About Us

Multicultural church meeting the needs of a diversified population.

New England Baptist Church is reaching the lost by personal soulwinning and supporting world missions. The first Bible study was held on February 11, 1974 with three visitors. On June 16, 1974 the church was officially formed with thirteen charter signing members. They soon outgrew their small living room meeting place and began renting a church building in Stoneham. Four years later, the church purchased our present building formerly the Mystic Congregational Church (circa 1875) in Medford Square. In September of 1976, New England Christian Academy opened its doors for the first time enrolling seven students. Today, New England Christian Academy continues to provide a Christ centered education for the churches youth.



Our Services

Service Times

Sunday
09:30am
Service
10:30am
Service
06:00pm
Service
Wednesday
07:00pm
Service
Friday
07:00pm
Service

What to Expect

What are services like?
Hymns and choir and soloist and other special music. Preaching from the King James Version (KJV) of the bible.

What is the community like?
Friendly and loving of all. Multicultural.

What if I'm not a Christian?
We welcome all to attend and worship with us. We believe that you will want to become a Christian once you see the love of God.


Leadership

Dr. Thomas Michael

Growing up on a farm in the hill country of Maryland helped instill in me many important lifetime habits. One of those habits being church attendance. My earliest memories of childhood include Sunday morning services at our local Lutheran parish. There, I was sprinkled, dedicated, and received my First Communion. Singing in the choir, lighting the candles and mowing the grass were avenues in which I contributed to my parent's church. As I grew into adulthood, I began to lose interest in church. To me church was a trial to be endured and relief washed over me each Sunday morning as the service closed. I Dr. Thomas W. Michael always thought of myself as a Christian and hoped if I did my very best I would go to Heaven. Imagine my surprise when my friend Mike a born again Christian insisted he knew he was going to Heaven. "Be careful, Mike, God might strike you dead for being presumptuous." I replied in ignorance. At this time, I was twenty years old and had explored all options of happiness. Cars, money, and girlfriends failed to satisfy me. I was left wondering, "Is this all there is to life?" While attending Mike's church, I heard the pastor preach truths from the Bible that I had never heard before. He shared that we all have sinned and Jesus died on the cross to pay the penalty of our sin. Never before, had I been personally confronted with my sinfulness and personal responsibility of either accepting or rejecting Christ's shed blood as the payment for my sin. One Sunday evening following the service, Mike took me by the pastor's home as I had some questions to ask him. The pastor kindly answered each of my questions from the Bible. I then realized that even though I was religious, I was not going to Heaven. Knowing I must make a definite decision to either accept or reject what Jesus Christ had done for me on the cross, I prayed and received Christ as my personal Saviour. This life changing event took place forty-two years ago and I have not regretted it since. Believing that only true peace and fulfillment comes from knowing your sins are paid for and that Heaven is your eternal destiny I have strived to share this good news with others. This has been my goal as pastor of the New England Baptist Church of Medford for the past thirty three years. If you question your eternal destiny or if you desire more information, please contact us. We would love to be of a personal assistance to you.

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What Members Say

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    Al shared their experience Jan 2025

    Thomas Michael is not a Dr. I know he has never been to graduate school. He is a con man who has exploited vulnerable people for his selfish, narcissistic purposes. I was wounded by this hypocrite. Please stay away from him.

    Tom shared their experience Jan 2025

    Tom Michael is a very arrogant, untruthful, Greedy fraud. His family can't stand him, but are in psychological bondage. He should be in jail.

    Jim Jones shared their experience Apr 2024

    You’re a cult. Stop littering. Tax. The. Church.

    Proud Ally shared their experience Feb 2024

    The hateful trash left on my car is not welcome. This “pastor” claims that the LGBTQ+ community is spreading propaganda. What a hypocrite for spreading the hateful propaganda you’re spewing from your “church,” onto my car. You’re doing the exact opposite of what Jesus stood for and taught all of us. Love one another. You’re not living up to what you’re preaching.

    Repent from your wicked ways shared their experience Feb 2024

    Pastor Thomas Michael left a hate filled message on my car. Pastor Thomas Michael is everything Jesus would have rejected. In additional to the wastefulness of leaving trash on my car, and the hate it contains, it is also filled with lies. It lies about what kids are learning in school, it lies about a quote being attributed to karl marx and it missuses and misunderstands (intentionally) the scripture. God did not want us to use his name in vain and that is exactly what Thomas Michael is doing. Using God's name for his own personal vendetta.

    Christianity is a Poison shared their experience Feb 2024

    A complete stranger, one “Bro. Thomas Michael” left a pamphlet on my car. This pamphlet claims that homosexuality is a sin. It claims that queer people are the “vilest sinners”. It is my understanding that over 250 heterosexual, Christian men in the Boston archdiocese have been accused of sexually abusing young children! Many of them being young boys! The scent of hypocrisy is rife in the state of Massachusetts! This church may not be part of the archdiocese, but it’s close enough. There are disgusting, horrible men lurking in the halls of every church. The way in which people like Brother Thomas Michael weaponize Christianity to make people afraid and confused is a scourge on the Earth. Hopefully we will know a day without bigots like Brother Thomas Michael.

    Real American shared their experience Jan 2024

    Pastor Thomas Michael no longer sees the light and is detached from reality. His evil corrupted soul spreads hatred, easily disproven lies, and destroys the beautiful environment with his littering of false pamphlets. Someone who brings political ideology to a church has no place within that congregation. An absolute disgrace.

    Azrael shared their experience Dec 2022

    Pastor Thomas Michael does not walk with God. He walks alone, spewing apocrypha, and in impiety he claims it as truth. I pray he one day finds himself aligned with God’s teachings and not with ones that he has invented in his own hubris.

    Open minded shared their experience Sep 2022

    This guy is an intolerant jerk who thinks he knows what's best for everyone.

    Medford Resident shared their experience Aug 2022

    Loser pastor putting pamphlets on cars telling people if they aren’t Christian they’re hell bound and gays are disgusting

    Anonymous shared their experience Aug 2022

    Pastor Thomas Michael is a bigoted, hateful man who does not seem to understand the "love thy neighbor" part of God's message. He also seemed to forget Jesus was a Jew before he told our Jewish family that we're going to hell.

    traveler shared their experience Aug 2022

    it teaches who to hate

    Taylor C. shared their experience Aug 2022

    This pastor is spewing hate, bigotry and ignorance in pamphlets in local parking lots. How beliefs are disgusting and wrong.

    Kathleen shared their experience Feb 2022

    This church is not loving or accepting of all people like they say. God loves all his children, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Spreading hateful speech and condemning others for being who they are is the antithesis of God’s love. I am hurt and saddened by the actions of this church. I pray that God will show Brother Thomas the error of his hate-filled ways.

    Nancy Ruth Levy shared their experience May 2020

    I adore the small red printed Personal Bibles! Perfect as they are, we doll collectors can stash them in a pocket neatly. So small but NO, such a comfort. As I age gifts are less affordable. Could you send me more? Address Nancy Ruth Levy...373 Lake Ave. Apt. 1, Manchester, NH. 03103. We are commanded to raise our voices praisefully.....God wins with us!
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