Beale Memorial Baptist Church is very pleased to announce the calling of Rev. Rick Hudock as pastor.  Pastor Rick was unanimously approved as our new pastor on August 29, 2021, and will begin his ministry with us, Sunday, October 17, 2021.

About Rev. Rick Hudock

Rick brings over 25 years of ministry experience in such diverse areas as Washington, DC, rural southern Virginia, Arlington, Virginia and Portsmouth, Virginia.  He has ministered internationally as well in Ghana, Malaysia, Cambodia, Singapore, Kenya and Ethiopia.  His spiritual care is characterized by compassion, strong biblical preaching and building meaningful relationships.  Since 2017, Rick has been led pastor at Westhaven Baptist Church.  About his time at Westhaven Rick has said, “I love the people of this church.  What a tremendous church family.”    

Rick is excited about his next chapter in ministry and leading Beale through a time of growing, relevant ministry, and loving care.  

Rick was saved in 1985 and Jesus turned his life around.  He has a B.A. in International Relations and a Master of Public Administration, both from Penn State University.  He has a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.  Rick has also completed Clinical Pastoral Education with the National Cancer Institute at NIH.  He is currently a part-time online adjunct professor of Spirituality and Ethical Decision-making in Healthcare at Grand Canyon University.  

Rick currently lives in Suffolk, VA with his wife, Kathy, who is a special needs teacher with Chesapeake Public Schools. They enjoy traveling, riding their motorcycle and home DIY projects.  They have six wonderful adult children.

Our Community Garden started in 2020 as an outreach to help provide fresh produce for our local food pantry. It is a place for our church family and friends to come together and learn how to grow vegetables and herbs. Our wonderful volunteers work incredibly hard to make the magic happen in our community garden. They are growing a variety of vegetables such as peas, collards, turnip greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash, marigolds, and basil. This year they added sprinklers to keep the plants watered and a raised garden bed.

Our workdays are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 8-10 am. Please come out to help or just enjoy a rocking chair.