Hebron Baptist Church
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Hebron Baptist Church is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention in the city of Dacula, Georgia.
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[edit] Auditorium
The church has recently finished the construction of a nearly 4,000 seat auditorium, which opened on Sunday, March 19, 2006 after 24 hours of prayer for each individual seat in the building by church members. On the opening Sunday, after two services of worship, nearly 7,000 members and guests attended.
[edit] Middle School
The Hebron Baptist Church has a very popular Middle School Ministry. Many of the local students walk from Dacula Middle School to the Subway and/or Burger King restaurants to eat, then to the Ministry, known as 316 which is named after both the verse in the bible, John 3:16, and the highway located near Hebron, SR-316.
[edit] History
Hebron began as a small town church in 1842. At the time, the congregation was no larger than a few families, as were most country churches. Hebron was rebuilt in the 1970's to accommodate the somewhat larger town. The church had several pastors until June of 1978 when Larry Wynn took up the post. Pastor Wynn has now been with Hebron for 28 years, and recently made the statement, "From Hebron to Heaven," in regards to his near resignation. Over time, the church has grown to a listed membership nearing 12,000.
The church has expanded from a small plot in the town of Dacula, Georgia to also have an adequately sized cemetery, three main parking lots, six baseball fields, two gymnasiums, and the purchase of a local Christian school to be renamed Hebron Christian Academy.
Recently, the church sponsored two little league baseball teams (13 and 14 yrs) that won two separate tournaments in the South, each with an 8-0 record. The teams were honored as "World Series" champions during service on August 6, 2006, although neither tournament was the recognized "Little League World Series."
