Fairhaven Baptist College Catalog 2020-2021

The Record
· FAIRHAVEN BAPTIST CHURCH was founded in October of
1970 by Pastor Roger Voegtlin with 14 people attending the first
service. After struggling through the first year, the church blossomed
into one of America’s fastest growing ministries. At four
years old, the church was running a solid 500 in attendance, had
beautiful new facilities including a 500-seat auditorium, 40 acres
of land, and an academy with over 350 students in kindergarten
through eighth grade.
It was at this time that Pastor Voegtlin and Fairhaven Baptist
Church began to battle the government over rights to train children
for God. The church’s bus attendance fell drastically. Over
$100,000 was spent for the fight, but God blessed. There was great
victory, and the church was nationally acclaimed for its stand.
The third chapter of Fairhaven’s history began at the time of this
victory. A 2,000-seat auditorium was built, and then another large
classroom wing was added. In the next four years, the attendance
jumped by 1,500 to average 2,000 per Sunday. By the 8 th anniversary,
Fairhaven was recognized as America’s largest and fastest
growing young church with a high attendance of over 5,600.
· FAIRHAVEN BAPTIST COLLEGE was founded in 1977 as
a small, personal college with strong academics and practical training
for those entering full-time Christian service. The students at
Fairhaven Baptist College enjoy facilities that are normally found
only at larger institutions. This is part of Fairhaven’s philosophy
of “doing things right.” The classroom wing includes a computer
lab, chemistry lab, spacious classrooms, and a shop area for the
mission students.
Because of God’s blessing on the church, college students enjoy
beautiful, expansive facilities. A 58,000 square foot all-purpose
building was completed in 2006, which houses a modern library,
large indoor pool, a gymnasium, workout rooms with extensive
aerobic equipment including ellipticals and treadmills, free
weights and Nautilus-type equipment, a racquetball court, and
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