The Dallas Reformed Baptist Church exists today because of the work of Christ upon the hearts and minds of various men at different locations who came together through God’s wonderful providence. Several pastors who joined annually for the Pastors’ Conference held at Trinity Baptist Church in Montville, New Jersey prayed that Christ would raise a Reformed Baptist church in the Dallas area. Unbeknownst to them, Brian Baker and Jeff Sulman, two students of Dallas Theological Seminary, were coming to accept the historic doctrines of the Reformation as the proper expression of biblical truth.
Brian and Jeff eventually met and began praying and searching for a local church in which they could lead their families and raise their children. They desired a church that was devoted to sound biblical doctrine and practice and had a heart for evangelism. After both men had graduated, they began to consider that Christ may want to use them to begin such a work. As God’s providence came to fruition, the two men made the acquaintance of one of the praying pastors from the Pastors Conference: Les Walthers. Pastor Walthers had served in the pastorate of Grace Reformed Baptist Church of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He was then retiring and moving to the Dallas area. The three men and their families began meeting together on the Lord’s Day, February 4, 2001 as the Dallas Reformed Baptist Fellowship under the oversight of Grace Reformed Baptist Church.
Three years later on February 8, 2004, the fellowship had doubled in size to twelve members, exhibited evidence of being a true work of Christ, and thus was formally constituted as the Dallas Reformed Baptist Church. The members promptly adopted the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith as their confession.
Later that same year, the members of Dallas Reformed Baptist Church agreed that Christ had provided an elder for them. On July 18, 2004, Pastor Walthers accepted the call to the office of elder. On February 14, 2010, Brian Baker and Jeff Sulman were ordained as elders.
To date, Dallas Reformed Baptist Church has experienced a great deal of unity and love among the brethren, as they continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ.
