Northwest Baptist Missions came into existence through the burden of its founder, Wallace Higgins, who saw the need of the great Intermountain West (particularly Mormon country) and the tremendous problems faced there. Then John Lovegrove, a pioneer worker in Mormon areas of the West, joined Pastors Clifford Clark of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Mike Schepis of Wichita, Kansas, to work with Pastor Higgins in reaching this neglected section of our country. Since that time, God has led others to work with the Mission in establishing independent Baptist Churches in the western half of the United States.

Northwest Baptist Missions is unique in the fact that God has placed us in the center of our field of ministry. We desire to partner with church planters and those called to help them.

The first goal is to help the church planter raise sufficient support to sustain him while God raises up His church. Through wise counsel and careful evaluation, we seek to help the church planter discern God’s will about where God would have them minister.

Following deputation, those new to church planting spend a year serving in an established or mission church under the direction of an experienced church planter. This is a time for adapting to the area and developing a well organized and prayerful plan for ministry. Often, the approach is to go into a community and hold several days of special evangelistic meetings after intensive door to door canvassing.

There are times where we already have contacts and are able to build on them. Whatever the method, it must honor God and will not succeed without intense prayer and hard work. In time, by the will and grace of God, a local church is established. Hopefully the vision of this new church is to start the process all over again.