The Bible as it is...for people as they are!
4821 St. Barnabas Road
Temple Hills, MD 20748
(located 1 1/4 miles from exit 4B of the Capital Beltway) -- FIND US!
For more than half a century, Temple Hills Baptist Church has served the Temple Hills community in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Founded in 1953 as a mission church of Fountain Memorial Baptist Church, it has sought to maintain a positive Christian witness in the midst of a rapidly changing and divergent culture.
The 21st century has brought a new set of challenges and opportunities for ministry. While history is important, our mission and vision are current. With the past as our prologue, we are committed to living and serving in the present while looking to the future...a future which will climax with the realization of God's eternal plan. While holding to the unchanging truth of God's Word, we seek to respond to His call of making and equipping disciples for Christ until He returns. Believing that the Bible is God's answer to man's problems, every service is aimed at creating "a living encounter with the living God." There is no "perfect" church, and Temple Hills Baptist is no exception. We are convinced, however, that the Lord has given us in these days an "open door for ministry"...beginning in our own community and extending to the remote regions of the earth.
We invite you to come and meet Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord and to plant your spiritual roots with us, worshipping God and learning from His Word. Ours is a multi-cultural church, whose members share a common bond in Jesus Christ. There are many opportunities for you to employ your gifts and talents in service to our Lord. We believe most exciting days of ministry await us, and we welcome your involvement in what He wants to do both in us and through us as we seek, above all else, to glorify His name.
Hope to meet you very soon!
We preach Christ...crucified, risen and coming again!
Our Deacons:
Charley Chesnutt, Curtis Barrett, and Jerry West
Who we are and what we believe:
THE BIBLE AS IT IS...
We believe that the Bible is the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and that it is the infallible rule of faith and practice for life. We further believe that everything that the Bible teaches is true and reliable. The Scriptures declare, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge" (Hosea 4:6); therefore, it is our mandate and mission to inform people as to the message of Scripture, and to challenge them to respond to that message in faith. Consistent and accurate Bible teaching is at the core of the ministry at Temple Hills Baptist Church.
...FOR PEOPLE AS THEY ARE.
Man is incurably religious. Even in his disbelief, he knows (or eventually comes to know) that there is more to the meaning of life than self-centered pursuits. Hundreds of years ago, Augustine said, "You have made us for Yourself, O God, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in You." The Bible has the answer to man's most basic need and the deepest longings of his heart...and that answer points to Jesus Christ, the One who is "the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6).
WE PREACH CHRIST!
We believe that Jesus Christ is God incarnate. His first coming was foretold in the Old Testament Scriptures. He was born of a virgin. He lived a sinless life. He voluntarily laid down His life as payment for the sins of man. He arose from the grave. He ascended into heaven, He is coming again. Eternal life is given as a gift of God's grace to everyone who turns from their sin and receives Christ as Savior. He is the only way of access to God (John 14:6) and is, therefore, the only way of salvation (Acts 4:12)
Temple Hills Baptist Church (circa 1963)
Former Pastors of Temple Hills Baptist Church
2/53 to 4/56 -- Earl Martin
4/57 to 9/68 -- Robert Suttie
1/69 to 7/69 -- James Bryant (Interim)
8/69 to 3/73 -- Cal McCarter
3/73 to 9/74 -- Claude Moorefield (interim)
9/74 to 12/80 -- Rondal Merrell
8/81 to 5/82 -- Harold Hayes (interim)
5/82 to 6/83 -- Douglas Gage
7/83 to 2/84 -- Harold Hayes (interim)
3/84 to 2/86 -- Bob Norman
7/86 to 9/86 -- Clayton Kennedy (interim)
10/86 to 12/92 -- Byron Ramsey
1/93 to 5/96 -- Doug Lyon (interim)
5/96 to 11/99 -- Tim Robbins
12/99 to 5/02 -- Robert Cochran (interim)
5/02 to 1/03 -- Eric Boyer
6/03 to 10/04 -- Troy Massey
