Knowing God and Making God Known
LITTLE GOOSE NEST preschool
“BUT JESUS SAID, ‘LET THE LITTLE CHILDREN COME TO ME, AND DO NOT STOP THEM; FOR IT IS TO SUCH AS THESE THAT THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BELONGS.’” — MATTHEW 19:14
Preschoolers are a unique and wonderful gift from God and we believe that they are an integral part of our church family. Our preschool ministry seeks to nurture the growth of preschoolers and offer love and support to their families during these important years.
Through our ministry to preschoolers, we desire to provide children with a loving and caring environment so they can learn of God, the wonderful world God created, and God’s love for them. Our mission is to share the message of God’s love, and through this message develop in children a young faith that can grow in the knowledge of God and God’s special plans for each life.
Registration usually opens for current 3-year-olds and their siblings each February. All other rising 3 and 4-year-olds can apply in March. Applications can be picked up in the church office.
The Little Goose nest Preschool is meeting Tues-Thurs and is truly one blessed nest under the leadership of Karen Davey, Nancy Barrow, and wonderful substitutes.
CHILDREN
CHILDREN
"I HAVE NO GREATER JOY THAN THIS, TO HEAR THAT MY CHILDREN ARE WALKING IN THE TRUTH." — 3 JOHN 1:4
It brings great joy to be able to share the love of God with a child. Our children’s ministry seeks to join with families in the life-changing work of encouraging children as they grow in their knowledge and faith.
Our ministry to children and their families desires to provide a place where children can explore God’s world, ask questions, express their faith, and feel loved. Our goal is to provide a warm and inviting place for our children, so that they will grow in their understanding of God and develop a personal faith that will last a lifetime.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES
MEETS SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:45 A.M.
PRESCHOOL CLASS-KINDERGARTEN (DOWNSTAIRS)
1ST-5th Grade (Upstairs)
On Sundays, we start the day with Sunday School class at 9:45am. Our teachers are using the Faithweaver curriculum and all ages study the same scriptures on different levels. Our wonderful team of leaders often supply breakfast, teaching, trust, and dependable relationships for our students and their families.
Puppet Ministry
Meets Sunday Afternoons at 2:00 p.m.
We currently offer Puppet Ministry on Sundays at 4pm for students 2nd grade and up. Puppet leaders are doing a fantastic job incorporating music, drama, and fun to make ministry come alive and we look forward to them sharing with us, as a congregation, in the future.
CHILDREN'S CHOIRS
MEETS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 6:00 P.M.
MUSIC MAKERS (PRESCHOOL-GRADE 1)
YOUNG MUSICIANS (GRADES 2-5)
Our music leaders are doing an amazing job teaching our children to worship through song. Our older musicians also learn to play instruments including handbells. Both choirs often perform during worship.
CHILDREN'S MISSIONS
MEETS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 6:45 P.M.
MISSION FRIENDS (PRESCHOOL-K DOWNSTAIRS)
CHILDREN IN ACTION (GRADES 1-5 UPSTAIRS)
We offer mission groups where we utilize the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Mission Curriculum and children learn about missionaries and different ways of life. They often share multicultural snacks and interact through hands on learning with our mission leaders.
Becoming Like Christ
Meets Sunday Afternoons During Lent
During Lent, children 2nd through 5th grade are invited to attend the Becoming Like Christ Class which meets after lunch on Sundays through the month of March. In this class students learn what it means to be a Christian, the importance of communion as well as baptism. This year they will also share a special focus on the Trinity and the Lord’s prayer.
YOUTH
YOUTH
“FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” DECLARES THE LORD, “PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE.” — JEREMIAH 29:11 NIV
Our youth ministry covers children from 6th grade to 12th grade and is focused on providing a welcoming community for students where they can develop in their relationship with God and with each other. We seek to nurture the spiritual lives of students through Bible study, discipleship, fellowship, and worship.
Through our ministry to students, we desire to lead students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. We believe that that relationship will be evidenced in a deepening faith in God, community with fellow Christians, and a desire to serve others.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEETS SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:45 A.M.
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS
Middle School Group
4:30-5:30 PM
5:30 Joint SUPPER Fellowship
High School Group
6:00-7:00 PM
On Sunday evenings, students ages 6th-12th grade are invited to youth fellowship. The middle school aged students meet earlier for small group games, scripture, and discussion so that activities can be geared more towards their development level. There is a joint dinner at 5:30 so all ages can meet and fellowship together, and then the high school age students have their game, scripture, and discussion at 6, again so that their activities can be more age appropriate. We currently have a volunteer youth leader who is working on her religion degree at Campbell University, and a team of parent volunteers.
ADULT
Adult
“ALL SCRIPTURE IS BREATHED OUT BY GOD AND PROFITABLE FOR TEACHING, FOR REPROOF, FOR CORRECTION, AND FOR TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS." - 2 TIMOTHY 3:16
We have many different opportunities for adults young and old to fellowship together for prayer and study of the Word.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEETS SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:45 A.M.
We all meet jointly first for prayer concerns and singing and then break out into our different classes. There are plenty of great adult classes to choose from including for just men or women, or we also offer co-ed classes. Most classes use the Nurturing Faith curriculum put out by CBF that aligns with the lectionary.
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
MEETS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 6:30 IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL following dinner at 5:30 that is $5 a person.
The weekly dinner is a great opportunity for church fellowship of all ages. one wednesday a month, there is a church conference in place of bible study.
MUSIC
music
“MUSIC CAN TOUCH THE DEEPEST PART OF OUR SOULS. WHEN WE HUNGER FOR GOD, MUSIC CAN LEAD US INTO WORSHIP. WHEN WE TRY TO HIDE FROM GOD, MUSIC CAN MELT THE WALLS WE HAVE BUILT UP AROUND US.”
Music and worship are an important part of the life of our church. We have a strong desire to serve God through music and to lead others to grow in their faith through worship.
During our worship services, music is presented as an offering to God, not just by our choirs and soloists, but by the entire congregation. As a family of faith, we lift our voices to God in hymns, anthems, and a wide range of special musical selections.
Our music ministry offers something for everyone. If you are passionate about music, or just want to try out something new, you are invited to join us in serving God through music. The heart of our ministry is our Adult Choir, which leads the congregation in worship each Sunday morning. We also offer choirs for all ages of children, from preschool through sixth grade. Opportunities are also available for ensembles, soloists, instrumentalists, and handbells.
ADULT CHOIR
MEETS WEDNESDAY NIGHTS AT 7:30 P.M.
ADULT HANDBELLS
MEETS THURSDAY NIGHTS AT 5:30 P.M.
MISSIONS
Missions
“Christ has no body now but yours; no hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes with which he looks with compassion on this world. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.” — St. Teresa of Avila
We have a heart for missions! We believe mission involvement is the natural result of a real faith. When our hearts are filled by God, we naturally want to share God’s love with others.
We believe that every person has a mission and their own place to serve. Finding their place of service and becoming the presence of Christ to others is the first step in building the kind of relationships that will take Christ’s love to the world.
Following Christ’s command to “Go therefore and make disciples,” our church supports missions through our praying, our serving, our going, and our giving. Through summer mission trips, family mission projects, and local mission organizations, our congregation works to serve and share with people and communities in need.
Check out the links below to see how we are involved in our local community, our state, and our world. Join us in being the hands and feet of Christ to a world in need.
WAYS TO SERVE THE CHURCH AND OTHERS
In our service to others, God calls us to follow the model of Jesus who came not to be served, but to serve others. Our love for people is a central way of sharing God's love with the world. We seek to love others in our daily walk, through volunteer opportunities, and in various mission partnerships with other Christians.
Opportunities to serve at Edenton Baptist Church include, but are not limited to the following:
Boys and Girl's Club volunteer opportunities
Book Bag Buddies
Edenton-Chowan Food Pantry & Clothing Closet
Occasional mission project and trips
Cooking Wednesday night fellowship meals
Fellowship-to-Go-delivery of meals to Senior Adults
Teaching and leading in Christian Education
Serving on church committees and serving as a deacon if nominated
CHURCH EVENTS
CHURCH EVENTS
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” -Matthew 18:20
We believe that fellowship does not just happen on Sunday mornings, but that there are many ways for us to join together with our church family and with the community to share the love of Christ.
Fall
BLESSING OF BACKPACKS
Our church works very closely with the local school system to provide support with resources and volunteers for school events as needed. Another way we honor our members who are students and teachers is a service that ends with blessing backpacks and prayer for our students and teachers before they start back to school.
Trunk or Treat
During the Halloween season, youth and adult volunteers provide games, candy, prizes and fellowship to the children in the community through decorated trunks, tables, and trailers.
Thanksgiving Meal
A very special and long standing tradition of our church is to have a Thanksgiving meal together as a church. This is usually done the Sunday evening prior to Thanksgiving. The church provides the meal, and members share a desert. After the meal, a slide show of pictures helps us reflect on the life of our church and be thankful for all that Christ has done to help us share his light with the world.
Christmas
Advent Wreath WORKSHOP
As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, each year early in December we hold an advent wreath workshop. All of the greenery, candles, and other materials are provided by the church and members young and old have a great time designing their wreaths and preparing our hearts for the advent season.
Christmas eve Candlelight service
We host a traditional Christmas Eve service that ends with lighting candles and singing “Silent Night”.
Winter
Church Basketball
For children in grades 3-12, we offer girls, boys, and co-ed teams and play against other church teams in the community. The most important aspect of this league is for the young people to enjoy playing and promote good Christian fellowship.
Ash wednesday
We celebrate the beginning of Lent with a service where ash is used to make the sign of the cross on your forehead.
Spring
Easter Egg Hunt
Our church does an egg hunt every year for the children with food, games, face painting and other fun.
Holy Week Services
Our community does a week of services and noon time meals in preparation for a celebration of Christ’s resurrection. Our church also does a Maundy Thursday service reflecting on the death of Christ that ends in darkness.
Parent Child Dedication
We hold this service every year on Mother’s Day and infants and children are blessed, dedicated, and welcomed into the life of the church.
Summer
Graduate Sunday
One Sunday early in June, we honor our members who are graduating from high school, college, or with an advanced degree. Often our graduates will speak and share how their walk with Christ will guide their next steps in life.
Vacation Bible School
Open to children ages 4-6th Grade, children and their adult volunteers enjoy a week of fun music, Bible study, crafts, games and snacks set to a theme. Bible school is in the mornings only one week every June. We are always looking for adult helpers to ensure this week runs smoothly, and anyone who participates young and old comes away blessed!
Waterfront Worship
During the COVID 19 Pandemic, we started having worship services outside down at Edenton’s beautiful, historic waterfront park. That tradition continues with waterfront worship services once at month during the summer. We typically enjoy a church picnic after one of these services as well as another way to fellowship.