Bethel Baptist Church

Bethel Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 1832 Elbow Road in Chesapeake, VA 23320. It is one of 348 churches in Chesapeake, and one of 21 Baptist congregations in the city.

At New Bethel, we share a Social-Justice Gospel—centered on liberation, salvation, love, and hope—while celebrating both the dignity of all and our African-American cultural heritage.

1832 Elbow Road, Chesapeake, VA, 23320

Bethel Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story.

Ministries at Bethel Baptist Church

  • Food Ministry
  • Floral Ministry
  • Christian Education Ministry
  • Diaconate Ministry
  • Deacons' Ministry
  • Stewards' Ministry
  • Trustees' Ministry
  • Voices of Praise Ministry
  • African Heritage Celebration
  • Children's Church Ministry
  • Housing Ministry
  • Sankofa Church School

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The community around Bethel Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

  • Obesity: 36.6%
  • Social Isolation: 31.0%

Source: CDC PLACES (2023), aggregated across 1 census tracts near this church.

Chesapeake city is served by 180 churches — about one congregation for every 1,385 residents.

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