Welcome to the "Grand Valley", located on the beautiful Western Slope of the Rockies. It is known as the garden spot of Colorado. The Association extends from the Utah state line east on I-70 to Carbondale and from Dinosaur and Rangely in the north to Gateway in the south.  The Association is made up of a large geographical area, including all of Mesa, and some of Garfield, and Rio Blanco counties.   The associational area has a population of over 175, 000.  Grand Junction is the population center with an estimated population of 49,688 in July of 2008.  The median family income in Grand Junction was $59,484 in 2008.  There were 24,104 housing units, which were 60.9% owner occupied with a median value of $211,000 each.  The estimated population of Mesa county was 143,171 in 2008.  This reflects a 22.4% increase from 2000.  The Colorado Department of Demography projected a population for Mesa county at 180,708 by the year 2020.  The unemployment rate in Grand Junction in November 2009 was 8%.  The median age is G.J. is 37.8.   The  average  precipitation  is  8.71  inches  and  the average snowfall in G.J. is 21.5 inches according to the G.J.C.C.  Average High and Low temperatures in G.J. by month are as follows: January 36.7 (high) / 16.0 (low); April 65.2 (high) / 39.3 (low); July 92.7 (high) / 64.1 (low);  and October 67.3 (high) / 41.1 (low) as reported by the G.J.C.C.

     The GVBA currently includes 21 constituted and seed churches.  Traditional, contemporary, cowboy and simple (house) churches can be found among these churches.  Anglo and Ethnic churches are among these 21 churches.  If you are interested in church planting in  the  Grand  Valley,  please click on "Current Church Planting Needs" on our website menu.   In September  2008  a new church planter family moved to Grand Junction.  Familyroom Fellowship is their new multi-cultural church start meeting at 502 W. Colorado in Grand Junction.  God  has  blessed greatly, as we experienced the beginning of at least one new church in each of the past four years.   New works are in the planning stages for 2010.  The GVBA is committed  to working closely with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Colorado Baptist Convention,  the North American Mission Board and the International Mission Board  to  penetrate  "spiritual darkness" in western Colorado and around His world.  To find one of our local churches, simply click on "Grand Valley Baptist Churches" on our web site menu to your left.   Please, contact us if we can be of assistance in your search for a spiritually filling worship and/or Bible study experience.   Thanks for visiting our site!