Scripture

We believe that the Bible, the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, was spoken by God through human authors and is without error in the original manuscripts. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, and is the supreme authority in all matters on which it speaks.

(2 Timothy 3:16; Hebrews 1:1-2; 2 Peter 1:20-21)

God

We believe that there is one, and only one, living and true God: an infinite, intelligent Spirit, the Creator and Ruler of heaven and earth. He is inexpressibly glorious in holiness, and worthy of all honor, confidence, and love. He eternally exists in three persons, who are equal in every divine perfection, and who execute distinct but harmonious roles in the work of creation, providence and redemption.

(Psalm 90:1-2; Matthew 28:19)

God the Father

We believe in God the Father, an infinite, personal spirit, perfect in holiness, wisdom, power and love. He infallibly determines all that comes to pass and concerns Himself mercifully in the affairs of mankind. He hears and answers prayer and saves from sin and death all who come to Him through Jesus Christ.

(1 Peter 1:3; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:12-14)

God the Son

We believe in Jesus Christ, God’s one and only Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of a virgin, thus fully God and fully man. We believe in His sinless life; substitutionary and atoning death; bodily resurrection; ascension into heaven; perpetual intercession for His people; and future, personal, visible return to earth.

(John 1:1; Colossians 1:15-20; 1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

God the Holy Spirit

We believe in the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. He convicts the world of its sin, of God’s righteousness, and of the coming judgment. He regenerates, sanctifies, and empowers all who believe in Jesus Christ. We believe that the Holy Spirit indwells, helps, teaches, and guides every believer.

(John 15:26; 16:8,13-14; Galatians 5:22-26; Titus 3:5)

Humanity

We believe humanity is the special creation of God, made in His image, the crowning work of His creation. In the beginning, mankind was innocent of sin and was endowed by his Creator with freedom of choice. Adam sinned against God and brought sin into the human race, causing all people to be born with a sinful nature (or disposition). Only the grace of God can bring people into fellowship with Him and enable them to fulfill the purpose of God.

(Genesis 1:26-27; Romans 5:12; 2 Corinthians 5:17)

Salvation

We believe the Gospel: that salvation is wholly of God by grace, on the basis of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and not on the basis of human merit or works. Forgiveness and eternal life with God are granted to those who by grace turn from their sin and place their faith in Christ alone for salvation. However, eternal, conscious punishment and separation from God in the lake of fire are reserved for those who do not believe and instead reject the Gospel of Christ.

(Ephesians 2:8-9; John 3:36; Revelation 20:10-15)

Christian Living

We believe that a Christian should live for the glory of God and to serve others. Christians should aspire to be like Christ and to advance His kingdom through the faithful stewardship of their time, abilities, and possessions.

(1 Corinthians 10:31; Romans 12:1-3; Hebrews 12:1-2; John 14:15, 23-24; I John 2:3-6; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9; 1 Corinthians 4:2; Colossians 1:9-10)

Marriage / Sexuality

We believe that the term “marriage” has only one, legitimate meaning, and that is marriage sanctioned by God, which joins one man and one woman in a single, covenantal union, as delineated by Scripture. Marriage ceremonies performed in any facility owned, leased or rented by this church will be only those ceremonies sanctioned by God, joining one man with one woman as their genders were determined at birth. Whenever there is a conflict between the church’s position and any new legal standard for marriage, the church’s statement of faith, doctrines and biblical positions will govern.

We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of marriage as defined above. We believe that any other type of sexual activity, identity or expression that lies outside of this definition of marriage, including those that are becoming more accepted in the culture and the courts, are contradictory to God’s natural design and purpose for sexual activity.

(Genesis 2:24; Ephesians 5:22-23; Mark 10:6-9; I Corinthians 7:1-9; Genesis 19:5; Leviticus 18:1-30; Romans 1: 26-29; 1 Corinthians 5:1; 6:9-10; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; Hebrews 13:4)

Family Relationships

We believe that men and women are spiritually equal in position before God but that God has ordained distinct and separate spiritual functions for men and women in the home and the church. The husband is to be the leader of the home, and men are to be the leaders (pastors and elders) of the church.

We believe that God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. The husband is to love his wife as Christ loves the church. The wife is to submit herself to the Scriptural leadership of her husband as the church submits to the headship of Christ. Children are a wonderful gift and heritage from the Lord. Parents are responsible for teaching their children spiritual and moral values through consistent lifestyle example and appropriate training and discipline.

(Galatians 3:28; Colossians 3:18; 1 Timothy 2:8-15; 3:4-5, 12; Genesis 1:26-28; Exodus 20:12; Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Psalms 127:3-5; Proverbs 19:18; 22:15; 23:13-14; Mark. 10:6-12; 1 Corinthians 7:1-16; Ephesians 5:21-33; 6:1-4; Colossians 3:18-21; 1 Peter 3:1-7)

The Church

We believe in the universal church, a living spiritual body of which Christ is the head and all regenerated persons are members. We believe in the local church, consisting of a community of believers in Jesus Christ, who have been baptized as an expression of their faith, and are united for worship, work, and fellowship. God has commissioned the local church with the essential tasks of proclaiming the Gospel to all peoples and developing fully devoted followers of Christ.

(Ephesians 4:11-16; Hebrews 10:23-25; Matthew 28:18-20)

The Ordinances

We believe that the scriptural ordinances of the local church are baptism and the Lord’s Supper; that baptism, by immersion, should be administered to believers only, as an identifying symbol of their belief in the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Baptism also symbolizes our death to sin and resurrection to a new walk in life. It is a prerequisite to local church membership. We believe that the Lord’s Supper is a commemoration of His death and should be preceded by salvation and solemn self-examination.

The Eternal State

We believe that God will raise the dead bodily and judge the world, assigning the unbeliever to condemnation and eternal conscious punishment and the believer to eternal blessedness and joy with the Lord in the new heaven and the new earth, to the praise of His glorious grace.

God, by His grace alone, has led me to repent of my sin and believe on Jesus Christ, trusting Him alone as my Lord and Savior. As one who has been baptized as a believer in Christ, I desire to unite with the Webster Bible Church family. Therefore, I enter into a covenantal relationship with the members of this church. In humble reliance on the Holy Spirit, I endeavor to do the following:

• To faithfully attend and participate in the regular worship services of the church.
  • Acts2:42; Hebrews 10:24-25
• To diligently guard the truth, upholding the standard of sound words recorded in Scripture.
  • 1 Timothy 3:15; 6:3-4, 20; 2 Timothy 1:13-14; 2:14-15, 24-26; 4:3-5; Jude 3
• To wholeheartedly support, love, and care for the church’s members and ministries, offering my prayers, my financial gifts, and my humble service.
  • Ephesians 1:15-20; 3:14-21; Philippians 1:3-6, 9-11; Colossians 1:3-12; 4:2-4; 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4; 5:17 1 Corinthians 16:2; 2 Corinthians 8:1-7; 9:6-7; 1 Timothy 5:17-18; 6:17-19 Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12-13; Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Peter 4:10-11
• To boldly witness for the Lord Jesus Christ, living a transformed life and sharing the gospel as God gives opportunity.
  • Matthew 4:19; 5:16; 28:18-20; Acts 1:8; 5:42; 1 Peter 3:15
• To actively pursue personal holiness before God in accordance with His Word and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
  • Romans 12:9; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Galatians 2:20; 5:16-26; Ephesians 5:1-21; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8; 1 Peter 1:15-16
• To diligently promote and guard the unity of the church, loving others as Christ has loved us, and being a peacemaker with all the body of Christ.
  • Matthew 5:9; John 13:34-35; Romans 12:18-21; 14:19; Ephesians 4:1-6, 29-32; Philippians 2:1-5, 14; Colossians 3:12-14;Hebrews 12:14
• To respectfully follow the leaders of this church, esteeming them in love and submitting to and supporting their leadership.
  • 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13; 1 Timothy 5:17-21; Hebrews 13:7, 17
• To humbly submit to the church’s discipline, graciously repenting when approached about personal sin, and lovingly restoring others who become entangled in sin.
  • Matthew 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 5:6-13; Galatians 6:1-6; 1 Thessalonians 5:14-15; 2 Thessalonians 3:5-6

If you have attended our Membership Matters seminar, and would like to pursue membership, please fill out these forms and email them to the Church Office at info@websterbible.org

New Member Application
Membership Covenant
Involvement Questionnaire

Brad Wade, Chairman

Brad was born on Holloman Air Force Base near Alomagordo, New Mexico. He spent most of his life in Ripley, New York and graduated from Ripley Central School in 1989. He then attended RIT studying Computer Science and graduated with a bachelor degree in 1994. He currently works as an IT manager at EPIC RPS (Retirement Planning Services). He and his wife Peggy have been married since 1998. The Lord has blessed them with two children – their son Ryan and their daughter Megan. Brad has been a member of Webster Bible Church since 2012 and has served in the children’s programs, as a deacon, and as a growth group leader. He loves spending time with family and friends, whether it’s yard games, cards, board games, household projects, sports, or studying the Word.

Bob Lelio, Vice Chairman

Robert (Bob) Lelio has been married to Lisa for 33 years. His son, Rob, lives locally (soon to be married to his fiancée, Haley) and his daughter, Lauren, lives in North Carolina. Bob retired in 2020 from The Caldwell Manufacturing Company, where he was their Chief Financial Officer. He has been a member of Webster Bible Church for 20 years, over which period he has served as Elder, Deacon, Sunday School/Truth Tracks leader, Journeymen leader and Treasurer. He enjoys spending time with his wife & children, friends, reading, woodworking, sporting clays and enjoying campfires.

Larry Roberts

Larry has been a member of Webster Bible Church for 29 years. He has served as an elder for 12 years, as well as serving on the deacons board, music ministry, in youth ministry, and with the Good News Jail & Prison Ministry.

Larry is married to his wife, Marilynn, and they have four children, Marla, Lauren, Stephen, and Samuel. He currently works for Xerox.

Dave Welker

David has been a member of Webster Bible Church for 49 years. He is the Head Coach of the Olympians program and teaches in both Truth Tracks and Kingdom Kids. His family includes four children, their spouses, and 14 grandchildren. He is a retired Webster Central School elementary teacher and currently works for the Rochester Red Wings.

Chad Cassano

Chad Cassano is a Rochester native, and he attended Eastridge high and Fingerlakes CC studying in the areas of theater arts and Communications. He met his wife Laurie in 97, got married in 2002 and has had been blessed with 5 children since.

Chad has served in a variety of areas of the church. Evangelism, music ministry, bible teaching and serving on the deacon board. Going on his 7th year at WBC, his desire is that people would be excited for God’s word and the mission.

Chad enjoys hanging out with his wife and kids, voice acting, singing, playing guitar and an occasional game of bocce. But his greatest passion (besides his family) is to dive down deep in the profound messages of the Bible and learn what the deeper truths of God’s word has to say to us. Chad has been influenced by book series like The Gospel According to Jesus written by John Macaurthur. His favorite Bible passages are Jeremiah 20:9, Luke 9:23, and 2 cor 5:17

Noble Armstrong

Noble Armstrong grew up in Chestertown, a small town in the Adirondacks, and moved to Webster in 1997 to start working at Spry Middle School as a technology teacher. He has been a member of Webster Bible Church since 2004, the year he married his wife Heather. Together they have 5 children, Allison, John, Daniel, Lindsey, and Molly.

Noble has been active at WBC over the years, working with the youth group, Gopher Buddies, as a Deacon, a member of the security team and a leader with the men’s group Journeymen. Outside of his church duties, Noble enjoys woodworking, hunting, trapping and spending time with his family.

Ben Rogers, Facilities and Grounds Manager
Email: ben@websterbible.org
Office phone: 585-872-5150, Extension 256

Sarah Wideman, Church Accountant
Email: sarah@websterbible.org
Office phone: 585-872-5150, Extension 253

Nancy Fordham, Executive Assistant
Email: nancy@websterbible.org
Office phone: 585-872-5150, Extension 223

Sunday: 8:00-9:00am
Monday: 8:30am-3:30pm
Tuesday: 8:30am-3:30pm
Wednesday: 8:30am-4:00pm & 5:00-6:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am-2:00pm
Friday: 8:30-11:30am

Phone: 585-872-5150
Email: info@websterbible.org

Deacons: deacons@websterbible.org
Deaconesses: deaconesses@websterbible.org
Kingdom Kids: kingdomkids@websterbible.org
Women’s Ministry: wow@websterbible.org

Truth Tracks are from 9:0 a.m. to 10:00 a.m every Sunday before the Worship Service. We meet to study God’s Word and related topics in a smaller, classroom style setting. Adults have the choice of a few different tracks to take, and children are divided up by age group. Many of our adult tracks are designed to allow for easy integration of new visitors, so you’ll be welcomed to attend anytime.
For the listing of current Truth Track classes and to sign up, click here
For questions about Truth Tracks, contact the church office at info@websterbible.org

Journeymen is a Men’s Group at Webster Bible Church. The men meet in the church foyer each Tuesday morning from 6:00AM to 7:00AM to study books that have solid Biblical application for Christian men. The second half of each session is reserved for the men to assemble in small groups for fellowship and prayer. All men are welcome to join us at any time.
For questions about Journeymen, contact Bob at boblelio@gmail.com

Women of the Word meets weekly for worship, prayer, small groups, and teaching. Meeting options include Tuesday evening, Saturday morning, or Sunday morning during Truth Tracks. All ladies are welcome to attend!

To watch previously recorded lessons, visit our Vimeo page here

If you want more info on Women of the Word, email us at wow@websterbible.org

College & Career is a fellowship group for young adults ages 18 to 30. They meet once or twice a month for lunch following the Sunday worship service and have several special events throughout the year. This group is great for building friendships among the young adults in our church!

Contact Pastor Mike with any questions: mike@websterbible.org

We have multiple Growth Groups to choose from that involve adults of all ages and backgrounds. Our groups meet primarily on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00pm, which is the same time that other Wednesday children/youth activities happen. There are a few groups that meet at different times if that time doesn’t work for you. Most of our groups are sermon based, where we go deeper into the scripture that was presented in the Worship Service. Time is spent in prayer, fellowship, and studying aspects of the 3E vision. To see the current list of groups and to join on, click here
For questions about Growth Groups, contact the church office at info@websterbible.org

Fellowship and Care
In all areas of ministry at WBC we desire to help each other understand and apply the counsel of God’s word to our everyday living. We desire to encourage one another, especially as we face the many trials and disappointments of life. We foster a culture of discipleship where members with redeemed hearts will naturally care for other members through word, prayer, and good deeds.

Confidential Counseling
Hope Biblical Counseling is a ministry of WBC particularly focused on providing confidential biblical counsel for individuals and families who are hurting and in conflict, and who desire counseling help. Refer to Hope Biblical Counseling Information Document to learn more about this ministry and the nature of biblical counsel. Feel free to call the church office (585-872-5150) should you have any general questions about the counseling ministry.

Requests for Counseling
For specific counseling help contact Pastor Matt at matt@websterbible.org In love and confidentiality he will work with you to determine your most appropriate form of counseling help; pastoral counseling, or an extended series of confidential biblical counsel from a qualified counselor.

When there is a perceived need for focused and confidential biblical counseling you will be required to complete and sign several counseling related forms. To obtain these forms, download the document, HBC: Counseling Forms Package. To begin the counseling process, please read this document fully, and complete a set for each person seeking counsel. Print them one-sided and fill them out by hand. Return the completed forms promptly so they may be reviewed by an assigned counselor, and sessions scheduled. You can email or hand deliver these confidential forms as instructed when you first requested counsel. TIP: Transmittal can occur by email as follows: scan the completed forms for each counselee into a PDF file and then attach to your email. If you take photos or scan with a smartphone, before sending, please ensure the photos will be legible.

If you need a fillable PDF version of these forms to fill out electronically, please email info@websterbible.org to request the fillable version.

Counseling Costs
While you are not obligated to pay for counseling that you receive through Webster Bible Church, we are appreciative of donations in order to continue to provide counseling and counseling resources for those in need.