SGBC is incredibly caring. friendly. inviting. welcoming.

I went to other churches but always returned to SGBC. When I married Mike, we started coming back to SGBC. For me this was home, and for him it became home. We have watched this church go thru many good and bad times but we have stood by SGBC because home is where our heart is, and our heart belongs to SGBC. This is the church where God has led our family.

Stacey GoveSGBC Member

SGBC is my church home. SGBC is my church family. The people of this church are loving, caring, and supportive of each other. Lifelong friends and relationships are commonplace at South Garland. I am honored to serve and be a part of this wonderful fellowship.

Michael ColeSGBC Member

I grew up at SGBC. This church has been and will always be part of my family. The people of SGBC are welcoming, loving, and truly care about each other. I can't imagine attending church anywhere else!

Donesa RodriguezSGBC Member

I belong to South Garland Baptist Church because it's a friendly, inclusive place of worship. Because I've grown up at SGBC, I wanted that same experience for my husband and our daughters. I'm thankful I belong to such a loving, caring, friendly church family.

Nina WilliamsSGBC Member

Lou and I feel God lead us to SGBC. We have enjoyed the friendships we have made and look forward to making new ones in the future. As Valencia says we love SGBC!

Brenda KiggansSGBC Member

From the first day I walked through the doors of SGBC it felt like I had come home. God's presence was everywhere, and I found the largest loving family ever! I am so proud to be a part of this family.

Iva Nell ThomasonSGBC Member

I belong to SGBC because they took my family in and made us their family. They made us feel like we belonged there from the first Sunday we visited.

Kay FordSGBC Member

We visited SGBC and very soon decided it would be our church home. We have been through many changes here, but it is home. The people we love here are precious to us. We have vowed to 100% dedicate our hearts to our church and find what God wants us to do here to bring others into the fold that need a church home.

Becky WesberrySGBC Member

I belong to SGBC because it is like family. We were made to feel welcomed from the very first time we visited. The relationships we have made here are very important to us.

Mike FordSGBC Member

"Why Do I Belong To SGBC?" Originally, the close proximity to our home. Driving back and forth across town, for the activities of four children, had become stressful. That "good feeling" did not come immediately. I felt the ladies in my class were sitting there with their feet on the floor, knees together, Bible in their lap, hands clasp together on their Bible ..... with NO problems!! There I was with three school age children and a baby on my hip!!! Life was the proverbial "family circus". As I got to know the people better, that original impression .... of course .... changed; plus, we enjoyed the preaching and style of the services.
Fast forward twenty years..... Our, then, twenty-four year old daughter was murdered by her husband. Less than two years after that, our twenty year old daughter, driving home from college, was found dead in her car..... a heart defect no one was aware of. At that time, our family of six was the only blood relatives we had in the state of Texas. All of our families were in Arkansas and Florida. The people of South Garland Baptist Church became our "family" in the finest sense of the word. Prayer support, when all I wanted to do was curl up in the back of the closet and suck my thumb! Food, guidance, notes and phone messages that buoyed me without having to respond, and sometime ... just the quiet warmth of their presence was comforting. Several "God stories" came out of that time. Real "go power" for today!!
The journey of the church has not been totally smooth ..... but then, the journey of most families is not totally smooth !!! Because you are "family" and there is love in that family, you work through the bumps in the journey. The love and appreciation for the stability Pastor Larry has brought to SGBC runs very deep in my heart; and, I look forward to celebrating his twenty-fifth anniversary with SGBC. I enjoy telling people "He is my friend, that also happens to be my pastor". That's special ..... as is South Garland Baptist Church for me !!!

Koleda SwaithesSGBC Member

Why I belong to South Garland Baptist Church..... I believe God puts together his body of believers just as he wants them to be. I am so happy to be part of the South Garland family because the church is truly a family. Members care for each other, my bible study group checks when your gone and my deacon is a very caring man who shepherds his family members. No one could ask for a pastor who has a caring heart more than Larry Davis.

Pat WaltersSGBC Member

One of the reasons I like going to SGBC is the caring people. When I was battling cancer a lot of members reached out to me with prayers, cards, and visits that meant a great deal to me. Showing. Christ's love with genuine concern has been a hallmark of our fellowship since my wife and I joined the church.

Steve PriceSGBC Member