Indianapolis Baptist Temple
Church in Indiana, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indianapolis Baptist Temple is an Independent Baptist church based in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.[1][2] The church's building was seized by the U.S. federal government after the church refused to withhold taxes from employees' paychecks for 16 years.[2] The founding pastor of the church, Greg J. Dixon, died in October 2019 aged 87.[3]
| Indianapolis Baptist Temple | |
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 Entrance of Indianapolis Baptist Temple | |
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| 39°39′58.8″N 86°5′56.3″W | |
| Location | 4002 E. Southport Rd. Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
| Website | www |
Indianapolis Baptist Temple (IBT) was founded in March 1950. The church became a member of the Bible Baptist Fellowship.[4]
In 1955, Greg J. Dixon became pastor.[5][6] When he started at the church, it had average attendance of 150. During the next 20 years, IBT grew by about 300 members a year, according to the Polis Research Center at IUPUI.[citation needed] The congregation was at its peak during the 1970s, when it had as many as 8,000 members and an average attendance of 3,000.[6] The 1977 BBC documentary series The Long Search used the IBT and Rev. Dixon to represent Christian fundamentalism in the program entitled Protestant Spirit USA.
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