Pillar Church of Norfolk
Pillar Church of Norfolk - Main Location
AI Summary
Pillar Church of Norfolk is a military-friendly congregation serving a highly transient Navy community as part of The Praetorian Project, led by Carey Julien (Vision & Teaching Pastor) and Jonathan Rivera, who also serves as a Command Master Chief in the U.S. Navy. The church uses Reformed/Calvinistic language (election, perseverance, regeneration), holds complementarian views and a traditional definition of marriage, and requires baptism by immersion for membership with the Lord’s Supper reserved for baptized, professing members. Community life is geared to both military and civilian families and includes weekly Sunday worship at 10:00 AM, Bible Study life groups that run in ~10-week seasons, a monthly Zoom prayer meeting, children’s classes for ages 0–11, Military Parents Night Out, regular potlucks, and active men’s and women’s ministries with one-on-one discipleship and annual retreats. Pillar maintains an active sermon archive and social media presence, publishes its statement of faith and membership documents online, and is currently running the Nehemiah Project capital campaign to renovate a local building, making it easy to engage either in person or online.
Service Times
Sunday Service: Sunday 10:00 AM
Worship Style
Contemporary
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📜Version History
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- Name:Pillar Church of Norfolk - Main Location
- Street Address:8026 Old Ocean View Road
- Address Line 2:(removed)
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- Name:Pillar Church of Norfolk
- Website URL:https://pillarnorfolk.com
- Summary:Pillar Church of Norfolk is a military-friendly congregation serving a highly transient Navy community as part of The Praetorian Project, led by Carey Julien (Vision & Teaching Pastor) and Jonathan Rivera, who also serves as a Command Master Chief in the U.S. Navy. The church uses Reformed/Calvinistic language (election, perseverance, regeneration), holds complementarian views and a traditional definition of marriage, and requires baptism by immersion for membership with the Lord’s Supper reserved for baptized, professing members. Community life is geared to both military and civilian families and includes weekly Sunday worship at 10:00 AM, Bible Study life groups that run in ~10-week seasons, a monthly Zoom prayer meeting, children’s classes for ages 0–11, Military Parents Night Out, regular potlucks, and active men’s and women’s ministries with one-on-one discipleship and annual retreats. Pillar maintains an active sermon archive and social media presence, publishes its statement of faith and membership documents online, and is currently running the Nehemiah Project capital campaign to renovate a local building, making it easy to engage either in person or online.
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Last updated: 4/16/2026