A Mission Spelled Out on the Front Door
Peace Haven Baptist Church sits along Booger Swamp Road on the edge of Yadkinville, North Carolina, and its single-sentence purpose hangs over everything else on the site: Equipping Local Members to Make Global Disciples. The phrasing shapes the way the staff talks about the week, since every program is described in terms of forming disciples and sending them out.
Sundays at Ten on Booger Swamp Road
Sunday belongs to one main gathering. The Worship Gathering meets at 10 AM in the sanctuary, and Kidz Church runs at the same hour so that families with younger children can come through the door together and split off into age-appropriate rooms. Visitors who want a head start can fill out a short form ahead of time and bring it to the welcome desk on Sunday to pick up a free gift.
Wednesday Nights: Three Tracks, One Door
The middle of the week is almost as busy as Sunday morning. From 6:30 to 8 PM, HISkidz fills the children's wing; from 6:30 to 8:15 PM, LAUNCH Students gathers teenagers; and from 7 to 8 PM, adults settle into an Adult Bible Study. The overlapping hours are intentional, so a family can arrive for the same evening and fan out into three rooms at once.
LAUNCH, Kidz Church, and the Adult Discipleship Track
The ministries page groups the church's work around five words that staff uses often: gather, group, give, go, and gift. Adults are pushed to keep being formed as followers of Jesus and to keep focused on his mission, while LAUNCH Student Ministry is cast as a hub where teens grow in Christlikeness, launch out with the gospel, and build each other up. Children get a parallel track on both Sunday morning and Wednesday nights, with programming designed to teach them to love God and love others.
Pastoral Staff and a Working Elder Team
Leadership is split between a small paid staff and a working group of elders. Jon Bowman serves as Lead Pastor and sits on the elder team. Jared Hoots is Discipleship Pastor and also an elder. The remaining elders are Perry Dickerson (Facilities Pastor), Jon Hoots (Outreach Pastor), Robert Solomonic (Finance Pastor), and Chuck Trivette (Worship Pastor). Jared Bowman directs the student ministry, Rebekah Bowman leads Kidz Ministry, and Debbie Wiles keeps the office running as office manager.
Livestream, Reading Plan, and a Way to Connect
Services are broadcast live on YouTube, and the channel keeps an archive of previous messages for anyone catching up later in the week. A church-wide Bible reading plan is offered as a downloadable PDF so the congregation can move through Scripture together. Giving is handled online, an events calendar is available through the church center, and a short Start Here form gives new visitors an easy way to introduce themselves before walking in on a Sunday morning.