The History of
Tri-City Baptist Temple

The call to begin a new work for God in Oregon began in our Pastor's heart in 1972, while he was on staff at Alice Avenue Baptist Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Under the divine leadership of the Holy Spirit, Pastor, his wife JoAnn, daughter Debbie and son Ken Jr., came to the Gladstone area to establish a New Testament Baptist Church.

As everything has a beginning, so did Tri-City Baptist Temple (T.C.B.T.). In July of 1973, a group of 16 people gathered together in the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Wood. Pastor preached his first message entitled, "Called to Conquer." That message set the tone for the next 31+ years as the 16 launched out by faith and passion to carry out the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20), with Acts 20:20 as the heartbeat of their ministry.

Through God's divine providence and provision, T.C.B.T. began meeting on the third Sunday in July of 1973, in the Far West Federal Savings building in the Oregon City Shopping Center.

A few months later we moved to the Jennings Lodge Elementary School on River Road for three years.

In 1976, T.C.B.T. moved into a permanent location on Webster Road and attendance began to grow rapidly

In 1981, T.C.B.T. was recognized by Moody Monthly Magazine and Dr. Elmer Towns, and awarded the fastest growing Sunday school in Oregon.  But all these achievements would mean nothing if the church had not concentrated on and committed to evangelism and discipleship.