Our Church

Welcome to Prince Avenue Baptist Church!

Jesus did not create a mission for His church—He created the church for His mission. If you are looking for a place to experience growth and find deep joy in your faith journey, we invite you to explore who we are, what we believe, and how you can join the mission.

Our Mission

Leading People to Trust and Follow Jesus


Our Vision

Our vision is to be the visible presence of Jesus in our community, a healthy and growing family of faith that is passionate about experiencing, enjoying, and expanding God's Presence to every neighbor and every nation.

Progress & Joy

The Path to the Abundant Life

What does it mean to truly live an Abundant Life in Jesus? It is a life marked by continual growth and a deep, abiding joy in our faith. As the Apostle Paul wrote, our desire is for your “progress and joy in the faith” (Philippians 1:25). 

At Prince, we want to see everyone progress towards an Abundant Life in Jesus, and we follow four key rhythms to help make that happen:

Encounters

A person encounters God’s Presence & Truth. A person’s journey begins when they encounter the presence and truth of God. This can happen through worship services, events, and outreaches.
Learn more about Prince’s weekly rhythms

Partnership

The Bible describes life within the church as a Partnership. Christians partner together to fulfill the mission of Jesus and hold each other accountable in following Him. 
Learn about partnership

Community
Abiding

Serving at Prince

We look most like Jesus when we serve others!

At Prince, we believe that it’s important for every Prince Partner to serve—not only to make everything run smoothly at Prince on Sundays and Wednesdays but also to foster a life of service like Jesus!
Learn about ways to serve at Prince


Missions

Every Neighbor & Every Nation

When we examine not just the life and ministry of Jesus but the whole revelation of God, we find the theme of God’s desire to reach the nations for Christ.

God's mission won't be complete until His name has reached “every tribe and language and people and nation.” (Revelation 7:9)
Learn about Mission opportunities


Giving

Supporting the Mission

Prince Avenue Baptist Church is a community of believers who are committed to leading people to trust and follow Jesus. We are able to pursue this mission because of our congregation’s financial support of the church’s ministries.
Learn about Ways to Give

Our Beliefs

The way we live, serve, and teach is rooted in the unchanging truth of Scripture.

The Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy.

There is one and only one living and true God who exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. He is all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving, and all-wise.

We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, was born of a virgin, was wholly God and wholly man, lived a sinless life, died in our place as a sacrifice for the sins of mankind, was buried, arose bodily from the grave, and ascended into Heaven.

We believe that God the Holy Spirit is active in convincing unbelievers of their need for salvation, and is the Comforter and Guide Who lives in every believer.

We believe that man is a special creation of God, made in His image, but that through the sin of the first man, Adam, mankind fell so that all men are sinners and need salvation.

We believe that salvation is a gift received through repentance toward God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

A New Testament church of the Lord Jesus Christ is an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers with the Lord Jesus Christ as the Head.

Christian baptism is the immersion of a believer in water in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is an act of obedience symbolizing the believer’s faith in a crucified, buried, and risen Savior, the believer’s death to sin, the burial of the old life, and the resurrection to walk in newness of life in Christ Jesus.

The Lord’s Supper is a symbolic act of obedience whereby believers remember the death of the Lord Jesus and anticipate His second coming. The bread is symbolic of His body and the juice represents His blood.

It is the duty of every born again follower of Jesus Christ and of every church to endeavor to make disciples of all men everywhere. It is the command of Christ for every believer to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by personal effort and by all other methods in harmony with the gospel of Christ.

For a complete doctrinal statement, refer to The Baptist Faith and Message 2000.

Where do I go?

We know how overwhelming the first visit to any new place can be, so we want to help! Below are a few common questions we get that may help you out! Also, we've included maps of the campus and the Church Building to help you find where to go!

Where do I park?

Most of our events take place in either the Church Building (1 on the map below) or the Tabernacle (2 on the map below). We have plenty of parking around each building!

Are you a first-time guest?

We have designated parking spots for you on Sunday mornings! Enter the campus from Highway 78 and follow the Guest Parking signs. Guest parking is also labeled on the map below as P1.

What if I can't find close parking?

We understand how frustrating it can be to have to park far away from the building, but we have a few ways to help:

  • We have a golf cart team that drives around the parking lots looking for families who need a ride. Just wave one of them down on Sunday morning, and they'll be glad to give you a ride!
  • If you have to park by the School Building, you can enter through the school doors and walk through the building rather than around!
What Entrance Do I use?

Feel free to use any entrance to get into the building, but here are a few useful tips on which entrance may be quickest:

  • If you have kids with you that you'd like to check into Preschool Childcare or our Kids Ministry program, use Entrance C for the closest entrance.
  • If you'd like a cup of coffee, we have our self-serve FREE coffee station right inside of Entrance C.
  • If you're just visiting a service, Entrance A will be the quickest entrance to the Worship Center.

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