Missions
First Baptist Batesburg is a cooperating member of the Southern Baptist Convention and as such we send a percentage of our offerings to help support over 10,000 Southern Baptist missionaries serving all over the world. In additional , special designated offerings are collected during the year ( Lottie Moon Christmas offering, Annie Armstrong Easter offering, Janie Chapman offering) to subsidize these mission efforts.
Haiti Trip Fall 2009 & Spring 2010 Members of First Batesburg have been going to Haiti with Truth Evangelistic Ministries out of Ft Walton Beach, Florida for the past several years. A trip is planned for first week of Nov and March 2010, Contact Pastor Philip for more information on how you can be a part of one of these trips.
Operation Outreach Supper Once every quarter First Batesburg serves as host for the Operation Outreach ministry weekly meeting. Operation Outreach is a local organization that ministers to the less fortunate in our community. Prior to the meeting, members of FBC Batesburg cooks and serves a meal to those attending the meeting.
Thanksgiving Dinner for the Homebound On the Sat before Thanksgiving, a meal is prepared and delivered by volunteers to the homebound residents of Batesburg-Leesville.
Haiti Widows Home FBC Batesburg directly aids elderly widows living in Haiti by giving a monthly monetary gift to the Widows Home in Haiti.