Beltway Park Baptist Church
Coordinates: 32°20′59″N 99°46′33″W / 32.3498°N 99.7759°W
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Beltway Park Church in 2013 | |
| Location | Abilene, Texas |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Southern Baptist Convention (Loosely Affiliated) [1] |
| Weekly attendance | 3,135 |
| Website | beltway.org |
Beltway Park Church is an evangelical Christian megachurch located in Abilene, Texas loosely associated with Southern Baptist Convention that was founded in 1985.[2] In 2008, Beltway Park averaged approximately 3,000 people in attendance each week.[3] The head pastor is David McQueen. Beltway Park is located on the south side of Abilene.[4] Matt Chandler was on staff at Beltway Park from 1996 to 1999 and indicates this time as important in restoring his value for the local church.[5] Beltway Park has jumped into the Christian music industry with their album Heaven Came Down. This album was written and recorded by the Beltway college ministry.
Growth
In late 2013, Beltway Park announced plans to construct a new satellite campus on the north side of Abilene. Construction began by December 2013[6] and was completed in the spring on 2015.[7]
Beliefs
Baptism
Beltway Park's history in the Southern Baptist denomination is seen in their commitment to credobaptism, immersion as a confession of faith.
Miraculous
Beltway Park has become a charismatic church under McQueen's leadership, having no official affiliation with Pentecostalism, but sharing beliefs about the continuing work of Holy Spirit through the gifts, such as speaking in tongues, and Faith healing. In the summer of 2015, a Word, Spirit, and Power conference was held and many were slain in the Spirit and some experienced holy laughter signifying the church's commitement and openness to the work of the Holy Spirit. [8]
Israel
Beltway Park also teaches Christian Zionism, the belief in the importance of the evangelism of Israel in the church today in accordance with teachings of Don Finto.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Churches". www.denveryseminary.edu. Denver Seminary. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Beltway Park church honored". Abilene Reporter News. 23 October 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Martin, William (20 April 2008). "Beltway Park Baptist Church". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Zhou, Keyi (29 September 2011). "Beltway service relocates to Paramount". The Optimist. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ Wishall, Garrett E. (22 February 2010). "‘I am going to keep my face like flint toward the Lord and do what He has called me to do’". Towers. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ↑ "Beltway to construct new church past Walmart". ACU Optimist. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Werderich, Bailey (March 18, 2015). "Beltway Park North to open at end of month". ACU Optimist. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ Fulton, Loretta (16 April 2009). "Beltway Park Keeps on Growing". Reporter News. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ↑ Finto, Don (2006). God's Promise and the Future Israel: Compelling Questions People Ask About Israel and the Middle East. Ventura, California: Regal Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-83073-811-3.