About Us

We are a Christ-centered church family, renewed by grace and committed to reaching our city with the hope of Jesus.

Our Mission

To glorify God by making disciples of Jesus in West Palm Beach, building a Christ centered church family that lives the gospel, loves our neighbors, and sends believers to serve.

Our History

Belvedere Baptist Church building in West Palm Beach, Florida

Belvedere Baptist Church has been serving West Palm Beach and the surrounding areas for more than 65 years, sharing the hope of Jesus and seeking to love our community with the gospel in both word and deed. For the past 30 years, the Lord faithfully used Pastor Dr. Ray Henry to shepherd our church family through seasons of growth, discipleship, and steady gospel ministry.

In December of 2024, Pastor Ray Henry passed away, and our church entered a meaningful season of prayer, grieving, and seeking God’s direction for the next chapter. After a careful search, the congregation joyfully voted in Rajiv Khatri as our Senior Pastor in November of 2025. Today, we are grateful for our history and excited for what God is doing now as we pursue renewal, deepen discipleship, and our area in fresh and faithful ways.

“To be loved but not known is superficial. To be known but not loved is our nightmare. Only Jesus knows us to the bottom and loves us to the sky.”

Tim Keller

Our Distinctive Values

  • Jesus First

    We do not play church. We submit to Jesus, treasure His Word, and depend on the gospel for salvation and growth.

  • Gospel Formed

    The gospel reshapes the whole person, our beliefs, our loves, our habits, our work, and our relationships.

  • Grace-Centered

    We welcome imperfect people and depend on Jesus, not performance. Grace gives us room to be honest, repent, heal, and grow together.

  • Life Together

    Christian growth happens best in community. We commit to honesty, shared lives, and mutual care.

  • Sent People

    Every Christian is called to mission. We expect God to save the lost through ordinary faithfulness in everyday places.

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    Multiplication

    We make disciples, raise leaders, and equip church planters, sending believers to serve so the gospel reaches West Palm Beach and the nations.

We believe the gospel is the good news that Jesus Christ lived the life we could not live, died the death we deserved, and rose again to make sinners right with God by grace alone through faith alone. This grace does not just forgive us, it changes us, shaping how we worship, love, repent, forgive, serve, and live for God’s glory in everyday life.

What We Believe

Our Beliefs

We Are Social

Church is not just a place to attend. It’s a people to know, love, and grow with. Through shared moments, genuine friendships, and life together in Christ, we become more than attendees. We become family.