Welcome
Thank you for coming!
Location Details
1106 Poplar Springs Church Road Shelby, North Carolina 28152
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Sunday School at 9:45 am
Sunday Worship at 11:00 am
Wednesday at 6:30 pm -
704-487-8802
Giving
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Meet our Ministerial Staff
Senior Pastor
Andy Oliver
Andy Oliver has been pastor of Poplar Springs since April 17, 2011. Before coming to Poplar Springs he had the privilege of serving these wonderful congregations: 1980-1981 Minister of Church Activities at First Baptist Church Hildebran, NC 1985 -1992 Minister of Youth at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in King, NC 1992-2002 Minister of Youth at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Shelby, NC 2002-2011 Pastor of Sandy Run Baptist Church in Mooresboro, NC Andy's wife is Kim Hodges…
Minister of Music
Katherine Asis
Katherine Asis has been the minister of music and music education at Poplar Springs since October 2012. Originally from Lenoir, NC, Katherine received her Bachelor of Music degree in Sacred Music from Appalachian State University. She began working in music ministry in 2006 in Gastonia, NC and received her Master of Divinity degree from Gardner-Webb University in 2010. Her passion is introducing others to the truths of God through music and leading God’s people into authentic worship. Katherine is married…
Minister Children & Youth
Nicole Hamrick
Nicole Hamrick grew up at Poplar Springs has been serving as the Minister of Children and Youth here since June 2017. Nicole studied at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro where she received a degree in Mathematics, a 9-12 licensure to teach, and a minor in Spanish. She taught high school mathematics for 5 years before heading to graduate school at Gardner-Webb University where she received her Master of Divinity degree in 2016 with a concentration in Intercultural Studies. Nicole loves…
Pastor’s Thoughts
Uncharted Journey
Happy Wednesday Poplar Springs 🙂 Andy is doing what he does best this week – driving all over the place and putting in 700% of the work we expect of him. He didn’t ask any of us to help him out but I’ve taken over the newsletter anyway in his absence to share a devotional thought with you as we wrap up the summer and begin looking ahead. Four extremely brave adults (David Bryson, Robert Callahan, Heather Wright, and Jessi…
Sunday School
I was a junior at CCU (Clemson Christian University) when I volunteered to teach a Sunday School class of eleven year old boys. I prayed about the situation, felt a calling to fill the vacancy and I reassured myself with these words, “How hard can it be?” It did not take long for Ol’ Andy O. to realize he had taken on a God-sized task. The first Sunday I taught the class, I understood that there was more to preparation…
FRI:S,B,E,E
A group of Poplar Springs folks have been playing Ultimate Frisbee for quite a few years. My acquaintance with this rather small but welcoming, enthusiastic group of flying disc fanatics started about 10 years ago when I brought a group of youth group members from my former church to toss Frisbee at Gardner Webb. A friendly herd of youth and adults asked us to join them in a friendly game of Ultimate Frisbee and I was properly introduced to a…