El Vista Baptist Church

Serving the Lord in Peoria since 1949
Services:
Sunday School.....9:30 a.m.
Sunday Morning Service.....10:30 a.m.
Sunday Prayer & Choir.....5:00 p.m.
Sunday Evening Service.....6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study.....7:00 p.m.
Wednesday Patch the Pirate Club.....7:00 p.m.
Friday Everlasting Nation Fellowship.....10:00 a.m.
Saturday Soul Winning.....10:00 a.m. Streaming Links provided on the Announcements page
6301 North Syler Street
Peoria, IL 61615
(309) 692-8675

Meet Our Staff

Pastor Joey Watt
Pastor
Bro. Phil Lancaster
Music & Teen Director
Pastor Jorge Montoya
Spanish Pastor
Pastor Watt has been at El Vista since 1986. He grew up here as a child and left to attend Tenneessee Temple College & Seminary. After graduation, he pastored Liberty Baptist Church in Rochester, IN. He and his wife, Martha, are happy to have reared their six children here at El Vista.
Brother Lancaster came to El Vista in 1982 from Michigan where he also grew up. He graduated Tenneessee Temple College & University of Tenneessee at Chattanooga where he studied music. He and his wife, Randi, reared their four children at El Vista.
Pastor Montoya started the Spanish ministry at El Vista in 2009 with only a few people. It has now grown to an average attendance of around 30 each service. Services are conducted at the same time as the English services. He and his wife, Gregoria, have six children.
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Weekly Reflection

Matthew Chapter 3

7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.
14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Bible Study Tools

Online Bible
At El Vista, we believe that studying the Bible is a vital part of faithful Christian living. Our hope is you will find these links useful in your daily studies.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Matthew Henry is one of many commentaries available to assist you in researching Bible passages.
Days of Praise
Days of Praise is an excellent source to guide you through your daily devotions. You will also find many other valuable sources of information at the Institute for Creation Research website.