Elizabeth River Baptist Church

601 Sparrow Road Chesapeake, VA 23325

(757) 420-8478 Fax: (757) 420-5402

Pastor: Dr. Sanford Martin

email:doctorsandy@elizabethriver.com

Welcome!

A Place Where You are Always Welcome

Whether you are brand new to the church thing or you’ve been around church for a while, we want to say welcome! Our goal at Elizabeth River Baptist Church is to create environments and experiences where you can encounter God in the midst of your life. When you visit with us at Elizabeth River Baptist Church our aim is that you would be inspired by the music, encouraged by the message, welcomed by our amazing community of people & be reminded that God’s grace is here!

Bi-Weekly Mid-Week Bible Study Meeting

Need a break from the hectic pace of life? Plan now to join Pastor Sandy as he leads our Round-Table discussion group, “Knowing God and His Word,” every other Wednesday at 7:00 pm. We meet in the church annex. Our next scheduled meeting is Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Nursery, Preschool, and Children’s Church

We love having families worship together! After our praise and worship, children are invited to join the Nursery, Preschool, or Children’s Church, where a great time of learning and care awaits. Nursery and Preschool parents are encouraged to walk their child(ren) into the room, where they can personally share any emergency contact information with our caring team.

Nursery/ Preschool Workers

1^st Sunday Sheree & JM 2^nd Sunday Kim & Raeven 3^rd Sunday Audrey & Sandy 4^th Sunday Sheree & Raeven 5^th Sunday SC, Kim, Sandy, JM & Audrey

Childrens Church Workers

1^st Sunday SC & Sharonda 2^nd Sunday Helen & Morgan 3^rd Sunday SC, Sharonda & Morgan

4^th Sunday Helen & Eric 5^th Sunday Betty, Sharonda, Morgan, Helen & SC

Thank You Volunteers

Thank you to everyone who made The Neighborhood Block Party and VBS such a meaningful week! From volunteers and leaders to families and prayer partners, your support helped create a joyful space for children to grow in faith and friendship. We are grateful for the seeds planted and the lives touched throughout the week.

We look forward to seeing the growth from this past week.

World Changers Chesapeake, VA

July 21 – 24, 2026

“World Changers” in Chesapeake, VA, is an annual summer mission program where youth groups from across the U.S. perform home repairs (like roofing, painting, building ramps) for residents and engage in community service and spiritual outreach, organized by the national World Changers Missions to help local families and share their faith. The project date will be Tuesday, July 21, to Friday, July 24.

Elizabeth River Baptist Church will host a team by providing a hot lunch at either the job site or the church. For more information, please call the church office at 757-420-8478.

What is Operation Inasmuch?

Operation Inasmuch is a worldwide ministry that comes alongside churches and pastors to equip and motivate them to obey the biblical mandate to minister to the “least of these.”

For more information, please talk with Pastor Sandy or Ken Bliss or you may call the church office at 757-420-8478.

Saturday, October 24, 2026

8:00 am – Noon

WORSHIP!

SUNDAY AT 11:00 am

Elizabeth River Baptist Church is a church where we love to worship. Not just on Sundays, but every day of the week. Come worship the Lord with us!

BREAKFAST &BIBLE STUDY

SUNDAY AT 9:30 am

Elizabeth River Baptist Church is a church where we love to study the Word of God. We believe that God’s will, plan and purpose are revealed in His Word.

FELLOWSHIP

The Bible advises us to continue in fellowship with other believers. There is a reason for that! It edifies is, keeps us accountable, makes us more transparent and unplugs us from our secluded self-centered lives. We learn to share, invite-in, commune and interact with other believers.

GENEROSITY

We are givers at heart and we model that in our lives. We do not believe in creating a mega church with lots of beautiful buildings and facilities. Rather, we believe in giving back. A healthy community is ripe to hear God’s Word. We invite our members to give to any of our community programs on a regular basis.

GROWTH

If you attend Elzabeth River Baptist Church and there is no spiritual growth in your life, then we did something wrong. That is why it is very important to us that you take away real life application not just spiritually, but for your family, finances and all areas of your life. God is our source of joy, and our deliverer.