History
Twin Valley Baptist Church began as a Thursday evening Bible study in the garage of Randy and Sue Smith. For several years they and a handful of other area residents carpooled to Cornerstone Baptist Church (which merged with Dayton Baptist Temple in 2001 and is now known as Cornerstone Baptist Temple) in Dayton, Ohio. Randy taught Sunday school classes for 3 years and sat under the preaching of Pastors Jerry Siler and Bill Wilson for 6 years. In the summer of 1998, Pastor Smith and his wife felt the call to begin a new work in the West Alexandria area, and Twin Valley Baptist Church was formed. July 2, 1998 was the first service, held in the garage at their home. A few months later TVBC began renting a larger facility until June of 2001. From June of 2001 to mid-August, 2002 they rented Third Street School in West Alexandria. September 1, 2002 was the first service in the small church God has provided, located just outside Eaton. In 2003 Twin Valley Baptist entered into a land contract agreement to purchase the church and the 3 1/2 acres it sits on. In 2006 they constructed a building to house Sunday school classes. The first missionary was taken on when the church was still a Bible study, and they now support 24 missionaries. God is blessing their work with many salvations and seeds planted.
Staff
Pastor Smith preaches all services and leads the church while working a full-time secular job. He also works with the teens in the Helping Hands ministry.
Sue Smith teaches the women’s Bible study, along with the other myriad of responsibilities that come with being a pastor's wife.
Mike Studebaker is the Assistant Sunday school teacher for adults and also fills in as Usher when needed.
Donna Pierce teaches the Sunday school class for pre-school children, and Donna is our interpreter for the deaf.
Betty Glander teaches the Sunday school class for children ages 6-9.
Dianne Cecil & Sue Smith teach the Sunday school class for children ages 10-17.
Don Glander teaches the men's Saturday morning Bible study.
Marilyn Ramey and Sue Smith handle the finances of TVBC, and Marilyn also oversees the nursery and is the Treasurer.
Susan Schlabach plays piano every Wednesday morning in her ministry to the Senior Citizen's Center in Eaton and Thursday night service.
Bobby Schlabach is our head usher, seeing to the needs of the people. Mike Studebaker is assistant usher.
Adam Brewer is the sound technician for the church.
Twin Valley Baptist Church began as a Thursday evening Bible study in the garage of Randy and Sue Smith. For several years they and a handful of other area residents carpooled to Cornerstone Baptist Church (which merged with Dayton Baptist Temple in 2001 and is now known as Cornerstone Baptist Temple) in Dayton, Ohio. Randy taught Sunday school classes for 3 years and sat under the preaching of Pastors Jerry Siler and Bill Wilson for 6 years. In the summer of 1998, Pastor Smith and his wife felt the call to begin a new work in the West Alexandria area, and Twin Valley Baptist Church was formed. July 2, 1998 was the first service, held in the garage at their home. A few months later TVBC began renting a larger facility until June of 2001. From June of 2001 to mid-August, 2002 they rented Third Street School in West Alexandria. September 1, 2002 was the first service in the small church God has provided, located just outside Eaton. In 2003 Twin Valley Baptist entered into a land contract agreement to purchase the church and the 3 1/2 acres it sits on. In 2006 they constructed a building to house Sunday school classes. The first missionary was taken on when the church was still a Bible study, and they now support 24 missionaries. God is blessing their work with many salvations and seeds planted.
Staff
Pastor Smith preaches all services and leads the church while working a full-time secular job. He also works with the teens in the Helping Hands ministry.
Sue Smith teaches the women’s Bible study, along with the other myriad of responsibilities that come with being a pastor's wife.
Mike Studebaker is the Assistant Sunday school teacher for adults and also fills in as Usher when needed.
Donna Pierce teaches the Sunday school class for pre-school children, and Donna is our interpreter for the deaf.
Betty Glander teaches the Sunday school class for children ages 6-9.
Dianne Cecil & Sue Smith teach the Sunday school class for children ages 10-17.
Don Glander teaches the men's Saturday morning Bible study.
Marilyn Ramey and Sue Smith handle the finances of TVBC, and Marilyn also oversees the nursery and is the Treasurer.
Susan Schlabach plays piano every Wednesday morning in her ministry to the Senior Citizen's Center in Eaton and Thursday night service.
Bobby Schlabach is our head usher, seeing to the needs of the people. Mike Studebaker is assistant usher.
Adam Brewer is the sound technician for the church.