About

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The Gethsemane Baptist Church is located in the outer urban area of Newport News, VA. While the church is Baptist in denomination, it is not a traditional Baptist Church in worship, style, and ministry offerings.  The Church holds to the Baptist organizational structure and beliefs, as those structures are in line with the Holy Bible. The structure of the church is congregational, which emphasizes the priesthood of all believers. Gethsemane is a church where you can grow spiritually, as an individual or with family and friends. It is a church where you will find freedom of worship and experience the presence of God. The Church welcomes all ages and ethnicities.

Our Core Values

Transformative experience in worship


Freedom of expression in worship


Family


Spiritual Maturity


Healthy Relationships

Ministry to one another

Ministry to the community

Economic Empowerment

Our Beliefs

Our Leadership

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REV. DR. DWIGHT RIDDICK, SR.

Senior Pastor

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LEADING LADY VERA RIDDICK


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Rev. Todd Smith

Site Pastor/ GBC Carrollton

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Danielle Smith

Leading Lady/ GBC Carrollton

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david Sheppard, Jr.

Chair of Deacons Ministry

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Melvina Sheppard

Chair of Deaconess Ministry

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Felecia Debrew

Chair of Trustees

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Joy Augburn

Minister of Finance


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Kaleatta brown

Director of Worship Production & Marketing
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Rev. Lornetta Chaney

Administrative Assistant to the Pastor 

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Luther CHambers

Minister of Music & Media
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Tiffany Foreman

Minister of Worship/Graphics & Print Media Coordinator

Contact Us

Get in touch or drop in at a service

Please note that our service times have been changed during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Please view updated service times on our COVID-19 Page.

Contact Information


Office: 757-244-8833
Fax: 757-247-0037

Newport News Campus Service Times


Sundays @ 8:00am & 10:15am
Thursdays @ 6:30pm