Belmont Bible Church has been serving the Lord in Downers Grove for over 50 years! It all started in 1940 when Miss Ivadell Long, a Salvation Army lassie, began hosting a Bible Study/Sunday School. The meeting place was a rented hall on Belmont Road. By 1945, worship services were also being held. With a vision for a new church and church building, land was purchased in 1949. In March 1950, a church constitution was approved by 33 charter members; Belmont Community Church was now formally organized. Construction began later that year and the building was dedicated on March 11, 1951. From the beginning the building was too small for it's congregation. Many additions were added over the years including; a basement in 1952, a basement addition in 1955, and in 1958, the purchase of additional land and construction of the parsonage. Later, in the 70s, a three-level addition was added to the church.