Church Beliefs
What we believe at Bright Light…
God
We believe that there is one God who exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Jesus
We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven now seated at the right hand of God.
Christ’s Return
We believe in the Premillennial return of Jesus Christ to the earth.
Holy Spirit
We believe that God the Holy Spirit is the third person of the Godhead and convicts unbelievers of their need for salvation, and is the Comforter Who lives in every born again believer.
Bible
We believe that the Bible is the Word of God without any error, the sole authority for life and faith. We are committed to the study, preaching, and teaching of God’s Word from the King James text.
Man
We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image, but that through the deception of Eve and the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell so that all men are sinners and need salvation.
Salvation
We believe that salvation is a free gift received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Assurance
We believe that every person who is truly saved is eternally secure in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Eternity
We believe that those persons who die in their sins without Christ spend eternity in Hell and those persons who die with their sins forgiven through Christ spend eternity in Heaven.
Baptism
We believe that water baptism is an act of obedience to the command of Christ and is by immersion after salvation.
Church
We believe that the church is a local body of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.
Prayer
We believe that each believer has direct access to God through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Government
We believe in the separation of church and state, but not in separation of God and government.
Church History
On August 1, 1965, Bright Light Baptist Mission, meeting in a small building on the side of Highway 115, became Bright Light Baptist Church led by God, Brother Hoover Marlowe, and 33 charter members.
In September of that same year, seven acres of land were purchased at the present site of the church and services began at a small ‘wise home’ on the property. In 1969, a basement was erected and services were moved to that building. The completed upstairs of the building was opened on August 6, 1972. In August of 2004, a major renovation of the interior of the building was completed.
The history of Bright Light Baptist Church includes four different pastors. Brother Hoover Marlowe, Brother Buster Treadway, Brother Keith Bowman, and now Brother Jayson Fox.
In September of 2011 God allowed us to move into a beautiful 300 seat auditorium. After six and one half months of building and three years of praying and seeking Gods direction we have now been Blessed with a new place of Worship. To God be the Glory, Great things He hath done!
We look forward to what the future holds for Bright Light Baptist Church.
See the construction stages of the current building.