Bacon’s Castle Baptist Church, Surry, VA, is prayerfully seeking the man God has called to fill the position of full-time Senior Pastor. The church is an elder-led Southern Baptist Church that exists to glorify God by making disciples who live holy lives and sacrificially love others. The church has an average attendance of 200 in worship service and 100 in Sunday School. The church has a blended worship service including contemporary songs and hymns. Sunday Morning Worship Services are live-streamed each week. There is a 45-child Wednesday night program, including youth and adult Bible studies. The church has various member-led home groups in the local area. The campus includes a gym/family life center and a commercial kitchen. The church is committed to remaining debt free.
The Senior Pastor is the spiritual leader of the church and will serve as the primary teaching elder of the church. He will preach and teach the Word of God with the goal of "Equipping the saints for the work of the ministry, unto building up of the body of Christ" (Ephesians 4:11-12). The Senior Pastor will give leadership to the elder team while being considered an equal with the other men the church recognizes as her elders. He is to lead the elders in giving spiritual oversight and care to the church body through its various ministries and organizations. Candidates are expected to embrace The Baptist Faith & Message 2000 and to believe in sound Biblical doctrine. The church does not hold to Reformed theology.
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Bacon’s Castle is in rural Surry county near the historic towns of Smithfield, Jamestown, and Williamsburg, VA. Surry’s population is approximately 6,500 and includes farming and nuclear power production as its main industries.
Competitive salary and other compensation commensurate with qualifications and previous experience.