Desert Ridge Baptist Church was constituted on March 31, 2013, as a collective effort to plant a church in Southwestern Utah that was committed to the faithful exposition of Scripture and the doctrines of grace. Dr. Michael Waldrop led this effort by relocating to St. George, Utah from Mississippi with his wife, Hope, and their three children, Whit, Jack, and Zoe. The entire Waldrop family played a pivotal role in serving the various needs of the fledgling church plant. The primary sponsoring church for DRBC’s establishment was First Baptist Church of Keller, Texas, led by Pastor Keith Sanders.
God has now raised up this fellowship of believers who are committed to the sufficient Word of God. The current location of DRBC was home to the very first Baptist church to be planted in St. George in 1965. DRBC acquired the property through an agreement with First Southern Baptist Church when they relocated to a new facility.