1544 West Queen Street
Hampton, Virginia
(757)838-2758
Rev. Hopkins earned his B.A. Degree in Sociology from Christopher Newport College of the College
of William and Mary in Newport News, Virginia (1972), his Master of Divinity Degree from
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, North Carolina (1987) and his Ph.D.
in Religious Studies from International Seminary in Plymouth, Florida (2001).
"I believe that prayer (personal communication with God) is the most important event we can be involved in. There are many around us who need prayer. When you do pray, please don't forget to ask the Lord to give you the strength to tell Satan to get behind you. And, during those times when you feel defeated, remember the words to this song; "I keep falling in love with Him (the Lord, not Satan), over and over, and over and over again!"
Many things are beginning to happen at PCBC. Let's keep the momentum going. Pray for the mission trip. Pray for VBS (coming soon). Pray for the music program. Pray for the committees. Pray for future goals. Pray for the ministry of Christ in our personal lives and at PCBC!
Move forward for the Lord, and keep falling in love with Him over and over again!
Thank you for the privilege to serve as your Pastor."
Pastor Paul Lewis is a vital part of our ministries at Pine Chapel and has been since 1988.
In June 2006, Penny Jones accepted the call to become the Youth Director at Pine Chapel.
Sarah Hicks started her secretarial ministry at PCBC in November 2003.
Allen Hopkins - Pastor
He was licensed to preach by Union Baptist Church in Chincoteague, Va. in 1985 and
ordained at Union Baptist Church in 1987.
He most recently was the pastor of Carrow Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Pastor Hopkins and his wife Faye live in Newport News, Virginia and have
two grown children.
His stated ministry objective is that he is called as a servant of God to preach and
teach the Gospel of Jesus to both Christians and non-Christians, and to help the Church
of Christ realize its full potential and responsibility for perpetuating this Gospel
through lifestyle evangelism.
Paul Lewis -
Associate Pastor of Music and Worship
He and his wife Merry have two grown children (Chris and Amanda) and three grandchildren.
Born in Brevard, North Carolina he grew up in Greenville, South Carolina and is a graduate of Parker High School and Furman University in Greenville.
He has Masters Degrees in both Church Music and Religious Education from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pastor Paul has served several churches in various staff positions and was ordained into the Gospel Ministry at North Riverside Baptist Church in Newport News, Virginia.
He is also employed as Support Specialist at West Corporation in Hampton, Virginia.
Penny Jones - Youth Director
She has twenty years of experience keeping today's teens interested and active in church and the community.
God has gifted her with a youthful heart and mind for making the teachings of the Bible relevant to what today's teens are exposed to every day.
Penny brings to the church her love of JESUS, her enthusiasm for serving and ministering to the youth, and her dedication in serving Christ.
Penny and her husband Rusty have three children; Erin, Adam and Anna.
Sarah Hicks - Church Secretary
She loves serving the Lord, the members of Pine Chapel, and assisting the pastors and volunteers
in their calling to minister to God’s people.
Her lifestyle verse is Psalm 51:10, “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.”
Pastor Frank was born in Copperhill, Tennessee and spent most of his youth and adult years in Kannapolis, North Carolina. At the age of 19, he gave his life to Christ while attending Mount Zion Free Will Baptist Church. Their Pastor asked Frank to begin a youth ministry there, and hedeveloped the programs. One night when a speaker failed to show up, Frank had to preach, and led an 11-year-old girl to the Lord. This fueled his desire to serve the Lord through preaching, and he began preaching whenever and wherever he was asked.At age 24, Frank was licensed and ordained into the ministry by Mount Zion.
Frank moved to the Peninsula while working for Woolworth, and that is where he met Marie. Frank says that Marie is his best friend, his companion in life, and the rock that he leans on.Any success that Frank has had in his ministry over the years has been a team effort along with Marie and the Lord.Frank and Marie have two children, Greg and Theresa, as well as five grandchildren.
A number of churches in the Peninsula area have had the privilege of Frank's leadership. He founded Fordham Baptist Church and was its Pastor for ten years. He also served as the Associate Pastor and Pastor of Youth and Children's Ministries at Phoebus Baptist Church. He also served for five years as the Pastor of Buckroe Baptist Church,
as well as Bethany Baptist Church in Newport News for ten years. Pastor Frank has worked diligently in these churches to help them become stronger houses of worship.
Pastor Frank has also presided over hundreds of funerals and performed numerous wedding ceremonies, each time either offering a glimmer of hope to those mourning the loss of a loved one, or encouraging a newly married couple to put Christ first in their lives.
From time to time churches will experience difficult circumstances. It takes a spiritual leader with a loving heart to help them through it. The Lord saw fit to put these two qualities in Pastor Frank. He served as Interim Pastor at Hall Road Baptist for eighteen months. On three different occasions, he served as the Interim Pastor at Riverdale Baptist Church, and also at Buckroe Baptist Church twice.
On two occasions in recent years, the Lord led Pastor Frank and Marie here to help us heal in our time of need.
The Pine Chapel family will always be grateful for their leadership, words of encouragement, prayers and love. We all owe them a debt of gratitude for being there for us when we needed loving leaders to help us through our difficult times.
We are proud to have Pastor Frank and Marie as part of the Pine Chapel family, and prayerfully look forward to what God will do through them in the future.
Pastor Frank was honored as Pastor Emeritus at Pine Chapel Baptist Church on June 4, 2006. He has served as our Interim Pastor on two separate occasions.