About us

Freedom Baptist Church in Bloomington, Illinois is a family. Saving grace through Jesus Christ bonds us, and by His grace we grow closer to God and one another. The Bible speaks about iron sharpening iron. God has designed the local church to be a place to grow stronger together.

We strive to be a church without walls. Jesus calls for us to go outside the walls to reach the lost and the broken. It is there that the lost will be found.

We value the Word of God, and the ministry of the Holy Spirit. We look to share God's saving grace to all of the lost and broken, and lead those with no hope to find hope in Jesus Christ.

Vince was raised in Walled Lake, Michigan. At the age of 7, he trusted Christ as his Savior while attending Children’s Church at the First Baptist Church of Wixom, Michigan. He was privileged to spend two years as a young teen missionary kid in Swaziland, attending boarding school in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. After attending Bible College and Seminary, where he earned both Bachelor’s and Masters degrees in Biblical Studies, he and his wife spent twelve years serving as church planters in South Africa. Twenty five years ago they returned to the U.S. and have served churches in Tennessee, Missouri, and Wisconsin. During this time, Vince was able to earn his Doctor of Pastoral Theology degree. He became Pastor of Freedom Baptist Church in November 2016. Vince and Beth have three children and eight grandchildren.

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH

BLOOMINGTON