Vince Massi said:
Ken Brown said:
Is WHBC and OBC completely closed? I heard they had sold the church property and moved.
The church folded and was sold to another group, leaving the congregation awash in cash. Tom Vineyard took the survivors to nearby Higher Plain Baptist Church that had called him as pastor. They seem to be doing well and are having a remodeling program of the auditorium.
OBC is forbidden by state law to grant degrees, but it can grant diplomas; they do not explain this on their website. They continue to pretend to be a college and do not explain to prospective students that they are regarded as a failed institution.
The old property on 23rd is now owned by a ministry named In the Gap. Their website is at:
https://www.inthegap.org/
After asking about the status of WHBC, I did some more searching and ran across the connection with Higher Plain Baptist Church. It was not clear if WHBC had simply changed its name or combined with an existing church. I noticed that none of the reviews on Google are older than 10 months; about the same time the church was sold. I also noticed that WHBC seems to make no mention of its new name or new address on its old website; not too surprising considering WHBC?s rather negative reputation with the average person living in Central Oklahoma. It seems the church is hoping for a fresh start.
Anyway, Tom Vineyard is now at Higher Plain Baptist Church, Northwest 122nd Street, Oklahoma City, OK
http://higherplain.org/