“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.”
Psalm 139:14

At Providence Baptist Church, we stand firm on the truth that every woman is created with infinite value, uniquely and wonderfully made by our sovereign God. The Made Women’s Ministry is founded on this essential verse from Scripture, calling us to truly understand our identity in Christ.

This ministry exists to support one another in obedience and grace. We are here to walk together as we faithfully grow in faith through the diligent study of God’s Word, learn what it means to serve the body with love and humility, and prayerfully build lasting community rooted in Christian truth.

We invite you to join us as we discover, live out, and glorify the wonderful works God has already accomplished in and through your life.

Upcoming Events

Women’s Bible Study: September 25 – November 6, 2025

Join us every other Thursday beginning September 25th in the Joy classroom of the FLC at 6:30 PM. In this 7-session study, you will be taking a close at the daring faith modeled by Esther and her cousin Mordecai. The book Esther: Daring Faith for Such a Time as This by Kelly Minter is available for purchase through Amazon, Lifeway, or Christianbook.

An Evening of Hope Dinner: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Our Evening of Hope Dinner will feature a guest speaker from Hope for Justice, a catered meal, and a meaningful opportunity to learn and pray for those affected by human trafficking and modern-day slavery. We invite you to bring family and friends to share dinner and join us for this powerful Evening of Hope. For event details and to purchase tickets, visit HERE. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated directly to the Hope for Justice organization.

Holiday Mom’s Moment: Thursday, November 13, 2025

Drop off your kids & gather with other mamas in the Church Cafe as we apply God’s Word together. All moms are welcome! Registration is required. Childcare provided for birth-age 4. Please register HERE by November 10th.

2026 Events (details TBA)

Fires of Faith

A women’s ministry gathering that meets four times a year to strengthen faith and friendship. Each meeting includes time for fellowship and a short devotional study highlighting the lives and lessons of women in the Bible. Meets in the FLC at 6 PM.

• January 11, 2026
• March 22, 2026
• June 7, 2026
• August 16, 2026

Ladies’ BINGO Night – Saturday, February 21, 2026

Our annual Ladies’ BINGO Night is back this February! Enjoy a joyful evening of food, prizes, and fellowship as we celebrate faith, friendship, and the blessings of community. Come connect with other women, share laughter, and be encouraged in a Christ-centered atmosphere filled with fun and inspiration. Invite your friends and family to join the fun; all are welcome!

Moments with Mom – Sunday, May 10, 2026

Celebrate Mother’s Day with a special family portrait! We’ll have a professional photographer on site to capture treasured moments with mom. Details and reservation info will be posted in April.

What is a Care Village?

A care village is a network formed within a geographic area to support older adults independently aging in the community. The Providence Senior Care Village will be for those 60+ in the Harrisburg, NC area.

Why a Care Village?

Aging adults desire to live independently as long as possible. A care village fosters independence, Christian spirituality, wellness, engagement, care, and support. Providence Senior Care Village focuses on living safely at home, staying connected through social networks, and having access to community resources while receiving the support of a faith community.

Events & Activities

Our seniors gather every Tuesday at 10am on the Providence campus for Worship and Bible Study, with special activities immediately following.  Additionally, we offer special events and additional activities throughout the year.  For detailed information about all of these offerings, consult our quarterly brochure.  You can download (and print) your brochure using the link below or pick up a printed copy at the church office.

  January – March (Q1) Brochure

JANUARY 2026

JANUARY 20 TAKE A WALK OUTDOORS DAY 

Get a little exercise when we recognize National Take a Walk Outdoors Day by walking to Panera for lunch. Please sign up if you’d like to attend.

JANUARY 23 DESSERT AND DESIGN

Join us for a fun evening as we create memories and a masterpiece. Enjoy desserts and fellowship during this instructor guided painting party.  Each participant will create an 11×14 landscape canvas painting. Desserts will be provided. No artistic ability required. The cost of the event is $10 and can be paid by cash or check at the event. Checks should be made out to Providence Baptist Church. Please sign up if you would like to attend.

JANUARY 27 HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Join us for a presentation from CenterWell Primary Senior Care. CenterWell provides a comprehensive, patient-centered hub for senior health.  Sign up and stay after the presentation for a salad bar lunch.

Click on the image below to sign up for our Spring Retreat!

 

Music Ministry

Oh sing to the LORD a new song;
        sing to the LORD, all the earth!
Sing to the LORD, bless his name;
        tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his glory among the nations,
        his marvelous works among all the peoples!
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised;
        he is to be feared above all gods.
— Psalms 96:1-4 (ESV)

Music is a gift from God, and like all such gifts is designed to be used to bring Him glory.  At Providence Baptist Church, we believe that the use of music in corporate worship is biblically mandated.  Furthermore, we find it to be spiritually beneficial, both for the appropriate and effective declaration of biblical truth and exultation of God, as well as for the mutual edification of His Church, the body of Christ.

Our approach to music combines elements of both traditional worship services with those of more modern ones.  We employ traditional Western instrumentation (of piano and organ) as well as that of a modern band (guitars, drums, etc.).  We sing hymns, praise choruses, and modern worship songs, and do so using both a vocal choir and a worship band.  We’ve found that, generally speaking*, the music of the older and younger generations are equally useful for the purposes of worshiping our amazing God together!

Getting Involved

The Worship Team is always looking for additional persons who have a heart for worship via the musical arts and the talent, willingness, and commitment to serve God and the local church in this fashion.  In addition to musicians, this ministry relies on the efforts of technicians capable of operating sound, lighting, and visual display systems.

Philosophy and Guidelines

We’ve taken the time to craft some fairly detailed documents describing our general philosophies and practical guidelines around these related ministries.  If you are considering serving in these areas, we suspect that the answers to most of your “What” and “Why” questions may be found by reading them.

• Worship Ministry Guidelines
• Audiovisual and Lighting Guidelines

Where Do I Fit In?

The following describes how we might route musicians who fall into particular broad categories of talent and interest:

Singers.  All adults with singing talent are invited to participate in our adult choir.  Practices are held Wednesdays at 7:30pm.  No auditions are required – simply come out to a practice and the Choir Director will help you find your role.  (NOTE:  Our adult choir takes a break during the Summer, so no practices or participation in services occurs during those months.)  In addition to the adult choir, we use a few vocalists during congregational music portions of our service guided by the Worship Leader and band.  Because of the visibility of this position, these vocalists are selected only from the pool of volunteers who have already demonstrated commitment to – and aptitude in – other musical ministries of the church (such as the adult choir or youth worship team).  If you wish to serve in this capacity, consider committing to one of these other ministry areas and serving faithfully there until you are asked about assuming a worship vocalist position.

Modern Pop/Rock Instrumentalists.  Generally speaking, the music style employed by the Worship Team at Providence is that of the typical Christian pop/rock band.  If you can play an instrument commonly found in this genre (acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboard, violin, folk stringed instruments, etc.), you will be invited to participate in a probationary period during which you will attend practice sessions but will not play or sing with the team on Sundays.  At the end of this period, it will be at the discretion of the Worship Leader as to when you will begin playing in Sunday services.  (Exceptions may be made if you are already actively serving in a similar capacity elsewhere in the church, such as in the Youth Worship Band.)  Practices are held Wednesdays at 5:30pm, and final rehearsals ahead of the Worship Service are held Sunday mornings at 8:30am.

Other Instrumentalists.  If you play an instrument not commonly employed in the worship services at Providence, you’re still encouraged to serve God with those talents, but yours will require a more individualized approach.  If you think your instrument can “fit in” with the worship band, you will be asked to demonstrate this by making an audio recording of yourself playing your instrument along with the original recordings of some popular worship songs we use at Providence.  If your instrument is simply a poor fit for the worship band, that’s okay – there are other music-supported moments throughout our services which offer opportunities for service.  Initiate a dialogue with the Worship Leader about your interests.

Children.  We wish to actively train musicians to use their talents in service to God – age is irrelevant.  So if your child has expressed an interest in serving in this fashion, that’s wonderful!  If your child is a middle- or high-schooler, consider contacting the Student Minister or Youth Worship Leader about participating in the Youth Worship Band.  Younger children who are developing a musical talent should contact the Worship Leader or Children’s Ministry leadership to discuss ways in which their talents might be used in a regular worship service.  Additionally, we have for years offered the Young Musicians JAM Series during the summer, which is a great chance for young musicians with established talent to begin playing music with others in a fun and low-stress environment.

* While the songs we select for use in our services are reviewed for their theological integrity, efficacy, and relatability in our specific local church context, our use of those songs does not imply endorsement of everything associated with the songwriters, publishing organizations, or related churches.

Blast Preschool

Birth through Pre-K

SUNDAYS:
9:30 am Grow Groups (Preschool Building)
10:30 am Grow Groups (Preschool Building)

WEDNESDAYS:
6:30 pm LIFT (Preschool Building)

Shine Kids

Kindergarten through 5th grade

SUNDAYS:
9:30 am Grow Groups (FLC)

WEDNESDAYS:
6:30 pm LIFT (Preschool Building)

Shine Encore

Kindergarten through 5th grade

SUNDAYS:
10:30 am ENCORE (Youth Center)

Bible Study

We gather on Wednesday evenings for Bible Study from 6:30pm-7:30pm.   This group tends to study the Bible book-by-book.  Also, we ask participants to study for themselves a selected portion of text in advance of our meeting, then come ready to share their observations in group discussion.  See the calendar below for details of what we’re studying each week.  

We also have a small group meeting Sunday mornings from 9:00am-10:15am.  This group operates more in line with other adult Grow Groups at Providence, using a published curriculum for systematic study of the Bible.

Upcoming Events

Young adult life doesn’t have to be all higher learning and work and no play.  Whether it be pure recreation or joyfully serving together, we try to find ways to gather and enjoy each other’s company outside the classroom, too.  Watch this space, check out the calendar below, and subscribe to our Instagram feed @pbccollegeandcareer and GroupMe (by invitation out of respect for privacy) for the most up-to-date information on upcoming events.

Grow Groups

Sunday Mornings at 9am

Grade-based fellowship groups that “do life together.”  You may talk about what’s happening at school, the application of the teaching focus for the week, pray for and with each other, do mission work together, and just have a great time!

Small Groups

Wednesday Evenings at 6:30pm

Our mid-week small groups are a chance for students to gather together to hear a short biblical lesson, then they are broken up into age and gender-specific groups where they make practical applications and experience biblical community together.

Converge

Monthly on a Sunday Evening at 5pm

Converge is a corporate worship event specifically designed for Middle and High School students. Students are encouraged to invite their friends that may not normally go to church.  Each service includes music, prayer, games, and a time of opening God’s Word.