Finding a church home is challenging. You want a place where you can be yourself, where you can bring your doubts, questions, and concerns, where you can be inspired and uplifted, and where you can find a greater purpose. Hickory Neck Episcopal Church does that and so much more. After you’ve taken some time to get to know us through our website, I hope you’ll come and meet us in person. You are welcome here!

The Very Reverend Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly

What should I expect?

We want you to come just as you are. When you walk through our doors you may see people in suits and ties, but you will also see people in jeans and t-shirts. We want to make sure when you visit you are comfortable and that is all that matters to us. As long you come through our doors, we want to make sure you feel loved and welcomed. If you ever need anything, always feel free to connect with us. We love to hear from our new visitors.

Worship, spiritual direction, pastoral care, and Christian formation are primary responsibilities of our priests. In addition, all baptized persons are ministers in the Church and we enjoy a strong partnership between ordained and lay persons at Hickory Neck. This passion for leadership thrives in our Vestry as well.

Worship Services

We are a group of dedicated individuals passionate about serving the Lord.

Worship, spiritual direction, pastoral care, and Christian formation are primary responsibilities of our priests. In addition, all baptized persons are ministers in the Church and we enjoy a strong partnership between ordained and lay persons at Hickory Neck. This passion for leadership thrives in our Vestry as well.

We give thanks for your presence among us!

We would be honored to have you join Hickory Neck Episcopal Church. We hope that the following information will be helpful in understanding membership at Hickory Neck Episcopal Church.

Joining Hickory Neck Church

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:7-8

Hickory Neck parishioners pledge to the General Fund which supports our annual operating budget. Our annual operating budget allows us to provide weekly worship, education, fellowship, pastoral care, and outreach to our community on a weekly basis. This weekly offering can only happen when we financially support the costs of administration, buildings and grounds maintenance, supplies, and salaries. We at Hickory Neck Church support working toward tithing, so the annual budget can be fully funded, providing support for our growing, thriving congregation.

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Stewardship is about being grateful, responsible stewards of the gifts we receive from God. The tradition of giving back to God and to the church comes from the Biblical practice of “tithing,” which means to give back a tenth of our earnings to God (Numbers 18:26). The Episcopal Church sees stewardship as more than simply contributing money to the church; it’s also about contributing time and talents and volunteering for ministry and mission. It’s about reaching out to build relationships from a perspective of abundance instead of scarcity.

Stewardship Campaign

In addition to supporting the general operating budget and ministries, there are other ways to contribute to Hickory Neck so that future generations can enjoy the blessing of our property and facilities. Check out the various funds that you can support.

Endowment & Covenant Funding

Historic Chapel Preservation Fund

Worship Sunday 8 & 10 AM

8300 RICHMOND RD TOANA, VA • 23168-9206

Children

We believe that Christian Formation should be made available to everyone who calls Hickory Neck their church home, with materials and activities that are appropriate to various ages and levels of knowledge. All are welcome to register their children to participate in our programs.

Children’s Chapel

Young children (ages 3 to 7) who have outgrown nursery care can attend an age-appropriate service of lessons, songs, and prayer offered in the Narthex during the 10:00 a.m. service. They process out of the main service to the Narthex prior to the Gospel and return to the main service at the Peace.

In this way, the children experience an age-appropriate Ministry of the Word, then complete our community of faith when we receive Holy Communion as one family in Christ.

Nursery Care

Nursery care is provided during the 9:00 AM Formation hour and the 10:00 a.m. service. At least two people are caring for the infants and toddlers each Sunday during the 10:00 a.m. service and Sunday School.

Sunday School & Godly Play

Sunday School classes, at 9:00 a.m. which begins with a musical segment, span the years from preschool to elementary and middle school ages. Younger children are taught in Godly Play® classes which follow a Montessori approach. Current and past Godly Play classes are also available to view below or on Facebook (live streamed on Sunday’s at 7:30 a.m.). Older children learn about the Episcopal Church’s forms of worship and exercise their creativity in arts and crafts projects.

Watch Our Current Godly Play Lesson

Vacation Bible School

VBS is a week-long summer program for children, age 3 through rising 6th graders. The program is built around a unifying theme and offered jointly by the three Williamsburg area Episcopal churches: Bruton Parish, St. Martin’s, and Hickory Neck Church. The three churches rotate serving as the host church. Teens and adults are encouraged to serve as volunteers in this ministry.

Vacation Bible School for this year will be held at Hickory Neck Church from July 29 through August 2, 2024. 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Click on the link for more information and how to register and for payment.

New this summer will be Summer Choir Camp, also being held from July 29 through August 2, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 4:00PM. Click on the link for more information and how to register and for payment.

Summer Choir Camp