Welcome

We are so glad you are taking time to look at the Waples Baptist Church website. We pray this gives you an opportunity to find answers to questions you may have.

Your question may be:

I need to know how to be saved.
How can I grow in my faith and daily walk with Jesus?
Is this a place I can call a church home?
Will I feel welcomed here?

Your questions can only be answered when you have a relationship with Jesus. Coming to know Him through prayer and time with Him in Scripture through daily Bible readings is the way to find the answers that God wants to guide you to find.

So please come GROW with us and in your walk with Jesus.

Glorify Jesus daily

Reach out to Jesus daily

Open up to Jesus daily

Walk with Jesus daily

Thanks for visiting us on the web and we hope to meet you soon.

The Pastor and People of Waples Baptist Church

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18 (NKJV)

Sunday, May 31, 2020 @ 8:30 AM, in the Lester Thomas Memorial Prayer Garden: This is our first worship service following the Covid-19 shut down. Essential details are as follows:

Outdoor Sunday Worship at 8:30 AM in the Lester Thomas Memorial Prayer Garden. This allows for safety of not being indoors and we are blessed with the garden as a gift of beauty. If it rains, we will have the service in the Family Life Center. The reason for this we will still use the metal chairs for easier sanitation and the floor is easier to clean. The carpet and cloth chairs would be more costly and time consuming to clean. This is a start of gathering again and it is key to gather in comfort and safety.
We will have folding metal chairs and the existing prayer garden benches for seating, but if you desire to bring your own chair please feel free to for your own comfort and peace.
We will not hug or have hand shakes and know just your presence with the Lord and gathering together will be such an encouragement to all.
We will have a place for your offering and prayer requests. Now any prayer requests please bring on your own piece of paper since there will be no index cards or pens provided.
Masks are not required, but please have one available if it rains. We will have some available if needed, but only a very limited supply.
We will not have a meet and greet time due to concerns so the service will be as follows for now starting at 8:30: Prayer time and Scriptures from Scott, Testimony time from an individual, a song, and the message. There will be reflection time at the end, but not the typical alter call.
If you do not feel comfortable about getting out we will have the safety team helping people park along the garden area and with your windows down you should be able to hear. As you pull in let a team member know you will stay in the car and they will guide you to the designated spot.
I will email the message outline before the service so you can print it to take notes upon or bring your own journal for notes as we will not have any hand outs right now.

Please be in prayer with us in this transition. I know some have questioned why the way we have handled this and know we care about the body of Waples so much. Many hours of prayer have gone into this and we have a peace about this transition as well as the steps leading up to today. As we move in step with Jesus we will see the plans for other areas of meetings and studies that will happen in the weeks to come. All ministries are important and we need to be considerate of all the circumstances involved as we begin to gather again.

I know how many times I have told others not to overthink and this is definitely a time we have had to overthink and look at every possible scenario and obstacle. So please join us in prayer and preparation of our hearts in the days to come leading up and know that every prayer matters and truly makes a difference.

Looking forward to being blessed to Worship again with you all!

Pastor Lindsay