Oakbank Baptist Church began around 1895 when the Ruttig & Krombein families began holding worship services at the Krombein farm.  Pastors and lay preachers from the McDermot Avenue Baptist church supplied the services once a month.  The other Sunday services were led by members of the congregation.  Thus the little church carried on, faithfully meeting in each others homes, ministering to each other as untrained but dedicated laymen.

   The congregation continued to grow and in 1908 they realized that their homes could no longer hold the number of people that came to worship each week.  The first Oakbank Baptist Church was built on an acre of land donated by Mike Ruttig.  The church became one of the landmarks on Main Street in Oakbank, as they worshipped there for 64 years.

   In 1960 the congregation decided they wanted to call their own pastor & become self supporting.  By April, 1964 the church had become financially, entirely self supporting.
   
   In 1971 the need for more space was recognized.  A Lutheran church near Whitemouth was purchased and moved to Oakbank in October & placed on a full basement foundation at 567 Balsam Crescent.  This building was dedicated in June, 1972.  In November, 1974 an education wing and a baptistery were added.  Now many more programs could be implemented.  Pioneer Girls, Christian Service Brigade, Children’s Hour on Wednesday evenings as well as Sunday School, VBS and a larger library were well received.  Also, the church witnessed for the first time, baptisms within our own church building.
   In 1987 the church embarked on yet another building program which also meant another relocation.  The location chosen was a five acre parcel of land on Springfield Road donated by Ron & Myrtle Bredin.  The old church was sold, and the church construction began on February 2, 1987.  The move to the new church took place on September 1, 1987 where we presently worship.