Newport News, Virginia · Since 1964
A gospel community
that shares hope,
shapes believers,
and serves Christ
together.
We’re an ordinary church on Saunders Road with the doors open and the coffee on. If you’re new to the Peninsula, new to church, or just looking for somewhere to belong — you already have a seat here.
Planning to visit?
Here’s exactly what Sunday looks like.
Come as you are — some people wear a tie, most don’t. Park anywhere in the lot off Saunders Road and come in the front doors under the cross. Somebody will say hello, and there’s breakfast and coffee in the Coffee Corner before the service.We sing, we read the Bible, and the pastor preaches from it. You will not be singled out, asked to stand up, or put on a list. We’re usually done a little after noon.
Sunday Worship
Breakfast and coffee in the Coffee Corner beforehand. Children are welcome in the service, and Kids on the Way classes run at the same time.
Sundays, 10:30 am
Tuesday Morning Theology
An open study working through Christian doctrine together. Bring a Bible and a question — no background required.
Tuesdays, 9:30 – 10:30 am
Youth Group
Grades 6–12, in the fellowship hall.
Sundays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Parents' Night Out
For Bethel Manor families. Dinner included, background-checked volunteers.
First Saturday, 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Church office open Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.
Our mission, in practice
Three verbs, painted on our own wall.
- Share hope
- With the neighbourhoods around Saunders Road, with Bethel Manor families, and through partners doing the work up close — Thrive Peninsula, Care Net, and our mission partners in Nicaragua.
- Shape believers
- Preaching that takes the text seriously, classes for adults and children, and older believers who are still teaching after fifty years of it.
- Serve Christ together
- Deacons on the sound board and at the coffee bar, teenagers on the worship team, retirees running the food pantry. Nobody serves alone here.
Ministries
There is something here for your family this week.
Sunday mornings
Kids on the Way
Children's ministry that walks with families as they raise their kids in the way they should go.
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Sundays, 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Youth Ministry
Grades 6–12. High-energy games, real worship, and honest answers from Scripture.
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Monday – Friday
Immanuel Early Learning Academy
A licensed all-day preschool for children 6 weeks through PreK‑4, opening for the 2026–2027 school year.
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First Saturday of the month, 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Bethel Manor Parents' Night Out
Free childcare and dinner for Bethel Manor families — a date night, a nap, or a break while a spouse is deployed.
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Media & Sermon Archive
Years of Sunday services archived on YouTube — a good way to get a feel for Immanuel before you visit.
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Our story
Planted in 1964 to reach the neighbours next door.
Immanuel Baptist Church was planted to reach Swansee Manor and the Lakes subdivisions that were being built around it. The work and sacrifice of generations of believers have put us in a great position to keep reaching those neighbourhoods — and the communities that have grown up around us in the sixty years since.
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A word from our pastor
“A relationship with Christ is the only hope we have for a meaningful life. That’s why I do this.”
David Teem has pastored Immanuel since 2019. Before Virginia he spent ten years as a youth pastor and pastored a small church in Oden, Arkansas. He and Amy have been married more than twenty years and have five children — so if your kids are noisy in the service, he genuinely won’t notice.
What’s coming up
On the calendar
Our weekly rhythms are the best place to start.
Sunday worship at 10:30 am, youth group Sunday evening, and Parents’ Night Out on the first Saturday of the month. Anything special gets posted to the church calendar.
Open the church calendarCome and see
Sunday morning, 10:30. We’d love to meet you.
69 Saunders Road, Newport News, VA 23601 — just off Saunders Road. Questions before you come? Send us a note, or call the office Monday – Thursday, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm.