History & Beliefs

Since its formation on April 26, 1964 by 42 visionary and dedicated charter members, the Oakmont church family has been committed to reaching people for Jesus Christ, helping them grow and center their spiritual life in him, and then sending them out for missions, ministry, and service in the Greenville community and around the world.   Oakmont purchased seven acres of land in 1965 on our current site on the outskirts of Greenville at that time.

Oakmont 1967 Exterior

By October of 1967, Oakmont has built its first unit of 16,000 square feet of worship, classroom, office, and fellowship space.  

Oakmont 1993 Exterior View

The church added an additional 16,000 square feet of fellowship, educational, and office space in 1993.

 

 

2003 Oakmont ExteriorOakmont completed in October 2003 a 28,000 square feet sanctuary addition that provides a 1,000 seat worship center, a music suite and handbell room, state of the art sound, lighting, projection, and television equipment, prayer garden, and other classroom space.

Faithful financial giving by Oakmont members during six capital campaigns over a 20 year period of time has made possible our facility growth and development.  

Now, over 45 years later after its formation, Oakmont is situated among a community of neighborhoods with surrounding retail, banking, governmental offices, and other businesses nearby.   

To read a more detailed history of Oakmont, click here to download God's Oakmont Idea.

Beliefs   

While our Articles of Faith and Church Covenant offer the specifics of Oakmont's vision of being God's people, we are a church family who:  

  • Believes in the Triune God expressed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.recognizes and receives Jesus as the Savior and Lord of the world.

  • Trusts the Bible as God's inspired, authoritative, and holy Word.

  • Affirms the priesthood of every believer and follower of Jesus, and competency of each person (soul competency) to interpret the scriptures, speak and listen to God in prayer, and receive forgiveness for sins as we confess them before God.  Every Christian has the freedom, without interference or imposition of any clergy, creed, church, or government, to relate directly to God.

  • Celebrates the autonomy of each local church to discern God's will under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, and make decisions that are faithful to the calling of God. 

  • Affirms the historic Baptist view of religious freedom for all persons and the separation of church and state.

  • Embraces an ecumenical spirit of working with other Christians and churches of all denominational perspectives to share the good news of Jesus, care for the sick and the poor, the homeless and socio-economically disadvantaged, children, youth and adults, to help them find physical, emotional, and spiritual wholeness. 

  • Celebrates that God calls men and women to serve as workers, teachers, deacons, and ministers in the life of our congregation.

Click here to download our Articles of Faith

Click here to download our Church Covenant  

Click here to download the 1963 Baptist Faith and Message

Click here to download God's Oakmont Idea