WE ARE PRAISING THE LORD!!
We Are In Our New Building.
Come, Visit Us...
And See What The Lord Has Done!!

This Week At
Elmira Baptist Church

SUNDAYS
9:45AM - SUNDAY SCHOOL

11:00AM - MORNING WORSHIP

5:00PM - WORSHIP SERVICE

WEDNESDAYS

7:00PM - MEN'S BIBLE STUDY

-WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY

-MAILBOX CLUB

(AGES 4-12)

FRIDAYS

10:30AM - LADIES' BIBLE STUDY

SATURDAYS

9:00 AM - PRAYER
10:00AM- GOSPEL OUTREACH

Elmira Baptist Church

Online Streaming/Video

Sundays:

11 AM Worship Service
5 PM Worship Service

EBC Updates from Pastor Dean
- each Thursday

EBC's Facebook Page:

live-streaming & recorded Services

Sunday's 11am & 5pm Sermons, an Adult Sunday School Class are also posted on SermonAudio Page..

EBC's SermonAudio.com Page link

ELMIRA BAPTIST CHURCH

Pastor- Scott Dean

6111 California Pacific Road
P. O. Box 160 (use for mailing)
Elmira, Ca. 95625
EBC Office: (707) 316-3027

WEBSITE: www.elmirafamily.com
E-MAIL: elmirabaptistchurch77@gmail.com

Pastor's Pen
August 2025

O taste and see that the LORD is good:
blessed is the man that trusteth in Him.
Psalm 34:8

You can trust God to be good. And what does it mean that God is good? The good that God is accomplishing in each of His children's lives is conforming us to the image of His Son (Rom. 8:28-29). This means that He is more interested in my character than my comfort. He is more interested in my holiness than my happiness. He is more interested in molding me to be like the Savior than in meeting my selfish desires. Most Christians approach Christianity as another method to accomplish their plans for their lives. Their relationship with God is focused on what God can give them. They are sick so they pray for healing. They need cash so they pray for money. They are unhappy so they pray for happiness. They are lonely so they pray for friends. They are depressed so they pray for light. Then they wonder why God does give them what they prayed for.
We need to approach Christianity differently. Are you sick? Draw close to God in your infirmity. Are you short of cash? God may be teaching us about denying ourselves. Rather than immediately pray for more money, we should pray for wisdom to use what we have. Are we unhappy? We should sing songs of praise to God and express our awe at how majestic He is. Are you lonely? Go out and meet some new people. Are you depressed? Choose to worship God rather than focus on your feelings. Realize that in all these situations, God is conforming you into the image of His Son. God provides for us because He is good. We can trust Him. We can rely on Him. But He will not always give us what we want. He will give us what we need.

Pastor Scott Dean

A Message from Pastor Scott

Welcome to Elmira Baptist Church! Founded through a revival in the 1950's, Elmira Baptist Church has been a beacon of hope to the communities of Elmira, Vacaville, Fairfield, Dixon, and beyond. What can you expect when you visit us?
Worship is central to all that we do. We do not "do church." We gather to worship a God Who is worthy. Worship is not about what we enjoy. Worship is about enjoying God. Congregational singing in which all participate in worship defines our meetings on Sunday.
Also, no church can thrive without prayer. Daily, personal prayer in our time with God as well as corporate prayer particularly on Wednesday evening. And not just giving God a shopping list of things we want; rather we pray in order to cooperate with what God is doing in our world. Our supplications are for God's grace in people's lives.
Once we have prayed, our goal is to evangelize our community where we live and the people whom we know. The Gospel is the good news that Jesus is the Savior of the world. That is not merely good news for Christians. It is good news for everyone.
And after a person is adopted as God's child, we do not wish to leave him there, immature and alone. Our plan is to make disciples. Our time together in community, fellowship, and serious study increases our desire to be disciples.
Our 2025 theme is rejoicing in the Lord. We will never find joy and happiness seeking our own priorities and pleasure. Only when we seek the Lord and prioritize worship, prayer, evangelism, and making disciples do we find that joy that God has intended for us.
We are rejoicing because with God's rich provision we are occupying the new building that we began working on a decade ago. At times, we thought we would never be done. We survived switching contractors, a pastor dying, a pandemic, and a couple of building code changes. Today, we rejoice that we are using the building. Nothing is impossible for God. We invite you to come join us in our new space.

Pastor Scott Dean

Pastor's Pen August 2025

A Message from Pastor Scott

Pastor's Pen
August 2025