Who Are We?

Hillside Baptist Church’s story began in 1961 when a group of Christ Followers planted a church in the Hillside community north of McLoud, Oklahoma.  Our story as a body of believers begins as each person trusts in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord above all. We are called to live our lives in community, to learn and grow together, to build one another up, and to become more and more devoted to following Christ.

We are not perfect, and all of us have - at one time or another - been strangers, new to the community of faith. Because of Christ, we are family, we are community, and we are living out life together.

What We Believe

Though times have changed from the beginnings of this country church, the message of Jesus Christ will always stay the same.

At Hillside, we adhere to the inerrant Word of God which is preserved by God for all people today, and the foundational statements of faith found in the Baptist Faith & Message.

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time.”

I Timothy 2:5-6

We believe that God is one God who knows us each completely and showed His love is this way: While we were still sinners, Christ died for our sins. Jesus Christ was buried and he was raised to life on the third day. You can trust Jesus as your living Savior and Lord because He lives forever. (Romans 5:8, I Corinthians 15:3-4, Hebrews 7:24)

We believe in the importance of the local body of believers. As fellow Christ Followers, we are called to worship God together, build up one another in Christ, and take seriously our mission to share the message of Christ in the broken world, baptize and disciple those who repent from sin and turn to Christ as Lord, and meet people in whatever circumstance with the truth and love of the Gospel - to the glory of God.