Our Ministry

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="043203c0.jpg" border=0 width="32" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#66334C" FACE="Arial" ><B>First Baptist Church, Oak Ridge</B></FONT><B>      |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="First Baptist Church, Oak Ridge"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to get there"><U>How to get there</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Schedule of Services"><U>Schedule of Services</U></A>   |   <B>Our Ministry</B>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Music Ministry"><U>Music Ministry</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pictorial Directory"><U>Pictorial Directory</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Branching Out (FBCs Youth Ministry)"><U>Branching Out (FBC's Youth Ministry)</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Womens Retreat"><U>Women's Retreat</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Ministry"><U>Family Ministry</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Christian Education"><U>Christian Education</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pastor Tim Borchert"><U>Pastor Tim Borchert</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The First Light"><U>The First Light</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Childrens Ministry News"><U>Children's Ministry News</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Celebration Service"><U>Celebration Service</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Our Ministry</I></div> <bR> <div> In the Baptist tradition, all of God’s people are ministers. Our three vocational pastors are called to equip the people of God in Christian service. Each pastor has entered the vocational ministry by the calling of God and has been ordained to the Gospel ministry. Although each pastor has an area of focus and special training, all of our pastors minister to the whole congregation. </div> <div>                                                  </div> <div> <B>Worship</B></div> <bR> <div>     Worship is at the center of who we are and what we believe. We believe that the church is always more than an address or a building. The church is the people of God gathered for worship, education, and Christian service. Our worship seeks the reverence worthy of God in a spirit of personal warmth. </div> <div>     Sunday morning worship involves all ages both in attendance and participation. Children’s and Youth Choirs are frequent leaders of our worship experience, and the children’s sermon is a special part of worship that says to the child, "This is my church." Youth from grade six through high school are led by our Family Pastor in teen worship events on Sunday and Wednesday evenings to address their special needs and concerns. </div> <div>     The Sunday evening service is usually an informal worship gathering, but often involves times of church fellowship, picnics, special music presentations, and special studies. </div> <div>     Wednesday Family Activities begin with a meal prepared and served from the church kitchen in the Fellowship Hall. During children’s choirs and youth activities, the congregation remains in Fellowship Hall for prayer and an informal period of spiritual growth and discipleship training. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Missions</B></div> <bR> <div>     We are Great Commission Christians who consider missions to be essential to our identity as the Body of Christ. We believe that missions ought to minister to the whole person–body, mind, and spirit. We are in constant search of ways to give cups of water in the name of Jesus. </div> <div>     We support missionaries through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Southern Baptist Convention, but missions at First Baptist is more than giving money through the church. Missions is what we do. We have recently completed the sponsorship and construction of our first house for Habitat for Humanity. Our members serve in the name of Christ at the local hospital, in children’s ministries, in youth services, and nursing home ministries. We have sponsored refugee families. Our Agape Help Center operates totally on volunteer service to provide food and clothing for people in need. </div> </td> </tr></table></body>