Berea Baptist Church, Surrey, BC

Berea Baptist Church held its first service in May, 1950. Deacons from Olivet Baptist in New Westminster saw a need for a church in Surrey, due to the growing population in the area, and some property in Newton was donated by a local senator. The church, originally located on the corner of 62nd avenue and 136th st, was called Reidville Baptist. In 1978, the church purchased property on 60th and 132nd, and construction began on the current church building. The new name, Berea, comes from the book of Acts: "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." (Acts 17:11)