Q. What's HBC really like?
Q. What are the people like?
Q. What does HBC believe about the Bible?
Q. What is HBC's worship like?
Q. What is the preaching like?
Q. What does HBC offer for children and youth?
Q. Where do singles fit in at HBC?
Q. Do you have Wednesday Night Activities?
Q. What is HBC’s denominational affiliation?
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What's HBC really like?
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A number of words and phrases come to mind in answer to that question. Words that fit HBC would be authentic, biblical, spiritual, missional, caring, evangelical, faithful to historic Baptist principles, and committed to both global and local mission involvement. Some words that would not fit HBC would be intolerant, sexist, legalistic, inflexible, or fundamentalist.
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What are the people like?
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The folks who comprise HBC are varied. The church resembles, to a great degree, the community of which it is a part. There are members who are either employed or engaged in study at the various surrounding colleges and universities. Some are employed at the Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Others work in local schools, on farms, or at the vital task of rearing families. Some are retired from their vocations and serving God joyously. Most of us have mortgages, problems, challenges and all the rest that comes with living. However, the people who make up the church are also passionately devoted followers of Jesus and find both their purpose and solutions to life's challenges through their faith.
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What does HBC believe about the Bible?
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We believe the Bible is God's Word. The Bible for us is a blueprint for Christian living. Additionally, the Bible reveals in intimate detail the God who loves us and with whom we share a vital and personal relationship.
Click here to read more about what we believe.
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What is HBC's worship like?
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HBC offers a choice of three worship experiences
Alive@9 is a contemporary service beginning at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings. The musical worship, led by a praise band, features praise songs by artists such as Chris Tomlin, Matt Redman, Fee, David Crowder, Hillsong United, and others. The style of this worship gathering is casual and family friendly. A free continental breakfast and coffee bar opens at 8:45 a.m. and the worship service begins at 9 a.m.
Missio Dei is a unique and intimate worship experience which takes place at 10 a.m. on Sundays at the Baptist Student Center at 711 South Main Street (going toward downtown from the Bluestone part of JMU's campus). The service attracts primarily college students but welcomes persons of all ages. The setting of Missio Dei has a coffee house-like feel with folks sitting in chairs or eating breakfast at bistro tables. In addition to worship led by a praise band, the service incorporates a number of "stations" where persons may engage in personal moments of worship through prayer and reflection.
Mosaic is an exciting new worship experience that will begin on August 29 in the 11:10 a.m. Sunday service. Bringing together the traditional and the contemporary; music that incorporates choir, hymns, and praise & worship; and preaching that presents ancient truth in a relevant style, Mosaic fits all the pieces together.
The teaching at all three services is the same although presented uniquely to fit each service.
Regardless of which service you choose to attend, the focus of our worship is on seeking God's presence through the experience of authentic worship. This means worship for us is not a passive experience performed by the "folks up front," but the people's ministry to God demonstrating our love for Him.
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What is the preaching like?
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In a word, biblical. Whether the sermon is expositional, narrative, or topical, dealing with some critical issue of the day, the teaching at HBC is always biblically based. At the same time a great premium is placed on showing how God's Word may be applied to our lives. The ultimate aim of the teaching ministry is to demonstate not only the truth of God's Word but how it can help in day to day living. This is why HBC is launching a number of Growth Groups beginning in September that allows persons to dig deeper into the Sunday morning teaching and grow in their discipleship.
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Where do singles fit in at HBC?
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Singles don't just "fit in" at HBC, they are both essential and indispensable to our church. Singles serve throughout the church in ministries and in leadership. A number of singles serve as deacons, chairs of strategic committees, and lead some of the church's most important and vital ministries. Additionally, singles always enjoy being together at HBC.
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Do you have Wednesday Night Activities?
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We have a number of Wednesday night activities. Wednesday night dinners begin at 5:30 PM. Choirs from preschool through adult meet on Wednesday night for rehearsal. Youth and adults meet for missions, bible study and outreach.
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