The vision of one man was the genesis of the Hyde Park Baptist Church.  There was a need for a church in this growing community, and Pastor Davis Gage was moved to plant a church here.  Stepping out on faith, he and his wife, Irene, rented a house and started small, with weekly Bible Study classes.  Within three years this newly formed church body had adopted a church constitution and started construction of a church building on Lister Drive.

In the early 1990's, the church soon outgrew the original building on Lister Drive.  In 1993, construction was started on the present church building on Route 9G.  Over the next decade, along with the physical building, the Hyde Park Baptist Church extended it’s ministry beyond the borders of this area.  We were able to support a church planting effort in Dresden, Germany.  Soon to follow was church planting in Ukraine.   Today, our mission field spans across many horizons.  We currently financially support Pastor Victor Melnychuk (Lutsk, Ukraine); Steve Hafler (Zambia, Africa); Care Net Crisis Pregnancy Center (Poughkeepsie, NY); and the Brenna Engle Foundation (helping underprivileged children in Ukraine).

Our own outreach within the community includes the AWANA program, Vacation Bible School (VBS), and the Baseball and Soccer programs.  Last year we had well over 200 children sign up.  Functions for our Seniors, Young Adults, and all those in between have been a direct result of the church’s vision “to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light”, while giving glory to God.

For over 50 years, the Lord has tremendously blessed the Hyde Park Baptist Church, and it is our prayer He will continue to do so.  We work diligently to be faithful to His Word, to maintain our testimony and integrity for what He has called us to do and to always be a church with a vision.