Bakersfield, California
VBF (Valley Bible Fellowship) started in Bakersfield in 1975 with a dozen teenagers. For the past 50 years, VBF has been led by Pastor Ron Vietti, known for his God stories, radical evangelism, and verse-by-verse teachings. VBF is now a church of 6,000+ with multiple campuses in Bakersfield, a campus in Las Vegas, NV, and successful church plants across California.