Pastor Anderson started Faithful Word Baptist Church on December 25, 2005. He holds no college degree but has well over 140 chapters of the Bible memorized word-for-word, including approximately half of the New Testament. Today, most Baptist churches are started by Bible colleges. However, the Bible makes it clear that the church is the pillar and ground of the truth, not a school. Faithful Word Baptist Church is a totally independent Baptist church, and Pastor Anderson was sent out by an independent Baptist church in Northern California to start it the old-fashioned way by knocking doors and winning souls to Christ. FWBC Soul-winning History: 2005: 33 saved 2006: 200 saved, 16 baptized 2007: 226 saved, 12 baptized 2008: 941 saved, 9 baptized 2009: 1258 saved, 14 baptized 2010: 1143 saved, 21 baptized 2011: 1264 saved, 15 baptized 2012: 1043 saved, 2 baptized 2013: 1199 saved, 18 baptized 2014: 1556 saved, 37 baptized 2015: 2546 saved, 67 baptized 2016: 5141 saved, 116 baptized So far in 2017: 11,247 saved, 173 baptized Grand totals: 27,797 saved, 500 baptized
Pastor Steven Anderson was born and raised in Sacramento, CA. At age 18, he traveled throughout Germany and Eastern Europe for 3 months serving in local independent Baptist churches, studying foreign languages, and getting experience in the ministry. It was on this trip that he met his future wife, Zsuzsanna, while out soul-winning in the streets of Munich, Bavaria. He eventually led her to the Lord, and they were married shortly thereafter. They have been married for over 15 years, and God has blessed them with 9 beautiful children.
