WHO WE ARE
Giving Back to the Community
Our faith formation groups provide a place of belonging for those seeking to grow and discover their faith through Christ. Each group is supportive, engaging, and will help encourage you to practice your gifts and grow your skills in order to serve others. We believe that faith groups help shape us and our faith through Bible study. This allows us to serve others through church outreach efforts, and through our everyday lives in the workplace, school, with our neighbors, and in volunteer organizations.
Giving Back
We believe that faith groups help shape us and our faith through Bible study.
Organized efforts might include collecting school supplies, tutoring elementary-age children, interacting with passengers at the bus depot, supporting patients and staff at the hospital, supplying local food pantries, and visiting people in senior care centers.
Bible Study
Children (Birth through 6th Grade)
Sunday Morning Bible Study: Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Youth (7th -12th Grade)
Sunday Morning Bible Study: Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
College (Ages 18-22)
Sunday Morning Bible Study: Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Adult (Ages 22 and up)
Sunday Morning Bible Study, Sundays, 9:30 a.m.
Activities
Faith Nurturing
Children
Our children’s groups offer a variety of engaging activities that explore a child’s gifts and interests and help them discover and nurture their faith in Christ.
- Sunday Afternoons at Ardmore – Missions & Music will alternate 6-8 week blocks
- Fall – Part 1
Games/Bells/Chimes 4:00-4:30
Missions/Discipleship 4:30-5:30
Missions/Discipleship/Games 5:30-6:00 - Fall – Part 2 MUSIC CAMP
Begins October 16 and will focus on music for children and arts and crafts for preschoolers.
- Fall – Part 1
- Passport Kids Camp: June
Grades 3-6
Overnight summer Bible camp. - Vacation Bible School: One week in June or July; 9:00 a.m. to Noon
Open to all children who are rising 1st – rising 7th graders.
Youth
Our youth group is designed to engage and challenge students to grow and develop their skills and their faith in Christ, while also reaching out and becoming active members of the community.
Our youth Bible study is a time to gather both for fun and study. We laugh and get to know each other better while spending time in Bible study around relevant topics
for students. Our Bible study focuses on encouraging students to see the intersection of life and faith – sharing questions and doubts while being challenged to live as faithful disciples of Christ in all areas of life. We are an open group. Friends welcome!
- Sunday Afternoons at Ardmore
- Fall – Part 1
Games 4:00-5:00
Bible Study 5:00-6:00 - Fall – Part 2
Sign Team 4:00-4:30
Handbells 4:30-5:00
Choir 5:00-6:00
- Fall – Part 1
- Trips: At times throughout the year, the youth group goes on a variety of trips as a way to help students grow, challenging them to view the world in a new way and allowing leaders to invest in them without distractions.
- Recreational/Fellowship Activities: Some of these activities and events include miniature golf, church league basketball, bowling, kickball, on-campus game room, scavenger hunt, laser tag, Carowinds, National Whitewater Center, Emerald Pointe Water Park, square dance and bonfire, Wake Forest football game, WinterJam Concert, Christmas party, local missions day, Youth Week activities, ski trip, day at the lake, lock in/out, and more.
College
Whether you’re visiting our church while you attend college or Winston-Salem has been your home for years, all college students are invited to participate in our faith groups! We offer a place for college students to further develop themselves and their journey with God in a supportive, caring environment.
- Summer Book Study: These studies are done in different homes around the city and are a great way to build community and encounter Christ. Book studies are based around discussion. We view them as another way to be challenged and have open conversation about how God calls us to live.
- Engagement With Local Colleges & Universities: We want to be involved in local colleges and universities, supporting the current ministries that exist and using the church’s resources to aid these ministries. The college ministry is currently involved at Wake Forest University, Forsyth Technical Community College, and UNC School of the Arts.
Young Adult
Adult
- Sunday Afternoons at Ardmore
- Parents 4:00-5:00 (see current All Together Ardmore guide for topics)
- Grandparents 5:00-6:00 (see current All Together Ardmore guide for topics)
- Adult Handbells 5:00-6:00
- Tuesday Evening Common Prayer 7:00-7:30
- Wednesday Morning Bible Study – 9:00-10:00
- Movie Night Out, First Friday of each month (September through May), 6:30 p.m.
Our movie night out for adults includes a screening of a specific movie followed by thoughtful, critical discussion. - Music at Ardmore
- Adult Choir 7:00-8:30 Wednesday evenings
- Ardmore Orchestra 6:00-7:00 Wednesday evenings (youth & adults)
- Other Musical Opportunities: Instrumental and vocal soloists are needed
to help provide music in our early contemplative worship service each week at
8:15am. The musical style is more contemporary, acoustic, and contemplative in
nature. Please contact David Fitzgerald for more information.
- Community Groups – our mid-week adult spiritual formation gatherings. Comprised of 8-12 people, these small groups are a great way to build lasting friendships with others seeking to be more faithful followers of Christ. (see current All Together Ardmore guide)
- Activity Groups – special interest-based groups (see current All Together Ardmore guide)
Seniors
- JOY Singers (formerly Senior Adult Choir), Tuesdays at 10:00am
Additional Nurturing
Ardmore Baptist Preschool
Ardmore Baptist Church is proud to offer our weekday preschool program. We have a wonderful reputation for serving families of our church and community since 1948. We offer a Christ-centered, developmentally appropriate program for children 3 months to 5 years old.
We believe children learn through play. Your child will learn all about Jesus’ love for them through lots of hands-on learning. Children will explore through music, art, literature, sensory play centers, outside play, snack, and circle time. We also have chapel, Spanish, and Musicare each week.
You can rest assured your child will be in great hands being cared for by our loving, qualified staff!
Our calendar closely follows the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools calendar in regards to breaks. Preschool is Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. with an optional “Lunch Bunch” most days from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. for children starting in the twos class. You have the option of choosing 2-5 days a week for your child to attend.
Contact Julie Sugg, ABP Director at 336-725-3530 or jsugg@ardmorebaptist.org.
Worship Care
Sundays during 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. worship service
Childcare is provided for all Sunday morning services for children from birth to 4 years.
Childcare
Provided for all Sunday evening services, during adult choir and handbell rehearsals, and for select church-wide events for children from birth to 4 years.
Babysitting Co-op
Two couples watch the children at the church while the other couples enjoy a date!