Bethel’s Pastor
Rev. George ("Chip") Hammond has been Bethel's pastor since 1993. A graduate of Nyack College (B.A.) and Westminster Theological Seminary (M.Div.), he is currently engaged in a Doctor of Ministry program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
While Pastor Hammond's primary task is preaching and other regular pastoral duties, he is also involved in teaching various adult classes, serves as Moderator of Session, and heads the 1T4-8 ministry. For fifteen years Pastor Hammond served the Presbytery of the Mid-Atlantic on its Candidates & Credentials Committee, the majority of that time as the Committee's Chairman. He periodically teaches New Testament Greek classes for high school students, and on the seminary level for pastors, licentiates, and men under care of various denominations, and speaks at conferences, seminars, and retreats.
A library of Pastor Hammond's sermon audio files is available online.
Bethel’s Mission
Bethel Presbyterian Church exists to bring people closer to God and one another through the finished work of Jesus Christ. We meet each Sunday to worship together, and learn about our God through the teaching of the Scriptures. We wish to introduce others to Jesus Christ, and the hope God offers through him.
We also exist to assist Christians in their spiritual growth by providing clear teaching, prayer, counseling and other resources. We also believe in protecting our heritage and religious liberty by encouraging the application of biblical principles to all spheres of our life and culture.
In the application of those principles, Bethel Church extends a caring hand into our local community through various ministries.
Jesus said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you."
This Great Commission is given on Christ's authority. Since Christ's dominion is universal, the gospel must go to the whole world.
Such a task begins with each individual, in their own sphere of influence among family, friends, neighbors and co-workers. At Bethel Church, we seek to equip the saints to communicate what they come to know to others with love.
Our denomination, the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, seeks to communicate our message throughout the world, both home in America through our Home Missions, and abroad through our Foreign Missions. The Gospel is wonderful news for all men to hear, to reconcile their broken relationship with God, to be forgiven of their sins, and live a righteous life devoted to pleasing our creator. Bethel Church is part of the Mid-Atlantic Presbytery.
Directions
Are You Close to Bethel Church?
Do you live close enough to attend Bethel Church? While Bethel Church is located in Leesburg, our members and guests come from a wide area including Clarke, Fairfax, Fauquier, Frederick, Loudoun, Prince William, & Warren counties of Virginia, and Jefferson county in West Virginia. Bethel Presbyterian Church is located in Loudoun County, Virginia, in Northern Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C.
In Leesburg, take Route 15, take Rt. 621 (Evergreen Mills Road) south. About a mile and a half after passing the Simpson Middle School, Bethel Presbyterian Church is located on the left, after a grove of pine trees. Please join us.
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