Dove Creek Bible Church, originally the Evangelical Free Church of Bakersfield, began in 1989. Jeff Harrington, a graduate of California Baptist College (now California Baptist University), planted the church through the Evangelical Free Church of America with three friends. For more information on the denominational affiliation, please visit www.efca.org. Pastor Jeff was bi-vocational until April of 2009, working for the church and the Kern County Probation Department as an Adult Probation Officer. Since retiring from the probation department, he works at the church full-time.
“ The mission of the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA) is to glorify God by multiplying healthy churches among all people.”
Presently the church partners with Young Life (the Kern County Young Life Director attends the church), the Salvation Army on occasion (a member is on their board of directors), Teen Challenge – Women’s Program and recently started a food pantry.
In 2008, we purchased property (approximately three acres) near the community of Dove Creek Estates (between Brimhall and Rosedale Highway on Allen Road) with the intention of building a new facility on the property.