A RICH HISTORY FILLED WITH GOD’S BLESSINGS

The Lord has richly blessed and cared for Lighthouse Baptist Church since its inception in 1979.

Beginning as Calvary Baptist Church, the church was planted by a Bible college professor who was teaching at Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in San Dimas, California. As is the usual path for a fledgling congregation, Calvary met in various locations before settling into a permanent home of her own (such as the Holiday Inn – West Covina & the Masonic Temple – San Dimas, eventually landing on the campus of Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College). Except for a brief, one-year relocation to Central Baptist Church, Pomona (1991-1992), the church spent the majority of its early years housed on the Bible college property.

Over the course of time, families were added to the congregation, several of whom were schooling their own children at home but were anxious to see the church begin a Christian school. While the congregation was still meeting in those borrowed facilities in Pomona, plans were set in motion to begin a school. The dream became a reality in September of 1992 when Calvary Baptist Academy opened her doors for the first time.

The entire school (except kindergarten) met together in one room – the main auditorium of Billington Chapel (PCBBC campus). In the fall of 1994 the school refurbished Noel Smith dormitory (another building on campus) and moved the school there, this allowed the classes to be divided into three classrooms. In 1997, CBA returned to a remodeled Billington Chapel, but that lasted for just one year as the college sold its property, resulting in Calvary having to relocate by the end of that school year.

This was a time of uncertainty and much prayer as the church began, again, to search for a meeting place. There had been substantial growth since her early years and now it was a challenge to find an affordable location large enough for Calvary and all of her ministries. The Lord was at work behind the scenes, however, and had prepared our beautiful current location. for us to make our permanent home here in La Verne.

Truly it is evident that the Lord has been good to us.