Hinkley is an unincorporated community located in the Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is situated approximately 14 miles west of Barstow and covers an area of around 30 square miles.
Hinkley Bible Church got its start in 1947 with a donated piece of property. By April 3, 1949 a building was completed and the first Sunday school classes and morning worship were held in the new church. In the 1960’s came a new piece of property donated by the Livingstons and a new building.