Next to be highlighted in The Daily Herald’s spotlight on area churches is Bride of Christ Church and Tipton Baptist Church.
Harold A. McCaulley is currently the pastor at the Bride of Christ Church, and Donald D. McCaulley is the assistant pastor.
The location of the church is at 907 North Third Street, Bellwood. Church service times are Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday; church service is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Sunday and Bible Study is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
The church began in 1977 at the home of Harold A. McCaulley Sr. The church was then built in 1980 at which time it was named The Bride of Christ Church. The church began with 15 members and now has 32 members. Harold A. McCaulley Sr. was the founder and pastor for the first 22 years and remains emeritus pastor. Donald D. McCaulley Sr. is assistant pastor.
Christmas Eve service is December 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the church. Preparing and delivery of Christmas meals for shut-ins and the needy will be held on December 25 from 8 a.m. to noon. The church has been preparing and delivering these meals for the past 15 years.
Youth Sunday School is 9:15 Sunday mornings and adult Sunday School is 9:15 a.m. on Sunday mornings.
The Bride of Christ Declaration of Faith is as follows: “We believe in one true God, the absolute deity of Jesus Christ, and in the personality and deity of the Holy Spirit. We believe Christ alone saves. We believe that every human being has direct relations with God and is responsible to God alone in all matters of faith.
“We believe that baptism is the immersion in water of the believer, into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit testifying to the fact that the believer was in Christ when He was judged for sin on the cross, was buried in the tomb, and was raised again from the dead. We believe and gain inspiration from and only from the Old and New Testament Scriptures.”
For more information, contact 742-8000.
The current pastor at Tipton Baptist Church is David Ervine. The church is located at Forrest and Deborah St. in Tipton and can be reached by phone at 684-4941.
There will be a special Christmas Eve Service at 6:30 p.m. on December 24. It will be an evening filled with special music from the choir and others.
The theme of the church is “making a difference.”
Members seek to communicate the gospel, care for others’ needs while conforming their lives to Christ, said Pastor David Ervine.
Sunday school hour is held Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with morning worship beginning at 10:45. Evening service begins at 6:30 p.m.
There are also family services on Wednesday evening. Beginning at 7 p.m. is adult Bible study and prayer time. A nursery is provided at this time.
For kids ages three to sixth grade there is discovery club and there is also a teen group for seventh through twelfth graders.
At Tipton Baptist, individuals will find that the purpose is to center the ministry around the Word of God.
Their motto is, “A ministry with a difference.”
