History
Sooke Baptist Church started as a daughter work of Saanich Baptist Church under Pastor Alex Shook and was financially supported by Central Baptist Church, Victoria, and the Home Mission Board of the Fellowship of Regular Baptist Churches of BC.
Stephen and Dee Johnson, along with their two children, Nathan and Amy, arrived to assist the work and the first service of Sooke Baptist Church was held in the gymnasium of Sooke Elementary School on September 20, 1981.
On December 21. 1983 an organizational meeting was held to officially establish Sooke Baptist Church and a Recognition Council of delegates from sister Fellowship Baptist churches was held on March 31, 1984. In the summer of 1984 a piece of property was purchased from Grace Armstrong at 2056 Church Road. Construction began in October for a used, portable church building that came from Cranbrook. The first service was held in the new building on September 29, 1985. In May, 1987 the work ceased to be a Home Mission work of the BC Fellowship by becoming financially self-supporting.
There have been three pastors since Pastor Johnson. Norm Harrison started his ministry in September 1989; Dwight Geiger in February, 1995 and Rick Eby in September 2014. Jordan Eadie started July 2025. In 2001 the church was able to purchase property for future expansion at 7110 West Coast Road. The groundbreaking service was held on September 15, 2002 and the church in April 2003 moved into its present location.