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 and Mesa county is the population center of the Association with over 135,000 residents at the end of 2007.  The Colorado Department of Demography projected a population for Mesa county at 180,708 by the year 2020.  Other sources project a much larger population by 2020 based on anticipated growth due to the current energy boom.   The Colorado Department of Labor & Employment placed the Grand Junction unemployment rate at 3.1% as 2006 came to a close.  The cost of living index was at 102.1 at the end of the 3rd Quarter of 2006.  The GMP or Gross Metropolitan Product for the Grand Junction area was estimated to increase to $5.8 billion in 2006, for a projected growth rate of 9.4%.  This ranks the Grand Junction area in the top 15 areas in the USA in local economic growth.  The GMP, which is the total value of all goods and services produced in in metropolitan area, is forecast to rise to $6.3 billion in 2007.  The Chamber of Commerce reported total retail sales for Mesa County in 2006 to be $1,661,962,000.  The same source reported the total value of construction permits issued in Grand Junction in 2006 to be $287,681,848.  Permits were issued for 719 residential units and 91 industrial/commercial units. 

     The GVBA currently includes 20 constituted and seed churches and two newly developing core groups.  Traditional, contemporary and house churches can be found among these 20 churches.  Anglo, Hispanic and Korean churches are among these churches.  God has blessed greatly, as we experienced the beginning of at least one new church in each of the past four years.  Other Anglo and Ethnic works are in the planning stages for 2008.  The GVBA is committed to working closely with the Southern Baptist Convention,  Colorado Baptist Convention,  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!