Central Baptist Church in Ghent

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• Name:Central Baptist Church in Ghent
• Website URL:https://www.cbcnorfolk.org
• Summary:Founded in 1885, Central Baptist Church meets in a landmark Gothic-style building at 701 W. Olney Road in Ghent, directly across from Eastern Virginia Medical School and the Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters. The church runs a Monday Soup Kitchen (Mondays 9:30–11:30 AM) that serves hot soup and bread to 60–100 people weekly, and its Caring Center on the third floor operates year‑round and has welcomed over 10,000 guests. Visitors can join a weekly Church Family Dinner (Wednesdays), attend Closer Life Wednesdays adult discipleship at 6:30 PM with focused prayer, or bring children to Mission Friends and youth programs (Sunday School for grades 6–12 and midweek youth). Worship is available in person and livestreamed on Facebook (Sundays at 11:00 AM EST), with an audio sermon player and active Facebook and Instagram pages; the church office is open Monday–Thursday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, donations are handled via CloverGive, and Dr. Tinney V. Parrish (M.Div., D.Min.) has served as pastor since 2009. The congregation also supports international missionaries through the Cooperative Program and maintains ties with a broad network of cooperating churches.
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