Long Hill Baptist Church of Trumbull

Some Historical Facts:

The Baptist Temple of Bridgeport, Connecticut, voted to sponsor a Sunday School and Morning Worship service in the Long Hill area of Trumbull, Connecticut.  The first service was held on April 28th, 1957, and an Organizational Service was held on January 30th, 1958 with 47 charter members in attendance.  Our meeting place for all Sunday Services was the Jane Ryan School (until our current building was completed in the Summer of 1967).

We adopted the name of the Long Hill Baptist Church in June of 1958.

In September of 1962, our church voted to purchase our present property consisting of 2.83 acres for a cost of $18,000.  On Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1962, a service was held to dedicate the new church property.

A ground-breaking service was held for the parsonage on June 9, 1963.  The parsonage was ready for occupancy in November, and dedicated on January 5, 1964.  Volunteer labor on the part of the church members kept the parsonage cost to a minimum.

On August 7, 1966, a ground-breaking service was held for the church.  The building committee acted as contractor with Mr. Sig Hallquist as superintendant.  We are grateful to him for his dedication to the worked and the many extra hours he contributed to our church building.  On July 2, 1967, our first service was held in the new sanctuary.

We are indebted to many of the churches in the Trumbull area for frequent use of their facilities and to the Trumbull Board of Education for the use of the Jane Ryan School for so many years.

We are also thankful to God for His leading, and we believe that "... His merciful kindness is great toward us.