Community Engagement
Recent and Upcoming Events
Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Montgomery, AL
September 19-21

Get Involved
Find a place to get involved and make a difference.
Here are some of the ways you can get involved in missions at First Baptist Greenville. To learn more about these or other opportunities, contact Matt Rollins at 370-2522 ext. 141 or matt.rollins@firstbaptistgreenville.com.
Annie's House
Learn from our “back door neighbors” about sustainable living practices through
Cuba Partnership
Get to know our Cuban partner church, Iglesia Bautista del Camino in Guanajay, through a mission exchange in Cuba or Greenville
Greenville Organized for Accountable Leadership (GOAL)
Work with partner churches to advocate for the community in the areas of access to mental health care and affordable housing
Contact: Kathy Stewart, Flo Mauney, Julie Treu
Inasmuch Days
Serve the local community by participating in our Inasmuch Days throughout the year
JustFaith
Participate in 8–9-week group studies to dive deeper into the issues of poverty, racial equality, and other justice issues from a faith perspective
Contact: Kathy Stewart, Matt Rollins
Mission Backpack
Donate items to fill weekend food bags for local children and/or help shop for, fill or deliver the bags
Contact: Elaine Barnhill
Mission Trips and Activities
For children, youth, and adults
Join in special opportunities throughout the year for local and global missions
Monthly FBG Focus Collection
Contribute to our monthly collection and/or help deliver donations
Project Host Soup Kitchen
Join or form a team to prepare and serve lunch on a Sunday
Yard Sale
Join the Yard Sale Committee
Neighborhood Partnership
Get to know our neighbors in Nicholtown and Haynie-Sirrine through special events and work days
Contact: Matt Rollins

Missions and Affiliations
This committee shall monitor the activities and policies of the various organizations with which the church is or may become affiliated and work with the Minister of Community Engagement to provide leadership, foster communication, promote involvement, and educate church members in local, national, and global ministry. The committee shall have the responsibility for budget submission and expenditure authorization for all ministry partnership related finances.
2024
Susan D’Amato
Tricia Austin
Matthew Loomis Rehnborg, chair
Jennifer Murphy
2025
Kay Hardage
Jessica Painter
Nancy Schlepphorst
Michael Williamson
2026
Laurie Berry-Dorroh
Gayle Butler
Karina Rocha-Gabbard
Gayle Brown
Staff Liaison – Matt Rollins
More Current Opportunities
Lula Whilden* World Missions Offering
There are many ways in which First Baptist does and supports ministry to those in need, from the local level to the global. Two specific resources for this ministry are our Local Relief Fund, which offers assistance to community members in need, and our Lula Whilden...
Hurricane Relief
For the next couple of weeks, the church will be collecting a special offering to support hurricane relief in the upstate and in western North Carolina. The proceeds of this offering will go to the disaster relief fund of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, where it...
Focus on Missions: Nicholtown Trunk or Treat, Mission Backpack Cereal, and Mental Health America Christmas Gift Bags
Every October for the past several years, our church has collected and donated bags of candy for our neighbors in Nicholtown to help them celebrate Halloween with their annual Trunk-or-Treat Festival. We need your help to make sure there is plenty of candy to go...