Missions

Get Involved. Make a Difference.

Missions at First Baptist Greenville is a way of approaching the world. It is Imago Dei, it is Namaste, it is the appreciation that we all belong to God and if we look hard enough, we might find Christ in each person we meet, including ourselves.

Missions at First

Missions at First Baptist Greenville is a way of approaching the world.

It is Imago Dei, it is Namaste, it is the appreciation that we all belong to God and if we look hard enough, we might find Christ in each person we meet, including ourselves. At First Baptist Greenville, missions involves members of all ages engaging in ministry with partners in our backyard, in Cuba, in Haiti and places in between.

Whether partnering with GAIHN to welcome homeless families to our church, partnering with our sister congregation in Guanjay, Cuba to encourage the growth of the Patio Project, partnering with our neighbors in Nicholtown to provide quality summer camp, partnering with the Living Hope Mission in Cap Haitien, Haiti to support local schools and churches, partnering with local ministries through our annual Operation Inasmuch day or partnering in one of the many other opportunities we offer, missions at First Baptist Greenville is about people.

Missions at First Baptist Greenville encourages the development of individuals’ spiritual gifts as new ministries “bubble up” from the passions of members and their willingness to be servant leaders. Missions at First Baptist Greenville respects genuine reflection and the depth of experience we can have when we expand our comfort zones and get to know our brothers and sisters in other parts of the world, other parts of Greenville and within our church family. It celebrates that we can encounter God through these encounters with others.

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More Information

For more information on getting involved with missions at First Baptist Greenville, contact Laura Stout.

Monthly Focus

Each month we highlight a local organization or church mission partner and collect items needed to support their ministry.

Please bring your donations to the collection boxes located throughout the church, where volunteers will collect and deliver them.

 

This Month

Canned Fruit Collection

Wow! We have already collected so many cans of fruit during these first few weeks of September! Let’s keep up the momentum with our Big Fruit Birthday Bash on Wednesday, September 22. Celebrate Pastor Jim’s 60th Birthday by bringing canned fruit donations when you come to church for MidWeek Fellowship!
 
In celebration of 60 years, please consider making fruit donations in multiples of 6: 6 cans, 12 cans, 24 cans…60 cans or even 600 cans! The more canned fruit the better! Just look for the balloons outside the Fellowship Hall, and drop off your donation with our Fruit Collection Team as you make your way into the building. (If you aren’t able to stay for MidWeek Fellowship, feel free to drive through the Rotunda Breezeway to drop-off your donation.) We will celebrate during the dinner hour with a special birthday dessert prepared by Uptown Catering!
 
Please also continue to bring canned fruit donations any time during the month to our drop-off locations on campus: Front Desk, Fellowship Hall Lobby, or AYMC Lobby.
 
First Baptist Greenville has a long history of supporting our neighbors in need by collecting canned fruit for United Ministries. The Food Pantry is just one of the crisis assistance programs offered by United Ministries working to “provide hopeful options, strong encouragement and a measure of stability to people finding themselves facing financial uncertainty.” For more information about the impact this organization is making in our community, visit united-ministries.org/crisis-assistance.
 
Thank you for your continued generosity! For more information or if you have a question, please contact me at clayHgilbert@gmail.com.
 
Catherine “Clay” Gilbert
Missions & Affiliations Committee

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 Missions Coordinator Laura Stout at 370-2522 ext. 145.

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Annie's House

Learn from our “back door neighbors” about sustainable living practices through work days, TimeBanking and special events

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Cuba Mission Partnership

Get to know our Cuban partner church, Iglesia Bautista del Camino in Guanajay, through a mission exchange in Cuba or Greenville

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GAIHN

Offer hospitality to homeless families living in our church four weeks per year

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Knitting and Crochet Group

Create gifts to give to those who need a comforting reminder of God’s love

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Mission Backpack

Donate items to fill weekend food bags for local children and/or help shop for, fill or deliver the bags

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Mission Trips and Activities

For children, youth, and adults

Join in special opportunities throughout the year for local and global missions

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Monthly FBC Focus Collection

Contribute to our monthly collection and/or help deliver donations

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Neighborhood Partnership

Get to know our neighbors in Nicholtown and Haynie-Sirrine through special events and work days

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Inasmuch Day

Serve the local community through our annual churchwide missions day

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Project Host Soup Kitchen

Join or form a team to prepare and serve lunch on a Sunday

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United Ministries

Contribute to our on-going collection and/or help deliver donations

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Walks for Awareness

Participate in local walks with teams from FBG, including Mission Backpack 5K, Walk for the Prevention of Child Abuse and United Ministries Transformation Walk

 

More Opportunities

View more current opportunities to serve

Women’s Mission Groups

Circles

 First Baptist Greenville is home to four Women on Mission groups. Groups gather monthly for Bible study, book study, mission study, and prayer. Groups support various mission partners through giving and hands-on support.

Please email the group leaders if you’re interested in attending one of these groups.

Lula Whilden Circle

Women 20’s- early 50’s
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month
September – May | 6:30-8:00pm
Meets at a member’s house
Contact: Kristy Way

Crazy Eights Circle

The Crazy Eights Circle has different FBG or community members come speak each month and supports various mission projects. This group is focused on meeting the spiritual and support needs of women regardless of age (30s – infinity)!

3rd Tuesday of the month
September – May | 7:00 pm
Meets in various locations: members’ homes, restaurants, AYMC
Each monthly host plans the program
Contact: Susan Webb

Margaret Allen Aiesi Circle

The Margaret Allen Aiesi Circle, named for a beloved late Circle member, has various speakers and local authors come to their circle and supports a variety of missions projects. Members are ages 60 and older.
3rd Tuesday of the month.

September – May | 9:30am
Meets in members’ homes
Contact: Carol Ann Bell or Becky Bouton

Susie Lee Bagwell Circle

The Susie Lee Bagwell Circle is a group of senior adult women who enjoy Bible study or book study with occasional guest speakers.

3rd Tuesday of the month
September – May | 10:00 am
Meets in members’ homes
Contact: Dianne Williamson or Barbara Stone

More Current Opportunities

 

FBG to Host Families October 24-31

FBG to Host Families October 24-31

Oct 11, 2021

IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network) is a part of United Ministries which seeks to serve, transform, and empower those in need toward achieving self-sufficiency. Our role at First Baptist is to host families with children from our community who are experiencing...

Week of Prayer for CBF Field Personnel

Week of Prayer for CBF Field Personnel

Oct 11, 2021

You are invited to take part in a week of prayer for our Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) mission personnel the week of October 17-23. CBF Missions is one of the three recipients of our church’s Lula Whilden World Missions Offering. Daily devotionals and videos...

Focus on Missions: Trunk or Treat

Focus on Missions: Trunk or Treat

Oct 3, 2021

Fall is finally in the air, and that means cool mornings and making plans for our annual Trunk or Treat with our neighbors in the Nicholtown Community. Again, this year COVID-19 will have an impact on how we are able to provide a Trunk or Treat experience for the...

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