Our Story
How it all started...
Pierce Park Baptist Church (PPBC) was birthed out of a small group Bible study that was held in a day care. In 1990, Pierce Park was formally organized by a founding group of members and led by Pastor Louis Demster to shepherd the growing body of Christ.
The church property was purchased in 1986 by the Treasure Valley Southern Baptist Association with the intent purpose of creating a thriving church where people could connect with other believers and God through dynamic Bible study and worship, grow in their understanding of Jesus, and impact others through working out their salvation in ministry.
Expanding the vision...
In 1996, Pastor Demster retired and Dan Robinson, who also served as a chaplain in the United States Army National Guard, was called to continue leading Pierce Park to become a growing, thriving church.
Through Pastor Dan’s strong leadership, the church experienced solid growth which resulted in the church praying about expanding the campus to create a greater environment for worship, ministry and Christ-centered activities.
In 2003, a 250-seat sanctuary, classrooms, fellowship hall, kitchen, and offices were constructed.
As our Nation entered the Second Gulf War, Pastor Dan felt the Lord’s calling to go and minister to our Nation’s soldiers during this time of conflict.
In preparing for a lengthy deployment in Iraq by Pastor Dan, the church called Bill Young and Tim Peery to serve as co-associate pastors to lead the church during his deployment.
Pastor Dan returned from Iraq in late 2005 and resumed his role as Senior Pastor with co-associate pastors’ Bill and Tim continuing to serve alongside him until his retirement in 2007.
Following Pastor Dan’s retirement, Pastor Bill was called as the interim Pastor while the church searched for the next pastor to lead the church.
In 2008, Bill Young was called as Senior Pastor to lead the church in fulfilling the mission and vision.
In 2013, Pastor Bill urged the church to pray and consider the addition of an associate pastor to serve alongside him in the continued effort to fulfill the mission. In July of 2013, J.W. Hardy was called to serve as associate pastor after his position as the Head Track & Field and Cross Country Coach at Boise State University came to an end.
The church experienced steady growth and developed many of our ministries under the direction of Pastor Bill. Then, the world shut down in 2020 (Covid-19) which triggered another phase of growth and development.
Where we are headed...
Over the years, God has done plenty of awesome things in the life of our church. Pierce Park has seen lives genuinely transformed, relationships with God deepened, and a loving family of believers faithfully serving the body, our neighborhood, and our community. But we believe the best is yet to come! We have been through numerous phases in growth and development, so we know there is so much more for us to do.
God has given us a big vision and mission that has not been fully realized. So, the time is now that we place greater emphasis on reaching and ministering to the whole family; the young, the experienced, and those in between.
In addition, we are currently implementing phases of a revitalization plan that includes the consideration of the transition of pastoral roles to create stability, momentum, and greater synergy as we move forward by faith.
We believe that God is working in this world and doing great things in and through His church. We are committed to being used by God to make an impact in the world.
