Hughesville, Maryland
Located in Hughesville, Maryland, HBC sits in the geographic center of the Potomac Baptist Association (PBA) and is aligned with the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) and the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). We currently operate on an annual budget of $655,500. Our church property consists of 14 acres occupied by a 540-seat sanctuary, three classroom wings, staff offices and a large fellowship hall, complete with commercial kitchen and theatrical stage. Constructed during three major building programs in our history, our property and facilities are valued at over $8.0 million.
Our Members
The current active membership of our church is 379, with an average Sunday Worship attendance of 170. Members comprise all levels of age, vocation and economic status. Our Sunday School consists of 22 classes for infants through adults and averages 158 each week. Our membership gathers each Wednesday night for dinners in the Fellowship Hall followed by a variety of small group Bible studies for all ages.
Our Leadership
Our staff positions include an Administrator, a Music Director, two musicians, and a cook. The lay leadership in our church consists of 9 active Deacons and 1 Deacon-in-Training. We have 22 committees to assist the church in its various functions.
Our Ministries
Many opportunities to serve in the church and community exist through various groups including a Food Pantry ministry, our senior adult crafting group affectionally known as the “Knit Wits”, and a Youth Department. Our WMU challenges our church each year to sacrificially give to the Annie Armstrong offering, Lottie Moon offering, international and home missions, and the SBC Cooperative Program. The WMU also hosts annual soup drives for the food pantry, shoe and eyeglasses drives for those in need. We also have a highly successful Wednesday night Discipleship program that starts with a fellowship dinner and followed by classes for all ages and choir rehearsal. Our worship services are led by our interim pastor and a 20-voice volunteer choir. We have fellowship and study programs for women and men. For children we have a children’s ministry program during Sunday worship and a Wednesday evening children’s program. Our music department hosts a children’s choir, our “Psalm Singers” which provides our Christmas theatrical program. We actively support Operation Christmas Child and Angel Tree/Prison Ministries. Our Prayer Warriors meet weekly for corporate prayer for our church and our nation. During summer, we host Vacation Bible School for children from toddlers through elementary school. We also offer a staffed media center during selected hours each week. For over ten years, we have been recognized as one of the top 50 churches in the Baptist Convention of Maryland and Delaware for missions giving.