Pathway Bible Church gathers in Seguin, Texas, at two locations within the same city: a Cedar Street home base across from Seguin High School and a second gathering place at Navarro Intermediate School on Link Road. Its motto, "Where the Word Meets the Walk," fits a church that pairs band-led Sunday worship with close attention to the Bible, a large children's ministry, student gatherings that run through the week, and mission and service work reaching from Guadalupe County to the Middle East and Central Asia.
One Church, Two Campuses in Seguin
The second location grew out of what the church saw happening in the Seguin and Navarro school districts, and its purpose was simple: to better serve and love both communities. At the Seguin campus, 1314 E Cedar St, the church sits just across from Seguin High School, with a Kids Building, a Youth Building and an auditorium on the property. The Navarro campus meets inside Navarro Intermediate School at 588 Link Road, where worship takes place in the school cafeteria and children's classes fill the gym entrance area and the gym itself. Check-in for the Navarro service sits in the main hallway, and families can drop off children any time after 8:45 AM.
Both locations belong to one church family, with a shared leadership team, a common set of beliefs and ministries that stretch across the city. Guests who want addresses, service details and answers to common questions about a first visit will find them in the church's Plan Your Visit information.
Sunday Worship: A Full Band and Preaching From the Bible
The Seguin campus gathers Sundays at 10:30 AM, and the Navarro campus meets Sundays at 9:00 AM. Each service begins with about thirty minutes of live worship led by a full band, creating space to draw closer to God. Senior Pastor Brice Mandaville teaches straight from the Bible, weaving in real-life experiences and offering clear, practical insight so people can understand Scripture and take their next step with God. The 10:30 AM service is livestreamed every Sunday through Vimeo.
Connection cards are available at every service, making it easy to ask a question, request prayer or learn about ministries and events. A connection table sits outside the worship center, where someone is glad to share ways to get involved. Dress is deliberately relaxed: jeans and t-shirts are as common as suits and dresses, and the church invites people to come as they are and wear what is comfortable for them.
Pathway Kids: Babies Through Fifth Grade
Pathway Kids is one of the church's most developed ministries, with a named team, age-specific rooms and a safety system that runs from arrival to pick-up. At the Seguin campus, signs lead families to the Kids Building and a welcome desk, where children's ministry staff check children in, walk them to their classrooms and help parents locate adult Bible fellowship groups.
Safety is built into the routine. Every worker, paid and volunteer, undergoes a background check, volunteers must have been regular attendees in good standing for at least six months, and a minimum of two adult leaders is in every room at all times. Parents and children both receive a badge with a matching alphanumeric code that must be verified before a child is released. Security cameras are located throughout the building, a monitor is visible in the foyer, and the Kids Building is locked during service times.
During the Sunday School hour, 9:00 to 10:15 AM, Pathway Kids uses The Gospel Project, a three-year chronological study that moves through the major stories of the Bible and shows how the whole Bible points to Jesus. Babies through 3 years are cared for by professional nursery employees and trusted volunteers, while 4-year-olds through 5th grade gather in age-specific classes for Bible stories, songs, activities and time with friends.
At the 10:30 AM service, which runs from 10:30 to 11:30 AM, the options are layered by age. Babies through 3 years can remain in their classroom from the end of Sunday School until pick-up after the main service, with staff holding parent contact information on the name tag. Children who are 4 years old as of September 1 through 1st grade have the option of attending Kids Church: they are picked up from Sunday School and taken to the auditorium for the opening of the service, then dismissed after the last congregational song and just before the pastor preaches. Children in 2nd through 5th grade join their parents in the auditorium and receive special sermon notes to help them follow along. Families who prefer to stay close to their youngest children can use the Cry Room on the piano side of the auditorium balcony, which has a radio tuned to the service so parents can hear the sermon while children play, move around or cry.
At Navarro, children's ministry runs alongside the 9:00 AM service in three designated areas: babies to 1 year, 2 to 4 years, and kindergarten through 5th grade, all using The Gospel Project curriculum.
NXT GEN and The Shore: Students in Grades 6 Through 12
Students in grades 6 through 12 are reached through NXT GEN, a ministry built around preparing a generation to follow Jesus and share His love with the world. Middle school and high school students meet separately in the Youth Building for Sunday Bible study from 9:00 to 10:15 AM, with the goal of engaging, practical lessons that help students grow in their faith and live out Scripture day to day.
On Wednesday evenings, the same students gather for The Shore, 5:30 to 7:15 PM, a blend of worship together, purposeful study of God's Word, games and the building of lasting friendships.
Wednesday Evenings for Children
Wednesday evenings at the Seguin campus keep children engaged from September through April. Meals are served from 4:30 to 5:45 PM at $5 per person or $15 for families of three or more. Mission Friends and Children in Action runs from 6:00 to 7:00 PM for children ages 4 through 5th grade, teaching them about what God is doing all over the world and how they can be on mission with Him. The Kids Choir follows from 7:15 to 7:45 PM in "the Ark," the main room of the Kids Building, where directors Ken and Annette Myers teach children to praise God through music.
In the summer months of May, June and August, the school-year missions program gives way to Kid's Club, 6:00 to 7:00 PM, for children 4 years old as of September 1 through 5th grade, featuring music, games and Bible lessons. Childcare is available for babies through 3 years old, and since meals are not served in the summer, families are asked to feed their children before coming. July is given over to Vacation Bible School.
Men's Fraternity, Women's Bible Studies and Membership
Adult Ministry aims to create Christ-centered environments where adults of every age can grow, belong and live out their faith. Men's Fraternity meets on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month from 6:15 to 7:30 PM, pairing clear biblical teaching with honest small-group conversation so men can encourage one another and lead with integrity at home, at church and in the community. Women's Bible Studies welcome women at every age and season of life, combining large-group teaching with small-group discussion, prayer and encouragement.
Joining the church is treated as an important step in a walk with Christ. A Membership Information Class is offered every third Sunday of the month at each campus location, explaining what membership means at Pathway, introducing the leadership and giving people room to ask the questions that matter most to them. Becoming a member is described as a shared journey of service, responsibility and discipleship, with leaders committing to walk alongside new members through care, prayer and biblical teaching.
What the Church Believes
Pathway's statement of belief covers eleven articles. The Bible is described as divinely inspired, truthful and trustworthy, and as a testimony to Christ. God is one and only one, eternal and triune, revealed as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Jesus is affirmed as the eternal Son of God, fully God and fully man, who died on the cross, rose again, ascended and will return in power and glory to judge the world. The Holy Spirit is fully divine, illuminating truth, exalting Christ, convicting of sin, regenerating believers and empowering the church for worship, evangelism and service.
Salvation is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, and the church states plainly that there is no salvation apart from personal faith in Jesus Christ. A New Testament church is described as an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing two ordinances: baptism by immersion and the Lord's Supper. The statement also addresses Christ's return and final judgment, the duty of every church and every follower of Christ to make disciples of all nations, the separation of church and state, and the family as the foundational institution of human society.
Missions: Families in the Middle East and Central Asia
Sharing the good news with the nations is one of the church's core values, and its missions work is personal before it is institutional. Two church families serve as missionaries overseas, one in the Middle East and one in Central Asia, in countries where Christians are few and far between. Each month a portion of the offerings supports them, along with more than 3,500 other missionaries, through the International Mission Board, and a special offering in December goes entirely to those serving through that organization.
The church partners with the North American Mission Board in church planting, compassion ministry and providing military and hospital chaplains, with Gideons' Ministry to distribute Bibles around the world, and with Rise Against Hunger to pack more than 14,000 meals every year for distribution to food-deprived areas. Members also donate through the church to Jerusalem Assembly, India Village Ministries, Orphans Unlimited in Mozambique and Hope House in Central Asia.
Serving Guadalupe County
The church's service to its own city is organized around practical partnerships. Working with the Food Bank, it distributes food from its back parking lot to people in Guadalupe County who are in need, and it partners with Meals on Wheels to deliver meals to homebound or disabled neighbors, with volunteers able to serve as few or as many mornings each month as fit their schedule. A partnership with the Texas Ramp Project helps build ramps for wheelchair-bound individuals in the county.
Children and families are served through several channels. In partnership with Seguin Youth Services, volunteers help children with reading or math for 30 minutes to an hour one afternoon each week, and backpacks and school supplies are provided for every child at the start of the school year. The Christian Cupboard partnership provides one hundred boxes of cereal each month for area families. With the South Texas Pregnancy Center, the church assists expectant mothers, serves as a friend to those facing a pregnancy, helps with yard work, sorting and cleaning, and hosts classes for expectant and new mothers at the church. Volunteers are sent through the Hospital Foundation to help patients and visitors at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center, and the church conducts worship services for nursing home residents at various times and days, with Christmas presents for residents who have no family in the area.
Embrace Grace for Single and Pregnant Women
Embrace Grace walks alongside single and pregnant women during an unexpected pregnancy, offering a safe, grace-filled community through small groups, Bible study and practical support such as meals, baby showers, prayer and ongoing connection within the church family. Dads connected to these pregnancies are supported as well, with encouragement, prayer and opportunities to build relationships with other men in the church who can listen and model Christlike fatherhood.
The Church Library and a Weekly Digital Bulletin
The church library is maintained by a dedicated team of volunteers and is open during staffed hours on Sunday mornings before Sunday School and Wednesday mornings from 9:00 AM to noon. When no volunteer is available, adults may borrow materials on the honor check-out system, completing a card with a due date two weeks out. Books can be returned at any time in the return basket, and the entire collection is browsable through an online catalog. The library also accepts gifted or memorial books. A digital bulletin, refreshed each week, keeps families informed about what is happening at both campuses, and sermon recordings are organized by author, series, scripture, topic and year in the church's sermon library.
Giving That Reaches the Mission Field and the City
Giving is available online through Stripe, PayPal and Venmo. Contributions support the missionary families in the Middle East and Central Asia and the ministry to needs in Texas and Seguin, including the ramp team that builds access ramps for neighbors who cannot leave their homes. The church's own giving is described in the language of cheerful, willing hearts, giving as each person has decided in their own heart.
Two locations, a full band on Sunday mornings, a child checked in by matching code, a teenager in the Youth Building on Wednesday night, a food distribution in the back parking lot and two missionary families on another continent: Pathway Bible Church keeps its life in Seguin simple in shape and wide in reach, and its two campuses remain one church family.