Trinity Baptist Church in Pineville, Louisiana, is known for the challenge, "Making Disciples. Not Attenders." The church at 3905 Trinity Church Road gathers every Sunday for worship at 9:30 a.m. and Bible study at 10:45 a.m., with Life Groups on Sunday nights and Wednesday small groups beginning at 5:30 p.m. Trinity's mission is "To Know Jesus - To Make Him Known to Our Neighbors and to the Nations," expressed through worship, discipleship, family, and mission.
Sunday at 9:30, Learning Together at 10:45
Sunday worship has a laid-back, welcoming atmosphere centered on authentic worship. Trinity welcomes people who are new to faith as well as those looking to deepen their relationship with Jesus. A Plan A Visit form is available for first-time guests. After worship, the Sunday schedule moves into age-specific Bible studies beginning at 10:45.
Studying Scripture together is an essential practice at Trinity. The classes are built around shared study for people at different stages of life, with each gathering intended to strengthen faith, family, community, and the surrounding culture.
- Trinity PreSchool: The Pre-School Area is open from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. on Sundays. Its lessons center on three truths: God made me, God loves me, and Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
- Trinity Kids: Rooms 201 and 202 welcome children at 10:45 a.m. to pursue a relationship with Christ through Bible lessons, worship, prayer, and practical faith choices.
- Students: Room 200, upstairs in the T-Center, serves students during the most formative years of life and extends the Wednesday youth ministry.
- Young Adults: The Cafe and Room 206 provide space for questions, community, and spiritual growth for college students and those beginning a career.
- Middle Age Adults: Rooms 103 and 104 address careers, relationships, children, faith, and the practical wisdom needed for life's responsibilities.
- Senior Adults: Rooms 107 and 108 offer Scripture study, shared experience, and a welcoming place to deepen faith and connect with others.
Children begin with preschool while adults and students enter age-specific classes after worship, allowing the whole church to move from the gathering into the T-Center together. The classes cover a wide range of life stages, from children learning the basics of the faith to adults pursuing deeper wisdom and community.
A Place for Family From Preschool Through High School
Trinity PreSchool partners with families during children's most formative years by combining active, hands-on learning with biblical truth. The Gospel Project is used across the campus, so parents walk through the same biblical material as their children. On arrival, families enter a phone number at the Cafe check-in station. A volunteer can help if the number is not found, after which a name tag is printed for the child and a second copy is given to the parent for checkout. Teachers, volunteers, and leaders are background checked and receive sexual abuse awareness training.
Trinity Kids meets Sundays at 10:45 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. Its goal is to partner with parents so children develop an unshakable faith and become "Warriors of the Word." Lessons emphasize Jesus, God's love, grace, and purpose, while interactive experiences, games, and creative activities help children build friendships and lasting memories. Children are encouraged to see Jesus in everyday life and to share God's love with others. Carefully screened volunteers, check-in and checkout procedures, and strict safety protocols shape the children's ministry. A safety handbook outlines the policies used in children's ministries.
Trinity Youth is designed for middle and high school students in grades 7 through 12. Its goal is to help students connect with God and others, grow in their relationship with God, serve within the church, and reach their community. Each Wednesday includes community and Bible study led by Trinity's NEXT-GEN minister. Once a month, students gather in the sanctuary for a worship night centered on music. Over a semester, a few hang nights create community beyond the church building. The group meets in the upstairs youth room of the T-Center, a relaxed setting intentionally suited to real conversation and life change.
Trinity wants to see discipleship take place in the home, where children are prepared and taught to follow Jesus. The church describes itself as a resource for parents and grandparents who want to lead their families in spiritual disciplines, with the goal of families growing in their faith together.
Vacation Bible School That Centers on Jesus
Trinity's Vacation Bible School welcomes children who have completed PreK through sixth grade. Its activities combine Bible study, crafts, interactive music, and recreation around Jesus as God's promised, perfect, powerful, and proven Son and God's plan for forgiveness. Children and families engage with the material together, and a meal is part of the program.
Life Groups, Small Groups, and the T-Center
Trinity Life Groups meet on Sunday nights. Each group connects believers in a similar stage of life who are facing similar experiences, creating an environment for mentorship, fellowship, and discipleship. The purpose is practical: Trinity believes life change happens in the community of small groups and that disciples should become disciples who make disciples. Wednesday night small groups also begin at 5:30 p.m., and preschool is available whenever those groups meet.
Much of this shared life takes place in the T-Center, which includes a gym and cafe. The cafe is used for preschool check-in and also serves as a meeting place for Young Adults. Classrooms include the Pre-School Area, Rooms 103, 104, 107, 108, 201, 202, and 206, and Room 200 upstairs. The upstairs youth room sits above the gym, giving middle and high school students a space for conversation and community. This mix of sanctuary, classrooms, cafe, gym, and youth room brings worship, study, fellowship, and youth activity together in one connected setting.
A Bible-Loving House of Prayer
Trinity's six values are Exalting Jesus, Bible Loving, Prayer & Praise, Gospel, Small Groups, and Family. Exalting Jesus means declaring his name above all names and the only name that can save people from sin. Bible Loving describes a people who preach, teach, memorize, sing, share, and live the word of God. Prayer & Praise calls the church to be a House of Prayer and Sanctuary of Praise. The Gospel value combines evangelism, apologetics, and mission: members are equipped to share the gospel, defend it, and carry it to neighbors and nations. Small Groups are understood as the setting where life change happens, while Family directs the church to support faith at home.
Trinity describes prayer as the barometer of the church and Jesus' instruction that his Father's house be called a House of Prayer for the Nations. Romans 1:16 anchors the church's gospel commitment: "I am not ashamed of the Gospel, for it is the power of God unto salvation for everyone who believes."
Trinity's beliefs center on God, humanity, salvation, baptism, Scripture, and church membership. The church teaches that the eternal triune God is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, distinct in person but undivided in nature, essence, and being. The Father is sovereign Creator, Sustainer, and Ruler; the Son, Jesus, was born of a virgin, lived sinlessly, died on the cross as the atoning sacrifice for humanity, was buried, and rose again, and is the only way to an eternal relationship with God; the Holy Spirit is fully divine, convicts people of sin, enables understanding of truth, calls people to faith, and gives spiritual gifts to those saved.
Because every person is made in God's image, each is loved by God and worthy of full dignity. Humanity began without sin but chose sin, breaking fellowship with God. Salvation is God's rescue of sinners through Jesus, accomplished by grace and faith in Christ alone and not by good deeds or religious activity.
Baptism at Trinity is believer's baptism by immersion, an outward expression of inward change for those who have personally experienced salvation and made the choice to be baptized. It is also a church membership requirement. The Bible is the divinely inspired Word of God, completely true and trustworthy, and the standard for human conduct and belief. Membership matters because it places a person in a church family where spiritual growth, worship, service, and encouragement happen alongside other believers.
From Pineville to the Nations
Trinity's missions connections include Operation Christmas Child, Georgia Barnette, the North American Mission Board, and the International Mission Board. Operation Christmas Child is a partnership with Samaritan's Purse that sends shoebox gifts to children in need around the world. The project demonstrates God's love in a tangible way, shares the Good News of Jesus Christ, and seeks to make disciples of the nations.
The church-wide ministry began in 2009 out of a belief that Trinity could pack enough boxes to bless many families around the world. A group of women turned that conviction into action, packing 25 boxes in the first year and 40 in the second. Trinity has since packed more than 5,000 boxes, with the goal of increasing the number each year. Each shoebox carries a tangible expression of God's love to an underprivileged child while spreading the Good News and Great Joy of Jesus among the nations.
Trinity's Pineville Center
Trinity Baptist Church is at 3905 Trinity Church Road, Pineville, Louisiana 71360. The church's phone number is 318-445-3000, its email is tbcpineville@gmail.com, and online giving is available. Its identity remains centered on the mission set out at the beginning: knowing Jesus, making him known, and forming people who worship, belong, serve, and make disciples. Across the T-Center, worship, study, fellowship, service, and mission meet in the life of one church family.