Visalia Second Baptist Church

Visalia Second Missionary Baptist Church

Who Are We?

To answer the question; "Who are We?" we must begin by saying in the early 1900's a group of families from Hope Arkansas decided to relocate to the San Joaquin Valley area of California. These were people much like you and I that wanted only to fulfill their hopes and dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. The exact number of families that decided to venture out together as a band of Baptized Believers in God and Jesus Christ is not certain, however we do know that they were are as close to one another as biological family members could possibly be. After all, they were a band of religious travelers that were joined together by a "Kindred Spirit" that only believers in Christ Jesus can experience. No one that was part of these early twentieth century pilgrims went without. By that we mean if one had, they all had! They would share everything right down to the last egg or slice of bread.

Upon settling down in the Visalia area of Tulare County, these adventurous and robust people would lend themselves to their neighbors and friends to assure each other that the challenge of relocating to a new and sometimes unfriendly location would be a painless and as trouble free as possible. By the grace of God these precious souls labored and toiled together to see many of their dreams come true. The most valued dream and desire for most if not all of these pioneers were to organize and build a church for praise and thanksgiving to their God! In the year of 1920, Visalia "Second" Missionary Baptist Church was organized, however our original name was Visalia "First" Missionary Baptist Church.

Over the years under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we have provided a sacred place for worship, teaching, mentoring and community outreach. God has blessed us for many years to reach out to those that are in need of food, clothing and shelter. We the members of Visalia Second Missionary Baptist Church truly feel that even though we are not as big in size and number as other church families may be we feel that we have a true purpose in God's divine will to make a difference in the lives that we can reach and introduce to the love of God.

Our mission is to reach the lost at any cost; your prayers for our strength and commitment to duty will help.