Location and Services Times
408 N. Arthur Ave
Pocatello, ID
208.232.6305
Sunday 9 and 11 a.m.
What To Expect
The first thing that weʼll ask you to do is simple: relax. We want to be your friends. Even if youʼve never been to church before, youʼll have no worries about being tackled or asked to bake twelve dozen cookies for the childrenʼs classes.
Whether youʼre single, married, single again, with or without children - no matter where youʼve been or what youʼve done - we invite you to experience the difference here.
Our Dream...
Imagine...a group of people who are glorifying God by loving others out of an overflow of hearts that are growing within community in their enjoyment of God.
ENJOY God / GROW within Community / LOVE others.
Our Purpose...
We believe that our dream is only possible as people are introduced to Jesus and become fully devoted followers of Him. Therefore our purpose is simply:
First Baptist Church exists to introduce people to Jesus Christ and help them become fully devoted followers of Him.
Our Process...
We help people become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ by helping them:
- Commit to Jesus as the Lord of their life.
- Connect to a small group of people who are enjoying life together and are growing spiritually through authentic relationships
Our Get Connected process is designed to help people connect to a small group of people where they can gegin to grow in their devotion to Christ and in enjoying, growing and loving more.
Senior Pastor Biography
Pastor Mike Popovich served as the Senior Pastor of Olive Drive Church in Bakersfield, CA for 12 years. This historic Baptist church of Bakersfield has long been a leader in the community.
Mike helped create and launch Kern Leadership Alliance (KLA) that brought together ministers and Christian leaders in Kern County for the purpose of addressing the communities most pressing needs. To date, KLA has done a significant work in gang intervention, disaster preparedness, and is beginning work on Inner Life Change programs for local prisons.
Previously, Mike served as the Associate Pastor and Minister with Single Adults and Men at First Baptist Church of Visalia, CA. During his 14 years Mike developed a well-rounded ministry to single adults and their families. He led a divorce recovery workshop twice a year that provided a healing context for the divorced single adult and also their teenage and elementary age children. He also led the men's ministry, focusing on developing small groups where men met weekly for the purpose of encouragement and accountability. Large group events were also organized for outreach. The ministry focused on training men to be discipling leaders in their church.
In his own words, "God called me into full time service while I was working for the U. S. Forest Service. In college I was involved in vital campus ministry through witnessing and discipling. The local church is God's ordained vehicle of mission here on this earth. The primary purpose of the church is to fulfill the Great Commission and effectively reach it's community for Jesus Christ. Each local Body of Christ is filled with people who need to walk in close personal relationship with Him and each other and serve where He has given them gifts, talents and ability. I love the local church. As a pastor, I want to raise up disciples, teach and preach to motivate and equip people for life transformation and service to God."
Mike and Cindy have three children. Steven is their oldest and is a California Highway Patrol Officer in Los Angeles, CA, and is married to Mandee. David has his masters in Biblical studies and lives in San Diego where he works as a youth pastor. Rachel is attending college and lives with Mike and Cindy in Pocatello, ID.