The Evangelical Free Church of Sidney, Nebraska was born in 1983 when several area families trusted God to begin a new church that was committed to the authority of the Bible. These excited believers partnered with the Midwest District of the Evangelical Free Church of America to plant a church in Sidney. They were soon joined by their first pastor, Gordon Langlie, who helped lay a solid spiritual foundation. With the blessings of God the church began to grow, and eventually outgrew its original meeting place. In 1987, Pastor Doug Birky was called to join in the ministry of the young congregation which was meeting at a "store front" location. Following several more years of consistent spiritual and numerical growth, the "Sidney Free Church" moved to its present location as a well established body of believers.

Pastor Doug Birky began his ministry at the "Sidney Free Church" in 1987. He is a graduate of Wheaton College and Dallas Theological Seminary. Doug is originally from East Central Illinois and his wife, Carolyn, is from South Texas. Doug and Carolyn have three children and are very much at home in Western Nebraska. They feel extremely blessed to have grown along with the Evangelical Free Church of Sidney for the past 20 years.

Kyle Larson is the Youth Pastor at the Sidney Evangelical Free Church. He is from Kansas and is a graduate of Tabor College. His lovely wife Anne is from Chicago, Illinois. They are both enjoying life here in the panhandle of Nebraska. They love to minister to the youth of Cheyenne County, pointing kids to Jesus Christ as they navigate the long, hard road of adolescence. So if you see them at games or other school activities, introduce yourself. They would love to meet you!

• Evangelical Free Church of America
• Midwest District of the Evangelical Free Church of America