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 South Africa, in Mississippi, in Puerto Rico, and places in between.
Whether partnering with IHN to welcome homeless families to our church, partnering with our sister congregation in Guanjay, Cuba to encourage the growth of the Joining Hands Cooperative and other community ministries, partnering with our neighbors in Nicholtown with local ministries through our annual 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.
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
Delta Hands for Hope
The First Baptist Youth Family is collecting donations for Delta Hands for Hope through the month of May to help meet the needs of their community. Delta Hands for Hope’s mission is to empower all children to have the education, leadership skills, and abilities to succeed. During the school year, they provide after-school programs such as a homework center where students can come after school to complete homework, do projects, or be with their friends. During the summer they provide a summer day camp to the children of Shaw incorporating education, recreation, Bible study, music and enrichment activities every day!
Our Youth Family’s High School Mission Trip will be spent in Shaw, Mississippi. During our week of missions, the Delta Hands for Hope summer day camp program and Together for Hope will be leading us in education and mission immersion with the community of Shaw. Together for Hope is CBF’s rural development coalition engaging the 301 counties of persistent rural poverty in America. The Delta is Together for Hope’s largest region of service and includes 87 counties of persistent rural poverty across seven states.
Anyone who has ever worked with a nonprofit organization knows how difficult it is to find funding for their various programs all while keeping their facility clean and supplies in stock. We want to help Delta Hands for Hope’s primary focus be on building relationships and providing a safe space for children to gather, while we supply them with these needed items for their programs and facility.
We have created an Amazon Wishlist, and I have no doubt that together, we can reach the goal of acquiring every item on the list! Items purchased through the wishlist will be sent directly to Shaw, Mississippi.
—Mary Carol
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.
Annie's House
Learn from our “back door neighbors” about sustainable living practices through
Cuba Mission Partnership
Get to know our Cuban partner church, Iglesia Bautista del Camino in Guanajay, through a mission exchange in Cuba or Greenville
IHN
Offer hospitality to homeless families living in our church four weeks per year
Contact: Cam McDade
Knitting and Crochet Group
Create gifts to give to those who need a comforting reminder of God’s love
Mission Backpack
Donate items to fill weekend food bags for local children and/or help shop for, fill or deliver the bags
Contact: Susan Shelley and Amanda Paton-Znak
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
Neighborhood Partnership
Get to know our neighbors in Nicholtown and Haynie-Sirrine through special events and work days
Contact: Frank Smith
Inasmuch Day
Serve the local community through our annual churchwide missions day
Project Host Soup Kitchen
Join or form a team to prepare and serve lunch on a Sunday
Contact: Alec McCleod Learn More
United Ministries
Contribute to our on-going collection and/or help deliver donations
Contact: Clay Gilbert Learn More
Walks for Awareness
Participate in local walks with teams from FBG
More Opportunities
View more current opportunities to serve
Habitat Greenville
Abraham Build 2022
Contact: Walt Herbert and Matthew Loomis Rehnborg
World Relief
Participate on a Good Neighbor Team to welcome a refugee family to Greenville
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 Tuesdays of the month
September – May | 6:30-8:00pm
Meets at a member’s house
Contact: Jennifer Stevenson
Crazy Eights Circle
The Crazy Eights Circle has different FBG or community members
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
3rd Tuesday of the month.
September – May |
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: Janet Huskey
More Current Opportunities
FBG Cares and Shares: IHN
At the end of January, First Baptist Greenville hosted three families currently participating in the Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) emergency shelter program through United Ministries. These families include four adults and eight children (ages 3 to 19). Last...
Helping Babies and Families in March
As we move into March, we will continue to collect baby items for Greenville’s Gift, with the children of our church helping to sort and pack the items for the organization during one of Wednesday nights spent at Children on Mission. In case this organization is not...
Greenville’s Gift: February Focus on Missions
As any new parent will likely attest, caring for a new baby comes with many challenges. One major hurdle for many in the Greenville community is being able to afford all of the new items that a baby requires, as those can add up quickly! Considering the economic toll...