Edward L. Sallie, Leader

Back Row:  Jaren Thomas, Edward Sallie, and Kelly Conway  Front Row:  Joseph Thomas, Dominque Adger, Keva Holman, Stacey Snell, Bridget Sullivan and Clyde West

The Young Adult Ministry of First Baptist Church of Madison consists of young adults ranging in age from 18 to 35.  The members of this ministry have been nicknamed "The Workhorses" and serve many functions for its members, as well as, the church as a whole.  The YA Ministry holds a vital role at First Baptist Church.  Most importantly, the Ministry serves as a role model for the younger generation, or youth, of the Congregation.  Maintaining an open, trusting relationship with our Youth Ministry will secure the longevity of the Young Adult Ministry for future generations.  The Ministry is learning the "ins-&-outs" of Church procedures and functions from our elders, in order to keep Church traditions alive.  The YA Ministry consist of various church leaders that assist in guiding and supporting the young adult members as they grow and learn how to walk with Christ through their service responsibilities, outreach, fellowship, and other related functions. The relationship with the "Pioneers" of First Baptist is vital, as it will set the stage for the Young Adults to actively participate in the worship experience to ensure their readiness when called upon to continue the Work of the Lord. The Young Adult Ministry is a support group in itself.  Members aid each other with everyday issues, and concerns.  Young Adults meet once a week and have been designated one Sunday per month to execute Worship responsibilities during service.  The Young Adult Ministry is actively involved in Church fundraisers, and events, they sponsor "Family and Friends Day", and will be taking annual trips to foster the friendships of its Members.

Carol Baxter, Leader

The Ministry:  Ushering is a sacred ministry, and every usher has to stand ready to bring to bear upon its exercise every personal endowment and all that God has given by way of nature or of grace.  An usher's warm welcome an gentle courtesy can set the whole tone for anything that might happen within the hearts of those who gather.  Ushers are more than doorkeepers, they are "doors" given open access to the warmth of holly fellowship in the spirit of Jesus.

The Mission:  The Senior Usher's mission is to meet, greet and seat all parishoners, visitors and friends that enter into the sanctuary; while assistig the miisters, deacons, nurses and any ministry or member by sight or request.  Our faith continues away from the sanctuary as we care, share and dare to do the will of God in conjunction with the youth ushers.  We avail ourselves to all service and events associated with the church.

George Martin and Carol Baxter, Leaders

The Great Commission Instructs Us to

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, Baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever, I have commanded you: And lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.  Matthew 28:29-30

The Gospel - The Good News is for sharing and the New Testament is insistent that every Christian is a WITNESS 

Personal Evangelism is the most effective way of spreading the good news because it is personal evangelism

G. Allen Washington, Leader

A Community of men whose purpose is to know God and to experience freedom as whole persons through Jesus Christ; to develop a creative and supportive fellowship; and to explore programs meeting felt needs of men and boys in the community.  To help fulfill this purpose, the Men's Ministry shall:

• Enable broad participation of men with varing interests, life style and ages
• Study an interpret in words and action the message of the Gospel
• Discover, confront, and respond to issues of the day
• Work actively and openly for the elimination of injustices and the liberation of oppressed peoples
• Prepare men for the full participation in the total life of the church
• Expand our concept of mission and evangelism by sponsoring programs such as Men's Day; Ministry of Modeling to Boys; Intervention inthe Juvenile Justice System, and support of the Expanded Laymen's Movement

Evelin Potts, Leader 

The FBC Teen Scene Left to right: Aaron Fant, Vaughn McIntosh, Jessica Richardson, Keir Bristol, Makela Pritchett, Kristen Smith, Caroline Smith, and Aaron Washington

The teen scene is designed first and foremost to praise Christ. We also engage in fellowship activities and services to build a sense of responsibility among the teens. 

On the second Sunday of each month, the teens participate in delivering Sunday service to the FBC congregation.  Involvement includes leading the responsive reading, delivering "our Church at Work" announcements, sharing the scripture reading, video-taping the service and acting as ushers.  Since the inception of the teen ministry, participation and involvement has grown to include praise dancing under the direction of Teresa Sallie, formation of the young adult choir led by Keva Holman and Leandra Morris and fellowship events.  The first fellowship event began with the teens making personal donations to the Katrina fund and was followed by sleepovers at the Brown Center, and participation in various church events.  The signature undertaking by the Teens has been the Teen Canteen.  The Teen Canteen takes place every second Sunday of the month.  The teens provide baked goods for sale after Sunday service.  Proceeds from the canteen are used to offset costs associated with funding events for the Teens.

I am very proud of the teens.  When given the challenge by Pastor Smith to form the ministry, the teens established an agenda and executed the plan.  Throughout the year the teens have excelled in school, improved their confidence and have established friendships with one another that will last a lifetime.  Their relationship with Christ and the church are benefits of which we can all be proud.

Teresa Sallie, Leader

Acts 17:28 - "For in him we live and move and have our being...."

Allie Brewster, Leader

Fellowship

• Nurture harmony in faith and practice
• Nurture fellowship among churches, associations, and its leaders

Mission Performance

• Provide resources and services
• Provide opportunities for working together in missions, education, ministry growth, and evangelism
• Sensitize the congregation as to its responsibility for international missions
• Establish and maintain appropriate communications and relationships with the district, state and national denominations

Administration

• Provide the church with opportunities to be "relevant" in its ministries
• Integrate resources from denminatins into the full life of the church
• Hold scheduled meetings
• Provide quarterly reports of progress to the church for its edification

Katherine Miles, Leader

katherine.miles2@verizon.net, Phone: 610-559-7058

This ministry provides the church's media and publicity needs including print, photography, press releases and multi-media.  We are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the churches sophisticated video, sound and lighting systems. All of our church services are videotaped and events are photographed so that the church has a visual history. 

The ministry creates posters, flyers, journals and all other print media to cover church events and is resposible for website development and maintenance and communicating news items to the local press.

George Martin, Leader

The focus of this ministry is to enable adults, young adults, teens and senior citizens to focus on basic techniques of financing--sucha as:

• wealth building
• investing (how to do it with as little as $1.00 a day)
• debt consolidation (the right way and the wrong way)
• banking ... beyond checking and savings accounts
• mutual funds and stocks
• commodity investing
• creating a portfolio
• saving for college
• owning a home ... why rent when you can own
• insurance
• wills and trusts
• taxes
• terms and collaterial materials regarding the language of finance

Jovita Fant, Chairwoman

Hattie Hayes, Co-Chairwoman

Rev. Dr. Valerie Griffin, Advisor

It was the Pastor of FBC, Charles H. Smith, who had a vision for the Women’s Ministry:   “Wholeness – spiritually, physically, mentally, and a total living being in Christ.”  A ministry that would reflect the journey towards wholeness as individuals and collectively amongst the women.  Identify the needs of the women in age appropriateness and creatively address these needs through ministry.   Please refer to the church calendar for meeting dates.

Deacon Robert James, Leader

The fellowship of breaking bread together is very important to forming a bond with fellow congregants and people of the community; therefore, the Culinary Ministry is an integral part of the First Baptist Church fellowship.  This ministry provides all food and refreshments for special services and occasions, birthday celebrations, Thanksgiving and Christmas luncheons for senior citizens of the community, repasts following funeral services, Bottle Hill Day  and our annual friends and family picnic, etc. 

With the aid of Deaconess Amy Fletcher and Deaconess Hattie Hayes, Robert James has been the Church chef since 1985.

Helen Richardson, Leader 

The Smith Library, located in the Arthur D. Brown Enrichmnet Center, is an extensive libary of books, magazines,  pamphlets, videos, film, CDs and disks with a wide range of titles including:

• Christian history
• Black history
• Madison history
• FBC sermons, services and events

This is but a very short list of topics found in the Smith Library.

The Library Ministry is responsible for acquisition, archiving and dissemination.  The Ministry is also responsible for management of church videos and bulletins, organization and maintenance of the library, book loan procedures, prepararion of book abstracts/notes and researching and recommending

• Books - print and tape
• CDs
• Websites of interest
• Videos