Halsted Road Baptist Church

Halsted Road Baptist Church traces its roots to 1958, when North Park Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church of Machesney Park) launched a Northwest Mission to reach the west side of Rockford, Illinois, with the Gospel. In June 1959, the mission constituted as an independent church to Halsted Road Baptist Church. 

Over the decades, the congregation has faithfully gathered for worship, endured challenges such as fires and leadership transitions, and still have remained committed to biblical preaching and community outreach. As a traditional Southern Baptist church, HRB holds to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as our statement of faith, affirming the authority of Scripture, the doctrines of God, salvation by grace through faith, believer’s baptism, and the Great Commission.