The history of The Bible Church of Little Rock is a story of God’s steadfast love, goodness, and great faithfulness to His people. It is a story of how God has worked to reconcile rebel sinners to Himself and to transform and mature them through His life-changing Spirit and Word. The church stands as a testimony to God’s redeeming love and grace to undeserving sinners at the priceless cost of the sacrificial death of His Son, Jesus Christ. As those given new life in Christ, we exist to exalt Christ by making and maturing disciples.
The Bible Church of Little Rock was conceived as the result of a conviction in the hearts and minds of a small group of men and women that a commitment to the authority, reliability, and inerrancy of Scripture is central to the ministry of the church. Since that time, we have also affirmed that Scripture is sufficient for all of life and godliness. The founding members shared the conclusion of Christians of an earlier generation that “The chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever” and that “the Bible is the only rule for faith and practice.” This commitment led to the incorporation of The Bible Church of Little Rock in April 1951. The founding families gathered initially for worship, instruction, and fellowship in a vacant house at 1810 Broadway, which was leased for $100 a month. Throughout the course of its ministry, the congregation has gathered together to worship Christ in four different locations, and has met in our current facility at 19111 Cantrell Road since May 12, 2002. However, the church has never been a building, but rather the people whom God has called and set apart for Himself, a spiritual family and community of faith.
Over the years, The Bible Church of Little Rock has been blessed to be led by some gifted pastors and expositors of the Word, including Mark McCracken, Chester Dyer, Earl Williamson, Gerald Small, Ralph ‘Bud’ Hart, Dr. Steven J. Lawson, S. Lance Quinn. The current Pastor-Teacher, Timothy Senn, has followed in that same tradition since beginning his ministry in 2011. The Bible Church of Little Rock members believe now, as they did when the church began, in a strong commitment to building up believers through regular preaching, teaching, fellowship, prayer, singing, counseling, and service. In addition, we believe in actively serving our community and aggressively pursuing the Lord’s commission to take the gospel not only to central Arkansas but also to the world. We are a growing community of believers who accept the Bible in its entirety as the inspired Word of God and acknowledge its sole authority over our daily lives. God has spoken–we are to learn, believe, and obey.
The foundation of our church, laid in 1951, has not changed. One of the founding members, Dr. Carl Wenger, said that the objective of The Bible Church of Little Rock “was not simply to inform but to transform the thinking and the life of both the teacher and the hearer…The Bible Church is making and maturing disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
This is still the aim of The Bible Church of Little Rock. We want to further advance the Gospel through making disciples who make disciples. By God’s grace, The Bible Church will continue to hold firmly to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, believing the Spirit uses His Word to change His people. We praise God for His faithfulness over these seventy-five years and trust that He will continue to be faithful in the years to come.
The Bible Church of Little Rock was conceived as the result of a conviction in the hearts and minds of a small group of men and women that a commitment to the authority, reliability, and inerrancy of Scripture is central to the ministry of the church. Since that time, we have also affirmed that Scripture is sufficient for all of life and godliness. The founding members shared the conclusion of Christians of an earlier generation that “The chief end of man is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever” and that “the Bible is the only rule for faith and practice.” This commitment led to the incorporation of The Bible Church of Little Rock in April 1951. The founding families gathered initially for worship, instruction, and fellowship in a vacant house at 1810 Broadway, which was leased for $100 a month. Throughout the course of its ministry, the congregation has gathered together to worship Christ in four different locations, and has met in our current facility at 19111 Cantrell Road since May 12, 2002. However, the church has never been a building, but rather the people whom God has called and set apart for Himself, a spiritual family and community of faith.
Over the years, The Bible Church of Little Rock has been blessed to be led by some gifted pastors and expositors of the Word, including Mark McCracken, Chester Dyer, Earl Williamson, Gerald Small, Ralph ‘Bud’ Hart, Dr. Steven J. Lawson, S. Lance Quinn. The current Pastor-Teacher, Timothy Senn, has followed in that same tradition since beginning his ministry in 2011. The Bible Church of Little Rock members believe now, as they did when the church began, in a strong commitment to building up believers through regular preaching, teaching, fellowship, prayer, singing, counseling, and service. In addition, we believe in actively serving our community and aggressively pursuing the Lord’s commission to take the gospel not only to central Arkansas but also to the world. We are a growing community of believers who accept the Bible in its entirety as the inspired Word of God and acknowledge its sole authority over our daily lives. God has spoken–we are to learn, believe, and obey.
The foundation of our church, laid in 1951, has not changed. One of the founding members, Dr. Carl Wenger, said that the objective of The Bible Church of Little Rock “was not simply to inform but to transform the thinking and the life of both the teacher and the hearer…The Bible Church is making and maturing disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
This is still the aim of The Bible Church of Little Rock. We want to further advance the Gospel through making disciples who make disciples. By God’s grace, The Bible Church will continue to hold firmly to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture, believing the Spirit uses His Word to change His people. We praise God for His faithfulness over these seventy-five years and trust that He will continue to be faithful in the years to come.