# Chalybeate Baptist Church ## Pages - [Connect](https://chalybeate.org/connect/): CONNECT WITH US HERE - [Leadership](https://chalybeate.org/about-us/leadership/): Staff Avery Thorn, Pastor Avery has served as the pastor of Chalybeate Baptist Church since March 2025. He grew up in Belmont, MS. Before becoming pastor at CBC, he served for four years in Tupelo as a family pastor. He has degrees from Blue Mountain Christian University and Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is also pursuing a degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is married to Page Thorn, and they have two children. Rocky Clemmer, Worship Leader Marcy Bryant, Pianist Deacons Deacons serve in a vital role. The word diakonos (deacon) in the New Testament simply means servant. Deacons […] - [Visit Us](https://chalybeate.org/visit-us/): Join us for worship! We at Chalybeate Baptist gather together on Sunday at 11:00am to begin our week with our created purpose: worship. Because God begins with work, we begin our week with rest. We rest in what Christ has done. We rest in the fact that he has made us his own (Phil. 3:12). We are imperfect people who worship a perfect God. We hope you’ll join us. Questions? Happy to help! What are the services like? Our Sunday morning worship service is the central hub of our church’s life and ministry. Our worship focuses on God who made […] - [Awana](https://chalybeate.org/awana/): Training kids for Christ in Chalybeate Awana is a club for kids that meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00 at our Family Life Center. Here’s how Awana Clubs describes their vision: “The vision and prayer of Awana is that all children and youth throughout the world will come to know, love, and serve the Lord Jesus Christ.” Cubbies | 3 & 4 Years Old Sparks | K-2nd Grade T&T | 3rd-6th Grades - [Calendar](https://chalybeate.org/calendar/) - [Beliefs](https://chalybeate.org/about-us/what-we-believe/): BELIEFS As a congregation cooperating with the Southern Baptist Convention, we hold to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000 as our Statement of Faith. You can view the statement in its entirety below. I. The Scriptures The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God’s revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore […] - [About Us](https://chalybeate.org/about-us/): Our Mission Chalybeate Baptist is a historic church in North Mississippi seeking to glorify Christ through worship, fellowship, and outreach. Our History Our church was founded in 1843 as Union Baptist Church. The church began to meet in its present location in 1918 and was renamed soon after to Chalybeate Baptist Church. Our Affiliations Chalybeate Baptist is an autonomous church that freely cooperates with the following. The Southern Baptist Convention “The SBC is a collection of like-minded churches working in cooperation with one another to impact the whole world with the Good News of Jesus Christ.” The Southern Baptist Convention […] - [Home](https://chalybeate.org/) ## Optional - [Agent (MCP protocol)](websites-agents.hostinger.com/chalybeate.org/mcp) [comment]: # (Generated by Hostinger Tools Plugin)