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We believe the gospel of Jesus Christ is the hope of salvation for the world. We also believe the gospel of Jesus Christ is the means of growth for every Christian. As such, our gatherings consist of singing the gospel, praying the gospel, and preaching the gospel (through Word, baptism, and supper).

One of our core values is “compassionate acceptance,” so we like to say that our gatherings are “come as you are.” God meets us wherever we are, however we are; as God’s people, we want to reflect that kind of acceptance in our gatherings. This does not mean that we are open handed about the way of salvation (Jesus, and only Jesus), but we never want to limit who can be saved. As Christians, God received us when we were at our worst; if you are at your worst, you are welcome at our church.

Our service starts at 10 a.m. It usually lasts between 75-90 minutes (we are more concerned with content than time). We don’t have a dress code (again, come as you are). Some of us wear jeans, and some of us wear jackets and ties.

We sing traditional and contemporary hymns and songs (again, content over style). We do value congregational singing. This means that we have a small praise team that leads our singing, but the goal is that all who are present would participate in the singing.

Our method of preaching is expository, which very literally means to expose what’s in the text of Scripture. We normally preach through books of the Bible in a verse by verse fashion. We believe that the main point of the message must flow from the main idea of the particular biblical text that is being preached. We expect that the Spirit of God will work through the Word of God to transform the people of God.

We have Children’s Church, which is for kids from age 4 through 3rd grade. They are dismissed after the singing and before the sermon. They receive a gospel-centered Bible lesson from a rotating team of volunteers. We have a nursery available for children under 3 years old. All of our volunteers are required to have a background check.

**Note:  The nursery is available every Sunday. However, four times a year when a month has five Sundays, on that fifth Sunday we do not have Children’s Church.**

Keep in mind, while we do make nursery and Children’s Church available, you are more than welcome to keep your children with you in our main gathering. We want to leave this decision to you and what is best for your family. Mom and Dad, your kids are not a bother!

Feel free to contact us at office@faithbaptistdurham.com with any questions that you may have. We welcome you to Faith Baptist Durham, and look forward to gathering with you soon.