CBA General Assembly 2025

April 8-10, 2025
Redondo Beach, California

2025 Theme:

Associational Churchmanship

Dates:

April 8th - April 10th

Location:

Sovereign Grace Bible Church
Redondo Beach, CA

Registration Cost:

$150 per person | $200 per married couple

Checks can be mailed to Centinela Baptist Church, 4730 W. 152nd St Lawndale, CA 90260.

Message from the Host Church:

We are looking forward to welcoming all Confessional Baptist Association messengers and guests for our 2025 General Assembly. As the letter calling for the 1689 General Assembly in London states, we too hope “to consider such things that may much tend to the honour of God, and further the peace, well-being, establishment, at present, as also the future comfort of the churches.” We also hope it will be a time of spiritual refreshment for the brethren. 

At this year’s General Assembly, Dr. James M. Renihan will be our keynote speaker teaching three important lessons from our Confession (26.14-15).

We also have different activities offered to our attendees and their families throughout the week, including a breakfast Friday morning with Dr. Renihan, opened to all ministers in attendance.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Pastor Jehad El Karaki.  We look forward to seeing you in April, Lord-willing! 

—Pastors El Karaki & Sturtevant

Speakers

Dr. James Renihan, Keynote Speaker

President, Professor of Historical Theology, International Reformed Baptist Seminary

After a ministry of church planting in central Massachusetts, Dr. James Renihan and his family moved to Escondido, CA in 1998 to begin serving as Dean of the newly formed Institute of Reformed Baptist Studies. He led that work for 20 years, and when it became IRBS Theological Seminary in 2018 was appointed the first president. He has served as a pastor of churches in Massachusetts, New York and California. He is a graduate of Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (PhD), Seminary of the East (MDiv), Trinity Ministerial Academy, and Liberty Baptist College (BS). His academic work has focused on the Second London Baptist Confession and the broader Puritan theological context from which it arose.

Morning Devotionals

Pastor Brett Shaw

Pastor Jaime Serrano

Pastor Yeh-Chuin Poh

Evening Messages

Pastor Isaiah Rugnao

Pastor David Bane

Pastor Jerry Slate

Circular Letter

Pastor David Bane

Tentative Schedule

Tuesday, April 8

8:15am - Check-in / Registration

9:00am - Devotion

9:30am - Prayer & Announcements

10:00am - Roll Call of the Churches and Seating of the Messengers

10:10am - Recognition of Guests

10:20am - Reading of Minutes from Previous Year’s GA and Vote to Receive

10:30am - Presentation of Financial Report and Vote to Receive

10:45am - Break

11:00am - Moderator’s Report

11:30am - Deputy Moderators’ Reports

Noon - Lunch

1:30pm - Church Planting Spotlight

3:00pm - Break

3:15pm - Circular Letter

4:30pm - Circular Letter Discussion (choosing next year’s)

5:00pm - Supper

7:00pm - Evening Session

Wednesday, April 9

9:00am - Devotion

9:30am - Prayer & Announcements

10:00am - Circular Letter: Discipline

11:00am - Gifted Brother Discussion

Noon - Lunch

1:30pm - Business Meeting Sessions

4:00pm - New Business and Motions from Member Churches

5:00pm - Supper

7:00pm - Evening Session

Thursday, April 10

9:00am - Devotion

9:30am - Prayer & Announcements

10:00am - New Business

11:00am - Election of Officers

11:30am - Discussion & Vote on Date & Location of Next General Assembly

Noon - Lunch

1:30pm - Excursion

5:00pm - Supper

7:00pm - Evening Session

9:00pm - Adjournment of the General Assembly

Travel Options

  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is the best airport option as it is only about a 15-18 minute drive from the G.A. venue.

Lodging Options