Judson Baptist Church is named in the memory of Adoniram Judson, the first Baptist missionary to Burma.  The doors of Judson Baptist Church opened and first communion was held in Spring of 1921. As construction continued, in November of 1923, the inscription was chosen from Isaiah 43:10 for the cornerstone, “Ye Are My Witnesses.”

Then, as now, Judson Baptist Church took this scriptural charge both literally and seriously under the leadership and guidance of dedicated shepherds, and other servants of God, such as Merril Dunlop, a renown composer and accomplished pianist, organist, and contemporary of Billy Graham. In the early 70’s, Dan Spader, led a large youth movement at Judson Baptist Church that  eventually evolved into the internationally known SonLife Ministries.

Since its beginnings, Judson has been blessed to nurture and sponsor missionaries, Vacation Bible schools, summer camps, winter camps, chorales, dramas, evangelistic conferences, courses in Christian education, tent-meetings, lunches, brunches, parades, and neighborhood block parties as continuing witnesses for Christ. 

JBC has been privileged to continue growing; both in physical size and evangelistic scope to reach Austin , Oak Park , Chicagoland, and beyond.  A $175,000 phased building renovation initiated in 1999, focused on keeping pace with the needs of the  congregation and surrounding community. 

God’s grace has sustained Judson Baptist Church sustaining us in the same community, at the same location, with the same focus and the same vision with which we began more than eight decades ago.  We are God’s witnesses dedicated and committed to actively serving in His name in Austin, Oak Park, Chicagoland, and beyond. 

We invite you and your family to visit us to experience warm multi-cultural fellowship built on the foundation of solid Biblical teaching offered at Judson Baptist Church .

At the corner of Austin and Berkshire, we are the church at the intersection; standing as witnesses for Christ where race, class, and color collide. We are Judson Baptist Church of Oak Park, Illinois; and we welcome you.