KBC

"Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell."

[Psalm 43:3]

DREAM Statement

Kensington Baptist Church is a steadfast, mission-driven, gospel-based, worshiping church family.

We strive to see and meet needs within the church family and in our local community.

As a ministry firmly grounded in the good news of Jesus Christ,

we will be a spiritual family in a growing Christian faith tradition,

a place to develop and grow lasting friendships.

Open & inclusive, all are welcomed to attend, join and serve,

continuing our tradition of serving out the Christian faith in the community.

VISION STATEMENT

Kensington Baptist Church is called to be a lighthouse that brings hope and purpose to the lives of people in our communities by sharing and modeling the good news of Jesus Christ.

Who We Are

What We Value

Foundational Values

Christ-centered (Jesus, through whom we receive our salvation guides us.)
Biblical (We place high priority on the teachings of scripture for all matters of faith and practice).
Encouraging (We believe in helping people to fulfill their God given potential).
Caring (We are called to care for one another).
Committed (We are dedicated to growing as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Loving (We demonstrate the love of Christ toward one another).

Ministry Values

Accepting (All are welcome. We are a diverse set of people made one in Christ).
People-focused (People come first. We are called to meet the needs of people in Christ's name).
Empowering (We are enable everyone to grow in their faith so they can live out their faith in meaningful ways).
Evangelistic (We are called to share the Good News of the Gospel message throughout the world starting in our own backyard).
Enthusiastic (We are to live out our faith joyfully).

Connections

Sharing Our Faith

As a result of its missionary spirit, KBC has participated in the sponsorship and beginnings of eight other churches: Georgia Avenue Baptist Church, Ashton Baptist Church, Colesville Baptist Church, Calverton Baptist Church, Baptist work in Columbia, Veirs Mill Baptist Church, Oasis Christian Center and Rock of Salvation Church.

Kensington Baptist Church has sent three missionaries to other lands, including Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Japan, Germany, and Korea.

Partnering With Others

We partner with a Hispanic congregation (Iglesia La Voz de Cristo al Mundo) and an Ethiopian congregation (Kingdom Life Empowerment Church). We continue to look for ways that we can partner and serve together to advance the cause of Jesus Christ.

Other ongoing partnerships include Listen Local Concert Series, Trinity Chamber Orchestra, and the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Foundation, and the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP). We are grateful to be able to serve our world and community in so many different ways.

Over the years this church has been a Bible believing, evangelistic, missionary, cooperating Baptist church with special love and care for members who have needed help both spiritually and physically. The church is an active member of the Baptist Convention of the District of Columbia and the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

This church has been "moderate" in its views, remaining faithful to the historic Baptist principles of the authority of the Bible, salvation by grace through faith, the autonomy of the local church under the Lordship of Christ, religious liberty and separation of church and state, the priesthood of all believers, and cooperation with others who wish to work together to carry out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.

We celebrate our diversity and wide range of backgrounds that make up our fellowship. We believe Jesus nurtured people to discover God in their lives and that he was a model of servanthood and standing up for people in need. As a result, we try to follow Christ's extravagant example of love, service and acceptance of all.