Rotorua Bible Baptist Church 3.31

Distinctives

The authority of God's Word as given in the King James Version of the Bible, which we will never correct. We only preach and teach God's Word, not man's opinions or experiences.

The music for corporately worshipping the Lord will be spiritual, non-worldly, and conservative. Our worship is God-focused, not focused on the flesh of man through drum beats. Galatians 5:17

We believe and will practice the entire plan of the great commission, therefore repentance and discipleship are an integral part of evangelism. We are, therefore, opposed to a high-pressure approach to evangelism.

A Brief History of Rotorua Bible Baptist Church

Rotorua Bible Baptist Church was founded in 1968 by Neville Keys and his family who started a Sunday School in the Buffalo Hall on View Road.
The work eventually outgrew the premises and they shifted locations to the Sunset Intermediate School Hall in August 1974. At this time the name "Rotorua Bible Baptist Church" was adopted.
Pastor Neville Keys continued to pastor the church until January 1984, when he left the church to start a new work in Whakatane.

The church continued with interim pastors until January 1987, when Pastor Tommy O'Dell from the USA was voted as pastor. The church also moved locations at this time, to the Westbrook School Hall. Tommy O'Dell pastored the church until April 1990. During this time (in 1988), the church purchased the land where the current building stands.
In mid-1990 Pastor Paul Brinkman was voted in as the new pastor. He pastored the church until February 1993. During his time as pastor the shell of the current building was completed. The first service held in the new building was the Christmas service of 1991.

In July 1993 Pastor Shane Montgomery from the USA was voted in as the new pastor. Under his leadership, the Lord allowed the church to purchase the manse, complete the buildings, develop the property, begin many new ministries (including a Bible College). The church grew to an average of 160 people, larger than ever before. In 2005 the Montgomery's left Rotorua to begin a new work in Casa Grande, Arizona. The church voted Pastor Piper in as the new Pastor in that same year.

In 2015 Pastor Piper resigned and Pastor Shane Montgomery was voted in as the new pastor again.