First Baptist Church of Hendersonville, NC

Missions began in God's heart long before He gave His only Son the mission of
redeeming the lost world unto Himself. As Christ prayed to His Father in John 17:18,
He passed that mission on to us.: "As you sent Me into the world, I have sent them
into the world." (NIV) This statement from Mission Mosaic reflects the spirit of
missions at First Baptist Church, Hendersonville. Annually, we are one of the leading contributors
to the Cooperative Program in the state of North Carolina. The church is involved in numerous mission activities which include:

Associational Missions - 3.5% of all contributions are given to further the
ministries of the Carolina Baptist Association.

Love In Action - Assistance is given to local families with a special emphasis
given at Christmastime.

Migrant Ministry - Food, clothing and transportation to church services are provided
to migrant workers in the area.

Builders for Christ - A group of men that engage themselves in construction
activities meeting local needs, providing statewide disaster relief, and participating
in one international project per year.

Women on Mission - A team of women that encourages missionaries through
prayer, learning about missions, giving to missions, and participating in the work
of the church and denomination.

Adults on Mission - Participates in celebrations which include local missions,
disaster relief and international mission assistance. Organizes two church-wide
mission rallies per year.

Mission Outreach - First Baptist Church helps sponsor local, nationwide, and
international mission endeavors through an outreach fund.

Mission Friends - Children ages 2 - 5 learn how to pray for missionaries, what foods they eat and the countries they serve.

Children In Action (CIA) - Children in Action grades 1 - 5 where children learn about missions by doing missions. Each month children will study and learn about a new IMB missionary serving in the US and abroud.

Bereavement Committee - Care is given to families when loved ones
pass to their reward.

Feed My Sheep/Martha Ministry - Meals are provided on Mondays and
Wednesdays to church members who are ill or shut-in.

Hands of Hope - Hands of Hope is a ministry called to:
care for orphaned and waiting childern and to support foster and adoptive parents, locally, regionally and across the world. Link to our site

A church-wide mission trip is undertaken in the spring. Activities include church
construction, medical/dental assistance and Bible School for children. Offerings
through First Baptist Church provide the needed construction materials.

A youth choir mission trip is undertaken each summer. Youth high school mission
activities include a mission trip for students (drama), as well as a mission trip for
graduating seniors.

Over the years, individuals from First Baptist Hendersonville have felt God's call to
missions and have given their lives as career missionaries. Some are listed below
(with their birthdates) so that you may support them in prayer. Some, due to the areas in which they are ministering, are not able to be shown here. Please pray for
those in areas of religious persecution.

If you know of missionaries from our congregation who should be listed here,
please write to us.

Active:
Gary and Evelyn Harthcock (7/7, 10/18) Phil and Myra Kitchin (9/24, 9/9) Jim and Missy Pritchard (5/26, 4/28) *Retired:*	Terry and Fayrene Willett (6/18, 7/13) Debby Zemek (6/7)
Frank and Margaret Baker (2/16, 10/3) Larry and Kay Rice (1/1) Prudence Riffey (deceased)	Cliff and Philecta Staton (3/23, 4/26) Bert and Virginia Sutton (2/8, 8/2) Boyd and Joan Sutton (deceased, 7/26)
Missionaries from other organizations from our flock:
Harold and Jeri Adair - Mexico (12/20, 10/16) David and Lana Packer - Singapore Steve and Judy Revis - Haiti (9/28, 2/18)	Walter and Linda Shaffer - Campus Crusade (12/28, 7/2) Sharon Smith (11/17)

Through gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, the State Missions Offering, the Hospital and Home Missions Offering, and budgeted and non-budgeted contributions, we are thankful that God has allowed us an overall mission giving percentage of 23.3% of church-wide contributions this past year.

Click here for an Adobe Acrobat version of our Mission Trip Application form.

Click here to get the Scholarship form for the Carolina Baptist Association.