About Us
Who We Are
Our congregation has an extensive history of reaching and growing people to live for and love Jesus. Compassion found its genesis when it was incorporated in 1879 as First Baptist Church of South Chicago. At the time, the newly formed congregation was located at 90th and Houston in Chicago. By 1953, the church relocated to 9300 S. Merrill Ave and renamed itself Merrill Avenue Baptist Church. However, in August of 2011, after building our current worship facility, we relocated to 2650 E. 95th Street and renamed ourselves Compassion Baptist Church.
With a membership from all over the South Side, South Suburbs and Northwest Indiana, Compassion still meets in the same section of the city in which it was constituted. After nearly 140 years of faithful ministry presence, we continue to strive to understand, engage with, and serve our community and city for the sake of Jesus Christ.
About Lloyd Biddle
Interim Pastor Lloyd Biddle
Pastor Lloyd Biddle has been a follower of Jesus Christ for over 30 years. He loves the Lord and has dedicated his life to serving him in whatever he does. He has been married to Deborah over 34 years and has two adult sons, Jason (29) and Jared (24). He has earned a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois - Champaign-Urbana, an MBA from The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a MA in Theology from Wheaton College. Lloyd was licensed as a minister at Waukegan Baptist Bible Church in September of 1999 and served as an associate minister there several years. After working for 20 years in sales leadership at American Family Insurance, Lloyd accepted a call to serve in full-time ministry as the senior associate pastor at High Point Church in Madison, WI. Lloyd served High Point for 7 years before accepting a call to be the lead pastor at River Valley Community Church in Aurora, IL in August of 2020. In January of 2024, Lloyd accepted the call to be the interim pastor at Compassion Baptist Church Chicago.
What We Believe
Click the link above (“believe”) to read the Compassion Baptist Church Biblical Doctrine