• Source: Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention

      • The Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention located in the U.S. state of Hawaii and other pacific regions. Headquartered in Honolulu, it is made up of 138 churches on 11 islands in 6 Baptist associations.


      History


      Baptist work had its beginning in 1926 when Charles J. McDonald, a layman, started work in the town of Wahiawa with a Sunday School which eventually became the First Baptist Church of Wahiawa.
      A few Southern Baptist missionaries stopped in Hawaii for short periods of time between 1937 and 1938 but it was not until 1940, when all of the missionaries in China and Japan were forced out of these countries, that the International Mission Board (then known as the Foreign Mission Board) began thinking about opening work in these islands. As these first Baptist missionaries came and surveyed the islands, they concluded 6 percent of the people were nominally Christian.
      On December 12, 1940, the Hawaiian Mission of the Foreign Mission Board was formally organized and Wahiawa church was the first church to affiliate. In 1941, the Olivet Baptist Church was constituted in Honolulu out of the work which was started by layman, Joseph Tyssowski. Southern Baptist missionary, Victor Koon, was called as the pastor of Olivet.
      Twenty-four representatives (called messengers) from 5 churches (Wahiawa, Olivet, Nuuanu, Calvary and Waimea) met at the Baptist Bible School of Hawaii on July 12, 1943 and organized the Association of Baptist Churches of Hawaii.
      The work spread to the other islands. A group of Christians meeting as the Missionary Bible Church in Waimea, Kauai, asked for help, and the Waimea Baptist Church was organized on this foundation in 1943. A Baptist chaplain stationed on Maui began a mission which later became the Kahului Baptist Church. A public school teacher, who was converted at the Olivet Baptist Church, began a Sunday School on the island of Molokai at an unused Buddhist temple. This group became the Kaunakakai Baptist Church. Dr. and Mrs. Charles Leonard felt led to go to Hilo, Hawaii, to open work there and were influential in starting the Kinoole Baptist Church.
      Churches were established on each of the main islands of Hawaii. Meeting in school buildings, groups of people studied the Bible, were converted and eventually constituted churches throughout six of the islands. With the help of the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, sanctuaries soon replaced these temporary meeting places. At the annual meeting of the Association of Baptist Churches of Hawaii, July 21 at Calvary Baptist Church, the organization's name was changed to Hawaii Baptist Convention.
      The Baptist Student Union formed in Manoa. The Baptist Bible School of Hawaii opened staffed by missionaries appointed by the Foreign Mission Board. The first issue of the Hawaii Baptist; was produced with Joe W. Bailey as volunteer editor. Two acres of land on Heulu Street at Liholiho was purchased for a Baptist secondary School. The Hawaii Baptist Academy opened its doors to its first students in 1949. Over 1,100 students are enrolled today from kindergarten through 12th grade. Two campuses are located in Nuuanu Valley on Oahu.
      A 16-acre campsite on the leeward coast of Oahu, the former home of the Waianae sugarcane plantation manager, was purchased. It was named Puu Kahea Baptist Assembly, "Echoing Hills"; in Hawaiian. With the coming of statehood to Hawaii, Foreign Mission Board support began to diminish in 1951 and the churches were challenged as never before to reach more adults, to increase in stewardship, to grow in total dedication to the cause of Christ, and to continue in their missionary outreach. The North American Mission Board (reorganized from the Home Mission Board in 1997) and other agencies, have continued to help Hawaii Pacific Baptists' missions and ministry opportunities.
      In 1955 the first meeting of the HBC executive board met at the Baptist Student Center. The Samoa Baptist Academy began with 14 volunteer teachers.
      In 1979 Wayland Baptist College opened in Hawaii as their first campus outside of Texas. In 1981 the College changed its name to Wayland Baptist University.
      In 1997 the name changed to the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention to represent the territories of the convention.


      Beliefs


      The Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention currently affirms the Baptist Faith and Message of 1963 that is no longer adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention.
      During the 2010 state convention, a recommendation was presented to the messengers to amend the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention's Constitution, Article III, Statement of Faith. The change would read, "The Convention shall be founded on a fellowship based on the Holy Bible, Old and New Testaments. Specific doctrinal distinctives are identified in any historic or current Baptist Faith and Message adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention. As of the current Amended Date, any future revision of the Baptist Faith and Message must be reviewed and affirmed by the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention for adoption." The recommended amendment went to a vote in 2011.


      Presidents


      Dr. Victor Koon (1946-19??)
      Dr. Chester R. Young, Sr. (1952-1954)
      Pastor Ernest Mosley (1966-1967)
      Dan Liu (1967-1968)
      Mori Hiratani (1968-1970)
      Dr. Daniel Hen Chong Kong (early 1970s)
      Dr. W.C. Garland (1984-1986)
      Cliff Hoff (1986-1988)
      Donna Farr (1988-1990)
      Pastor Kenneth Newman (1990-1992)
      Paul Oyer (1992-1994)
      Paul Kaneshiro (1994-1996)
      George Moyer (1996-1998)
      Pastor Steve Murphy (1998-2000)
      George Iwahiro (2000–2002)
      Pastor Dan Van Alstine (2002-2004)
      Ken Sakai (2004–2006)
      Pastor Duane McDaniel (2006-2007)
      Pastor Robert Miller (2007–2009)
      Walt Agena (2009–2011)
      Pastor Steve Irvin (2011–2013)
      Pastor Alberto Camacho (2013-2015)
      Pastor John Endriss (2015-2017)
      Pastor Brian Frable (current)


      Associations


      HPBC affiliate churches are organized in six associations.


      = Big Island Baptist Association

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      Churches affiliated with the BIBA include:

      Cornerstone Christian Fellowship
      Cornerstone Christian Fellowship North Kona
      Cornerstone Christian Fellowship South Kona
      Faith Baptist Mission
      First Baptist Church of Waimea
      Hamakua Baptist Church
      Hilo Baptist Church
      Hilo Korean Christian Church
      Kaumana Drive Baptist Church
      Kinoole Baptist Church
      Kohala Baptist Church
      Kona Baptist Church
      Ocean View Filipino
      Ocean View Baptist Mission
      Pahala Baptist Bible Mission
      Paradise Park Church
      Puna Baptist Church
      Puuanahulu Baptist Church
      Sonshine Baptist Mission
      Waiakea Uka Bible Church
      Waikoloa Baptist Church


      = Garden Island Baptist Association

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      Lihue Baptist Church
      Waimea Baptist Church


      = Guam Baptist Association

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      Calvary Baptist Church, Tamuning, Guam
      Chuukese Christian Fellowship
      Guam First Baptist Church, Tamuning, Guam
      Marianas Baptist Church, Agat, Guam
      Saipan Good Baptist Church (located on Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
      Tamuning Christian Fellowship, Tamuning, Guam
      Yigo Mission


      = Maui County Baptist Association

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      Kaanapali Beach Ministries
      Kahului Baptist Church
      Kaunakakai Baptist Church
      Kihei Baptist Chapel
      Lahaina Baptist Church
      Lanai Baptist Church
      Maui First Korean Baptist Church
      Maui Philippine Baptist Church
      Pukalani Baptist Church
      Valley Isle Fellowship


      = Oahu Baptist Network

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      Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
      Agape Mission Baptist Church
      Aina Haina Baptist Church
      All Nations Fellowship
      All People Mission Church
      Antioch Baptist Church of Hawaii
      Bethel Korean Baptist Church
      Central Baptist Church
      Chinese Baptist Church
      Cornerstone Fellowship
      Cornerstone Korean Baptist Church
      Dong Tam Baptist Church
      Enchanted Lake Baptist Church
      Ewa Beach Baptist Church
      Faith Baptist Church
      Fellowship Baptist Church
      Filipino International Baptist Church
      First Baptist Church Haleiwa
      First Baptist Church of Nanakuli
      First Baptist Church of Pearl City
      First Baptist Church of Wahiawa
      First Baptist Church of Waimanalo
      First Southern Baptist Church of Pearl Harbor
      Halawa Heights Baptist Church
      Haleiwa Filipino Mission
      Hawaii Bhansok Baptist Church
      Hawaii Chinese Baptist Church
      Hawaii Christian Baptist Church
      Hawaii Hope Mission Baptist Church
      Hawaii Kai Church
      Honolulu Russian Baptist Church
      Iglesia Amistad
      International Baptist Fellowship
      Kahaluu Baptist Church
      Kailua Baptist Church
      Kailua First Korean Baptist Church
      Kalihi Baptist Church
      Khemaras Center
      Korean Baptist Church of Pearl Harbor
      Korean Baptist Church of Waikiki
      Makaha Valley Chapel
      Makakilo Baptist Church
      Mililani Baptist Church
      Mililani Fil-Am Baptist Church
      Mililani Korean Baptist Church
      Mt. Kaala Baptist Church
      Mountain View Community Church
      New Community Baptist Church
      New Covenant Baptist Church
      New Life Christian Church
      North Windward Baptist Chapel
      Nuuanu Baptist Church
      Nuuanu Chuukese Congregation
      Ohana Mission Baptist Church
      OlaNui!
      Olive Baptist Church
      Olivet Baptist Church
      Pali View Baptist Church
      Palisades Baptist Church
      Pawaa Community Church
      The Gathering
      University Avenue Baptist Church
      Village Park Baptist Church
      Waialae Baptist Church
      Waianae Baptist Church
      Waikiki Baptist Church
      Waipahu Community Christian
      Waipio Community Baptist Church
      West Oahu Community Church


      = South Pacific Baptist Association

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      Emmanuel Baptist Church
      Fagalii Baptist Church
      Falemuaga Baptist Church
      Faleniu Baptist Church
      First Chinese Baptist Church of American Samoa
      Happy Valley Baptist Church
      Pago Pago Baptist Church
      Samoa Korean Baptist Church
      Seafarers' Christian Fellowship
      Tafuna Baptist Church


      = Asia Baptist Network

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      Koza Baptist Church (Okinawa, Japan)
      Freedom Village Church (S. Korea)
      Songtan Central Baptist Church (S. Korea)
      Tokyo Baptist Church (Japan)
      Yokohama International Baptist Church (Japan)


      Affiliated Organizations


      Hawaii Baptist Academy: A Christ-centered K-12 education ministry to children
      Puu Kahea Conference Center: the conference center offers retreat and educational opportunities for churches and other organizations
      Wayland Baptist University, Hawaii Campus (Kapolei).


      References




      External links


      HPBC Official Website
      Hawaii Baptist Academy Website
      Oahu Baptist Network Website

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