Our history

Antioch Church began on January 10, 1961 when Rev. and Mrs. Joe Chaney, Jr., along with five other people, met in the living room of their home. The dynamic leadership and church growth made Morgan Hall on Eighth and Locust in downtown Long Beach, Antioch's next home. Not long after that, with less than 50 members and a treasury almost empty, an “impossible dream” came true. The church, by faith, purchased the property located at 16th and Gundry where it currently stands. On the third Sunday in August of 1961, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church held its first service in the new building with the spirited words of Dr. Timothy Chambers, Sr. as the guest preacher. Rev. Joe Chaney graciously served the church for over four decades. In 2003, with great pleasure Rev. Wayne Chaney, Jr., his grandson was installed as Senior Pastor and commissioned to lead the church forward.

We are standing on our legacy, reaching for our destiny, it will matter that we live.

As a family of believers, we are committed to:

• Belief in Jesus Christ as the only way to salvation and personal relationship with God.
• Remaining faithful worshippers in our weekly services and daily lives.
• Using both traditional and non-traditional methods in reaching those outside of the family of faith. (Evangelism)
• Building relationships that display the love of God. (Fellowship)
• Spiritually maturing those in our church family through the infallible word of God. (Teaching)
• Belief in the Holy Spirit and His gifts, which empower the believer for ministry and to live a victorious life.
• Encouraging believers to use their spiritual gifts and resources in sectors of the world such as business, education, and entertainment, athletics, politics, and the arts, that God may be glorified.
• Being sent or sending individuals to serve and share the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout every part of the world. (Mission)