Halteman Village Baptist Church

Our church spotlight this quarter highlights Halteman Village Baptist Church, located at 4100 N. Oakwood Avenue in Muncie. Founded in 1960, the church has been a staple in northwest Muncie for almost 60 years. Weekly services include Sunday school at 9:30 am and Worship Service at 10:45 am. Their mission is to “Glorify God, share Christ’s hope and equip believers in our community and in our world.”

Pastor Nathan Watson and his wife Pam joined the congregation in 2016.

“We want Halteman Village to know that we, as a church, care about the community.” The church serves as the unofficial hub of the neighborhood, hosting the neighborhood association meetings, a TOPS weight loss group, a homeschool group and chapters of American Heritage Girls and Trail Life for boys. Pastor Watson shared that his vision is for the church to be a light to the community, reaching children and families with the gospel.

While Halteman may have a smaller congregation, they are endeavoring to leave a large footprint in the community. “Two of our annual outreach events are a ‘Halloween Tail Gate’ and an ‘Easter Egg Hunt’,” notes Pastor Watson. “We have hosted over 100 children and families with free food, entertainment and hospitality. We enjoy seeing our parking lot full of neighborhood families.”

Halteman Village Baptist Church is also home to two First Choice Volunteers, mother and son, Charmaine and Jon Nichols. Jon heads up our Information Technology team and Charmaine volunteers each week in our donation maintenance area. “Volunteering has been an eye-opener to me,” says Charmaine. “It’s an affirmation that God provides for children in His own way, through organizations like First Choice. I wouldn’t trade my volunteer days at First Choice for anything else.” Jon agrees, “I am truly grateful that my congregation has chosen to support First Choice for Women.  I can be confident that our financial contribution is being watched over with the utmost stewardship and the largest portion possible is going directly to care for women whether supporting them through the pregnancy, care afterward, or counseling those in need of Biblical sound advice during this tumultuous season of their lives. These attributes also cause me to want to contribute more than financially, so I give of another resource, my time. This is merely being obedient to the command we’ve been given to not look to our own interests but to the interests of others especially those in need.”

In regards to supporting First Choice, Pastor Watson concludes,  “You can’t put a price tag on the value and potential of the life of the unborn. It’s the choice between life and death.”

Thank you Pastor Watson and the congregation of Halteman Village Baptist Church for your support of First Choice for Women! For more information, about Halteman Village Baptist please visit www.hvbchurch.org.