Gospel Light Baptist ChurchLafayette, Louisiana

About us

A church family built on God's Word.

Gospel Light is an independent Baptist church in Lafayette, Louisiana, founded in 2021.

Our story

Planted in Lafayette in 2021

Gospel Light Baptist Church held its first service on August 1, 2021. It began as a church plant with a simple goal: to preach the Gospel in Lafayette and build a church where people grow in the Lord together.

Since then, God has added families, saved souls, and filled our building with people of every age. We're a young church, but our message is the same one Baptist churches have been preaching for generations: Jesus saves.

Members gathered around tables at a church fellowship
Pastor Jake Weido and his wife, Ariel

Our pastor

Pastor Jake & Ariel Weido

Pastor Jake Weido and his wife, Ariel, lead Gospel Light with a heart for God's Word and for reaching Lafayette with the Gospel. They'd love to meet you and your family.

Feel free to introduce yourself after a service, or reach out anytime at glbclafayette@gmail.com.

What we believe

Our doctrine

We're an independent Baptist church. Here are the core truths we stand on.

  • The Bible

    We believe the Bible is the inspired, preserved Word of God and our final authority for faith and practice.

    2 Timothy 3:16

  • God

    We believe in one God, eternally existing in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

    Matthew 28:19

  • Jesus Christ

    We believe Jesus Christ is God in the flesh, born of a virgin, who lived a sinless life, died for our sins, and rose bodily from the grave.

    John 1:14

  • Salvation

    We believe salvation is a free gift of God's grace, received by faith in Jesus Christ alone, and not by works.

    Ephesians 2:8-9

  • Eternal Security

    We believe that everyone who is truly saved is kept by the power of God and can never be lost.

    John 10:28

  • Baptism

    We believe in believer's baptism by immersion, a picture of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ, following salvation.

    Romans 6:4

  • The Local Church

    We believe the local church is God's plan for this age: an independent, self-governing body of baptized believers.

    Acts 2:41-42

  • The Return of Christ

    We believe in the personal, imminent return of the Lord Jesus Christ for His church.

    1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

Come and see

We'd love to meet you this Sunday.

Sunday School at 10:00 AM, Morning Worship at 11:00 AM, and Wednesday at 6:30 PM.

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