Central Baptist Church (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
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Central Baptist Church is a Christian
church associated with the Heartland Baptist District of the Baptist General Conference
located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
. The church was founded in 1883 as Swedish Baptist Church and is home to Central Baptist Preschool, the largest preschool in South Dakota.
The current church building, located on Ralph Rogers Road, was built in 1995 and later expanded in 2006 to include a 1200-seat sanctuary and a family life center. The church was previously located facilities on 8th and Spring and 12th and Dakota before that. The church changed its name to Central Baptist Church in 1920 and Swedish language services were dropped in 1925.
Christian
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church associated with the Heartland Baptist District of the Baptist General Conference
Baptist General Conference
The Baptist General Conference is a national evangelical Baptist body with roots in Pietism in Sweden and inroads among evangelical Scandinavian-Americans, particularly in the American Upper Midwest. From its beginning among Scandinavian immigrants, the BGC has grown to a nationwide association...
located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
. The church was founded in 1883 as Swedish Baptist Church and is home to Central Baptist Preschool, the largest preschool in South Dakota.
The current church building, located on Ralph Rogers Road, was built in 1995 and later expanded in 2006 to include a 1200-seat sanctuary and a family life center. The church was previously located facilities on 8th and Spring and 12th and Dakota before that. The church changed its name to Central Baptist Church in 1920 and Swedish language services were dropped in 1925.