At the time, Pastor Leon was serving as an Associate Minister at Elon First Baptist Church in Elon, NC, so the vision laid dormant for many years. In 2016, while visiting Ridgecrest near Black Mountain in North Carolina, Pastor Leon was afforded the opportunity to launch Beloved Community Church. With the support of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina and Metrolina Baptist Association,
Pastor Leon identified the Simmons YMCA as a location for Bible study. Beloved Community Church is so excited that God has shown Pastor Leon the vision for the church, "to become passionate disciples, seekers of Christ, and leaders in the community." Our church history is already written and you are very much a part of the next chapter. While we wait for instructions from God, we solicit your prayers, gifts, and talents to help us abide in His word and His will. Our church motto, "the new me journey," is rooted in Colossians 3, which highlights a number of themes: 1) put to death the old you; 2) put on the new self; 3) be God's chosen ones, holy and beloved; and 4) do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. We are firm believers that Beloved Community Church is called to be a place of forgiveness, love, peace, and appreciation. God has charged us to empower imperfect people to walk in His perfect will! Your journey starts today!
