Robert Sargent was born in Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia. At the age of 16 he trusted the Lord Jesus Christ as his Saviour, and shortly thereafter was baptized into the Wangaratta Baptist Church. He acknowledged the call of God upon his life as a 19-year-old college student, entering the Baptist ministry in 1971. In 1988 he and his family moved to the United States to serve as a pastor here at Bible Baptist Church, since 2008 as the Church’s third senior pastor. Prior to this, he pastored independent Baptist churches in the states of Victoria and Western Australia and served as president of a Bible college.

Brother Sargent and his wife, Vicki, have three children, all of whom are happily married and serving the Lord. They are blessed with eight grandchildren.

At the end of 2024, Pastor Sargent announced his intention to step away from the senior pastor position to give way to the next generation (Psalm 71:18) and to devote more time to writing. He will continue to support and help the ministries of the Church for as long as the Lord blesses him with physical and mental strength.

You may contact Pastor Sargent by phoning the church at 360-675-8311, or by emailing him at his Office.