The Missions Comittee of First Baptist Church has eight members and meets once a month to pray for the missionaries we support, address financial needs, discuss pertinent issues, and plan for their visits to our church. A typical missionary visit involves a 10-minute presentation at the Sunday morning church services, plus an hour in the adult Sunday School. Our communication with the missionaries is by E-mail and newsletters.

First Baptist helps support 17 missionaries and four organization, including Gospel for Asia, Lake Ellen Camp, Rawhide Ranch, and Bethel University.

Geographic Distribution of our Missionaries

North America     5

South America    4

Africa                  3

Europe                 2

Asia                     2

Middle East           1

Papua New Guinea 1

Ministry Activities of our Missionaries

Bible studies and teaching          3

Camping                                    2

Students                                    3

Pastoral and church development 4

Church planting                           1

Mission children school                1

Bible translation                           1

We have a “sister church” relationship with the Baptist church in Krasnapolia, Ukraine. Our church provides financial support to their annual summer Bible Camp, including lesson materials and workbooks, arts and crafts supplies, games, lunches, and snacks. The camp is staffed by the youth from an urban Baptist church in Sumy. Some 60-80 children, ages 5-14 typically attend the one-week Camp. Over the past six years, we have sent three teams from our church to help serve at the Bible Camp. Our church has also given funds to our sister church for women's Bible study materials, new chairs for their church sanctuary, re-decoration of their church building, and a new furnace.

A mission booklet which gives a biographical summary of the missionaries and mission organizations that we support, and a 10-point prayer guide, may be obtained from the office at First Baptist Church.