May 21, 2025. With only 5 candidate church members, a board from neighboring congregations blessed the founding of Judson Baptist Church on 21 May 1859. For 164 years the heritage of these 5 congregants has continued to minister on the west side of Kokomo, Indiana. The church preceded both the community and the road that runs by the church, but both now share the name Judson with the Baptist congregation. Judson Baptist Church completed its first building in 1869 after the Civil War and is currently a member of the American Baptist Churches of Indiana. Chuck DeRolf and his wife, Judy, both graduates of Judson University in the 1960s, pastored the Judson Baptist Church before going to Japan as missionaries where they served for over 40 years. Happy 164th birthday to the congregation and its Judson neighborhood.