Welcome to our
website. Here, at Franklin Furnace Independent
Baptist Church, and home of Franklin Furnace
Christian Academy, God is alive, and our church is
daily being blessed. With the many ministries listed
below, there is something for every family member.
Holding firm the King James Bible and the
fundamentals of the faith that never change, we
preach and teach Jesus. We invite you to come and
catch the spirit of Franklin Furnace Independent
Baptist Church.
DECLARATION OF
FAITH
WE BELIEVE:
The Trinity
of God
Verbal,
Plenary Inspiration Scripture
Total
Depravity of Natural Man
Personality
of Satan
The Virgin
Birth of Jesus Christ
His Blood
Atonement
His Bodily
Resurrection
Justification By Faith
Person and
Work of the Holy Spirit
Eternal
Security of the Believer
Personal
Imminent Return of Christ
The Reality
of Heaven and Hell
Worldwide
Missions - The Obligation of every Church
A
Regenerated Church Membership
The Autonomy
of the Local Church
The
Priesthood of the Believer
Two
Ordinances Only: Baptism by Immersion and the
Lord's Supper
PASTOR - Dr. Dennis
Hankins
Pastor Dennis Hankins has been the shepherd of the church for over 22 years. He and his wife Sherry came to the church in 1984. He has been a lifelong resident of Lawrence County, Ohio. Upon graduating from Rock Hill High School in 1963, he joined and served from 1963 - 1967 as a United States Marine. In 1967, he enrolled in Ohio University, completing his Bachelors' degree in 1970. In that same year, he and Sherry (Reed) Hankins were married. Employed at Rock Hill High School in 1971, the next two decades saw four children, a Masters degree, and a position at several Independent Baptist Churches before the Lord opened the pastorate at Franklin Furnace Independent Baptist Church.
Beginning in 1984 with 30 members, the Lord has graciously and marvelously grown the church to 150 members, with a high on Easter Sunday, 2006, of 178.
Pastor Hankins was saved as a young farm boy at 17. He was called to preach at the age of 28. In May of 1992, he was honored with the awarding of Doctorate of Divinity from the Marietta Bible College. Retiring, when God called, from the principal's office at Symmes Valley High School in 1998, Pastor Hankins has been the first full-time pastor of a vibrant, growing work. God willing, the best years are still ahead. Ps. 37:23
FRANKLIN FURNACE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
100 Seneak Drive - Franklin Furnace, Ohio 45629
(740) 354-9301
Open Enrollment
K3-12th
Established in 2004, Franklin Furnace Christian Academy is a traditional, distictively
Christian school. Using a Bible-based, A Beka curriculum, the Academy provides
a quality education along with Standards of Conduct and Character Development.
The Franklin Furnace Christian Academy is a ministry of Franklin Furnace Independent
Baptist Church. For more information, please call (740) 354-9301 or (740) 935-1025.
