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Statement
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| History In 1927, when Victoria's
population was a scant 42,000, when there were undeveloped lots
within a block of City Hall and when street cars trundled their
way along a few of Victoria's streets, James Bavin Rowell was called
by God to begin a new church in Victoria. "Passing the Parliament Buildings, and crossing over in front of the Empress Hotel, we experienced an overwhelming sense of the responsibility of such a venture. Spontaneously the prayer was offered, 'Oh Lord, I don't want to come here unless it is positively Thy will'; and like a flash the reply came, 'Behold I set before thee an open door'. The following day, contemplating what it would mean to leave Kamloops where we had been for seven years, and come to a city where we were not known; begin a work without a church or a church member, or any equipment, there welled up the prayer, 'O Lord, give me an assurance that it is Thy will for me to come here'. Immediately, the Lord gave His word, 'My Presence shall go with thee'. And on these two promises our pastorate in Kamloops, filled with many evidences of the Lord's blessing, was terminated, and another, with an unknown future, begun." Over 80 years later, God's presence continues to guide Central Baptist and lives continue to be changed by the power of the gospel. We are grateful for the way men and women have stepped out in faith throughout our history and we believe that God continues to lay before us an open door for ministry in Victoria. We build on the past as we follow God into the future. |
In Pastor Rowell's own words:|
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