On the 17th of April 1972, a small group
of Christians came forth out of Mt.
Sinai Baptist Church to begin a new
ministry for the Lord. The church
was organized by the late pastor, Rev.
C. H. White. The name "Victory"
was selected because it reflected the
very nature of the church and its
leader. The original chartered
members were Mrs. Magnolia White, Kenny
White, Lucius White, Mother Berline
Frazier, Helen Hemphill, William and
Maxine Watkins, Ruth Roberson, Shirley
Wright, Oris Pittman, Frank Boone,
Clarence Sanders, Jo Ann Wright, Linda
Goode (presently an active member),
Carolyn Higgins, Kristen Hill, O'Neil
Akins, Sylvia Simms, Marvin Perkins,
Donna Maxwell, Don and Butter Nelson,
James Robertson Jr., Clifford Hogan,
Renee Harris, Malcolm Robertson, Raymond
Gear, and Charles Curry.
At the first
worship service, which was held in the
home of Mother Berlin Frazier, the
church had 28 members. Sunday
worship services continued to be held at
the Frazier residence until the church
was able to secure the Filipino Hall on
Market Street.
As the church
continued to make progress, the Lord
opened the hearts of the members of the
31st Seventh Day Adventist Church to
allow Victory Baptist Church to utilize
their multipurpose facility for Sunday
services. In 1973, after
worshipping and working for one year at
that locati allow Victory Baptist Church to utilize
their multipurpose facility for Sunday
services. In 1973, after
worshipping and working for one year at
that location, the Lord provided the
means for the church to purchase three
acres of land on Division Street,
between Euclid and 1st Street. In
1976, the descision was made to sell the
property and purchase the facility
located at 1045 So. 29th Street, San
Diego, California.
On April 2,
1991 the Lord called Pastor White to
rest. The Church was left in
mourning over the lost of such a
spiritual leader. Part of Rev.
White's legacy was the Associate
Ministers he trained, nourished,
ordained, and left behind to carry on
the Lord's work including his son
Kenneth White. In the absence of
Rev. White, these associate ministers in
conjunction with the Deacon and Trustee
board of the church carried on admirably
and with the Lord's help kept the church
in tact both spiritually and financially
until God called a permanent leader.
As an interim appointment, The Senior
Associate Minister, Rev. Samuel Chestang,
an astute Bible teacher was chosen as
leader of the ministerial staff while
the section was in progress.
In April 1992,
the church voted unanimously to call the
young Rev. George A. Williams (G.A.) to
be the next pastor of the Victory
Baptist Church. Pastor Williams as
the time of his appointment was serving
as Co-Pastor of Mt. Carmel Missionary
Baptist Church of San Diego.
In 1996, we
began to hold Saturday evening services
in Lemon Grove which opened doors for
the Church to be planted in Lemon Grove.
After much prayer, two Churches were
established at the 29th street location.
This allowed Pastor William's vision of
a facility in the community of Lemon
Grove to be realized, under the name of
Greater Victory Baptist Church. In
November of 1997 the Church was blessed
with the facility at 1770 Glebe Road,
Lemon Grove, California. The Lord
continued to bless Greater Victory.
In 1999, in spite of our numerical
numbers, we were blessed to pay off the
29th Street Mortgage early. The
church is currently experiencing
tremendous growth and success in the
areas of Worship, Christian
Discipleship, Fellowship, Ministry,
Evangelism, and Stewarship.
