About Temple Baptist Richland

Christ Centered.
Bible Based.
Family Focused.

As a congregation, we stand strongly with our beliefs and endeavor to share them through service and missions.

Our Purpose

The purpose of this church shall be the fulfillment of the great commission of Christ as recorded in Matthew 28:19-20. To attain this end, we propose to promote the preaching of the Gospel to every creature, the public worship of God, Christian education, personal obedience to Jesus Christ, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus (Col 1:28).

Our Mission

  • We dedicate ourselves to the exaltation and worship of the one true God.
  • We commit ourselves to use our spiritual gifts and ministries to build Christlikeness in each other.
  • We accept the call to evangelize the lost through personal witness and world missions.
  • We consecrate ourselves to preserve and defend the faith once and for all delivered to the church.

Together we will strive to love God, be like Jesus, win the lost, and defend the faith.

What we believe

At Temple Baptist Church, our beliefs are at the core of who we are and everything we do. Our services are designed to give you practical instruction from God's Word in living a life for the glory of God.

  • We believe in the plenary (complete) verbal inspiration of the Scriptures.

    (II Timothy 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21)

  • We believe in the Triune Godhead.

    (Matthew 28:19; Ephesians 2:18; John 10:30)

  • We believe in the personality, the deity, and the work of the Holy Spirit.

    (John 16:7-14; Acts 5:3-4; Titus 3:5; Ephesians 1;13)

  • We believe the Genesis account of creation. God created the heavens and the earth in six literal 24 hour days.

    (Genesis 1)

  • We believe in the personality of Satan.

    (I Peter 5:8)

  • We believe in the virgin birth and full deity of Jesus Christ.

    (Matthew 1:21-23; John 1:1)

  • We believe in Christ’s substitutionary death for fallen man.

    (Isaiah 53:6; Romans 5:8)

  • We believe in Christ’s bodily resurrection and ascension back to His Father.

    (John 2:19-21; Luke 24:51)

  • We believe in justification before God by faith alone, without any mixture of works or self merit.

    (Ephesians 2:8-9; Romans 5:1; Titus 3:5)

  • We believe in the hereditary and total depravity of man in his natural state involving his fall in Adam.

    (Genesis 3; Romans 5:12)

  • We believe in the eternal security of the believer in Christ. We do not believe that it is possible for a born again person to ever fall away and perish.

    (John 10:28; I John 5:13; Romans 8:35-39)

  • We believe that Water Baptism (immersion) is to be administered to true believers only and by the appointment of a New Testament church. It is symbolic of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and has no saving merit.

    (Acts 8:36-39; Acts 2:41-42; Romans 6:3-5)

  • We believe in the complete independence of the local church. We, as a church, are a self-governing body with only the Lord Jesus Christ as our Head.

    (Matthew 18:17-18; Colossians 1:18)

  • We believe in the pre-millennial return of Christ to the earth after which He shall literally reign upon the earth for a thousand years.

    (Revelation 1:7; II Thessalonians 1:7-10; Revelation 20:4)

  • We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead; both of the just and unjust. The redeemed shall be raised at the return of Jesus Christ and the rest of the dead will be raised and judged after the thousand year reign of Christ upon the earth.

    (John 5:28-29; I Corinthians 15:23; Revelation 20:11-15)

young adult youth group at Temple Baptist Church in Richland, WA

God's free gift

God knows you and He loves you very much. He wants you to receive His free gift of salvation and spend eternity with Him in heaven.

It may be hard to admit, but we all have sinned.

God loves us so much that He provided a way for us to go to Heaven.

…There is none righteous, no, not one: (Romans 3:10)

No one can be good enough to get to heaven. God demands moral perfection, and as sinners, we fall short. Because we fall short, we will spend eternity separated from God.

However, there is good news!

God loves us so much that He provided a way for us to go to Heaven.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:28)

God sent His Son, Jesus, who died on the cross for our sins. Because Jesus took our place, we can enjoy a personal relationship with God and live forever with Him in Heaven.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

Whosoever means anyone, regardless of background, status, age, or past. This gift of salvation is free to all.

Receive Jesus Christ as your Savior.

To receive God’s free gift of salvation, simply believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. The Bible says…

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (Romans 10:9)

It all comes down to a simple decision…will you receive Jesus as your Savior today?

If you have further questions about God’s free gift of salvation or you just made the decision to trust Jesus’ sacrifice and would like more information about living for Jesus, we would love to hear from you!

young adult bible study