Our History

On March 13, 1957, the Baptist Temple of Bridgeport, Connecticut, voted to sponsor a Sunday School and Morning Worship service in the Long Hill area of Trumbull, Connecticut.  The first service was held on April 28th, 1957, and an Organizational Service was held on January 30th, 1958 with 47 charter members in attendance.  Our meeting place for all Sunday Services was the Jane Ryan School (until our current building was completed in the Summer of 1967).

In September of 1962, our church voted to purchase our present property consisting of 2.83 acres for a cost of $18,000.  On Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 1962, a service was held to dedicate the new church property.

A ground-breaking service was held for the parsonage on June 9, 1963.  The parsonage was ready for occupancy in November, and dedicated on January 5, 1964.  Volunteer labor on the part of the church members kept the parsonage cost to a minimum.

On August 7, 1966, a ground-breaking service was held for the church.  The building committee acted as contractor with Mr. Everett Hallquist as superintendent.  We are grateful to him for his dedication to the worked and the many extra hours he contributed to our church building.  On July 2, 1967, our first service was held in the new sanctuary.

We are indebted to many of the churches in the Trumbull area for frequent use of their facilities and to the Trumbull Board of Education for the use of the Jane Ryan School for many years.   

During the years after our church building was completed, Long Hill Baptist Church experienced both good times and some challenging times.  Several pastors served for relatively short periods of time.  However, Pastor Mark Aheron, our current pastor, has served nearly 14 years.  Under Pastor Aheron's leadership, a number of improvements have been made to our church building, including:  central air conditioning, new carpet, a new church sign, a sound booth and pads for the pews.  We also installed new windows.   Plans for a building expansion have been prepared, but the project has not yet become a reality.  

In 2005, Pastor John Aheron was called to serve as our Assistant and Youth Pastor.  We are grateful for his service to our entire church family.

Today, our church members are known for their friendliness.   You may find us lingering together after services -- sometimes with the pastor leaving with instructions for the "last person out to lock up." Praise God for people who genuinely care for one another.

Most importantly, throughout our history, many have been saved, and many have been influenced for the cause of Christ.  For this, we give God all the glory.