CHURCH HISTORY

God called Pastor Clint Miller, his wife Candy and their two young sons, Cheyenne and Cody to North San Diego County to start new ministries for the Lord Jesus Christ. On December 2, 1990 the first official service of North County Baptist Church was held. That opening day was an historical success with 165 in attendance. It was a huge start and today more than 30 years later, is still considered a tremendous achievement, truly an American success story!

North County Baptist Church started at Juniper and Grand, (downtown Escondido, CA) in a storefront. The church grew fast and it was not long before the enthusiastic congregation grew out of that first location. The church then moved to 1855 E. Valley Parkway in Escondido. This new location was in an industrial complex and not really conducive to church growth, but through hard work and God's hand; the church family continued to grow. It wasn't long before the church had outgrown its second location and once again the search was on for a new church building.

When Pastor Miller first arrived in Escondido he noticed a facility at 7th and Escondido Blvd.  He felt in his heart that this was the place that God would eventually give the church. Through faith, he called that church on the phone every two months to see if they might be ready to sell. Then one day in October 1995, it happened; they said, "YES"!  By this time, North County Baptist Church was busting out at the seams and it desperately needed a new home. An agreement was quickly reached and that opening service was held February 4, 1996 at 221 W. 7th Ave.

It was in 2007 that the leadership of the church discovered a 4.3 acre piece of property with a building on it at 842 Nordahl Road in San Marcos, CA, that would accommodate their needs and added more space for its programs.  It was a beautiful piece of property with fountains and palm trees and directly across the street from the Wal-Mart shopping Center on Nordahl Road. 

This has become the church home to the San Diego North County area.

Pastor Clint Miller has said about serving the Lord , "Seeing the hundreds of family's lives that this ministry has touched, and the many gang members persuaded to trade in their former lifestyles, has made it all worth while!" 

Then he added, “The best is yet to come”...for him; it did when he went to be with our Lord on August 15, 2019.

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In January 2020 the church nominated Cheyenne Miller to be the Senior Pastor of the church.

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NCBC has recently experienced additional heartache with the passing of our Pastor Cheyenne Miller, on August 25, 2022.  The family and friends of NCBC are devasted by this sudden loss.  Please pray for the family and the church, as we go forward asking for God's wisdom to direct this ministry.

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