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| In February of 1979, Pastor Gary Hirth, under the compelling call of God to start a church in Ann Arbor, conducted the first service of Ann Arbor Baptist Church. Seven people were present for that first service, meeting in the home of John Burtt on a Wednesday night. Soon after, they began meeting on Sundays at the Ann Arbor Y. From the beginning, the emphasis of the church was on personal soul-winning, separated living, and strong Biblical preaching. Through the weekly visitation program, the church slowly, but steadily grew. |
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At the end of the first year, they began renting a newly constructed church building on Pauline Street. In 1988, the building was purchased along with the adjoining house to serve as a parsonage. The church building was remodeled and expanded, but it soon became evident that the location in Ann Arbor was too small for the growing congregation. |
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Property was purchased on South Wagner Road, and a new church building constructed, with a capacity for about 400 people. The church began services at the new location in April of 1995. With the objective of reaching people in Ann Arbor for Christ, the church is still continuing to grow. Each year, converts are being baptized and members are being added. The University of Michigan provides a unique mission field with many students coming from foreign countries. Through the campus ministry, students are saved, discipled and return home as a witness for the Lord. The church’s present location has opened new opportunities to minister to the surrounding communities. The ministry from that first service until now continues to grow—taking the Word to the world. |
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OUR STATEMENT OF FAITH 2. That there is one true God, eternally existing in three persons--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Deut. 6:4; Isaiah 42:8; John 10:30; Matt. 28:19. 3. That Jesus Christ is truly God and truly man. He was virgin born, lived a sinless life, died for our sins and rose again bodily. His personal return is imminent. John 1:1,14; Luke 1:26-38; Phil. 2:5-11; I Tim. 2:5,6; John 14:1-3; I Thess. 4:13-18; II Thess. 1:7-9. 4. That the Holy Spirit is a person who baptizes and indwells all true believers. He also empowers those believers who are yielded to God. John 14:26; I Cor. 12:13, 6:19; Eph. 5:18. 5. That man was created by the direct act of God; and that man deliberately sinned against his Creator and is therefore a sinner by nature and by choice. Gen. 1:26,27; Rom. 5:12. 6. That salvation has been provided for all by Christ’s shed blood and substitutionary death on the cross. I Cor. 15:1-4; I John 2:2; I Tim. 2:6; II Cor. 5:18-21. 7. That sinners are saved (born again, justified) by grace through faith in Christ alone, plus or minus nothing; and receive the free gift of eternal life. Eph. 2:8,9; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; I Tim. 2:5; Acts 16:31; Rom. 6:23; John 10:28-30; Rom. 8:35-39; I John 5:11-13. 8. That believers in Christ are to be careful to maintain good works, and keep themselves unspotted from the world. Titus 3:8; James 1:22,27. 9. That Satan (the Devil) is actively opposing God and the people of God; but is doomed to eternal punishment in the Lake of Fire. I Peter 5:8; Matt. 25:41; Rev. 20:10. 10. That all who reject Christ will be in Hell and the Lake of Fire forever in the conscious torment of literal fire. Psalm 9:17; Luke 16:19-31; Rev. 20:11-15. 11. That God is sovereign in the bestowment of all His gifts; and that the gifts of evangelists and pastor/teachers are sufficient for the perfecting of the saints today, and that speaking in tongues and the working of sign miracles gradually ceased as the New Testament Scriptures were completed and their authority became established. I Cor. 12:11; Eph. 4:8,11-16; I Cor. 13:8-12. 12. That God has ordained the local church for the perpetuation of His truth and the witnessing of His saving grace through the ministry of the Holy Spirit by personal soul winning to fulfill the Great Commission. I Tim. 3:15; II Tim. 2:2; Matt. 28:19,20. |
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