What To Expect
At Elizabeth Chapel you will find yourself in the middle of a body of believers that are filled with love and compassion for one another. Your welcome to join us anytime. We always say if you come here more than twice that we claim you. Join us for a service and worship with hearts as one. The one thing we want is to bring others to Christ and glorify Him. So, come join us in a worship service and bring a friend.
Our services are dynamic and Spirit led. Services feature a blend of classic hymns, contemporary worship, collective readings, and always Bible based preaching. You are welcome to join us for a service anytime. Our service times are listed on our homepage.
The outstanding characteristic of Elizabeth Chapel Church is the love that is expressed to one another. This church is a family in the truest sense. We all have the same Heavenly Father and love each other as brothers and sisters in the Lord. If you are looking for a place where you are loved, accepted, and appreciated, and if you are looking for a place where worship is a priority, you’ve found it. Our first priority is always sharing the message of the Gospel – – the joy and hope of our salvation in Christ Jesus.
Our services are dynamic and Spirit led. Services feature a blend of classic hymns, contemporary worship, collective readings, and always Bible based preaching. You are welcome to join us for a service anytime. Our service times are listed on our homepage.
The outstanding characteristic of Elizabeth Chapel Church is the love that is expressed to one another. This church is a family in the truest sense. We all have the same Heavenly Father and love each other as brothers and sisters in the Lord. If you are looking for a place where you are loved, accepted, and appreciated, and if you are looking for a place where worship is a priority, you’ve found it. Our first priority is always sharing the message of the Gospel – – the joy and hope of our salvation in Christ Jesus.
What We Believe
- Salvation comes by Grace through faith plus nothing - Ephesians 2:8-9
- Baptism is by immersion - Matthew 3:16
- Salvation is Eternal - John 10:27-29
- The Bible is the final authority of what we believe - 2nd Timothy 3:16
- Our one true God is a triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) - 1st John 5:7
- That Jesus died for our sins, and that He was buried, and that he rose again the third day - 1st Corinthians 15:3-4
- Jesus ascended to Heaven and is coming back again - Acts 1:9-11
- To be devoted followers and make devoted followers of Jesus Christ - Matthew 28:19-20
- To Love the Lord with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our mind - Matthew 22:37
- To Love our neighbor as ourselves - Matthew 22:39
- Truth - We revere the Lord and His Word as the final authority on truth about everything. - John 14:6, John 17:17, Isaiah 40:8, 2nd Timothy 2:15
- People - We bring honor to God as we honor the worth of all people by seeing them as His workmanship and created in His image. - Genesis 1:27, Ephesians 2:10, John 3:16
- Compassion - We commit to meeting the needs of hurting people, as Christ would here and around the world. - Matthew 9:36, Colossians 3:12, 2nd Corinthians 1:3-4, Jude 22
- Unity - We recognize our differences, yet we are united as we seek to have the mind of Christ. - John 17:20-23, Ephesians 4:2-6
- Stewardship - We accept the challenge to discover and responsibly use all of our God-given time, talents, resources, and gifts. - Luke 19:11, Matthew 25:14-30
- Excellence - We strive to offer our best to the glory of god in all the we do. - 2nd Peter 1:3, Colossians 3:23, 2nd Corinthians 8:7
- To be a true community of believers reaching out to the lost and hurting people of Gallia County - Luke 14:23
- To provide a refuge where the loving acceptance of Christ is found.
- To Provide opportunity for all to receive the welcome afforded by grace
- To be an evangelistic arm to the lost and to be a spiritual hospital for the hurting.
- To be a place where the Bible is taught in fresh and relevant ways and where Biblical living is modeled
- To joyfully worship with our hearts and lives as a sacrifice to God and share His blessings here and around the world - Romans 12:1
Our Elders
Our elders are hard-working and dedicated to our church family. These men along with their families use their gifts to be a blessing to the church and strive to live an example of godly living. They spend a lot of their time in preparing sermons, counselling church members, leading events, and much more. God has certainly blessed Elizabeth Chapel Church with these dedicated men and their families. To learn more, click an elder's picture
Our Deacons
Our deacons and their wives help serve the church. They are actively supporting the church body, teaching Bible Studies, and handling any issues that may arise in the church. Not to be confused with our trustees, who tend to the physical church building, our deacons tend to the needs of the church.
Where We Have Been (Our History)
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Elizabeth Chapel Church originally was located on the hill below the village of Thivener; an old settlement built around a mill, which was established early in the 19th century by Nicholas Thevinen, one of the French 500.
The Church was organized about 1868 by the Bible Christian denomination and named after the daughter of Hugh Plymale, Sr., Elizabeth Plymale Berridge, wife of Cornelius Berridge. The first sanctuary was built on land given by Hugh Plymale, Sr. and dedicated on October 26, 1870. That first church building burned on a Sunday morning in 1900. The church building was rebuilt and completed in 1904. The first ministers of the new church were Hiram Grover, John Porter, and Samuel Lewis. The church body grew and flourished so that many additions and add-ons were constructed to hold the growing congregation. |
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In 1959, Pastor Alfred Holley was hired to be the senior pastor of Elizabeth Chapel Church. Alfred preached as head pastor for 5 years and then took two years off. He was rehired in 1966 and served as the senior pastor until 2007. He is still on staff at the church as an associate pastor.
Randy Carnes was elected as senior pastor in 2007, with Mark Beaver and Alfred Holley as associates. All our pastors have taught us to set high goals and expect great things from God. As we outgrew the building and had no more room left to expand our facility, the decision was made to move to Gallipolis in 2010, into the former First Baptist Church building. The new location has opened the door for us to start countless new ministries, to impact people in the city and the blessing of acquiring the gymnasium on the property opened a much wider window of opportunity, and we pray the Lord continues to bless. In 2014 Elizabeth Chapel Church voted to restructure its leadership and become an elder-led church. Our elders tend to the spiritual needs of the church, deacons tend to the needs of the church body, and our trustees tend to the physical church building where we gather. |