Highland Baptist Church sits on East Highland Road in Parkesburg, a small community in Chester County, Pennsylvania. From that single location the church runs a steady rhythm of Sunday worship, midweek Bible studies, and ministry for every age from nursery through senior adults. Pastor Nate Myers leads the congregation with a steady diet of expository preaching through the Gospel of Mark, and the life of the church revolves around the teaching of Scripture, prayer, and the maturing of disciples.
Sunday Morning at Highland
The Lord's Day at Highland Baptist opens at 9:30 AM with Sunday School for every age group, followed by Morning Worship at 10:45 AM. A short prelude typically begins at 10:35 AM, with the service itself running from the call to worship through a closing prayer and announcements. A weekly Prayer Time gathers at 4:00 PM, and on the first Sunday of each month, the youth group meets from 5:00 to 7:00 PM.
The Morning Worship service follows a familiar Baptist shape. The order of service printed in the bulletin includes a call to worship drawn from the Psalms, three hymns (drawn from the Grace and Majesty hymnals), a Scripture reading, pastoral prayer and offering, the sermon, a closing hymn, and a final prayer. Children from age three through second grade are dismissed partway through the service for Junior Church, and nursery care is available for children under three. The music is congregational and hymn-based, and the preaching is expository, working straight through a book of the Bible verse by verse.
Plan Your Visit
Highland Baptist makes a point of welcoming first-time visitors, whether someone has just moved into the area, is exploring Christianity, or has never been to church before. There is no need to register ahead of time. The parking lot is right beside the church building on Highland Road, with handicap spaces near the main entrance and a handicap-friendly interior.
Dress runs the full range from casual to traditional Sunday attire, and the congregation reflects many different backgrounds, ethnicities, and languages. Greeters meet visitors at the door and are ready to point the way to the sanctuary, the nursery, children's classrooms, restrooms, and the fellowship area. After the service many people linger to talk, and pastors and leaders are available for prayer or questions about the Christian faith.
For families, the church staffs an Infant Nursery for children from birth to eighteen months with background-checked workers. Children and teens have Sunday School classes for every age, the Truth Trackers midweek club through the school year, and monthly youth gatherings. The leadership describes Highland as a multigenerational congregation with newborns, teens, parents, and grandparents worshiping together.
What Highland Believes
Highland Baptist identifies itself as an Independent Baptist church that holds the Bible to be the supreme and final authority in all matters of faith and practice. Its doctrinal statement is detailed and traditional, taking a verbal-plenary view of Scripture (the very words of the Old and New Testaments are God-breathed and without error in the original manuscripts), affirming one God eternally existing in three persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - and confessing the full deity and true humanity of the Lord Jesus Christ, conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, crucified, physically raised, and now ascended as the believer's High Priest and Intercessor.
The church teaches that salvation is a gift of grace received through personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and that it is not earned by any good works. It holds to believer's baptism by single immersion and observes the Lord's Supper as a memorial for believers walking in obedience. Marriage is defined as a covenant between one man and one woman, with sexual intimacy reserved for marriage. The church also holds to a personal, pre-tribulational return of Christ for the Church, followed by His visible, pre-millennial reign on the earth from the throne of David.
Highland's values fall into two groups. The actual values the church already practices include biblical faithfulness, prayer, a family-focused atmosphere, generous giving, and a commitment to global missions. The aspirational values it is pursuing include evangelism, discipleship, authentic worship, believers discovering and using their spiritual gifts in service, and the kind of community where life change happens in relationship.
Truth Trackers and the Children's Ministry
Children are a visible part of Highland Baptist's ministry. Beyond the Infant Nursery (birth through eighteen months) and the age-graded Sunday School classes, the church runs Truth Trackers, a Wednesday evening children's club that meets from 6:30 to 8:00 PM during the school year, typically running from mid-September through May. The program emphasizes age-appropriate Bible teaching in a secure, caring environment and offers a separate registration through the church's Church Center site. Junior Church, held during the sermon portion of Morning Worship, gives children from age three through second grade a version of the service tailored to them.
Youth Ministry
The youth ministry aims to help teens and their families know God, love His Word, and walk in His ways during their formative years. The staff sees its work as a joyful supplement to the primary calling God gives parents to raise their children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
On Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM, the church provides a weekly time of Bible study, instruction, and application for junior and senior high students. Beyond the classroom, teens are encouraged to take active roles in the life of the church through nursery service, ushering, audio-visual work, and special music. On the first Sunday evening of each month, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, both junior and senior high students gather for a night built around a group game, prayer for one another, and teaching that applies the gospel to real life. The ministry is rounded out by occasional activities, summer and winter camps, and small groups led by the youth staff. The driving aim is to lead young men and women into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and to disciple them to follow Him wholeheartedly.
Men's Ministry
Men's Ministry at Highland Baptist is built around two regular touchpoints. A weekly Prayer Time meets on Wednesdays at 6:00 AM, giving men a chance to start the morning with brothers who seek the Lord, share openly, pray, and focus spiritually before the day begins. A monthly Men's Discipleship Group gathers on the first Saturday of each month at 7:00 AM. That gathering goes a step further, opening God's Word, discussing real-life challenges, and pushing one another toward Christlike maturity in their homes, church, and community.
Women's Ministry
The women's ministry centers on weekly Bible studies, prayer, and fellowship, with a stated goal that as the women of Highland grow in wisdom, knowledge, and love, they would also grow in unity with one another. The regular Women's Bible Study meets on Thursdays at 10:00 AM, and the ministry points women to a few of the classic works in the church's library, including Jeremiah Burroughs's Puritan classic The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, to shape their study together.
Walking Through the Gospel of Mark
The preaching calendar at Highland Baptist currently follows a verse-by-verse exposition of the Gospel of Mark. The recent run of sermons begins with the spring of 2026 and runs through Mark 10-13, with Pastor Myers preaching each Sunday. Sermon titles from the series include Kids in the Kingdom on Mark 10:13-16, The Ruined Rich Man on Mark 10:17-22, Christ's Perspective on Possessions on Mark 10:23-31, Onward and Upward on Mark 10:22-34, Greatness in God's Eyes on Mark 10:35-45, Jesus is King on Mark 11:1-11, and A Cry for Help on Mark 10:46-52. The summer and early fall brought messages such as The King's Assessment of Our Worship on Mark 11:12-25, The Authority of the King on Mark 11:27-12:12, Foiled Fakers on Mark 12:13-17, The Ignorance of the Arrogant on Mark 12:18-27, Final Lessons at the Temple on Mark 12:35-44, Preparing for the End on Mark 13:1-13, Prophesying about the End on Mark 13:14-27, and Persevering to the End on Mark 13:28-37. Each sermon can be watched on the church's livestream page, and earlier messages from the same series remain available in the archive.
Livestream, Bulletins, and Online Resources
Every Sunday morning around 10:45 AM the Morning Worship service is livestreamed on the church's livestream page, where recent services are archived for on-demand viewing. A typical service runs roughly sixty to ninety minutes. The church also publishes a weekly bulletin, available both as a downloadable PDF and on the bulletins page; the bulletins include the order of worship, the Scripture readings with page numbers from the pew Bible, the sermon text, and announcements. Past bulletins from recent weeks are kept on file.
Highland Baptist also maintains a small library of recommended books for those who want to dig deeper. The list includes Burroughs's The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment, Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, and R. C. Sproul's expositional commentary on Romans. Giving is handled online through the church's Church Center giving page.
Leadership
The pastoral team is led by Senior Pastor Nate Myers. He is assisted in the spiritual care of the congregation by two lay elders, Phil Le and Bruce Rettig. Four deacons - O. J. Skiles, Dick Hostetter, Brian Hostetter, and Alan Poley - serve the church in practical ministry. Natalie Cox serves as Ministry Coordinator, helping to keep the congregation's many programs running week to week. The church's office is reached at (610) 857-1670 or by email at info@highland-bc.org, and Pastor Myers can be reached directly at pastornate@highland-bc.org.
A Congregation on One Street
From a single campus at 1 East Highland Road, Highland Baptist Church runs a full slate of ministries around one simple calling: to glorify Jesus Christ by making disciples who reflect His glory through personal holiness, love for others, and worshipful praise. The doors open every Sunday morning at 9:30 AM for Sunday School and 10:45 AM for worship, with prayer at 4:00 PM and a youth gathering on the first Sunday evening of each month. Midweek, the men gather at 6:00 AM on Wednesdays, Truth Trackers fills the church with children from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, and the women meet on Thursday mornings at 10:00 AM. Whether someone is moving to Parkesburg and looking for a Bible-believing church, has never been to church before, or is returning after time away, Highland Baptist invites them to come as they are and join in worshiping the crucified and resurrected Savior together.