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.

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

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.

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

Hattie Hayes, 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.

Gwen Pritchett, 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

Maxine Olidge, Chairwoman

Jackie Love, 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.