Daniel Boone and 30 woodsmen cut a trail through Virginia in route to Kentucky in 1775 that would later be called “The Wilderness Road”. It became a well-travelled trail which allowed the settlers to pass through the Shenandoah and Roanoke Valleys and through our area to what is now Bristol, Tennessee and onward to Kentucky. This great well-worn road was the main route used for settling Kentucky and the West. It is estimated that 200,000 people with wagons and livestock ventured through the Cumberland Gap from 1790 to 1840.

Little of the old Wilderness Road can be seen today, only a section here and there. This great historic road that played an intricate part of our nations history was later neglected and finally abandoned in the 1840’s. It is a pity that a road so well-marked, so well-travelled and that proved so vital and trustworthy, fell into disuse and faded into the pages of history. Few in these days know of the Wilderness Road, its location, importance or of the great multitudes that travelled on it. Now the original route is obscured under a maze of modern roads and highways headed in every direction. Such is the price of progress in American culture.

Our Christian forefathers cut a pathway of faith through the wilderness of this world. That road was well-marked, heavily travelled and vital through the centuries. The things which they believed, and for which they lived and died, have been neglected. The great historic truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ have been laid aside and this has blurred the church’s main purpose. The introduction of new beliefs and practices have created a “maze of roads and highways headed in every direction”. This has left in it’s wake a multitude of people who are disillusioned, despondent, and dissatisfied, finding no rest for their souls. Such is the price of so-called progress.

Wilderness Road Baptist Assembly is not about a geographical location nor are we concerned with historic or ecumenical nostalgia. Our desire is to see a return to a living faith that has proven itself throughout the centuries. We are dedicated to the worship of Christ, pursuing spiritual maturity and depth, and offering genuine hope through the power of God’s grace.

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Wilderness Road Baptist Assembly takes the position of full subscription to the the 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith. Full subscription would include biblical doctrines as:

(1) The cessation of the sign or revelatory gifts,

(2) The regulative principle of worship,

(3) The five points of Calvinism,

(4) The five sola’s of the Reformation,

(5) Covenant theology (baptistic),

(6) Believers baptism by immersion,

(7) The Christian Sabbath.

We at Wilderness Road Baptist extend a warm welcome and invite you to worship with us each Lord’s day at 11am and 6pm. We are conveniently located in the heart of the New River Valley in beautiful Dublin, Virginia. We trust that through your visit here you will gain a better understanding of who we are, what we believe and how we relate to our God, our world, our neighbors and to those within our church.

We confidently embrace the historic faith of orthodox Christianity and trace our spiritual roots back through our Baptist forefathers, the Puritans, and the Reformers. As such, we believe that our worship should be God-centered and that the teaching and preaching should be expositional and filled with solid Biblical doctrine. We are dedicated to the Holy Scripture as being our sole authority and hold it to be sufficient in matters of faith and practice. We emphasize the grace of God and His sovereignty in salvation as well as individual responsibility to repent and believe the Gospel and that believers are to submit to the lordship of Christ in their life.

Again, thanks for visiting with us here and we hope to see you next Sunday!