New Bethel Baptist Church

Our Liberation

We invite you to learn about New Bethel and consider joining us, especially if you do not currently have a church home. At New Bethel, we share a Social-Justice Gospel—centered on liberation, salvation, love, and hope—while celebrating both the dignity of all and our African-American cultural heritage.

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Church News
NEW BETHEL YOUTH CHOIR ALBUM - 45th Anniversary
Recorded in the sanctuary of New Bethel Baptist Church in 1976 and released in 1977, this treasured album by the New Bethel Youth Choir, under the leadership of our Minister of Music Otelia McIntyre Whitaker and Pastor, Bishop James M. Whitaker, continues to minister to our souls.

Please click on the link below as we praise God together.

New Bethel Youth Choir Album - “I’ve Come A Long Way”
REV. DR. PRATHIA HALL
Sermon - A Nightmare In Broad Daylight (Click here to listen to this sermon)

Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall was an inspiration to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. King was inspired by Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall when she was praying on the grounds of a burned down church and during the prayer she kept repeating, "I Have A Dream." Dr. Martin Luther King included "I Have A Dream" repetitive tone during his famous speech during the March on Washington, August 28, 1963.
Rev. Dr. William Barber
Sermon - When Silence Is Not An Option
FANNIE LOU HAMER - Until I'm Free You're Not Free Either
FANNIE LOU HAMER - Click Here to listen - A VOICE FOR LIBERATION
Dr. James Cone - The Cross and The Lynching Tree
Listen to this liberating and powerful message by the late Dr. James Cone based on his book, The Cross and The Lynching Tree.

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The Cross and The Lynching Tree
Dr. Gerald Horne - The Counter Revolution of 1776 - Correcting HIS-STORY
THE COUNTER-REVOLUTION OF 1776 - Click here to listen
SERMONS and SPEECHES BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
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The Montgomery Speech After Marching from Selma to Montgomery, March 25, 1965

America's Chief Moral Dilemma - May 17, 1967 - University of California Berkley

The Other America - 1967 Standford University

The Three Evils of Society - 1967 - The National Conference on New Politics - Chicago, IL

Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence - April 4, 1967 - Riverside Church - New York

The Fierce Urgency of Now / I Have A Dream - August 28, 1963 - Washington, DC

The Birth of A New Nation (Sermon) - April 7, 1957 - Exodus

A Knock At Midnight (Sermon) - February 11, 1962 - Luke 11.5

The Drum Major Instinct (Sermon) - February 4, 1968 - Mark 10.35

But If Not (Sermon) - November 1967 - Daniel 3.17-18

I've Been To The Mountaintop (Dr. King's Final Speech before his assassination the next day)
April 3, 1968 - Mason Temple Church of God In Christ - Memphis, TN
WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE 4th of JULY
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U.S. SUPREME COURT - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DECISION - JUNE 29, 2023
Click This Link to Read the Supreme Court Decision

Note: To read the powerful dissenting opinions follow the directions below after clicking the above link.

After clicking the above link, go to page 209 to read the Dissenting Opinion of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

After clicking the above link, go to page 140 to read the Dissenting Opinion of Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor
ABSOLUTE PARDON of REV. DR. MARK M. WHITAKER - Press Conference - January 4, 2022 3:00pm

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Rev. Dr. Mark M. Whitaker, Pastor - 4212 Greenwood Drive - Portsmouth, VA 23701 - (757) 465-3241

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NEW BETHEL YOUTH CHOIR ALBUM - 45th Anniversary

REV. DR. PRATHIA HALL

Rev. Dr. William Barber

FANNIE LOU HAMER - Until I'm Free You're Not Free Either

Dr. James Cone - The Cross and The Lynching Tree

Dr. Gerald Horne - The Counter Revolution of 1776 - Correcting HIS-STORY

SERMONS and SPEECHES BY DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE 4th of JULY

U.S. SUPREME COURT - AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DECISION - JUNE 29, 2023

ABSOLUTE PARDON of REV. DR. MARK M. WHITAKER - Press Conference - January 4, 2022 3:00pm

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