Junior and Senior Usher Board Ministry
Scripture: Psalm 84:10 (KJV) “For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of the wickedness.”
Mission: Ushering duties encompass five specific areas: to assist the pastor, meet and greet the people, maintain order, collect tithes and offerings and to keep distractions to a minimum. Ushers represent Jesus and His church, making people feel special. Our mission is to serve together to demonstrate God’s commission to us, to prayerfully promote an atmosphere where all those entering the church will feel welcomed.
Purpose: An usher must view the church as a place to save lost souls and to help those in the ministry. The heart of an usher is the heart of a servant, one who serves God. As a door keeper our purpose is to usher people into the presence of the Lord.
Missionary Ministry
Scripture: Acts 14:19-28 (KJV)
Mission: Striving to give service to God, others, and the Word by bearing witness to the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Purpose: Sharing with all mankind by announcing, teaching, knowing, and believing the Holy Word.
The Missionary Circle minister every first Friday in the month at the Gretna Nursing Home Gretna, VA and every second Thursday at the Riverside Nursing Home Danville, VA at 7:00 p.m.
Nurse’s Unit/First Aid Ministry
Scripture: Jeremiah 30:17 (KJV) “For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD;
Mission: “Here to Serve Others”
Our mission first is to be a Christian who is able to display God’s love. As a nurse, we must be dedicated, have compassion for humanity, and be a true example of holiness. We are to uplift the spirit to strengthen and help one another through the administration of healthcare assistance.
Purpose: The purpose of the nurse’s ministry is to provide first-aid and general nursing assistance to all during worship services. As first-aid responders, nurses provide service to the well-being and comfort of the church congregation. They serve as ministers of health promoting the needs of the church communities by helping members become more health conscience.
Pastor’s Aide Ministry
Scripture: Jeremiah 3:15 (KJV) “And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.”
Mission: “To honor our pastor and ministers”
Pastor’s Aide serves to financially, morally, and spiritually assist the Pastor.
Purpose: To serve God by giving to His disciples. This ministry is important to the Pastor, because it’s their support that helps to relieve some of his financial burdens.
Trustee Ministry
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10 (KJV) “As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.”
Mission: The position of Trustee is not a biblically mandated office but is a practicality to aid the appropriation, maintenance, and disposition of church property. Although trustees are not mentioned in the bible, their role is biblically appropriate to maintain order in the church and to use their gifts to benefit the body.
Purpose: The trustees are chosen from among the congregation to be custodians of the church property and serve as signatories. Trustees are responsible for maintaining the church buildings and facilities, tracking the churches equipment and investments, keeping insurance policies up to date, and managing funds.
Deacon’s Ministry
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:13 “For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”
Mission: To serve spiritually with a firm grasp of sound doctrine for the advance unity of the church and congregation.
Purpose: The purpose of the Deacon’s Ministry is to aid and carry out the vision of the Pastor, ministers, and to serve the congregation.
Mother’s and Deaconess Board
Scripture: Titus 2:3-5 (KJV) “The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
Mission: To serve as role models to the younger generations. To also assist in preparing candidates for baptism and ensure all items are intact for communion services.
Purpose: This board prays continually for lost souls. Our purpose is to worship God through our service in the church and the community through fellowship, instructing, and counseling young ladies concerning living Godly lives through biblical principles.
Youth Ministry
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 12:1 “Remember NOW thy CREATOR in the days of thy YOUTH, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them”
Mission: To encourage and equip this generation to grow in their relationship with JESUS CHRIST!!!
Purpose: To reach out to our peers in our fellow churches, schools, and communities, letting them know that you can live a Godly life, while having fun and SERVING THE LORD!!!!!!!
Education and Scholarship Ministry
Scripture: Proverbs 1:5 “A wise man will hear, and increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels.”
Mission: To provide scholarships that will assist our members in meeting their goals of higher education.
Purpose: The scholarship is designed to promote and encourage higher education in our church and community.
Clothing Closet Ministry
Scripture: Luke 6:38 (KJV) “Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
Mission: To meet the needs of all that are in need of clothing items within the church and community.
Purpose: To let the world know that God is still working through his faithful children to provide for those in need and the less fortunate.
Coat and Clothes give-away is currently sponsored twice a year in June and December.
Coming Soon…FBC Clothing Closet
Choir Ministry
Scripture: 2 Chronicles 5:12-14 (KJV) Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets. It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God.
Mission: Our mission is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through song and music.
Purpose: The purpose is to lead the congregation in worship using songs and instruments, while providing an atmosphere that will usher in the Glory of God and win souls to Christ.
Our Choir Ministry: New Life Choir, Voices of Fairview, and Men’s Choir
Sunday School Ministry
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:12-13 (KJV) Gather the people together, men and women, and children, and thy stranger that is within thy gates, that they may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the Lord your God, and observe to do all the words of this law. And that their children, which have not known anything, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.
Mission: To provide males and females of all ages an excellent spiritual education founded upon the Word of God.
Purpose: The purpose is to assemble together to obtain knowledge of the Word of God in its entirety, to also apply that knowledge to our daily lives, and to become effective disciples of Christ.
Hospitality Ministry
Scripture: Hebrews 13:2 (KJV) Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
Mission: If your gift is that of serving others, serve them well. To be the face of the Body of Christ to those that God sends our way.
Purpose: “To show kindness in entertaining strangers, visitors, and special guest.” Our purpose is to help our guest feel the love of God by truly welcoming them into the house of the Lord. To arrange church family’s to fellowship and break bread together with food prepared for the nourishment of our body.