The annual “One Community Under God” worship experience will take place on Sunday, Oct. 5, at the Urbanna firehouse (the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department station) at 11 a.m. Ten churches in Middlesex County will be hosting this event for everyone to gather as a unified community to worship together.
The One Community Under God worship event includes song, scripture, prayer and sharing the word of God. A fellowship meal will be offered following the service for all to enjoy.
Individuals and families with or without children are encouraged to come together as a unified community to worship together. County citizens and visitors are all welcome! Dress is casual.
Info: Dawn Moore at 804-332-2621 or Chriscia White at 757-719-7771.
Zoar Baptist Church, 17097 General Puller Highway, Deltaville, is offering a vacation Bible school 4:45-7:45 p.m. nightly Monday-Friday, Aug. 4-8. “SCUBA2 — Diving Deeper in God’s Word” is for children ages 4 through 12 and includes dinner.
Register: 804-776-9502 or visit https://vbsmate.com/ZoarBaptistChurchDeltavilleVA.
Join the children Friday for a musical program followed by a family cookout.
Dr. Ayo Morton, an associate minister at St. Baptist Church of Richmond, will be the guest preacher at the 10 a.m. worship service of New Hope Fellowship, a church in Hartfield, on Sunday, Aug. 3. They will also celebrate Holy Communion.
New Hope Fellowship, Compassion International and the 95Network will conduct a Healthy Church Conference on Thursday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Topics to be discussed include:
- A clear mission.
- Vision.
- Effective communication.
Registration is required.
Info: Pastor Edloe at leonard.edloe@gmail.com for information.
The Middlesex County Literary Union Executive Board will meet at Grafton Baptist Church in Hartfield on Monday, Aug. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
All church schools be mindful of the NAACP Back-To-School-Bash set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 9 at Camp Piankatank in Hartfield.
The pastor of Grafton Baptist Church is the Rev. Lewis H. Johnson Sr.
All are welcome.
Info: reedefisherc@icloud.com.
Mount Zion Baptist Church of Church View will celebrate homecoming on Sunday, Aug. 10. Homecoming will start at 10 a.m. with Sunday school and the church service is at 11 a.m.
Lunch will follow the morning service; there will be no afternoon service.
The Pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church is the Rev. Dr. Fred D. Holmes Jr.
Info: reedefisherc@icloud.com.
All campers, community members and vacationers are invited to attend the community Sunday worship service at Bethpage Camp-Resort at 9 a.m. Bethpage is located at 4685 Old Virginia St., just west of Urbanna. The non-denominational Christian service is offered in the campground’s amphitheater.
The Rev. Jeffrey Johnson, minister of All Saints Anglican Church, Saluda, will be speaking on Sunday, Aug. 3 for the worship service. Michele Hudgins Thacker, a gospel singer from Mathews County, will provide the music. A registered nurse, she will be accompanied by J.A. Faulkner Jr., guitarist, retired state trooper and airplane pilot.
The congregation will be encouraged to join together in singing. Dress is casual.
This is the 44th year that Urbanna Baptist Church and Bethpage have cooperatively hosted the annual summer services from Easter until the end of September. Many churches throughout the county join together; hear various ministers speak; and have fellowship and join in music.
Info: Bob Fitch at 804-291-6434 or John Smith at 804-832-7561.
Congregants at Lower United Methodist Church (LUMC), 120 Lower Church Road, Hartfield, invite everyone to join them this Sunday in their historic sanctuary for worship at 10:30 a.m.
Adult Sunday school is offered in LUMC Fellowship Hall at 9:30 a.m., preceded by Coffee Fellowship at 9:15 a.m.
The Administrative Council will meet Monday, Aug. 4, at 6 p.m. All are welcome to join them for a time of group prayer, every Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Info: lowerumc.org or facebook.com/LowerUMC
Zion Hill Baptist Church, 10256 Indian Road, Gloucester, will have in-person worship service on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 11 a.m. Pastor Eugene Comithier II will preach and his Senior Choir will sing.
In-person Sunday school will be offered at 9:45 a.m.
The Women’s Ministry will have its “Women Empowered To Grow In Christ Conference” at Abingdon Ruritan Club, Hayes, on Saturday, Aug. 30, at 10 a.m. The cost for tickets, which include lunch, is $40 (ages 13 and older) and $20 (ages 12 and younger).
The conference speakers will include Pastor Towanda D. Coles of High Calling Ministries, Upper Marlboro, Md.; Dr. Rose Jarvis of Rose Jarvis Ministries, Gloucester; Minister Shetia Richardson of Southern Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Temple Hill, Md.; and Dr. Jennell Riddick of Gethsemane Baptist Church, Newport News.
Tickets: Jessica Minor at 804-699-0078 by Sunday, Aug. 3. All ticket purchases are non-refundable. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Are you ready for the end of summer and school to start?
Harmony Grove Baptist Church (HGBC) is ready and waiting to help the children in our community to be prepared to succeed by providing basic school supplies at this free, annual pre-school event.
On Saturday, Aug. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., HGBC and the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department will co-host the event at the church. Located at the intersection of Routes 3 and 33 in Harmony Village, children of kindergarten through grade 6 ages are invited to enjoy hotdogs, drinks, popcorn, cookies, snow cones and games for all ages, to include water games.
Save the date and plan to attend this free annual end of summer community event to start the 2025 school year off right for our children.
The physical address for HGBC is 7722 General Puller Highway, Harmony Village near Topping.
Info: 804-758-5154, Tuesday-Thursday.
Union Shiloh Baptist Church’s homecoming and beginning of its revival is set for Sunday, Aug. 3. The morning message will be delivered by Union Shiloh pastor, Dr. Randolph Scott Sr.
Dinner will be served and the evening service will begin at 3:30 p.m. The evening message will be delivered by the Rev. Lewis H. Johnson Sr., pastor of Grafton Baptist Church.
Revival will begin Tuesday, Aug. 5, and run through Friday, Aug. 8. Revivalists for the week include, Tuesday, the Rev. Marcus Hickman, pastor of Wayland Baptist Church, Stevensville; Wednesday, the Rev. Drucilla Holmes Pollard, pastor of First Mount Olive, King and Queen County; Thursday, Pastor Alexander Parsons, Mount Olivet Baptist Church, New Kent County; Friday, Apostle Jesse Ransom, Make-A-Way Full Deliverance Church, Urbanna.
Prayer and Praise will begin each night at 7:30 p.m. and the worship service will begin at 8 p.m. All are welcome.
Union Shiloh Baptist Church is located at 3 Union Shiloh Lane in Laneview.
Info: 804-758-2682.
All Saints Anglican Church is excited to visit Bethpage Camp-Resort near Urbanna on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 9 a.m. to hear its bishop, Jeffrey Johnson, preach at the outdoor pavilion area. Bethpage Camp-Resort offers this wonderful weekly program that invites local clergymen to meet and speak at a Sunday service for their visiting campers. Rain or shine, they look forward to this event and welcome all local Middlesex County residents as well.
Locust Grove Church, 1832 Windsor Road, Dutton, will offer its vacation Bible school Monday-Friday, Aug. 4-8, from 6 to 7:45 p.m. Dinner will be provided each day.
Growing spiritually doesn’t have to be an unsolved mystery! Take a five-day journey with kid detectives as they dig into a few of Jesus’ parables to solve the mysteries of how to grow their faith, how to care for, serve, and love others. They’ll discover that the answers have been there all along: spend time with God, spend time with others, use your gifts, and share your story.
Macedonia Baptist Church, located at 2491 Ashdale Road in Center Cross, is having revival services today, Thursday, July 31, and Friday, Aug. 1, with Pastor Mercer delivering the message each night at 7 p.m.
The Macedonia Baptist Church family invites everyone to come out and be blessed. “Your support is greatly appreciated!” an event spokesman said.
Info: macedonia2491@gmail.com.
