El Vista Baptist Church
Serving the Lord in Peoria since 1949
Services:Sunday School...9:30 a.m.Sunday Morning Service...10:30 a.m.Sunday Prayer & Choir...5:00 p.m.Sunday Evening Service...6:00 p.m.Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study...7:00 p.m.Wednesday Patch the Pirate Club...7:00 p.m.Friday Everlasting Nation Fellowship...10:00 a.m.Saturday Soul Winning...10:00 a.m.
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6301 North Syler StreetPeoria, IL 61615(309) 692-8675
Let's Impact Peoria for Jesus Christ in 2026!
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Meet Our Staff
Pastor Joey Watt
Pastor
Bro. Phil Lancaster
Music & Teen Director
Pastor Jorge Montoya
Spanish Pastor
Pastor Watt has been at El Vista since 1986. He grew up here as a child and left to attend Tennessee Temple College & Seminary. After graduation, he pastored Liberty Baptist Church in Rochester, IN. Pastor, Martha (his late wife), and their five childern came to Peoria, IL to begin his ministry in January 1986. During his pastorate, they added one more daughter. Since Martha's passing, Pastor has remarried and he and Suzie continue to serve the Lord in many ways at El Vista.
Brother Lancaster came to El Vista in 1982 from Michigan where he also grew up. He graduated Tennessee Temple College & University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied music. He and his wife, Randi, reared their four children at El Vista.
Pastor Montoya started the Spanish ministry at El Vista in 2009 with only a few people. It has now grown to an average attendance of around 30 each service. Services are conducted at the same time as the English services. He and his wife, Gregoria, have six children.
Weekly Reflection
21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.
27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
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Please note, El Vista Baptist Church is not soliciting for or receiving compensation from any of the following websites and/or companies. We find that the sources and information provided to be very helpful in daily Christian study habits. There are many other sources of information available to you on the internet and in stores. It is our hope and prayer that the information you find is Bible-based and follows the teaching of the Word of God.
Bible Study Tools
At El Vista, we believe that studying the Bible is a vital part of faithful Christian living. Our hope is you will find these links useful in your daily studies.
Matthew Henry is one of many commentaries available to assist you in researching Bible passages.
Days of Praise is an excellent source to guide you through your daily devotions. You will also find many other valuable sources of information at the Institute for Creation Research website.