Missions

MISSION OUTREACH

One of the major focuses we have at First Baptist Wheeling is on our "Mission Outreach." We support many mission programs, from internally, to throughout the state of West Virginia, to reaching out all over the world. We feel honored to have so many members of our congregation willing to go out into the world to do missionary work. From those who do service projects for a week, to those who in recent years have traveled to places including but not limited to Zambia, China, Venezuela, Bolivia, Russia, Greece, Ireland, Chicago, Alaska, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Many of our college students have participated in extensive Mission trips to help spread the gospel of Jesus Christ. We have many from our congregation with ages from the teens to our senior adults, who are not hesitant to go out and do physical labor and service projects of love when called to do so.

Not only do we go out to do service in the Mission field, but we offer mission outreach inside our own church as evidenced by the AWANA children's program and Vacation Bible schools which bring in children not always members of our church to participate. We sponsor and present revivals - a mission outreach to all who so richly benefit from the associated events, prayer, and worship experience. We have a wonderful college outreach program that enables those who attend our local colleges a place to feel welcomed and to worship freely. Many of our college students who we partner with are international students far away from their home countries.

Tim Grey, W.V.B.C. Campus Ministries

Visiting with us on Sunday morning, January 30, 2011 was Tim Grey with the Baptist Campus Ministries. Also sharing were J.J. Newell and Aryelle Delgado.

JD and Rhonda Reed, Missionaries to Bolivia

Visiting with us on Sunday morning, February 27 during morning worship were J.D. and Rhonda Reed and family. They shared about their missionary work plans in Bolivia.

David and Leslie Turley, Missionaries in Japan

David and Leslie Turley who are missionaries in Okinawa, Japan visited with us on Sunday morning, October 9, 2011 to share about their work. They will be returning to Okinawa in January of 2012.

Shawl Ministry - Mission

F.B.C. Prayer Shawl Ministry seeks to honor and glorify God by returning the gift of knitting (Crocheting, sewing) He gave us, using this talent to serve His purpose. We knit our prayers into these shawls so that they may radiate God's unconditional love to the person who will receive it, bringing warmth, comfort, encouragement, joy and celebration. Please contact the church office, Pat Oliver, or Nancy Holt for more information or questions about this newly formed group.

SPECIAL OFFERINGS TAKEN DURING THE PAST YEAR TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED AND FOR THEIR FUTURES

*Special Disaster relief offering for Tornado victims* To date for June of 2011, $529.00 has been collected for tornado disaster relief. Thank you for giving to help those throughout our country who have lost so much.	F.B.C. Mission Offering Month - March During the month of March 2011, we receive your generous donations for those individuals from F.B.C. Wheeling who plan on going on planned Missions trips during the year. Your donations will be divided equally among those who will serve. Thank you for your support! There was $1,580.00 donated in 2010.
*Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering Month - December* *In 2010 our church collected* *donations of $820.59 for this fund. Thank you to all who gave for the future of our retired ministers and Missionary families.*	*JAPAN* RELIEF SPECIAL OFFERING MARCH 27, 2011 A special love offering was collected collected March 27, 2011 by our congregation for the earthquake- tsunami relief effort in Japan.. Thank you members of First Baptist Wheeling for your generosity! $1,200.00 was donated.
*World Mission Offering - October 2011* During the month of October, 2011 we collected for the World Mission Offering for International Ministries. A total of $1,286.73 was donated. Thanks you FBC family!

Missions Focus Sunday - November 15, 2009

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Missions Focus Sunday this year was a wonderful learning and sharing experience for all. The theme for 2009 was "Forgive Us Our sins as we forgive those who sin against us." Mrs. Evalyn Long, chair of the Missions committee along with the other committee members planned for the days services to go from the Sunday School Hour through the afternoon. Presenters this year included: Weirton Christian Center kids, Brenda Stoneking, Diane Reineke, Joselyne Mivumbi Rosenberg, Evalyn Long, Cindy Frank, Carol Couch, Mike Johnstone, Nicole Williamson, Pastor Wright, Hosea Lakatabai, Dr. Keefer, Debbie Smith, Kim Weaver, Don Zwick and construction ministry panel, VBS to Weirton Christian Center Panel, and Simon Kenton mission work/trip panel. The Teens and FBC Social Committee prepared a luncheon. The Kids of the Kingdom sang during worship service. Special missions offerings were collected for 4 mission outreach programs. Many thanks to the Missions Committee for a wonderful day of worship and sharing.

WV Baptist Convention Circle of Love Project - October 2008

Thank you to all who donated canned goods for the 2008 WV State Baptist

Convention project for the St. Albans Christ's Kitchen food pantry. Our church

donated aprox. 150 cans and the total state wide exceeded the goal which was 2,008.

We all gave 2,487 cans! West Virginia Baptists are wonderful!

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