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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.

 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: 
  • 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!

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All Adult and Children's services are CANCELLED for Sunday December 6th. 

New Sermon Series: 
The Birth that Continues to Change the World!
Advent / Christmas Series 2020

Please join us for our worship celebrations throughout the Advent - Christmas season. Sunday services begin at 10am and the Christmas Eve service will be at 5pm. If you are unable to attend any of the services, please check out the podcast, YouTube channel, and share it with family and friends. 

11.29 --> The Servant's Mission (Isaiah 42:1-7
12.6 --> Wonderful Counselor and Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6-7
12.13 --> His Name is Immanuel (Isaiah 7:14 & Matthew 1:18-21)
12.24 --> Different Reactions to the Messiah's Birth - What's Yours? (Matthew 2:1-12)
12.27 --> Heeding God's Messenger - What Does God Have in Store for Each of Us in 2021? (Matthew 2:13-15)

We hope you will be able to join us as we delve into God's word and Worship together! 
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Join us for a Christmas Eve service on Thursday night, December 24th at 5:00pm.
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Berea Baptist Church
2020 Daily Advent Readings
Jesus Our Promised Messiah

 
First Week in Advent
Sunday, November 29            Isaiah 42:1-7)              The Servant’s Mission
Monday, November 30           Genesis 9:12-16            A Symbol of God’s Covenant
Tuesday, December 1             Genesis 22:15-18            Offspring of Abraham
Wednesday, December 2        1 John 3:1-3                God’s Children
Thursday, December 3           1 John 4:7-11              Love One Another
Friday, December 4                Psalm 63:1-8               God’s Faithful Love
Saturday, December 5            Lamentations 3:22-26 Salvation from the Lord
 
Second Week in Advent
Sunday, December 6               Isaiah 9:6-7                 Wonderful Counselor & Prince of Peace
Monday, December 7             Romans 5:6-11            Christ Died for Us
Tuesday, December 8             Isaiah 11:1-9               The Davidic King
Wednesday, December 9        Revelation 1:1-3            The Revelation of Jesus Christ
Thursday, December 10         Revelation 1:5-7            Firstborn from the Dead
Friday, December 11              Hebrews 2:5-9             Jesus – The Son of Man
Saturday, December 12          Isaiah 53:3-5               Jesus – The Suffering Servant
 
Third Week in Advent
Sunday, December 13             Isaiah 7:14                  His Name Is Immanuel
Monday, December 14           Revelation 5:8-13            Worthy Is the Lamb
Tuesday, December 15           Romans 1:1-4             The Gospel of Jesus
Wednesday, December 16      Colossians 1:15-20            Christ Reconciles Creation
Thursday, December 17         2 Peter 1:16-19             My Beloved Son
Friday, December 18              Ephesians 3:14-21            The Love of Christ
Saturday, December 19          Micah 5:2-4                Bethlehem Prophecy
 
Fourth Week in Advent
Sunday, December 20,            Luke 1:26-38              The Angel Appears to Mary
Monday, December 21,          Luke 1: 46-55             Mary’s Song
Tuesday, December 22,          Philippians 2:5-11            The Christ Hymn
Wednesday, December 23      John 1:1-5                   The Word
Thursday, December 24         1 Timothy 3:14-16            The Mystery of Godliness
Friday, December 25              Matthew 1:18-25            The Birth of Jesus Celebrated
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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

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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*

An Exciting Ministry Opportunity for Berea - The Duke Divinity Ministry

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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.