Announcements
Mission Offerings support the Central Children's Home of North Carolina, Lott Carey Foundation, National Baptist Convention Foreign Missions, and Shaw University Divinity School
Please tune in this Sunday, July 25th at 11 am for our Virtual Men's Day Program. Min. Al Leaston of Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church will be the guest speaker
Introduction of the Guest Speaker

Minister John Alexander Leaston, known as Alex to his family and friends, is a second-generation
preacher, son of the Reverend John Arthur Leaston and Doris Leaston. He currently serves on the
ministerial staff at Watts Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC, under the leadership of the
Reverend Dr. Harry L. White. Prior to Watts Chapel, he served as an associate minister at Oberlin Baptist
Church.
Minster Leaston attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C., where he received the
Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications with a concentration in Public Speaking. Minister
Leaston holds a Master of Science degree in Information Systems from Strayer University in Washington
D.C. and graduated magna cum laude. He earned a certificate of Theology and Ministry from Princeton
Theological Seminary and is currently pursuing a Master of Christian Studies and a Doctorate of Christian
Education from the Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Minister Leaston is the director of the network management program at Wake Tech Community College,
where he supervises over 400 degree-seeking students and several full-time and adjunct faculty
members. He also lectures as an adjunct assistant professor at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh,
N.C., in The School of Business, Management & Technology. In addition, he is the author of the book,
Network and Security Fundamentals, which was recently adopted as the textbook for several
undergraduate courses.
Minister Leaston remains active in the community. He serves on the NAACP's religious affairs committee
and sits on the board of trustees at Christ College. He also serves as the social justice ambassador for
the National Society of Black Engineers, RTP chapter. Furthermore, Minister Leaston is a proud member
of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
He draws his greatest inspiration from his family, including his wife Katrice Leaston and three sons
Jonte, Justin, and Julian.
July 21, 2021 
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Pastor Steve will  be the guest speaker on this Sunday, July 25th,  for Grace Missionary Baptist Church of Kittrell, NC's Young People Celebration. The service will be held virtually. The service will be shared to our Facebook page and website AFTER our Virtual Men's Day Service.

July 19, 2021

The Sunday School lesson for July 25th, 2021 is posted under the Sunday School and Bible Study menu of the website. The lesson is from Romans 5:1-11. 

July, 18, 2021

Reminder: Our Food Drive ends on 07/18/21.

Relay For Life will continue until o7/23/21. There is still time to join the team and/or make a donation.  Please click the link below

https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=relay_donate_now

Beginning on the 1st Sunday in August, we will begin having service in person each Sunday except for 5th Sunday. Sunday School and Bible Study will remain virtual. All of our COVID19 Guidelines will remain in place

Bro.  Jovon Smith will be singing in August on 1st,  3rd, and 4th Sunday. Min. Ebony Thomas will be singing during worship service on the 2nd Sunday in August. 

Minister Carolyn Alston will be speaking on the 4th Sunday in August

July 10, 2021
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Reminder that July 11th, 2nd Sunday, Worship Service is virtual ONLY.  We  will be back in person on the 3rd Sunday, July 18th

Our Food Drive will continue this month. If you have not participated but would like to, please bring your items and place in the foyer by the 3rd Sunday, July 18th. Sis. Newell will pick up the food for distribution following the 3rd Sunday Worship Service. 

Relay For Life will be on July 23rd. There is still time to join our team and donate to this wonderful cause that has affected all of us in some form or another.  Please click and the link below, search our church name, and you can donate to this cause through our team!  Thank you for your support and thank you Sis. Newell for leading this cause for our fellowship. 

https://secure.acsevents.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=relay_donate_now

Pastor Stephen will be the guest Revival speaker at Bunn Chapel (Rev. Nolan Davis - Pastor) in Bunn, NC on Wednesday, September 8th, at 7 pm. 

Pastor Stephen will be the guest Revival speaker at Ambassador For Christ Ministries (Rev. Jamaal Brodie - Pastor) in Louisburg, NC on October 6th, at 7pm. 

July 7, 2021

There will not be a written Sunday School lesson for July 11, 2021. The publisher has not updated the online curriculum. Our Sunday School books have been ordered from the publisher but have not arrived.
June 21, 2021

Revival will begin Wednesday June 23rd and continue through June 25th. Each service will be VIRTUAL/ONLINE ONLY. Rev. Vernis Wright of Merry Grove Missionary Baptist Church will be the guest speaker each night.
June 20, 2021

Our Food Drive will be held through the month of July. If you desire to participate, please bring canned and dry goods and place them in the foyer as you enter in-person service on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in July.
May 6, 2021

​Our next in person Worship Service will be our Women's Day on 4th Sunday, May 23rd. The colors for the ladies is pastel and white. The guest speaker is Min. Mary Baker of Wilson, NC.

Please contact the Pastor if you have a desire to use existing skills or learn new ones by helping edit and publish our church website and videos of Worship Service and Bible Study.

There are many ways to serve in the church fellowship. We are always in need of teachers of the Gospel. If you have a desire to teach Bible Study, do our written Sunday School lessons, or teach when our in person Sunday School classes resume, please contact the Pastor.

April 13, 2021

Please see the guidelines below for our in person worship service on April 18th at 11 am. We are doing our best to follow the guidelines recommended by the Center For Disease Control and the North Carolina Department of Human Health Services. Links to their guidance are below also. Please check here again as we get closer to April 18th to ensure there have not been any changes. If there are significant changes, messages will be sent out to known phone numbers and social media accounts as well.

Center For Disease Control: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/faith-based.html
North Carolina Department of Human Health Services: https://covid19.ncdhhs.gov/media/618/download

Worship Service
  • Order of Service
    • Invocation
    • Song
    • Scripture
    • Prayer
    • Song
    • Sermon - Will begin at approximately 11:15 am
    • Closing Prayer/Benediction
    • Offerings can dropped off as you exit the church (Trustees)
  • Rules For April 18th Worship Service
    • Enter through the door leading to the foyer on the same side as the large parking lot. Please see image below for clarity
    • Masks are MANDATORY
    • Only sit with those in your household
    • No handshaking
    • No hugging
    • Socially distanced seating (Please only sit with your own household)
    • Exit one pew at a time (1 vaccinated adult usher will assist)
    • Sanitize hands upon entry and exit
    • Due to CDC recommendations, no choirs initially. We will continue to monitor when choirs can safely return
    • Worship Service will be a MAXIMUM of 1 hr...There are numerous safety reasons this time constraint is in place.
    • No sitting in Mother's Corner or Deacon's Corner due to proximity to speakers
    • Traditional Altar Call will be suspended until safe. Prayer requests can be submitted before and after service
    • Moments With Youth is suspended due to the mixing of households in close space
    • Church will be deep cleaned during weeks we are not having in person service
    • We will continue to have a virtual option for those who are unable or prefer to worship virtually
Sunday School - Remain online for foreseeable future
Bible Study - Remain online for foreseeable future
Choirs - Due to CDC Recommendations, remain suspended until choirs can safely assemble and sing. This also prevents the need for choirs to gather to rehearse during the week.

March 29,2021

The Women's Day colors for this year are pastel and white. Thank you to Sister Fonda Holden for chairing the Women's Day Program which will be held the 4th Sunday in May.

Communion will be held at the end of the Virtual Resurrection Day Sunrise Service. On Saturday, April 3rd, from 10am - 12pm, some of the Deacons and Deaconesses will be passing out Communion Bags at the church. Please drive through and pick up your Communion sets for Resurrection Sunday Service.

​Holy Week services begin tonight! The services throughout this week can be viewed directly at the following locations. They will also air on the church website and church Facebook page.

Eastern Ministerial Alliance YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ_Z26GDrs_WVvfIeapt0AA
Eastern Ministerial Alliance Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Eastern-Ministerial-Alliance-102807971894026

March 28, 2021

The church calendar has been updated to reflect items through June of 2021. As we approach June, it will be determined if we will be able to return to in person conference meetings to be able to resume planning for the remainder of the year. Please click the link/button below to view the current calendar.
December 31, 2020

One of our sister churches, Merry Grove Missionary Baptist Church, is hosting a Virtual Watch Night Service tonight, 12/31/20, at 11:15 pm. The above flyer shows the ways to view the service. If possible, the service will be shared on our church Facebook page as well as here on the church website under the sermons. The flyer is posted above. (THE VIDEO DID NOT POST TO FACEBOOK LIVE, IT WAS ONLY ON ZOOM. SORRY FOR THE INCCONVENIENCE)

Special thank you to Sis. Sha'Kayla Ellis, Bro. Jovon Smith, Sis. Lashelle Burt, and Sis. Dasia Burt. Beginning this January 3, 20201 , they will begin helping moderate our Virtual Service Live Stream.

There will be NO SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON THIS WEEK FOR JANUARY 3RD, 2021. The publisher has not released the curriculum information for the first quarter of 2021.

An archive of the announcements previously posted to the church website can be found below. The archive contains information posted while we have been physically apart due to COVID-19. The announcements were removed from the website reduce clutter. This will be done periodically to ensure the site will be easy to navigate.

PMBC Website Announcement Archive
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2021 PMBC Bible Study Schedule
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December 25, 2020

Virtual Bible Study will resume on January 13, 2021 via Facebook Live and here on the church website. The file above this announcement is a link to the Bible Study Schedule with topics and scriptures throughout 2021. If any changes are needed, the congregation will be notified soon as possible for those who wish to study ahead. Also, members if you feel you have a calling to teach or simply would like to teach one of the classes on the schedule, please reach out Rev. Stephen Thomas for further discussion.

December 20, 2020

A special thank you to the community and to our church family for your support of the Food Drive, making it a huge success. Your contributions will be a blessing to someone in need during this Christmas season.
Thank you to Sis. Newell for faithfully organizing the drives throughout the year and for all the members who assist her. May God Bless and keep you all!

Rev. Stephen Thomas

We would like to welcome our newest member, Brother Edward Rogers, to our fellowship. We are grateful and thankful to have him as part of the Pilot Missionary Baptist Church family

COVID Related Announcements

PMBC Executive Board Meeting Notes (COVID Operating Related Information)
June 15, 2020
7:00 PM

Purpose of the meeting was to outline a re-opening plan for the church. Re-opening is not imminent but this meeting is to establish a plan for us moving forward.

Sunday School & Bible Study
Sunday School and Bible Study will remain online for the foreseeable future to limit repeated exposure and the use of the bathrooms and other common areas.

Worship Service
We will have three songs, an offering, sermon, prayer, and benediction. Services will be approximately 45 minutes and no more than an hour. We will have an entrance door and an exit door. Initially, services will occur every other Sunday in person.
Choirs - Choirs are small enough to social distance
Sermons - They will be short and to the point
Ushers - An usher will be available to assist as needed
Sanitation Stations - Four touchless stations have been ordered by Trustee Ray Thomas
Seating - Every other pew will be roped off. Markings will be in place to ensure families are six feet apart
Masks - Masks will be mandatory

Church Membership
During the pandemic we will provide a letter of membership to any new members. Trustee & Church Clerk Cheryl Cooke will provide the letters to any new members. We will plan to do the Right Hand of Fellowship and Baptisms when we can safely do so.

Funerals
We will keep our building doors closed for all funerals until the church building has reopened for Sunday services.. We will accommodate graveside services as much as possible.

Conference Meetings
After we re-open the church building, conference meetings will occur in the sanctuary only when needed instead of our quarterly schedule.

Communion Service
Will remain suspended until we can obtain the pre-filled communion cups. Once obtained, cups will be placed on a table at the front for the congregation to walk around and pick them up. We will not pass the communion trays to prevent germs.

Scheduled Weekday Events - ALL IN PERSON EVENTS CANCELLED DUE TO COVID19
  • Bible Study will be held the Wednesday before the 1st and 3rd Sunday each month at 7 pm. Currently, Bible Study is being held virtually on Facebook Live and on the church website under the Sunday School & Bible Study Section.
​PMBC Choir Rehearsals​
  • Youth Choir rehearsal will be held the Saturday before 1st Sunday of each month at noon (Currently suspended due to COVID 19)
  • Young Adult Choir rehearsal will be held on the Saturday before the third Sunday each month at noon (Currently suspended due to COVID 19)
  • The Senior Choir rehearsal will be held on the Thursday before the 4th Sunday of each month at 7 pm (Currently suspended due to COVID 19)
Sick And Shut In
Rev. Horace Mason Jr.
Sister Wanda Miles
Sister Deborah Ford
Brother Joseph Thomas
Brother Greg Thomas
Sister Fonda Holden
​Brother Patrick Thomas
Associates Preaching Schedule
August 22, 2020 - Min. Carolyn Alston
PMBC Away From Home Schedule
September 8, 2021 - Bunn Chapel Revival - 7 pm - Pastor Steve Thomas
October 6, 2021 - Ambassador For Christ Revival - Pastor Steve Thomas