Ministry
Assistant Pastor
Serving Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, DC through preaching, teaching, pastoral care, and leadership development.
Pastor, historian, and author in Washington, DC
Caleb Morell
Caleb Morell is a pastor, historian, and author in Washington, DC. He serves as Assistant Pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church, is completing PhD work in historical theology, and wrote A Light on the Hill.
At a glance
Ministry, history, and public theology in service of the church.
Scholarship
Historical Theology
PhD work at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary focuses on the role of lay elders in Baptist history.
Writing
Author
Author of A Light on the Hill, a history of Capitol Hill Baptist Church and its influence on evangelicalism.
Crossway, 2025
A Light on the Hill
The Surprising Story of How a Local Church in the Nation's Capital Influenced Evangelicalism
Winner of Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary's For The Church Book Award for 2025 and selected by Tim Challies as a Top Ten Book for 2025.
Crossway, forthcoming 2027
Baptist Polity
A Sourcebook of Biblical Arguments on How to Conduct Church Life
Edited by Caleb Morell and Mark Dever.
Caleb's latest
Recent articles and conversations
Latest sermon
A Future of Restoration
Capitol Hill Baptist Church | May 3, 2026A sermon from Isaiah 54:1-17 in CHBC’s Isaiah series.
Latest article
The Fundamentals of the Faith
Theopolis Institute | November 25, 2025A short contribution on five "fundamentals" Christians must articulate in a new cultural moment.
Latest sermon
Listen to Caleb's latest sermon
| Isaiah 54:1-17 | God's Future for His PeopleAudio courtesy of Capitol Hill Baptist Church.
More teaching linksSpeaking & Teaching
Church history, Baptist polity, and pastoral ministry.
Caleb speaks and teaches on local church faithfulness, Baptist history, pastoral leadership, and the public witness of evangelical theology.
See recent interviews and presentations"This story is about God and how he delights to do extraordinary things through ordinary people and ordinary churches."
A Light on the Hill