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Berean Fundamental Baptist Church
Zion
IL
60099
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Who we are
Berean Fundamental Baptist Church is a Zion-based Christian Ministry, independent of any outside denominational hierarchy.
We are family – focused, soul-winning and mission – minded.
We invite you to worship with us in a conservative way. We are not living in the past; rather, we are honoring our heritage, enjoying today and reaching for tomorrow.
Our desire is to help you in getting acquainted or re-acquainted with God.
We would like to take an old Book, the King James Bible, to show you tremendous principles that can change your life.
We would like to encourage you to sing the time-tested hymns with enthusiasms.
We are supporting the following:
The verbal plenary inspiration and preservation of the Word of God,
The Deity of Jesus Christ,
His blood atonement,
Salvation by Grace through Faith,
Aggressive New Testament Soul Winning
Pre-Millennial Return of Jesus Christ
We are opposing the following:
Modernism
Liberalism
Worldliness
We aspire to bring honor, glory and praise to God the Father and His Son the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
“that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ” ( 1 Peter 4:11, KJV)
We are family – focused, soul-winning and mission – minded.
We invite you to worship with us in a conservative way. We are not living in the past; rather, we are honoring our heritage, enjoying today and reaching for tomorrow.
Our desire is to help you in getting acquainted or re-acquainted with God.
We would like to take an old Book, the King James Bible, to show you tremendous principles that can change your life.
We would like to encourage you to sing the time-tested hymns with enthusiasms.
We are supporting the following:
The verbal plenary inspiration and preservation of the Word of God,
The Deity of Jesus Christ,
His blood atonement,
Salvation by Grace through Faith,
Aggressive New Testament Soul Winning
Pre-Millennial Return of Jesus Christ
We are opposing the following:
Modernism
Liberalism
Worldliness
We aspire to bring honor, glory and praise to God the Father and His Son the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.
“that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ” ( 1 Peter 4:11, KJV)
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Quote of the Day
Psalms 26:2
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Denomination
Baptist
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Rev. Gil L. Aranda
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Pastor
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Pastor Gil Aranda grew up in Sta. Mesa Bible Baptist Church, but it was not until he was 18 years old that he got saved. Three years thereafter, the Lord called him into full-time ministry. He wrestled with God in prayer, wanting to make sure that God really wanted him to become a pastor. Finally in 1971, he surrendered to the call of God, enrolled in Bible School and became a full-time church worker. After his graduation from Manila Baptist Bible College in 1975, he wanted to start a work in either Aklan or Cavite, but God led him to Caloocan. He started to pastor a small group (consisting of two families), which met at a carport.
After three years, the church grew to 200 hundred and the carport could no longer accommodate them. So they started to pray for a church and building. God answered in a big way. A missionary transferred ownership to them of a newly built church, complete with a piano and pews. With the huge blessing came greater challenges. In 1982, Pastor Aranda started a school ministry using the ACE curriculum and used it as an evangelistic arm of the church. The church continued to grow so that they had to expand (building-wise) in order to accommodate the people. By 1990, when God lead Pastor Aranda to migrate to the United State, the church was running over 500 in attendance.
When God opened the door for Pastor Gil to migrate to the United States, he had no intentions of staying for good. He came to give his sons the opportunity and obtain the surgeries he needed. He worked secularly to get medical insurance. His plan was to go back to the Philippines and continue to pastor the church in Caloocan. Why would he stay in America, when he already has a successful ministry in the Philippines? However, God had other plans.
Through another pastor, God introduced Pastor Aranda to a small group of Christians (consisting of four families) who met every week for Bible Studies in Gurnee. They desperately needed a Filipino pastor. When Pastor Aranda was offered the pastorate of an already established church in Chicago, with a stable salary, housing, medical insurance and other benefits, he turned them down. He did not see God calling him to pastor that church. But when this small group asked him to be their pastor, he couldn’t say no.
He said yes without promise of any financial support because he was sure that God called him to minister to them! For several years, Pastor Aranda would travel from Chicago to Gurnee to minister to this small group of Christians who could only give him $300 a month (just enough to cover his transportation). But God is good! Soon, God blessed the work. Today, the church is running 150 in attendance and owns a newly-built church sitting in a 9-acre land! Once again, a school ministry using the ACE curriculum was started and Pastor Aranda is expecting God to bless the work once again!
To be more effective in his ministry, Pastor Aranda continued his studies and enrolled in Andersonville Baptist Seminary and obtained the following degrees: Bachelor in Theology, Master in Christian Counselling, and Doctorate in Religious Education. But his most loved degree was the honorary degree conferred to him by Landmark Baptist College as Doctor of Divinity, in recognition of his over 30 years in the ministry.
After three years, the church grew to 200 hundred and the carport could no longer accommodate them. So they started to pray for a church and building. God answered in a big way. A missionary transferred ownership to them of a newly built church, complete with a piano and pews. With the huge blessing came greater challenges. In 1982, Pastor Aranda started a school ministry using the ACE curriculum and used it as an evangelistic arm of the church. The church continued to grow so that they had to expand (building-wise) in order to accommodate the people. By 1990, when God lead Pastor Aranda to migrate to the United State, the church was running over 500 in attendance.
When God opened the door for Pastor Gil to migrate to the United States, he had no intentions of staying for good. He came to give his sons the opportunity and obtain the surgeries he needed. He worked secularly to get medical insurance. His plan was to go back to the Philippines and continue to pastor the church in Caloocan. Why would he stay in America, when he already has a successful ministry in the Philippines? However, God had other plans.
Through another pastor, God introduced Pastor Aranda to a small group of Christians (consisting of four families) who met every week for Bible Studies in Gurnee. They desperately needed a Filipino pastor. When Pastor Aranda was offered the pastorate of an already established church in Chicago, with a stable salary, housing, medical insurance and other benefits, he turned them down. He did not see God calling him to pastor that church. But when this small group asked him to be their pastor, he couldn’t say no.
He said yes without promise of any financial support because he was sure that God called him to minister to them! For several years, Pastor Aranda would travel from Chicago to Gurnee to minister to this small group of Christians who could only give him $300 a month (just enough to cover his transportation). But God is good! Soon, God blessed the work. Today, the church is running 150 in attendance and owns a newly-built church sitting in a 9-acre land! Once again, a school ministry using the ACE curriculum was started and Pastor Aranda is expecting God to bless the work once again!
To be more effective in his ministry, Pastor Aranda continued his studies and enrolled in Andersonville Baptist Seminary and obtained the following degrees: Bachelor in Theology, Master in Christian Counselling, and Doctorate in Religious Education. But his most loved degree was the honorary degree conferred to him by Landmark Baptist College as Doctor of Divinity, in recognition of his over 30 years in the ministry.
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Berean Fundamental Baptist Church Zion Service Times
SUNDAY
9:45 AM | Sunday School
11:00 AM | Morning Service
5:00 PM | Evening Service
3:30 PM | Filipino Service (Online only)
WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM | Prayer Meeting
Service Times last updated on the 23rd of May, 2023
9:45 AM | Sunday School
11:00 AM | Morning Service
5:00 PM | Evening Service
3:30 PM | Filipino Service (Online only)
WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM | Prayer Meeting
Service Times last updated on the 23rd of May, 2023
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School Ministry.
From Pre-K to 12
From Pre-K to 12
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Youth & Singles Meeting.
Every Friday.
Every Friday.
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Men's Prayer Breakfast.
Every Last Saturday of the Month.
Ladies' Fellowship.
Every first Saturday of the Month
Every Last Saturday of the Month.
Ladies' Fellowship.
Every first Saturday of the Month
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