History of Hillcrest

Hillcrest Baptist Church was organized with 10 members on June 2, 1920. The Rev. Van Dyke Todd served as supply pastor until September 1920. Services were held in the Trinity Heights School until 1922, when the first church building at Idaho and Elmore streets was completed. Additional buildings were completed in 1926, 1938, 1946, 1953 and 1963. In 1963 the church owned more than a city block of property, five three story educational buildings, and a 1500 seat auditorium. The church reached its peak with 3,776 church members at this location.

In 1970 the church sold its property to the St. John Baptist Church. The church body purchased 24 acres in the 6800 block of Boulder Drive and for two years met for services on the campus of Dallas Baptist University.

In August 1972, the church entered its new church plant on Boulder Drive. The second building of the master plan was completed in February 1978. The church completed its new sanctuary in April 1986 and now has 110,000 square feet of floor space in its buildings, including a three story education wing.

In August of 1980, Woodcrest, formerly Cedar Crest, merged with Hillcrest. Their church property was to be used as a Family Life Center for community activities for Hillcrest. It was sold to the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church on December 10, 1987.

In the fall of 1996 the facility at 6808 Boulder Dr., Dallas was sold to the Concord Missionary Baptist Church of Dallas, TX. The church reached a peak of 4922 members at this location.

The church body of Hillcrest Baptist Church held worship services at an interim location at 7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd., Dallas. We anticipated being in our new location at Straus Rd/ Pleasant Run/FM 1382 early in the year 2000.

On November 12, 2000 we had our dedication service for the new Multi-Purpose Room/Preschool & Children’s Wing and Adult Sunday School Wing at the new location, 265 W. Pleasant Run Rd. in Cedar Hill, Texas. Almost immediately we outgrew the Sunday School space. The worship service was held in the MPR.

We had our Celebration Sunday for dedication of the new Sanctuary on January 6, 2002 . The auditorium had a seating capacity of 900 with a 200 seat choir loft. We had around 1200 in attendance that day. On April 18, 2004 we began a dual Sunday School/Worship schedule to accommodate the large congregation.

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Core Doctrines

Inerrancy in Completeness of Scripture

“All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;” – II Tim. 3:16 (NASB)

“I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: if anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues which are written in this book and if anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part from the tree of life and from the holy city, which are written in this book.” – Revelation 22:18–19 (NASB)

The Virgin Birth

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.” – Matthew 1:18 (NASB)

The Trinity

“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.” – II Corinthians 13:14 (NASB)

The Deity of Jesus

“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 1:14 (NASB)

The Substitutional Death of Jesus

“…and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.” – I Peter 2:24 (NASB)

The Power of Jesus’ Blood

“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace.” – Ephesians 1:7 (NASB)

The Bodily Resurrection from the Grave

“For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,…” – I Corinthians 15:3–4 (NASB)

Jesus’ Work in Heaven: Intercession

“Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” – Hebrews 4:14–16 (NASB)

The Bodily Return of Christ to the Earth

“They also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” – Acts 1:11 (NASB)

Man is Sinful

“…for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,…” – Romans 3:23 (NASB)

Salvation is by Faith Alone

“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.” – Ephesians 2:8–9 (NASB)

Eternal Security of Believers

And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.

This Is Written That You May Know

These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. – I John 5:11–13 (NASB)

Man Lives Once But is Judged

“And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,…” – Hebrews 9:27 (NASB)

Man that Rejects Jesus is Eternally Damned

“…dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.” – II Thessalonians 1:8