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Hampton Baptist Church offers programs to serve a variety of interests and ages:

  • Fully graded Sunday School including special classes for singles, college students, and ungraded classes open to all ages, as well as other education opportunities

  • Fully graded choir program 

  • Mission activities for all ages

  • Programs for youth in grades 7-12

  • Programs for senior adults including the Victory Singers choir and the Friendship Club for social activities and out-reach

  • A newly renovated Media Library with something for everyone.

  • An active Men's Fellowship group

  • Special provisions for the hearing impaired, including sound enhancement system receivers available from the ushers in the church vestibules, and cueing available upon request

  • All facilities are wheel-chair accessible and a wheel chair is available

Hampton Baptist Church provides several other ministries to special groups in our community:

  • A Vietnamese congregation

  • A soup kitchen which provides a hot meal once a week to those in need

  • Hosting A Night's Welcome to house the homeless.

Our Music Ministry at Hampton Baptist Church provides a venue for interested persons to discover the nature of God through sounds and words, to develop interactive skills within the choral process, and to support the various services of worship through regular participation. The Music Ministry also strives to involve available instrumental talent to complement the overall effectiveness of the music program. We hope you will find one or more opportunities to participate:

  • The MELODY CHOIR for children ages 4 through 6 rehearses every Wednesday evening at 6:15 p.m.

  • The CONCORD CHOIR for Second through Fourth graders rehearses Wednesday evenings 6:15 to 7:00 p.m., and participates in the worship service every six to eight weeks, as well as other church events.

  • The JUNIOR YOUTH CHOIR for Fifth through Eighth grade boys and girls sings in a church service on an monthly basis. The choir rehearses every Wednesday evening at 5:30 p.m.

  • The SENIOR YOUTH CHOIR for young men and women in the Ninth through Twelfth grades provides leadership in the church service on a monthly basis. The choir meets Sunday afternoons at 5:00 p.m.

  • The SANCTUARY CHOIR provides anthems and service music for the majority of the worship services. Although their music is primarily from the classic church tradition, they also sing a variety of styles. They rehearse every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.

  • The STEEPLE SINGERS investigate a more casual repertoire for young and older adults. This group participates periodically in various church events, including the worship service. Their rehearsals are announced as needed.

  • The VICTORY SINGERS is a senior adult choir which leads the worship service twice a month. They rehearse on Tuesday mornings at 10:00.

  • The HANDBELL CHOIR is an intergenerational group of ringers which rehearses at 4:00 every Sunday afternoon. The bells are incorporated into the worship service, in whole or in part, every month, adding variety and zest to the service music.

We encourage you to investigate one or more of these musical ensembles. It is an opportunity for learning, relaxing, meeting new friends, and developing a team attitude.  

Our Youth Ministry is active in many respects of church life, from participating in various mission projects to social activities like laser tag and game nights. We also make a concerted effort to study the mystery of our faith and other topics relevant to teenagers today. Our youth are fully integrated into the life of HBC and are blessed to have such a wonderful, caring family of faith. I hope and pray that you may consider becoming a part of this vibrant ministry. Normal activities include:

  • Sunday Night Meetings (normally 5:30-7:00 pm, check youth calendar for possible changes). Activities include mission projects, social activities (ex. Laser Tag, cook-outs, baseball games, movie nights, etc.), speakers on relevant topics, and game nights
  • Wednesday Night Bible Study from 7:00-8:00 pm.
  • In addition to our normal activities, we offer opportunities to travel to camps, retreats, and mission trips throughout the year

Our Education Ministry continues to expand and grow as the life of our church becomes more fertile. We offer a variety of programs for spiritual, social, and physical growth. Look for announcements about each of these nourishing facets of our Education Ministry. We hope that you may find a niche here with us in your life of faith.

  • Sunday School offers a wide variety of classes to suit many different preferences.
  • Discipleship Classes offered on Sunday mornings, Monday mornings, and Wednesday evenings.
  • Perhaps the centerpiece of our Education Ministry and a key component to the life of our church is our gathering around the dinner table in our Family Night Activities. Each Wednesday during the spring, fall, and winter, we meet and have dinner at 6:00 pm, followed by Mission Programs for the children, Youth Bible Study for the youth, and Adult Bible Study for the adults, led by our pastor, Dr. Charles Smith.
  • In addition, the Recreation Committee offers exciting events to further our Christian faith and fellowship, capitalizing on opportunities to play and laugh with each other in Christian harmony.

Our Missions Ministry perhaps best typifies Hampton Baptist Church. While many of our members do some form of mission work in their daily lives as simply a part of faith, this ministry seeks to share the love of Christ with all in need. The work of our Missions Coordination Team presents an intentional mission effort to which all are invited to participate. Beyond the opportunity to give financially to different efforts, this team guides this ministry in "hands-on" experiences. The Missions Ministry of HBC offers many opportunities to live out your Christian faith. We hope that you will join us in serving God by serving others.

  • Summer Mission Trips are planned to meet needs of those in other places. In 2005, we sent a group of 40 people to Belize in partnership with Queen Street Baptist Church of Belize City. In 2006 over 40 people went to the Gulf Coast, responding to the call to help people pick up their lives in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
  • Church-Wide Mission Projects to meet specific needs such as offering labor to our local Eastover Baptist Retreat Center and bolstering the ministries of Hampton Ecumenical Lodging and Provision (H.E.L.P.).
  • Lunches at Lincoln Park, are made with loving care every fourth Saturday for distribution of bag lunches to the Lincoln Park Housing Project, bringing physical nourishment to those in need of a good meal.
  • Through nine months of the year, we open our doors and hearts in our Soup Kitchen, ministering to the working poor and the homeless.
  • We host A Night's Welcome for a week each year. This is an ecumenical program which provides meals and shelter to the homeless.
  • Our Sock-It-to-Me and Throw-in-the Towel campaigns collect socks, towels and other basic necessities for homeless men, women, and children that are distributed during our participation in A Night’s Welcome each year.
  • We offer mission organizations for all ages: Mission Friends, GA's, RA's, Acteens, and WMU. These groups provide mission education and opportunities to minister to others through various mission activities. 

 

 
                

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