Welcome to Sonlight Church!  We are so excited about what God is doing in and through our church family and the impact He is having in our city.  Our hope is that you will hear God speak to your heart today and be encouraged.

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Please stop by the VIP area before you leave and turn in your completed communication card to receive a gift card, along with some information about Sonlight. Be sure to indicate any prayer requests you may have, as we’d love to pray for you! You can also complete the card online via our Church Center App Connect Card.

We offer classes for infants through 5th grade during our morning service with age-appropriate environments & teaching. Stop by the kid’s check-in table for direction. Youth in grades 6-12 meet at the church for small group connections on Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m. We hope you are blessed by being here. Thanks for coming!

Please join us this Sunday as Pastor Hershel begins a Christmas series entitled, The Light Has Come. Be sure to bring a friend!

If you can't attend in person, check out the live stream on Facebook and YouTube.

Students in grades 6-12, join us for YEC at London Bridge Baptist Church on January 16 & 17.

The cost is $45.

Click HERE for more information about the conference.

Click HERE to register!

If you’d like to help the women’s ministry team decorate for the Christmas party and make plans for 2026 events, please join us at the church for our meeting on Monday, December 8, at 7 p.m.

Please join us for prayer on Monday December 15 at 7 p.m. at Pastor Hershel and Deena's home - 704 Caravelle Dr.

If you can't attend in person, you can join via Zoom using the link below.

Join Zoom Meeting HERE

Meeting ID: 874 4077 5714
Passcode: 224487

Ladies we hope you'll join us at the church on Saturday, December 13, from 5-8 p.m. for our Christmas party, Emmanuel, God With Us.

We'll enjoy a potluck meal together, a meaningful Christmas message and music, gift exchange, fun games, door prizes, and more!

We're also providing the opportunity for you to bless the PIN (Parents in Need) ministry by bringing items to the party you'd like to donate. You'll find the list of needs on the registration form.

Register HERE or at the event table on Sunday by December 7. It won't be the same without you!

This year our student ministry will celebrate Christmas together at Top Golf! $20 gets you into this Par-Tee where you'll enjoy two hours of play time and a buffet featuring some of your favorite items, like boneless wings and injectable donut holes!

Space is limited. Register HERE by December 7!

Parents, drop off students at the church at 5:30 and pick up at 8:30.

Join us on Sunday, December 21, for a feel-good Christmas movie morning. Pj's welcome! We'll provide popcorn, candy, and water bottles.

While we enjoy the film together, we'll also have a chance to support Compassion International and make a real impact this season.

This event is intended as an outreach to our community, so please invite friends, neighbors, and family members who don't attend church to come with you. Our first, second, and third-time guests can enter a drawing to win one of seven Walmart gift cards! (Five worth $100 each and 2 worth $250 each)

Make plans to join us for our Christmas Eve service on December 24 at 2 p.m. We'll enjoy powerful music, along with a meaningful message, The Light Has Come. We'll end the service with a candle lighting and leave inspired to Live Brighter!

Arrive at 1:30 to enjoy cookies, coffee, hot chocolate, and time for photos in front of the Christmas backdrop.

If you can donate 2 dozen cookies to share, please email Susan Vogler and let her know. Be sure to bring your cookies in a disposable container by 1:30 that day. Thanks!

Financial Peace University (FPU) is a life-changing, nine-week course created by Dave Ramsey that teaches practical, biblical principles for managing money. Through engaging video lessons, group discussions, and hands-on activities, you’ll learn how to eliminate debt, build savings, create a budget that works, and find lasting financial freedom.

The course will start on January 20, 2026 and meet every Tuesday night from 7pm-9pm. The cost is $50 per person/couple/kit.

Active duty and retired military can purchase a kit from the FPU Service Members website for $39.99. If you do so, please be sure to choose the "Military Registration" option when you register.

Class is open to those age 16 and up.

Register HERE by January 13!

For more information, please contact Bob Vogler at bobv@sonlightchurch.org.

Ladies, if you haven't yet joined our Women's Ministry "Get Real" Facebook group, you can use this link and request to join. We share encouraging posts, special events, acknowledge monthly birthdays, and more. We'd love to connect with you there!

Rich Kirby set up a group for the Men's Ministry on WhatsApp. It's simple and free to join. Use this link to get connected!

If you have questions or need more info, please contact Rich at (757) 575-4163 or richard_g_kirby@yahoo.com.

Once you download our Church Center app, be sure to add your contact info to the directory! For security reasons, emails & phone numbers are not listed. Simply click the button to contact a specific individual, and you can send them an email requesting their information.

Through this app, you can also access each week's sermon notes, our online bulletin, connect card, event registrations, giving, and more. Get set up using this link.

Please use the links below to follow our church-wide social media accounts and our Student Ministry accounts.

Church-wide:

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SonlightChurch

Twitter - https://twitter.com/churchsonlight

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sonlight_church/

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@SonlightChurch


Student Ministry:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sonlight_youth

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@sonlight_youth

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sonlight_youth/

TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@sonlight_youth

Youth in grades 6-12 are encouraged to meet at the church for small group connections, fun, and Bible study on Sunday evenings from 6-8 p.m. 

Drop your offering in the black box at the back of the auditorium, give online at sonlightchurch.org, text the amount you want to give to 84321, or mail your gift to Sonlight Church, 414 Battlefield Blvd. S., Chesapeake, 23322. Thank you for giving!

Class 101: Discovering Our Church Family is the first of Sonlight’s essential classes. You were designed to be a part of a church family, and that’s exactly what Sonlight is intended to be—your family. A healthy family has common beliefs, purposes, and commitment. That’s why we want to share with you what we believe and where we’re going.

Class 201: Discovering My Spiritual Maturity will help you develop four essential habits for spiritual maturity. Daily time in God’s Word, talking with God, giving back to God, and enjoying God’s family.

Class 301: Discovering My Ministry is an essential class designed to help you look at Five Personal Factors that continue to shape the “real” you.  These factors will help you discover your place for ministry so you can be most effective in serving.  

Class 401: Discovering My Life Mission is designed to help you discover God’s mission in the world and how you can be on mission for Him.

Dates and information for each class are advertised in the bulletin a few weeks before they are scheduled. Don’t miss out!

Attending a life group is vital to our spiritual growth and connection with other believers. Not connected? Stop by the life group table in the lobby on Sunday to find a group that's right for you. If you need help, contact Pastor Hershel.