History

Hillcrest Baptist Church started from a 1952 prayer gathering of eleven people and was constituted as a church in 1955 with 284 members.  Rev Charles Sheets guided the first worship service in 1952.  Rev Anthony Bort (1953 – 1954), Rev. Herbert Reamy (1955  –  1957), Rev. Wayne Scott (1957  –  68), Rev. David Hall (1968), Rev. Kenneth Thornton(1969 – 1975) also served as pastors.  In 1976, Rev. Hubert G.  Keefer was called as pastor and served faithfully for 24 years. The church experienced tremendous growth under his ministry.  He also instilled in the congregation a zeal for the Great Commission and a deep commitment to international missions.  In 2001, Rev. Eric Redmond was installed as pastor and served until November 2008.