A Southern Baptist Congregation on the Corner of Monte Vista and Eldridge
Trinity Baptist Church sits at 401 West Monte Vista Avenue in Vacaville, California, on the corner where Monte Vista meets Eldridge Avenue, just west of Vacaville High School. The tagline that runs across the church's materials says it plainly: "Teaching Truth. Offering Hope!" Trinity is a Southern Baptist congregation shaped by verse-by-verse expository preaching, a deep love of Scripture, an unusually broad music ministry, and an annual Live Nativity that has drawn families from across the region for more than forty years.
What the Church Believes
Trinity's statement of faith holds that the Bible is the inerrant, infallible, verbally inspired Word of God, written by human authors under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. Jesus Christ is taught as the Son of God, co-equal with the Father, who lived a sinless life, died on the cross as the sacrifice for sin, rose bodily on the third day, ascended to heaven, and will return as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. The Holy Spirit is described as co-equal with the Father and Son, present in the world to draw people to Christ and indwelling every believer from the moment of salvation, giving spiritual gifts and daily guidance.
Human beings are understood to be made in God's image, marred by an attitude of disobedience called sin that separates people from God. Salvation is offered as God's free gift, received by turning from a self-ruled life and trusting in Jesus Christ, not by self-improvement or works. The church teaches the eternal security of the believer: a person who has genuinely been saved cannot lose that salvation, which is kept by the grace and power of God. Heaven and Hell are taught as real, eternal places. Trinity explicitly aligns with the Southern Baptist Convention's Baptist Faith and Message.
Sunday Gatherings on Monte Vista
Worship is built around three Sunday services. Two morning services share the same schedule of Sunday School classes for all ages followed by corporate worship: a first service at 9:00 AM and a second at 10:30 AM. In the evening, a service begins at 6:00 PM, led in song by the Celebration Singers and aimed at a Spirit-filled time of praise and teaching. Sunday morning services are led in song by the Resounding Praise Choir, accompanied by the TBC Orchestra. Visitors looking for the right class can stop at the Welcome Center in the Sanctuary foyer for directions to a Sunday School group that fits their family.
Sermons are recorded each week and posted to the church's YouTube channel, with most studies also accompanied by a downloadable PDF outline. Long-running sermon series have included book-by-book studies through 2 Corinthians, Ephesians, 1 John, Galatians, Colossians, Genesis, Daniel, Malachi, and Revelation, alongside topical series such as Defending the Faith, Be Confident in Christ, Chariots of Fire: The Days of Elijah, and Lifestyles of the Spiritually Rich and Famous.
Wednesday: Bible Study, AWANA, and Youth
Wednesday is the second great gathering day at Trinity. Four Bible study hours run through the day, at 9:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM, and 6:30 PM, with a fellowship dinner served at 5:00 PM for those coming to the evening hour. The Wednesday night lineup also includes AWANA for children ages three through sixth grade from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, the junior and senior high youth group, The Gathering, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the Student Center, and handbell choir rehearsal at 5:30 PM. Adult studies also gather on Wednesday at 11:00 AM at Paradise Valley Estates and at a noon luncheon Bible study at a local ranch.
Children's Ministry, AWANA, and Sports
The children's ministry partners with parents to evangelize and disciple kids, with the goal of raising "Christ-like world changers." Sunday School is offered at both 9:00 and 10:30 AM, divided by age. Preschool classes (birth through Pre-K) meet in the Sanctuary Building, while the Children's Division for second through sixth grade meets upstairs in the Family Ministry Center. AWANA runs Wednesday evenings for ages three through sixth grade and focuses on Scripture memory and Bible study books, along with the AWANA game floor and the annual AWANA Grand Prix. The year also brings Kids for Christ, Children's Choir, Vacation Bible School, Summer Camp, a Harvest Festival, and an Easter Celebration.
Children's Choir is led by Amanda Pereira, who brings experience from children's theater in Vacaville, and her team prepares kids to sing in services, the Christmas Eve service, the Easter production, and the Live Nativity. Sports Ministry, directed by Kenny Scruggs and a team of area high school and elementary coaches, uses the church's Gym Complex to teach athletic skills alongside lessons on being a teammate and growing in the Lord.
Junior and Senior High Youth
Trinity's student ministry is built for seventh through twelfth graders and is led by Associate Pastor David Y. Yoon, who joined the church staff in April 2018. Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in the Student Center begin with announcements, prayer, and a general session, after which students break into small groups for junior high girls, junior high boys, high school girls, and high school boys. Wednesday nights, called The Gathering, run from 6:30 to 8:00 PM and include live music, a teaching time, connect groups for discussion, and games in the gym.
The youth ministry also runs two overnight trips each year: Centrifuge summer camp at Jenness Park Christian Camp, where students from across California gather for Bible study, worship, and recreation, and a December winter retreat at Cazadero Baptist Camp among the redwoods of Austin Creek. Students serve in audio and visual production, the Sunday evening Celebration Choir, the TBC Orchestra, and as the regional drop-off location for Operation Christmas Child during National Collection Week.
College and Young Single Adults
Trinity's College Ministry gathers on Sunday mornings at 9:00 AM in the College Room, with the stated goal of training disciples in the Word of God and prayer to impact their world with the gospel of Christ. The group builds community through fellowship events and serves in music, technology, orchestra, missions, evangelism, and ministry projects. The Young Single Adults ministry meets weekly in the sanctuary conference room at 9:00 AM on Sunday, with a focus on becoming passionate worshipers and disciples of Jesus Christ and growing in Christ-likeness through the study of Scripture, with fellowship events and service in choir, technology, orchestra, outreach, and missions.
Men, Women, and Small Groups
The Men's Ministry gathers every Saturday at 7:00 AM in the Gym Complex for coffee, doughnuts, prayer, and verse-by-verse Bible study, with men walking through books of the Bible together. The ministry also runs an annual fall men's retreat, community outreach, evangelism, and missions efforts. Women's Ministry meets on Mondays at both 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM for Bible enrichment, and the year includes a one-day conference and a spring or fall retreat, along with special prayer events, fellowship, and outreach. Small groups meet throughout the week across the campus, including the Wednesday hours, the men's and women's studies already noted, a Thursday Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) gathering, and Sunday School classes for all ages at 9:00 and 10:30 AM.
Seniors: Just Older Youth
Trinity's senior adult ministry is known as JOY - Just Older Youth. The seniors are deeply woven into the life of the church, serving in AWANA, VBS, Children's Sunday School, Children's Choir, Live Nativity Choir, Drama and Puppet Ministry, Resounding Praise Choir, Bell Choir, Wednesday Night Meal Ministry, Ushers and Greeters, and the Encourager Ministry that maintains contact with homebound members. Monthly outings on the church bus take the group to gardens, museums, factories, ships, and Apple Hill each fall, usually on the second Tuesday of the month. A monthly fellowship on the fourth Tuesday at 11:30 AM brings the group together for a meal, a program or music, and a devotional.
A Music Ministry Built for Big Holidays
Music is one of Trinity's most distinctive features. The Resounding Praise Choir leads worship at the morning services and is open to ages fourteen and up, rehearsing most Sunday nights at 4:30 PM and Wednesday nights from 6:30 to 8:00 PM in the Sanctuary Worship Center Choir Loft. The Celebration Singers lead the Spirit-filled Sunday evening service and rehearse at 4:30 PM on Sundays. The TBC Orchestra, made up of adults and teens, rehearses at 3:30 PM on Sundays and plays in worship services. The Joyful Ringers handbell choir rehearses most Wednesdays at 5:30 PM and adds the sound of bells to Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter services. A Drama Ministry brings adults, teens, and children together to communicate the gospel through staged productions.
Everything comes together each December in the Live Nativity, an outdoor dramatic reenactment of the Christmas story featuring full-scale drama, biblical backdrops, live animals, and the church's choirs and orchestra, all directed by Jon Moore. The event has been a Vacaville tradition for more than forty years and draws families from across the region.
Missions: Twenty Percent of the Budget
Trinity has a long commitment to cooperative giving. The church gives twenty percent of its budget directly to missions and supports more than 3,500 international missionaries and 5,000 church planters and home missionaries through the Southern Baptist Convention. Locally, the church partners with Alpha Clinics, Cazadero Baptist Camp, City Church (a homeless ministry), Grassroots Healthcare Foundation, Jewish Outreach International, Opportunity House, the Redwood Empire Baptist Association, Primera Iglesia Bautista Emmanuel (a Spanish-language church), St. Matthew Baptist Church, and Vacaville Storehouse. Nationally, Trinity supports the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, the AWANA missionary Mike Sexton, California Baptist University, the California Family Council, the CSBC Cooperative Program, CSBC Disaster Relief, the Pacific Justice Institute, Alliance Defending Freedom, and the SBC Annuitant Retirement Program. Internationally, the church gives to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, Gideon's International, Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan's Purse, and Romanian Christian Enterprise.
Leadership and Staff
Pastor Greg Davidson serves as Senior Pastor, with a teaching approach centered on verse-by-verse, book-by-book expository preaching from Scripture. David Y. Yoon serves as Associate Pastor of Youth. Jon Moore is the Director of Music, leading the choirs, orchestra, handbells, drama, and the Live Nativity. Amanda Pereira directs the Children's Choir, and Kenny Scruggs leads the Sports Ministry. The church office can be reached at 707-448-5430 or office@TBCVacaville.com.
Joining In
Trinity Baptist Church is located at 401 West Monte Vista Avenue at Eldridge Avenue in Vacaville. Sunday School and morning worship are offered at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM, with an evening service at 6:00 PM. Wednesday Bible study hours run at 9:30 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM, and 6:30 PM, with a fellowship dinner at 5:00 PM and AWANA and youth group that same evening. Visitors can find sermon videos and series archives on the church's YouTube channel, and online giving is available through the TBC giving portal. The church bus rolls out for senior outings, the Live Nativity returns each December, and a full slate of music, missions, and Bible study ministries runs throughout the year.