In the early 60's several families met in a home in southwest Omaha with a God-given determination to see an evangelical witness rise as rapidly as the population of the area. Three of these families included brothers who also shared a successful development and construction company. They offered a three-acre plot to this small body of believers. In 1962 a house was built on this plot which temporarily served as a church building.
Not all their aspirations were realized and by 1964 several families had moved away including the pastor. When the Philips Petroleum Co. offered to buy the property, the board decided to sell, but the city refused to re-zone the property for commercial use. God had other plans!
In 1968 Dr. Harold Burkholder was called to serve as part-time pastor. Under his ministry the church grew, and in 1969 plans for a new church building were approved. The church grew in size during Dr. Burkholder's ministry, who resigned in 1973 to make way for a full-time pastor.
Two pastors served until the coming of Dr. Roger Andrus in 1976. In 1980, under his leadership, the church embarked upon a building addition that included the gym, church offices and main lobby. Dr. Andrus retired in May 1982, and Douglas Hornok was called to serve as pastor. Rev. Hornok pastored the flock until January 1990. In February 1990, Charles Tschetter became Senior Pastor.
An important milestone in the life of our church body was the beginning of New Life Bible Church. In 1994 thirty-four people were sent out from CBC to begin a church planting work in West Omaha. We praise God for His work at New Life.
In 1997 an education addition was added to the main building. This also increased the size of our nursery and provided overflow seating to the sanctuary.
We thank God for His rich blessings through the last thirty-four years, and believe that He desires to continue to use us as we remain faithful and obedient to Him. We would love to share the future of our church family with you!
