Birch Bay Bible Community Church (Blaine, Washington, USA)
Birch Bay Bible Community Church (formerly Blaine Mennonite Brethren Church), of Blaine, Whatcom County, Washington, is located within eight miles (13 km) of the Canadian border, a mile from the Pacific. It is a member of the Pacific District Conference. It was organized in 1937 with 23 members and grew to 182 by 1953. A new building completed in 1949 replaced the original assembly hall. A multi-purpose structure was completed in 1982.
Bibliography
"The BBBCC Story." Birch Bay Bible Community Church. 1999. http://www.birchbaybiblecommunitychurch.org/his.htm (accessed 13 January 2007)[broken link]
Additional Information
Address: 7039 Jackson Rd, Birch Bay WA 98230
Phone: 360-371-2300
Website: Birch Bay Bible Community Church
Denominational Affiliation: U.S. Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
Birch Bay Bible Community Church Pastoral Leaders
| Name | Began |
|---|---|
| N. N. Hiebert | 1937 |
| Pete Karber | 1940 |
| Wesley Fast | 1945 |
| Dave Schultz | 1951 |
| Henry H. Epp | 1954 |
| P. C. Martens | 1959 |
| Ed Hinz | 1965 |
| Lloyd Pankratz | 1974 |
| Dwight Petersen | 1981 |
| Byron Neufeld | 1989 |
| Jim Totzke | 1994 |
| Rick Eshbaugh |
Birch Bay Bible Community Church Membership
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1937 |
23
|
| 1953 |
182
|
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 351. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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MLA style: Fast, J. W. "Birch Bay Bible Community Church (Blaine, Washington, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 19 May 2013. http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B54083.html.
APA style: Fast, J. W. (1953). Birch Bay Bible Community Church (Blaine, Washington, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 May 2013, from http://www.gameo.org/encyclopedia/contents/B54083.html.
