First Baptist Church is committed to being an Acts 1:8 church.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8
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Manila is our local mission field, therefore we should spend most of our time and resources here, reaching the lost and meeting the needs of people in our community. Some of our ongoing mission efforts are:
Making Manila Our Jerusalem-
Yearly Hometown Mission Trip- July 9-14, 2012
Higher Ground Ministry-
Youth discipleship classes & Worship
Community Ministry Teams-
A way of doing service for our Lord in our community
Upward Sports-
Basketball and Cheer Leading
Our Ministry Fair was a huge success. There are now 11 new ministries starting to serve to the residents in Manila in many ways. If you would like to join a ministry team contact the church office for information!
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This year our vision is to go into a partnership with church plant. We are also involved with Mississippi River Ministries which coordinates missions in our region. In addition, we will be sending teams to minister to residents at the Arkansas Boys Ranch and other Arkansas Baptist Children's homes as well as aiding in any needs these organizations may have.
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We are working with a church plant in New Albany, Indiana, Journey Church with pastor Jeff Jackson. July 22nd - 28th, 2012 we will be sending a team there to assist them in the work of evangelism and outreach. As the trip approaches, more information will be available.
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We are currently in a 5 year partnership with the Fulakunda people group in W. Africa. For more information go to our W. Africa page.
Operation Christmas Child: collected 118 boxes in 2011!