Who we are
Bible Baptist Church has been a cornerstone of the Port Orchard community for over 60 years. We are an independent, Bible-believing church committed to the Gospel, families, and our community.
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OUR STORY
65+ Years in Kitsap County
Bible Baptist Church is the oldest independent Baptist Church in Kitsap County, founded in 1958. For over six decades, we have been preaching the Word, serving families, and planting roots deep in Port Orchard.
That heritage isn't a museum piece, it is a foundation we build on every week. We can't wait for you to join our story!
OUR MISSION
Why We Exist
Our mission is to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and disciple believers to follow Him in every area of life. We are a gospel-centered church which means everything we do flows from the good news that Jesus died for sinners and rose from the dead. That's the foundation. Everything else is built on it.
Leadership Team
Jeremy DeSpain
LEAD PASTOR
Mickael Hainry
YOUTH PASTOR
Fred Fowler
WORSHIP DIRECTOR
Kimberly DeSpain
LADIES DIRECTOR
Sarah Keevy
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR
OUR PASTOR
Meet Jeremy & Kimberly DeSpain
Pastor Jeremy and his wife, Kimberly, have served together in full time ministry since 2008. Natives of the Pacific Northwest, they are blessed with five children and share a deep love for the local church and the work of the Gospel.
Jeremy and Kimberly believe Christians are called to speak the truth in love and to demonstrate the love of Christ through both word and action. A special part of their family’s heart has been advocating for the fatherless through adoption, orphan care awareness, and mentorship.
Kimberly serves the ladies of Bible Baptist Church with a passion for helping women grow in their love for God, build meaningful relationships, and find practical ways to serve others.
Pastor Jeremy holds a Bachelor of Science in Leadership and Ministry from Grace Bible College and a Master of Arts in Christian Apologetics from Talbot School of Theology. His passion is to faithfully preach and teach the Word of God, strengthen believers in their faith, and help others know and follow Jesus Christ.
Together, Jeremy and Kimberly desire to see lives changed by the Gospel, believers grounded in the truth of Scripture, and families strengthened through the ministry of the local church.
We believe that all Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Tim. 3:16). For continuity and reliability, we preach, teach, and memorize out of the King James Version of the Bible. The Word of God is the supreme, inerrant, infallible, and our final authority in all matters of faith, creeds, and conduct. However, you are welcome to join us if you do not have a Bible or use a different version.
We believe that there is only one living and true God (1 Tim. 2:5). He is an infinite, intelligent Person, the Maker and Supreme Ruler of Heaven and Earth (Deut. 4:39). In the unity of the Godhead, there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, equal in every divine perfection and executing distinct but harmonious offices in the great work of redemption (1 Jn. 5:7).
We believe that salvation is a free gift of God (Eph. 2:8,9) offered to man by His grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. It requires neither culture, character, religion, nor good works to get it or secure it. We believe every born again child of God is eternally secure in Christ with a forever sealed salvation (Eph. 1:13). Salvation will be evident through the fruit of repentance, faith, and newness of life (2 Cor. 5:17).
We believe the local church to be a visible body of believers who come together in obedience to Christ to carry out the dictates of the New Testament (2 Cor. 5:17-21). The local church should be self-governing and independent from any interference of hierarchy, individuals, and organizations. Believers should assemble together locally in order to be edified in the word of God and to serve the Lord (Acts 11:23-26). The proper order for the local church is laid out especially in the Pastoral Epistles (1Tim. 3:15). Bible Baptist Church is an independent Baptist Church.
We believe in following the Biblical pattern of baptism. Water baptism is only for those who have first believed in Jesus (Acts 8:37). It is full immersion into water symbolizing and identifying with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ (Mt. 3:16). Baptism will also identify you with the local church. It is obedience to the Lord’s command (Mt. 28:19). Water baptism can in no wise impute grace or forgiveness of sins (1Cor. 1:17 & Rom. 4:24).
We believe that Jesus Christ is God (Jn. 1:1-3), He was born of a virgin (Is. 7:14), He was God manifest in the flesh (1Tim. 3:16), He lived a sinless life (Heb. 4:15), He laid down His life on the cross for our sins (Rom. 5:8), He arose bodily the third day (1Cor. 15:4), He ascended back to Heaven (Acts 1:9), He sits glorified at the right hand of the Father (Heb. 1:13), He is the Head of the Church (Col. 1:18), and He is coming again (Titus 2:13), and He is the only way to Heaven (Jn. 14:6).
We believe that every believer in the Church Age is baptized by the Holy Spirit into the spiritual body of Christ upon salvation (1Cor. 12:13). We believe that the body of Christ was a great mystery that was hid from past ages until it was first revealed by Christ through the apostle Paul (Eph. 3:1-12). There is only one body (Eph. 4:4) of which Christ is the Head (Eph. 1:22-23). The body of Christ (the church) is a spiritual organism made up of all born-again Christians.
We believe the Lord’s Supper (“Communion”) to be a remembrance of what Christ did for us. The unleavened bread and fruit of the vine symbolize His body and blood. This special time of self-examination and appreciation allows us to not only look back, but also ahead to His coming (1Cor. 11:23-34). The elements in no way, shape, or form become supernatural, but are only symbolic.
We believe that the command to give the gospel to the world is clear and unmistakable (Mt. 28:19,20). It is the church’s clear responsibility to carry out this commission by sending forth those whom God has called. The equipping and supply of these missionaries is the sole duty of the church. Missions is the heartbeat of Bible Baptist Church.
We believe that Christ is coming secretly before the tribulation period for the members of His body. The dead in Christ will rise first and those that are alive will be “caught up” to meet Christ in the air (1Thes. 4:13-18). The blessed hope (Titus 2:13) of the body of Christ is distinct from the literal Second Coming of Christ back to the earth in judgment at the end of the tribulation period in order to set up His righteous kingdom (Rev. 19:11-16).
