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SonRise Baptist Church has been an active local church in Adel, Iowa for around 70 years.

We began in the 1950s as a Bible study sponsored by First Baptist Church of Perry, Iowa.

The church was first organized as Grace Baptist Church.

We have been in fellowship with the Iowa Association of Regular Baptist Churches (IARBC) and the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC) since our beginning.

In the early 1970s, the church was renamed Rapids Street Baptist Church.

George St. Lawrence served as our pastor until his death in 1983.

Garry Moore served as our pastor in the 1980s.

Steven Picray served as our pastor from 2017 to 2022.

In 2023, we called Kevin Subra to serve as our interim pastor.

In early 2023, our church chose the new name SonRise Baptist Church.