Declaring the Sovereign Grace of God

Villa Baptist Church

Presiding Elder: Pastor Emanuel Elizee

Eldership:

Villa Baptist Church currently has one pastor on its eldership with constitutional provision for a plurality of elders. He is informally supported by the elders of the sister churches of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission.

Purpose:

The Villa Baptist Church exists for purpose of glorifying our God with specific reference to the Great Commandment (Matthew 22:37-40) and the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20). The Great Commandment challenges us to love God and our fellowman. The Great Commission challenges us to evangelism, bringing people into right relationship with the Son of God; to covenant community, bringing people into a right relationship with the church of God; and to discipleship, bringing people into a right relationship with the Word of God.

Vision Statement

“Building A Community Church Through Excellence: Excellence In Leadership, Excellence In Ministry.”

Affiliation:

The Villa Baptist Church is an independent congregation with its own incorporation. However, the church is officially a member of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission through a Partner Church Agreement with the ECBM. This church is historically Southern Baptist in faith and practice.

History:

In 1973, the Central Baptist Church of St. John’s, Antigua formed the Villa Baptist Mission. In 1975 the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board provided leadership for the work when it changed status from the Villa Baptist Mission to officially become the Villa Baptist Church. The church experienced many years of stability until, under local leadership, it went through a major split in 1994, lost half its membership and was without pastoral leadership for approximately two years. However, under the new leadership of Pastor Emanuel Elizee in 1996 the church has stabilized, grown spiritually and numerically. Villa Baptist Church is “Reformed” in theology, subscribing to the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith with a constitutional commitment to a strong biblical ethic and church discipline.

Villa Baptist Church

Directions:

Turn west off Fort Road on Amy Byer Street in the Villa area. The church is a blue and white edifice about 100 yards from Fort Road.

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Weekly Schedule:

Sunday
09:00 a.m. Sunday School
10:00 a.m. Congregational Morning Worship
06:00 p.m. Congregational Evening Worship
Wednesday
07:00 p.m. Congregational Prayer Service
08:00 p.m. Congregational Bible Study/Stewardship Meeting
Thursday
07:00 p.m. Women’s Ministry (1st, & 3rd,) Men’s Fellowship (2nd, & 4th,)
Friday

05:30 p.m. Awana Junior Varsity (ages 12-13)
07:00 p.m. Awana Journey 24/7 (ages 14-18)
Saturday
03:30 p.m. Awana Clubs International (ages 5-11)

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