 15065 N. Pierce Ferry Rd. P.O. Box 637 Dolan Springs, AZ 86441 (928) 767-4363 |
Dolan Springs Baptist Church Come Worship With Us - Church Service Times Sunday School 9:45-10:45 Sunday Worship Service 11:00-12:00 Bible Study - Sun & Wed. 5:00 pm Awana Youth Program 4:30-6:00 Wednesday evenings |
The church started with a small group of people from Dolan Springs who traveled 25-30 miles every Sunday to attend church in Chloride, AZ. In February of 1982 a member of the Chloride Church started traveling to Dolan Springs once a week to teach a Bible class in the evening to this small group. The classes met in homes and the first meeting consisted of 9 people. For about 6 months people continued to meet every week in homes. A Children's Vacation Bible School was held that summer in two neighboring homes. Preschool-6th graders attended. Averaging about 15 a day. To end the program a family barbeque was held in the backyards for the children and their parents. A total of 62 people attended. Almost 1/3 the population of Dolan Springs at that time.
The group grew in numbers and the homes became too small. They rented a building in the center of town to meet together. The first Sunday service 27 people attended. This samll group of people were deligent at visiting newcomers. They met together weekly to pray and again to visit the unchurched.
In September of 1982 this fellowship of people was sponsored as a Church mission and became Joshua Southern Baptist Mission. The teacher of the Bible classes became the first pastor. Click here to learn of these Church Pioneers.
The church continued to grow and held it's first tent revival in 1986. Despite the extreme winds, the service went on and some gave their lives to Jesus.
The mission was able to purchase a home with 4 acres of land on the main road in town. The home was remodeled and served as a parsonage for the pastor. In May of 1991 the mission started holding weekly church services in the remodeled building. In 1992 the building was extended by 26 feet. A kitchen, preschool /nursery, two bathrooms, an office and foyer were added as well as a choir loft.
The mission continued to grow and a few years later became Dolan Springs Baptist Church.
Pastor Ken Haynes and his wife Patsy came to be the Pastor of Dolan Springs Baptist Church in November of 1997
Pastor Daniel Klahn and Kathy Klahn pastoring from October 2002 to Present
Church Activities
2005
January - Potluck dinners are held the 4th Sunday of ever month. May 21st - Seven Awana clubbers earned a trip to the Aquatic Center in Lake Havasu by completing the required amount of sections in a designated time period. They were treated to pizza after swimming all day and then a tour of London Bridge. May - An Awana Awards dinner was held. Every clubber received an award for acheivement, memory work or quality characteristics. It was well attended by parents and church family. Awana will dispand for the summer and start again in the fall. July - Vacation Bible School was held for 5 days. Teenagers came from Arkansas to host the event. There were 13 children who attended. 1 child made a profession of faith. Thanks to all who so graciously helped this year. August - 21 children and 5 adults went to the shark reef in Las Vegas and Chuck E. Cheese Pizza. It was a great tour with a guide. We saw all kinds of water life. Walked through a glass enclosed shark tunnel and some children even pet a baby shark. Money for this event was all donated by a gracious person. The children had a wonderful time and really appreciated everything. September - Awana Kickoff was held with 19 children attending, many of them were first timers. All children grades Kindergarten through 9th grade are invited to attend.
2004
January - Potluck dinners are held the 4th Sunday of ever month. February 14th - AWANA youth group hosted a Valentine dinner. About 15 young people made and served a spaghetti dinner to Family & Church family. They decorated the church room with lights & table decorations. A program was put on after the dinner. It was well enjoyed. April - A community Sunrise Easter service was held for the first time in Dolan Springs. May - An Awana Awards dinner was held. It was a potluck followed by the ceremony. Every clubber received an award for acheivement, memory work or quality characteristics. It was well attended by parents and church family. Awana will dispand for the summer and start again in the fall. June - One teenager went to church camp in California with Kingman Christian Church. July - 8 children attended youth camp in Prescott. A special thanks to the First Baptist Church in Kingman for providing transportation and counselors for the boys and girls. Also a special thanks to the Community Church of Dolan Springs for raising money so the children could attend. Two of the children made decisions for Christ. August - Vacation Bible School was held for 5 days. First Baptist Church in Kingman provided the teenagers to teach the lessons & run the crafts. (Thank you so much) It was well attended topping off at 21 children. A program was held on the last day for parents to attend. The young people did a marvelous job. September - Awana youth group begins for the 2004 -2005 school year. Grades Kindergarten through 8th grade are invited to attend. October - Awana youth group cooked breakfast for Pastor Dan and Kathy, his wife; also Assosiate Pastor David and Jessie, his wife. They served their choice of pancakes, eggs, sausage, toast and drinks. It was to show how much they are appreciated for Pastor Appreciation month. October 28th - WMU sponsored a fall festival for the children of the community. Games such as dart throw, duck pond, golf, football throw and others were played with everyone winning tickets to purchase prizes. Also there was Face painting, a cake walk and horse back rides. Everything was free to the children. Hot dogs and pop were served and a costume contest was judged with gift cards as prizes. November - The church took part in Operation Christmas Child sponsored by the Samaritans Purse. Over 20 shoeboxes were filled with toys, candy, clothes and gifts to distribute to children in other countries. December - The annual community wide Christmas dinner was served free of charge. Special delivered dinners were taken to shutins.
2003
January - Pastor Dan is on a leave from having a triple heart bypass. Once again Faithful; David Johnson and his wife Jessie has agreed to fill in for Pastor Dan while he is recovering. We are so blessed to have David and Jessie available to us. February - Pastor Dan is back with us. The last Sunday in February we had a potluck to celebrate February birthdays and anniversaries February 23rd - Our first WMU (Womans Mission Union) meeting was held to discuss starting a WMU. The women of the church would do different projects to reach our local community with the gospel. February - A ladies Bible Study was started for ladies who want to grow in their spiritual walk. It meets every Tuesday morning at 9:30 in a home. March 9-12 - Keith Durham is back with us from Texas for a Church Revival. He will be speaking each evening at 4:00, a potluck will follow each service. May - it was voted by the church to invite David Johnson to be our Associate Pastor. He has accepted this position. God is truly blessing our church. June 29th - A Singspiration was held with many churches in Dolan Springs. It was well attended. In July the mission church in White Hills decided to become part of the Baptist church denomination. DSBC voted for them to be a part of our mission church outreach. We will support them in prayer and other areas they may need assistance. July 7-11 Vacation Bible School was held. There were 18 children that attended. A group of highschoolers & young adults came from Arkansas to host various VBS in the Mohave County area. This is a wonderful ministering experience for them. They were very much appreciated at DSBC. July 13-17 The church sponsored one interested teen for 5 days at camp in Prescott, AZ. September-The AWANA program was started once again for the youth. It is held on Wednesday evening's 4:30 to 6:00 October-A men's breakfast was started; to be held once a month for men of the community. October 30-The Woman's Mission Union hosted a fall festival free to the community: carnival games with prizes, food, drinks, cake walk and pony rides. A costume contest was held with prizes for 1st & 2nd places boys and girls. It was a great success despite a windy day. WMU hosted a fall festival-about 100 people turned out for this fun-filled day. Games, Pony rides, Cake walk, Prizes and Food all for free. November-Woman's potluck luncheon was held at DSBC December-A Community wide free Christmas dinner was served to about 250 people
2002
January - Pastor Ken Haynes resigns from his position of Pastor due to diagnosis of terminal cancer. February - Pastor David Johnson agrees to be our interrim Pastor until the Lord brings us the man He wants for this job. Thank you David, this is the second time you have been here for the church. God Bless you and Jessie as you minister to us and others. May - A church revival takes place with Keith Durham from Texas being our spiritual speaker. Everyone enjoyed Keith's messages & company. He is a great teacher of the Word and makes it easy to apply to your life. June - A Vacation Bible School was held at the church. 12 students from Minesota came to host the event. Attendance reached a peak of 11 ranging in age from K-6th grade. Thank you all the students that participated in this ministry. The church sponsored one interested youth that attended Christian Camp in Prescott, AZ. June 30th a Singspiration and Pot Luck were held at DSBC. 3 area churches participated. September - God sends the church a new pastor - Daniel Klahn accepts the position of bi-vocational pastor for Dolan Springs Baptist Church. His wife Kathy and him have been living in Glendale, AZ for a few months. They are from Virginia. October - A ladies luncheon was held for all the ladies of the community. Every month a different church sponsors a ladies luncheon. It is a nice get together with the women of the community. A potluck is served, songs are sung, and a short presentation is given. December - A Christmas dinner was held for the community. This time there was a lot of community involvement as well as other churches helping. 230 dinners were served.
2001
Singspiration-Different area churches get together for Singing, Praise songs and a Potluck every quarter. The churches take turns hosting this event. It brings Christian unity to the area. Church camp was held early in June, 2001. Even though only 2 from the church went, God was still working. Thank you to Calvary Baptist Church of Lake Havasu City for providing transportation and counselors for our two kids. Another Singspiration-Was held July 29th. Five different area churches participated with Singing, Praise songs and a Potluck dinner. Everyone really enjoys the fellowship, food, and praise of brothers in Christ. Vacation Bible School was held July 2-6. 64 teen volunteers from Arkansas were missioned to host VBS in area churches in Mohave County. Sixteen teens came to our church to minister to the young. It was well attended and ran very smooth. Praise God for the youth that volunteered and the children He brought to VBS. In October a Pastor Appreciation service was held to give Pastor Ken and Patsy our love and support for the work they do. A delicious Potluck followed. Thank you Pastor Ken & Patsy for all the work you do for the Lord. Christmas Dinner-Once again God provided. About 210 meals were served free to the community. Thank you all that donated food & money and all the volunteers that helped organize, prepare & serve the meals.
2000
In June the church sent 8 children and 2 counselors to church Camp at Whispering Pines in Prescott, AZ. For the first time two teens went to youth camp in California A very successful Vacation Bible School was held in June called an Ocean Odyssey. It was hosted by the Golden Valley Baptist Church. The adult and teen volunteers were wonderful and had everything well planned and organized. God was working. There were three children that made commitments to accept Jesus as there Savior. Cans for kids was started-Aluminum cans are being saved throughout the community to raise money for the youth. Kids will be sent to camp through this program. October 22, 2000-The start of the first Singspiration which was held at DSBC with 4 other community churches involved. A great time of singing & praise. Over 80 people attended. A potluck was held after the event. There was a church revival November 5th-8th, 2000. Dr. Lu Gilman from Pocatello, Idaho was an excellent speaker. The message brought change to people's hearts. Angel tree ministry-Our first year for this program. It reaches out to children of prisoners. Ten children were sponsored and given gifts by people of the church. Annual Christmas Dinner - Held on Christmas Day - Over 260 dinners were served to those in the community. Including the meals that were so graciously delivered. Volunteers were wonderful at helping at this event. Everything was donated.
1999
A Vacation Bible School was held in the White Hills area at church member's homes. Golden Valley Baptist church provided the teachers, crafts and curriculum. It was held the 2nd week in July. Very good attendance. August 11-14th The church sent 9 children and 2 sponsors to Whispering Pines Christian Camp in Prescott, AZ. The theme of the camp was "My Life an example". Everyone had a good time and commitments to the Lord were renewed by many. A church revival was held December 12-15. Dr. C. Wyman Copass was the special speaker. He was very inspirational and enlightening to the Word of God. The annual Christmas dinner was held. Serving free turkey & ham dinners to the community. Lots of volunteers helped serve and cook the meal.
1998
The church sponsored AWANA youth group. Twenty different children attended throughout the year. This ministry reached out to the community's children ages Kindergarten through 6th Grade. They entered a float in the Dolan Springs Day parade. People of the church helped pass out AWANA pamphlets. The church held it's first community wide Christmas Dinner, serving a traditional Christmas dinner free of charge to about 85 people. This has become an annual event .
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