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We are happy to announce that we have a new Pastor.  His name is Johnny Roberts and his wife Jane are a welcome addition to our church staff.    Please come to the church and be filled with love and joy. 

Welcome to Hill Baptist Church located in the Dona Ana community of Las Cruces, New Mexico. We feel that we are one of the most exciting churches anywhere. We are a small growing church with new people coming every week. The reason they give for coming is almost always the same: they feel at home here.

What is it about a country church like HBC that makes people feel that way?

For some it's the preaching. The sermons at HBC are always Biblical and relevant. We spend our time together looking into God's Word and exploring how it applies to our lives. AT HBC we are not about theory or ivory towers, but how to actually live out our faith. For others, it's openess. AT HBC it doesn't matter what you look like or where you have been-you will be treated like you belong. Divorced or married, black or white, Harley or horse, boots or suits-it doesn't matter,  (boots and hats are optional) you will be welcome here. Not only that, but you will FEEL welcome here. That the reason a lot of folks call us the church of second chances.

And lastly, many people feel at home here because of our music. While many churches are deeply divided over what kind of music they will use, HBC has boldly decided to use both kinds: country and gospel. While we insist that all of our music glorify God and speak of our Savior Jesus Christ, we also insist that it be presented in a style that regular working folks can appreciate.

The result of all of this is that the vast majority of people who visit our church wind up staying. Come on down and check us out. We are betting that you will feel right at home.  ..

Life’s Tapestry

As I sat at the feet of my grandmother watching her work on a piece of embroidery I would marvel at what I was seeing. I was seeing all the knots and the threads that crossed over each other and what she was working on looked like a mess to me. It wasn’t until I saw her finished work on the top side that I knew the beauty she saw as she worked on the piece.

Our life is like this piece of tapestry. This side of heaven all we see is the underside of our life. We see the knots of mistakes, the wandering threads of our going our own way and going against the best that God had planned for us. We wonder if our life will ever become anything of beauty that we can thank God for. But as we work on our tapestry, God is carefully watching and knows what the finish product will be. We struggle each day to try to do the right thing, but often we fail. We pray and sometimes it seems like our prayers don’t even hit the ceiling, much less make it all the way to the throne room of God.. We say and do things that hurt others and have to ask forgiveness from them and from God . We look at the rest of the world and wonder how others can get away with sin, and yet we feel so guilty and sometimes cry ourselves to sleep. We go to church and ask God to help us and ask Him to help us be patient with others. God is constantly watching our life and knows each thread we put in the tapestry. He is guiding our life even when we don’t know He is there.

When we get to Heaven we will see what God was seeing in all our wandering ways. He saw the colors He has chosen, the mistakes we have made, the wanderings we have done and He was putting things in just the right order. Could it be when we get to Heaven our tapestry will be the most beautiful thing we have ever seen? We will, if we will continue to put our life in His hands and let Him direct our ways. I want my tapestry to become a masterpiece. How about you?

-Patricia Lawrence