Located on Fayetteville Road in Durham, Berea Baptist Church is a quaint, active community of faith. For more than 150 years, we have served our families and community by providing sound Biblical teaching and preaching, age-appropriate programming, and diverse opportunities for worship and ministry.
We invite you to explore our website and plan a visit to our place of worship. It is our desire to meet the physical and spiritual needs of our community as a way of fulfilling the Great Commission. As Jesus instructed his disciples to go out and preach the Good News, it is our hope to remain faithful to that command, as followers of Christ. Come see and learn about Jesus’ mercy, grace, and love.
We invite you to explore our website and plan a visit to our place of worship. It is our desire to meet the physical and spiritual needs of our community as a way of fulfilling the Great Commission. As Jesus instructed his disciples to go out and preach the Good News, it is our hope to remain faithful to that command, as followers of Christ. Come see and learn about Jesus’ mercy, grace, and love.
COVID-19 Announcement - Resumption of In-Person Services - Adults and Children 3.5 and Older!
Berea congregation, friends, family, and others -
We are thrilled to begin worshiping in our Sanctuary again! We have implemented several policies to keep everyone safe and healthy while being able to join back together in worship again! Our morning Worship services are each Sunday morning at 10am.
Things to know before you arrive:
Children:
· If you know that you have been exposed to the COVID virus and/or are feeling unwell in any way we ask that you continue to worship at home through our videos and Podcasts.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Pastoral team, any member of the Board of Deacons, or Jessica Matthews and we will try and help in any way that we can.
Blessings!
We are thrilled to begin worshiping in our Sanctuary again! We have implemented several policies to keep everyone safe and healthy while being able to join back together in worship again! Our morning Worship services are each Sunday morning at 10am.
Things to know before you arrive:
- Safety - We have marked off every-other pew to encourage social distancing and are encouraging everyone that is not a family unit to sit more than 6 feet apart. We are also sanitizing all high-touch surfaces after each surface. We are encouraging people to avoid touching things unnecessarily and have removed hard to sanitize items (bibles, hymnals, etc.) from the sanctuary at this time.
- Each person in attendance will have their temperature checked prior to entering the building. If they show a temperature (adults above 99.6 and children above 100.4 they will be asked to go home and come back to Worship with us when they are feeling better).
- Each person will need to sign a form indicating that they have not knowingly been exposed, will inform the church if they find out that they were exposed, as well as that they will not hold the church liable in the event of an exposure at the church.
Children:
- All children aged 3.5 and older are welcome to join our Children's Ministry Director in the fellowship hall during the 10am Worship time for bible stories, games, songs, and crafts.
- The children will be required to have their temperature checked prior to entering the fellowship hall.
- Parents/Guardians will be required to sign a waiver, similar to the one for adults, for their children.
- Children will NOT be required to wear a mask once they are in the fellowship hall nor on the playground. But, if the parent is more comfortable and the child is willing to keep the mask on then they are welcome to do so.
· If you know that you have been exposed to the COVID virus and/or are feeling unwell in any way we ask that you continue to worship at home through our videos and Podcasts.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Pastoral team, any member of the Board of Deacons, or Jessica Matthews and we will try and help in any way that we can.
Blessings!
Take Note!
All activities have been cancelled until further notice due to the current worldwide pandemic. We will be posting a recording of the weekly Worship service on our Podcast page as well as two children's recordings on our YouTube channel weekly. In addition, we have resumed morning worship services on a weekly basis. We hope you are able to join us in any of these avenues to Worship together!
New Sermon Series:
Encountering the Great I AM
Please join us each Sunday, whether in person or through our Podcast, beginning September 27, 2020 for our new sermon series, Encountering the Great I AM, which is grounded in the book of Exodus and John's gospel. During this series keep these two questions in mind: Do you know who God is? second, Do you know who Jesus is? This series begins by reflecting on God's name as it is presented in Exodus 3:11-15. Then, we will devote the next seven Sundays to a deeper look at the "I Am" passages presented in John's gospel. In these seven "I AM" statements, Jesus is portrayed as the:
1) Bread of Life (John 6:28-35)
2) Light of the World (John 8:12-30)
3) Door or Gate (John 10:1-10)
4) Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18)
5) Resurrection and the Life (John 11:17-27)
6) The Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)
7) The True Vine (John 15:1-6)
We hope you will be able to join us as we delve into God's word and Worship together!
1) Bread of Life (John 6:28-35)
2) Light of the World (John 8:12-30)
3) Door or Gate (John 10:1-10)
4) Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18)
5) Resurrection and the Life (John 11:17-27)
6) The Way, the Truth, and the Life (John 14:6)
7) The True Vine (John 15:1-6)
We hope you will be able to join us as we delve into God's word and Worship together!
Operation Christmas Child 2020
As with everything in 2020 - our annual shoebox collection for 2020 will look a bit different as well. Samaritans Purse has offered a new way to virtually build a shoebox online. You can visit the following link to build a shoebox that will go towards Berea's goal of 50 shoeboxes by the deadline of November 23.
In addition, you can make a donation to Berea and indicate "OCC Shoeboxes" and a box will be built on your behalf. You can also pack a traditional box and deliver it to the church by Sunday November 15th and it will be delivered to a drop off location.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Susan Council or Jessica Matthews.
In addition, you can make a donation to Berea and indicate "OCC Shoeboxes" and a box will be built on your behalf. You can also pack a traditional box and deliver it to the church by Sunday November 15th and it will be delivered to a drop off location.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Susan Council or Jessica Matthews.
We are thrilled to welcome Grace Bennington as our new Director of Children's Ministries at Berea. Please join us in welcoming Grace!
Upcoming Events: All upcoming events have been cancelled due to the current Global Pandemic.
Events and Information
Sunday Morning Services
Beginning with the first Sunday in October - we are resuming in person services in the Sanctuary with social distancing and other safety measures. See above for details into that.
Services begin at 10am.
*There are no Sunday School sessions at this time - we will update when we feel that it is safe to resume those activities*
Beginning with the first Sunday in October - we are resuming in person services in the Sanctuary with social distancing and other safety measures. See above for details into that.
Services begin at 10am.
*There are no Sunday School sessions at this time - we will update when we feel that it is safe to resume those activities*
An Exciting Ministry Opportunity for Berea - The Duke Divinity Ministry
Berea Baptist Church is thrilled and excited to announce a new ministry opportunity. At least one Sunday per month, we invite a student from the Duke Divinity School Baptist House to come and preach during our 11:00 Worship hour. It is a wonderful opportunity for these students to get experience preaching in a pulpit as well as for our congregation and community to support this new generation of Biblical leaders and glean a new perspective of Worship.
If you have any questions, please reach out via our church email address or phone number.
If you have any questions, please reach out via our church email address or phone number.
