About Broadman Baptist Church

Our History On April 25, 1951 eight people joined together under the leadership of Rev. Hoyt Douglas for the first service of what would become the Broadman Baptist Church. Beginning in Crawford School as an Independent Baptist Church, the fledgling congregation had eyes of faith as they considered what God had in store for them. Early bulletins carried slogans like "A New Baptist Church with th Old Time Religion."

It wasn't long before Broadman moved from Crawford School to 1400 Sackett Street. This Overhead Door building lovingly became referred to as the "Warehouse." It was in this facility that the congregation would unite with the Southern Baptist Convention in 1955 by joining the Erie Association of Baptists. On January 24th, of the following year, the State Convention of Baptist's in Ohio was organized and the Falls Baptist Chapel, as it was then called, was a part of ths Convention.

Then, in 1958, under the leadership of Rev. C. Kenneth Hayes, the church again changed its location to the Newberry School on 13th Street. The congregation continued to grow and a church site was purchased on 350 East Bath Road October 1958. In the summer of 1959 construction began and the first service was held on January 31st, 1960.

Broadman Baptist Church continues to worship at 350 E. Bath Road. Many pastors and members have come and gone, but the church still strives to be a place where people can come to worship God and minister to one another.

The church's current pastor is Rev. Chris McCombs. Pastor Chris answered the Call to lead Broadman on March 16th 2003. Under his leadership the congregation has seen significant growth and is confident that the ministry of the church will glorify God, grow spiritually, and impact the community. Today our motto is to be "A Church That Makes A Difference."

Please contact us if you would like to have more information, or stop by and see us.