended to allow us to accomplish our goals and be debt free at the conclusion. We are presently working with Howard Cargill of Cargill Associates in laying out our capital stewardship program. Our first public presentation is planned for December. The importance of this program is such that much of our focus and activity in the first quarter of next year will be directed toward it. We have much to be thankful for regarding our facility but is clearly time to address the current needs and plan for the future. I hope you will in a serious way commit this to the Lord in prayer. It is exciting to think about what God will do if we will follow.

Mission:

Exalting the Lord

Winning the Lost

Equipping for Service

Our Beliefs:

We Believe -

God loves you! You can know God and experience His love through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!

We Believe -

the Bible to be the verbally inspired Word of God, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and the final authority for faith and practice.

We Believe -

in one Triune God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and equal in every divine perfection.

We Believe -

in the Deity or our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His imminent, premillenial, personal return in power and glory.

We Believe -

that all men are fallen in sin and are totally depraved.