About First Baptist Church
Who We Are
We are a multigenerational church with a heart for the next generation.
Our Mission
Loving God, loving people, and making disciples of Jesus from all generations.
Our Process
We want all church members to come to worship, grow in small groups, serve from their SHAPE, and go make disciples.#
Our Values
Our Values
Our values guide our actions and filter our decisions for everything we do and are:
Biblically Faithful
Proclaiming God's Word with integrity, authority, and clarity
Authentically Worshiping
Worshiping God in Spirit and truth, both personally and together
Prayer Dependent
Depending daily on the Spirit for wisdom and strength
Missionally Engaged
Reaching our neighbors and the nations for Jesus
Compassionately Serving
Sharing the gospel as we meet physical and spiritual needs
Family Affirming
Helping families grow strong and helping people find family in Christ
Relationally Centered
Going the extra mile so people know they are loved and that they matter
People Empowering
Helping people know and live out their gifts and strengths on mission
Our Measures
Our goal is to have church members who are learning to think, be, and act like Jesus. Jesus' call to discipleship is "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). We first follow Jesus at the head level as we learn and believe truths about Jesus. Through the process of sanctification and the work of the Holy Spirit, Jesus then changes our hearts and values to make us the people He wants us to be. Finally, by the work of our own hands and feet, we join Jesus in His mission to make disciples of all people. These are our measures:
THINK like Jesus
BE like Jesus
ACT like Jesus
Loving
God
Personal God
Bible
Identity in Christ
Hopeful patience
Joy
Peace
Worship
Bible study
Prayer
Loving
People
Church
Cooperation
Family
Love
Gentleness
Self-Control
Community
Spiritual Gifts
Stewardship
Making Disciples
Salvation
Eternity
Humanity
Faithfulness
Humility
Kindness
The Gospel
Reaching Others
and the World
Our Beliefs
The Lordship of Jesus Christ. We believe in Jesus Christ as the Lord and Savior of the world. Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but by me." John 14:6
Evangelism. We are driven to reach people with the love of God as revealed in Jesus Christ. Jesus said, "Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit." Matthew 28:19
Service. We celebrate the spiritual gifts of every believer and encourage believers to use their spiritual gifts by serving God and His Church for His Glory. "Be doers of the word and not hearers only." James 1:22
Worship. We make private worship and the corporate worship of God a high priority. Jesus said, "You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve." Matthew 4:10b
Discipleship. We hold to the authority of the Bible as the inspired Word of God and use it as the source for educating our church about God and His plans for His church. "All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the person of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Missions and Ministry. We are committed to missions and ministry as we reach our hurting world. Jesus taught in a parable, "As often as you did it unto the least of these, my brothers, you did it unto me." Matthew 25:40
To learn more about our beliefs, keep reading this site or check out our partner's pages (keep scrolling).
We also support the Baptist Faith and Message 2000
Our Staff
Robin Johnson
Choir Coordinator
Travis Padgett
Custodian
Cookie Cobb
Custodian
Our Partners and Relationships
First Baptist Church is an autonomous church, and we have chosen to partner with
Here are some of the ministries we partner with and support
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