Parking Lot Project Nears Completion!
I’m excited to see the final touches going into our new parking lot construction. Being finished just in time for Spiritual Leadership Conference, this project will provide us with about 200 new parking spaces and a four-lane driveway. These two lanes in and two...
Thankful for the Schmidts’ 20 Years of Service
Twenty-four years ago today, Terrie and I drove into Lancaster with a Ryder truck behind us. Driving the truck was a man from our church who helped us move, and in the passenger seat was a teenager from the Christian school I had administrated—Cary Schmidt. Cary...
4 Steps in New Testament Church Building
In just a week and a half, West Coast Baptist College seniors will be graduating and going out into the harvest field to serve in and plant local New Testament churches. The local church is the vehicle God has chosen through which to deliver His Gospel to the world....
The Power of God at Youth Conference
What a joy it is to have our campus filled with teenagers for Youth Conference this week. And what a joy to encourage young people to see what God can do in and through their lives when they yield to Him. Our theme this year is “The Power of God,” and...
The Resilient Life
Overcome the Crises and Anxieties of Life through Christ
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Pastor Paul Chappell
Dr. Paul Chappell is the senior pastor of the Lancaster Baptist Church and president of West Coast Baptist College in Lancaster, California. His biblical vision has led the church to become one of the most dynamic independent Baptist churches in the nation. He has been married to his wife, Terrie, for over forty years and is the father of four married children all serving in Christian ministry.
