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Welcome to Lighthouse Baptist

At Lighthouse Baptist Church, you'll find verse by verse teaching and a welcoming, authentic community. Live in the Newark or Elkton communities? We'd welcome the opportunity to meet you!

Join us on Sunday

Discipleship groups at 9:30 AM

Worship service at 10:30 AM

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Get to know Lighthouse Baptist Church

At the foundation of Lighthouse, our aim is to glorify God in everything that we do.

Verse by Verse Preaching

We preach verse by verse through the Scripture (expository preaching) so that people will hear the very word of God as it is given in context.

Authentic Worship

We use historic and current hymns in modern arrangements with an emphasis on congregational singing.

Collective Bible Study

The Bible changes lives. So we emphasize individual and group interactive studies that help people understand and apply the Word.

Welcoming Community

We have a congregation of people who value the authentic following of Christ and desire to be part of an active community of believers in the Newark area.

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Get to know the team

Our goal as a leadership team is to submit ourselves to the authority of scripture and give our lives away for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

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The best place to start? Join us on a Sunday

Here's a step-by-step overview of our Sunday service

Step 1: Arrive

Join us for our Sunday morning worship service at 10:30 AM. We are located on the corner of Old Baltimore Pike and Otts Chapel Rd. in Newark. Our main entrance and exit is off of Otts Chapel Rd.

Step 2: Kids Ministry

If you have kids, we are excited to have them join our Lighthouse Kids Sunday ministries! If you have nursery-age children (0–3 years), one of our greeters will direct you to the nursery in our children’s wing. For Discipleship Groups at 9:30 AM, children of all other ages may be dropped off in their age-divided groups in the children’s wing. Following the Discipleship hour, all kids (except nursery) should be picked up by parents. Everyone, including kids, begins in the 10:30 AM worship service together in the main auditorium. Children in K4–5th grade will be dismissed partway through the service to attend Junior Church.

Step 3: Discipleship Groups

Our Discipleship Group hour begins at 9:30 AM, before the main worship service. These groups offer a mix of teaching and discussion-style gatherings for adults and teens. Greeters in the lobby will be available to direct you. Age-divided classes are available for children in the children's wing.

Step 4: Worship Service

Our main worship service begins at 10:30 AM with a greeting and brief announcements. We will transition into a call to worship with Scripture and time of congregational singing of 3-4 hymns. One of our pastors will preach a verse-by-verse expository message from a book of the Bible we are working through that will last around 45 minutes. We often end our service with a hymn.

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We'd be honored to welcome you and your family at Lighthouse Baptist this Sunday! Our service starts at 10:30 AM.

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Our mission, at Lighthouse Baptist, is to exist to glorify God together by making and maturing disciples of Jesus Christ.

Whether you're looking for a church near you, looking for community, or looking for answers, you're welcome at Lighthouse Baptist in Newark, DE!