Williamsburg Baptist Church

We are so glad you are listening to our podcast! This week we return to the Narrative Lectionary and welcome the Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis to our pulpit. Jacqui joined us this past weekend as part of our ongoing Speaker Series, and we were delighted to have her stick around to preach on Sunday morning! Her sermon is based on the story of the flood and Noah's Ark from Genesis 6–9, and her sermon title...

This is the final week of our 4-week sermon series entitled "Confessions of a Skeptical Pastor." This sermon is based on selections from the Song of Songs. To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html .  While on our website, take some time to linger and find out more about what we are up to in the life of th...

We were delighted to welcome David Cariens as part of our ongoing Speaker Series! We hope you'll find this recording of his lecture on the epidemic of gun violence in our country to be helpful. In it, he explores the causes of the ongoing epidemic, as well as the ways in which we as churches and individuals have a crucial role to play in putting a stop to gun violence in our country. David served...

This is week 3 of our 4-week sermon series entitled "Confessions of a  Skeptical Pastor." The topic this week is race and racism, and the Scripture reading was from Revelation 7:9–12. To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html . While on our website, take some time to linger and find out more about what we...

This is week 2 of a 4-week sermon series entitled "Confessions of a  Skeptical Pastor." The topic this week is on "God's plan," and is based on Jeremiah 29:11. To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html .  While on our website, take some time to linger and find out more about what we are up to in the l...

This week we start a new, 4-week sermon series entitled "Confessions of a Skeptical Pastor." The topic this week is "faith and doubt," and is based on Matthew 28:16–20. To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html . While on our website, take some time to linger and find out more about what we are up to in the lif...

We are eager to welcome David Cariens on August 27 at 2pm as part of our ongoing Speaker Series. David will speak on "Mass Shootings: No Excuse for Silence." He is a leading expert on gun violence and will join us for a presentation and discussion to explore the ways in which churches have a crucial role to play in ending the epidemic of gun violence in our country. David served for thirty-one yea...

This is the fourth and final sermon in our 4-week series on the small but delightful book of Ruth. To find out more about our summer sermon series and see what's next, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html . While on our website, take some time to linger and find out more about what we are up to in the life of this church! Thanks so much for listening. Bl...

We are in the season of Pentecost, and this is week three of a 4-week series on the small but delightful book of Ruth. The sermon series is called "Welcoming the Stranger," and this week our pastor tackles the infamous "threshing floor" scene! We are amazed that he somehow managed to keep the sermon only PG-13 rated! To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.w...

We are delighted to share this conversation with long-time WBC church member Cathey Sadowski and our summer Pastoral Intern Caroline Tucker! We hope you'll take the time to listen in as Cathey discusses her life story and faith journey. WBC Stories is a periodic series we offer through our podcast, in which we'll invite members and friends of our church to share stories from their journey of faith...

We are in the season of Pentecost, and this is week two of a 4-week series on the small but delightful book of Ruth. The sermon series is called  "Welcoming the Stranger," and this week our pastor and pastoral intern tag-teamed the sermon! Our summer pastoral intern, Caroline Tucker, is the voice of Ruth, and Art Wright, our pastor, is the voice of Boaz. To find out more about our summer serm...

As we move through a 4-week sermon series on Ruth this summer, we invited an expert to help us dig in deeply to the nuances of this short but very meaningful book of Scripture. In this podcast episode, Rev. Dr. Megan Fullerton Strollo walks us through the four chapters of Ruth and shines new and fascinating light on this ancient story of faith. To find out more about our summer sermon series, head...

We are in the season of Pentecost, and this is week one of a 4-week series on the small but delightful book of Ruth. The sermon series is called "Welcoming the Stranger," and our summer pastoral intern, Caroline Tucker, gets us started off in style this week! To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html . While on...

Thanks for listening in! This is the 5th and final sermon in a 5-week series on the Lord's Prayer entitled "A Political Prayer: Praying the Lord's Prayer in Caesar's Empire." The sermon is based on Matthew 6:5–14. To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-sermon-series.html . We are also offering a Wednesday evening series via Zo...

We are delighted that you are listening to our podcast! We are in the season of Pentecost, and we are currently in the midst of a 5-week series on the Lord's Prayer entitled "A Political Prayer: Praying the Lord's Prayer in Caesar's Empire." The sermon is based on Matthew 6:5–14, and our guest preacher is Caroline Tucker, our pastoral intern this summer through CBF's Student. Church program. To fi...

We are delighted that you are listening to our podcast! We are in the season of Pentecost, and we are currently in the midst of a 5-week series on the Lord's Prayer entitled  "A Political Prayer: Praying the Lord's Prayer in Caesar's Empire." The sermon is based on Matthew 6:5–14. To find out more about our summer sermon series, you can visit https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com/2022-summer-se...

We are delighted to share this conversation with Pastor Art Wright and our summer Pastoral Intern Caroline Tucker! We hope you'll take time to listen in as Art discusses his life story and sense of call, spiritual practices that are meaningful to him, and how he came to Williamsburg Baptist Church! WBC Stories is a periodic series we offer through our podcast, in which we'll invite members and fri...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are in the season of Pentecost as we move through these summer months. During the summer, we take a pause from the Narrative Lectionary, and we are delighted to offer three unique sermon series opportunities over the coming weeks. Today's sermon is the second of a 5-week series on the Lord's Prayer, entitled "A Political Prayer: Praying the Lord's Pr...

We are delighted to share this conversation with Caroline Tucker, our summer Pastoral Intern through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and their Student. Church program! We hope you'll take time to listen in as she shares about her story and sense of call, spiritual practices that are meaningful to her, and what she will be up to at Williamsburg Baptist Church this summer! Note: The audio is just...

Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! We are in the season of Pentecost as we move through these summer months. During the summer, we take a pause from the Narrative Lectionary, and we are delighted to offer three unique sermon series opportunities over the coming weeks. Today's sermon begins a 5-week series on the Lord's Prayer, entitled "A Political Prayer: Praying the Lord's Prayer in Ca...

Happy Pentecost! We are so glad you are listening to our podcast. The sermon this week is based on the Pentecost story from Acts 2:1–21. To find more out about our church, head on over to our website  at https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com . While you are there, you can also find out updated information about  our current programming for children and spiritual formation, our   ...

Happy Easter season! We are so glad you are listening to our podcast. This week we find ourselves in the midst of one of Paul's most positive letters to his churches, as we read Philippians 2:1–13. To find more out about our church, head on over to our website  at https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com . While you are there, you can also find out updated information about our current programming...

We are so glad you are listening to our podcast! This week's sermon is based on Acts 17:16–31. We were delighted to welcome Rev. Braxton Kemp to our pulpit while our pastor and a group from our church were traveling in the Holy Land. Braxton is a native of Richmond, VA, an M.Div. student at Chicago Theological Seminary, and an enneagram fanatic (he's a 3!). He is passionate about racial recognitio...

Happy Easter season! We are so glad you are listening to our podcast. This week we continue in the book of Acts, and our sermon is based on Acts 16:16–34. To find more out about our church, head on over to our website at https://www.williamsburgbaptist.com . While you are there, you can also find out updated information about our current programming for children and spiritual formation, our ongoin...

Happy Easter season! We are so glad you are listening to our podcast. This week we move from the Gospel of John to the book of Acts, and our Sermon is based on Acts 9:1–20 (Saul's vision of Jesus on the road to Damascus). We will be in Acts for a few weeks before moving on to Philippians until Pentecost (June 5th). We will then push "pause" on the Narrative Lectionary for the summer—and we have so...