The story of Greater Vancouver Baptist Church is truly a story of God’s grace. The church was started in August of 1982 as Bethel Baptist Church of Vancouver and met in the Sunset Community Centre in Vancouver’s southeast side. Pastor & Mrs Gordon Conner had followed the call and leading of the Lord to move to Vancouver from Ontario to plant a new, independent Baptist church.

After nearly two years at Sunset, the Lord opened an opportunity for the young church to move to Wilson Heights United Church on 41st Avenue. This move proved to be a big help for the young congregation – giving them a “church building” to meet in. The six years at Wilson Heights were years of growth and development as the church began to make a real impact in this vast multicultural city.

In 1990, the Lord provided our current location at the corner of Kingsway and Victoria through a merger with the Peoples Fellowship Tabernacle. The church continued on under the leadership of Pastor Conner and changed its name to Tabernacle Baptist Church. With a “home” of its own, TBC truly flourished and expanded its ministries and established a testimony on this historic corner.

In 2005, the church officially changed its name to Greater Vancouver Baptist Church reflecting the makeup of the congregation that was coming from all across the Greater Vancouver region. We are thankful to the Lord for His ongoing provision and protection these thirty years.

Adoniram Judson, a Baptist missionary serving in Burma over 100 years ago, once said, “The future is as bright as the promises of God.” We believe in the promises of our God and therefore take great hope in the future of Greater Vancouver Baptist Church. We look forward in anticipation of the great things God has in store for our church and we invite you to come see what the Lord is doing here in East Vancouver.