OUR HISTORY

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The Lighthouse Baptist Church was organized on February 2, 1973 with 28 charter members. The church began when two churches came together that were held in houses. Rev. Dwight Alford was holding services in an apartment on Schenck St. and Rev. Don Guess was holding services in his home on French Rd. His first service was held in October 1972. They both came together to form the greater Buffalo Baptist Church with Don Guess as its pastor, meeting at 195 Schenck St. Shortly after, the church voted to change the name to Lighthouse Baptist Church. The Rev. Guess was a former member of Temple Baptist Church of Detroit, Michigan, which then had one of America's largest Sunday Schools. He came to Buffalo with his wife, his son, and a vision to see a soul winning, fundamental, mission-minded Baptist church planted, dedicated to the truth of God's Word. After four years, Pastor Guess moved on and the church voted Jack Harvey as pastor. Two years later, Pastor Harvey went into evangelism and the church called Rev. John Bartlett as pastor. On September 28, 1986, the church called its present pastor, David Costantino, who was the church's head deacon and Sunday School superintendent. Almost thirty years ago, the first business they tended to was the support of six missionaries. Today, they support over one hundred missionaries and have planted two churches in the area. Hundreds have been saved through the ministries of the church.  After many years at 383 Wheatfield St, North Tonawanda, the Lighthouse Baptist Church has moved to 530 Meadow Dr, still in North Tonawanda. Our first service in our new building was Sunday, November 5, 2023. Also, in 2023, our pastor was led by the Lord to start Solid Rock Christian Academy, which perfectly aligned with that move into our new building. We are so excited to see what the Lord does with the ministries He has entrusted us with.