The church building on its original site.

1903: Mr. and Mrs. Langbell moved to the Kingman area. Mrs. Langbell brought Sunday School papers with her and began teaching in her home. Rev. Alfred Ohman would drive from Wetaskiwin by horse and buggy to hold services. 


The old Farmington School house.

1905-28: Church services were held in Farmington and Kingman schools, above the International Store, and at Miquelon Lake. 


Alfred Ohman and Martin Bergh pictured with other early pastors in the area.

1931: The Swedish Baptist church is officially formed. Martin Bergh was the first pastor.

1935: The church was renamed Kingman Baptist Church due to various nationalities attending.


The Baptist Mission Circle

1935: Local women formed the Baptist Mission circle. They supported missionaries with prayer, money and supplies. In 1939, the Mission circle helped the church pay off its debt to the Swedish Baptist conference. The Mission Circle joined with its Tofield counterpart in 1970.


The old general store.

1938: Members of the church purchased and moved an old general store. This building served the congregation for eighteen years.


1943: KBC withdrew from the Swedish Baptist Conference and became independent, which it remains to this day.

1950: The church joined the Gospel Missionary Association, an affiliation of independent evangelical churches.


Camp Brochure from 1977.

1944-1979: Kingman Baptist joined with Tofield Baptist to run the Miquelon Bible Camp. The camp involved water sports, archery, camp crafts, hiking, singing and bible study. Kingman Baptist also helped build the road to the camp and maintained the cabins.


The church building arrives in Kingman.

1955: The congregation purchased a half-century old German Baptist church located at East Bittern Lake and moved it to Kingman. It was placed on a lot on the north side of the town.

1956: A sod turning ceremony was held.


Article from the local newspaper in 1957.

1957: The newly acquired church building was dedicated to the Glory of God. The old church building was converted into a parsonage. It was later was sold and became known as Asp Draperies.


The old church entrance way.

1980-88: Church was without a minister but carried on with Sunday School, lay preachers, and visiting missionaries. People from the congregation volunteered to look after devotions and organized all the duties until a new pastor could be found. 


Repairing the roof of the church.

1982: A new office and entrance were built on the east side of the building, a sewer and well were also installed.

1990-2001: Improvement such as new carpets, piano, shingling, steeple repair were done.


Celebration flyer from 2003.

2003: Kingman Baptist held its 100th anniversary celebration with a morning service at the church and a program at the local hall.


Construction of the new addition.

2009-2010: A new addition was constructed onto the north end of old church building. This added a large foyer space, library, bathrooms, nursery and wheelchair access to the church. The addition was dedicated on May 30, 2010.


2020: KBC temporarily closed its doors on March 20 in compliance with pandemic regulations. Online services were maintained via Webex throughout the pandemic thanks to the dedication of the elders and executives of Kingman Baptist.

Live services resumed in 2022


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