Thanksgiving
Lunch Order Form
Celebrate Thanksgiving with a special meal from Central Baptist Church! Reserve your plate for our Thanksgiving lunch and enjoy a warm, delicious meal with your family and friends. Please place your order by November 22, 2025, and choose either delivery or pickup. We look forward to serving you and sharing this season of gratitude together.
Orders due by November 22, 2025
Our Services
Sunday Morning
Our Sunday morning services start at 9:30AM with Bible study classes. Our Worship service begins at 10:30AM where we all meet in the Worship Center for corporate worship. We offer a blended worship service full of traditional and contemporary worship and are led in study by Dr. Darren W. Heil.
Sunday Night
On Sunday nights we all meet in the Worship Center at 6:00PM. This is a more casual time of corporate worship, Bible study and prayer. This time of worship and study ends around 7:00PM.
Wednesday Night
Our Children's Ministry, Youth Ministry, and Adult Bible studies are all active on Wednesday nights. We have dinner at 6PM and Bible study at 6:30PM. Please feel free to join us as we study God's Word and grow together.
About Us
Our Story
On January 10, 1909, nine years after Blooming Grove Baptist Church voted to leave the SBC, 33 charter members desiring to be a part of a cooperative mission’s effort, met in order to organize a church affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. On the 3rd Sunday of October, 1909, Dr. George W. Truett, pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, TX preached the building dedication sermon for the newly founded Central Baptist Church. In 2001, a downtown building was purchased to serve as a youth center. The Lion’s Den was opened September, 2002.
Our Faith
We are a Southern Baptist church holding the distinctive doctrines Baptists have held for centuries. Since we believe that the Bible is our final authority, we give our allegiance to the Bible over any denomination or tradition. We believe that the Bible is inspired of God and therefore is the final authority for faith and practice (2 Peter 1:3, 20-21), that the Word of God is completely profitable to teach us (2 Timothy 3:16), and that God’s Word is settled forever in Heaven (Psalm 119:89)
Meet Our Team
Pastor
Dr. Darren W. Heil
Serving as pastor of Central Baptist Church is a unique privilege for me, since I grew up in Blooming Grove, was saved, and baptized in this very church. I met my wife Jennifer, in Junior High in 1991. We were High School sweethearts and married in 1997. We now have three wonderful children, Calvin, Bethany and Elijah. I have served as the pastor since 2006 and received my Doctor of Ministry degree from Baylor University in 2013. God has blessed Central Baptist Church with folks of all ages, from newborns all the way up to senior citizens. This wide age range gives an excitement and wisdom to the church that is not frequently found. Our church family is friendly, caring and joins me in having a deep desire to see our community come to Christ.
Children's Director
Emily Smith
I am a Blooming Grove native and have been a member of Central Baptist Church since the age of five. I left for a short time to complete my studies at Dallas Baptist University where I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Shortly after graduating, I married my high school sweetheart. God has gifted us with three beautiful, blessings (Ps. 127:3) who have further inspired my passion for children’s ministry. In 2015 I graduated from Baylor University with a nursing degree. During nursing school, the Lord directed my heart towards serving children through pediatric nursing and continued to prepare my heart for Children’s ministry. I am currently pursuing my master’s degree in children’s ministry so that I may be a better servant leader to the families and children in the community. It is my desire to come alongside volunteers, children, and their families as we grow in our faith and make new disciples for and to the glory of Christ Jesus.
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Giving
Online Giving
This button is for all donations. Click the link labeled "Donate" and select from the following options: Tithe, Youth Fund, or Children’s Fund. Thank you so much for your gift! May the Lord bless you!
Contact Info
| Church Phone: | (903) 695-2271 |
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| Lion’s Den Phone: | (903) 695-2272 |
| Dr. Darren W. Heil – Pastor: | (903) 695-0272 |
| Emily Smith – Children’s Coordinator: | (903) 467-8151 |
| Email: | thelionsdenbg@gmail.com |
Address
Worship Center/Fellowship Hall:
221 S Fordyce St Blooming Grove, TX 76626
Lion’s Den (Youth Center):
121 S Fordyce St Blooming Grove, TX 76626
Mailing:
PO Box 286 Blooming Grove, TX 76626