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Regency Baptist Church © 2009, All Rights Reserved
Regency Baptist Church | 6930 Hazel Avenue, Orangevale, California, 95662
Phone: 916-987-1611 or 866-987-1611 | Email: regency4me@cleaninter.net
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The History of Regency Baptist Church...
Our First Service...1990
The first service of Regency Baptist Church was held on September 9th, 1990 in the Carmichael Civic Theater. The charter service was held on November 25, 1990. At that service, the church voted Les Sears, as the official pastor of the church, and his brother Merideth Sears became the Youth Pastor. On Easter Sunday, 1991, the church began its first bus route, picking up children for Sunday School. In that same year, the church also started the Christian school, Regency Baptist Academy.
From Carmichael to Orangevale...1992
For 72 weeks, the church remained at the Carmichael Civic Theater, and on the first Sunday of February, 1992, the church moved 10 miles away to Orangevale. Here the church rented a Methodist building on Walnut Avenue. The church remained in this building for the next 4 years. In late 1995, the church needed more room than the Walnut building could provide and so a 6 month lease was secured with the 7th Day Adventist Church on Pecan Avenue, in Orangevale. The church began meeting at the 7th Day Adventist building in March of 1996.
A New Pastor...1996
In July of 1996, Les Sears resigned his position as Pastor, and upon his resignation, the church approached Pastor Steve R. Nichols, then Pastor of Central Valley Baptist Church in Tracy/Manteca, CA, about Candidating for the Pastor position of Regency Baptist Church. After much prayer and consideration, he agreed to candidate. A vote was taken and Pastor Nichols became the Pastor with a unanimous vote. Pastor Nichols first day at Regency Baptist Church was August 5, 1996.
Room to Grow... 2001
In 2001, the church began making plans to build a new Auditorium on the property. The County of Sacramento required curb and gutter and a Parking Lot to be installed before any buildings could be built, as well as all the electric, water and sewer for the future buildings. It was then we decided to put up a temporary Auditorium, before beginning work for the permanent structure. It took 4 years to get from an idea to the day work began. A lighted and landscaped parking lot was installed, as was a new 5-wide modular building for the temporary Auditorium of the church.
Breaking Ground... 1997
Toward the end of August 1996, the 6 month lease of the 7th Day Adventist building ended. The Korean 7th Day Adventist church in Orangevale, agreed to a month to month lease with the church and services began to be held there in September of 1996.
In November of 1996, the Lord miraculously opened the door for the church to purchase 4 acres of property on Hazel Avenue in Orangevale from the Orangevale VFW, for $245,000.00. The property had a small hall on it and a 3 bedroom home.The home was remodeled into nursery space, classrooms and offices, and the Hall was used as the church Auditorium.
After completely remodeling the buildings, and hauling tons of garbage and old farm equipment off the property, the first service was held at the new property on July 20th, 1997.
Currently, the church is finishing up this project, and hoping to build a permanent Auditorium sometime in near future. God has done miraculous things for Regency and many, many souls have been brought to the Saviour over the past years.
We are grateful to those who started this great work, to those who continue it today, and to our wonderful Lord. It is our prayer that through our church our city will know that “There is a God in Sacramento/Orangevale” [I Samuel 17:46]. It is to Him we give all the honour and praise!
Our First Bus!
Pastor Merideth Sears, Pastor Steve Nichols, Youth Pastor Tyler Davis - Breaking Ground
Our newer temporary auditorium
(mouse over to see our original building!)
