Island Pond Baptist Church

Join us each Sunday at 10:30am

Location Details

26 North Salem Road Hampstead, NH 03841 (right on the Derry border)

Join Us For Easter On April 20

Good Friday Service: 6pm
Easter Sunday:
•Sunrise Service at 6:30am
•Full service at 10:30am

We Love Baptisms!

Check out some of the baptisms that have taken place at Island Pond.

Recent Sermons

Genesis 32:9-12 – A Desperate Prayer

When Jacob found himself caught between an angry uncle and a furious brother, he turned to God in prayer. Though he wasn’t known for being deeply devout, Jacob gave us a powerful example of how to pray when life feels overwhelming. He approached God humbly, reminded Him of His promises, and trusted in the covenant God had made. In the same way, we can come boldly to God—not because we’ve earned it, but because Jesus made a way. When trouble…

Genesis 32 – Strength In Weakness

Genesis 32 captures Jacob at a turning point—facing fear, clinging to self-reliance, and ultimately wrestling with God. Throughout the chapter, we see Jacob swing between faith and fear, confidence and control. But in the end, God meets him in his weakness, wounds him, and renames him. The limp Jacob receives becomes a symbol of spiritual strength—a reminder that God’s power is made perfect not in our strength, but in our surrender. This message challenges us to stop striving in our…

Genesis 29 – The Greatest Wedding Prank Ever

Continuing our Genesis series, we explored Genesis 29, where Jacob, fleeing from his brother, arrives at his destination and falls for Rachel. But instead of a love story without complications, Jacob is deceived into marrying Leah first, showing that the trickster has met his match in Uncle Laban. Yet, even in this mess of deception and polygamy, God is at work. He uses Leah, the overlooked sister, to continue the lineage of Jesus through Judah, showing that God loves and…

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“I thank God we found Island Pond Baptist Church because it was literally the only thing that got me through!”