Central Baptist Church (Honolulu, HI) is a

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Church in the Makiki neighborhood in the city of

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. It is affiliated with the

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History

Central Baptist Church was constituted on April 1, 1951. In 1971, the

Hawaii Baptist Academy Hawaii Baptist Academy (HBA) is a private, co-educational, college preparatory primary and secondary Christian school that serves grades K-12 on three campuses. The school is governed by a board of directors elected by the executive board of the ...

elementary school shared a building with Central Baptist Church until it acquired and moved to the former

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Convent in Nuuanu in 1987. Hawaii Baptist leader, Daniel Hen Chong Kong, pastored Central Baptist Church during his last years until retiring in Dec. 2004. From 2008 to 2017, Shane Sowers served as pastor. Nelson Chapman, served as Senior Pastor, Central Baptist Church in October 2017 until 2019. Kenneth Priest is presently serving as the Transitional Pastor during 2021.

Doctrinal Belief

On February 8, 2009, the 2000 Baptist Faith and Message was unanimously voted to replace the 1963 version as the church's articles of faith in the Church Constitution.Central Baptist Church business meeting Minutes,2009 February 8

Notable Members

* Nelson Chapman, Senior Pastor * Dan Kong, former pastor

References

External links

Official website
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