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
A Pastor’s Pet Peeve
I am gonna let you in on a little secret that does not need to get into the wrong hands. The “wrong hands” would be….the 3rd Saturday breakfast crew, the church staff or a couple of people I will only identify as “Tony B.” and “Hugh B.” Fortunately, not many folks read the weekly ramblings of yours truly. So I am fairly secure in sharing this privileged, personal information. It drives me crazy when someone looks at me, places their…
Childhood Bible Stories
If you haven’t been able to join us in worship for the past several weeks, Andy has begun a sermon series entitled “A Summer of Stories”, in which he takes us back through some of the Bible stories we grew up hearing about as a child. You know these stories: Noah, David & Goliath, Gideon, Moses, Jonah; these are the stories my own daughter is beginning to learn about and they are the stories that most of us re-call as…
Volunteers Have Real Jobs Too
Committees get a bad rap. We often joke around in Baptist circles about these decision making groups in our church bodies. Many say that we Baptists have a committee for everything and though I disagree, I do appreciate the numerous committees and the generous folks in our congregation that comprise their numbers. I think I can confidently say that I believe Poplar Springs does committee work right. Please note I did not say perfect. But in my almost 40 years…