Community Service

Ministry Description

Community Service is an overarching ministry providing support and oversight of our ministries whose main purpose is to serve our surrounding community.

Leadership

Inetta Alexander

Ardent Workers

Ministry Description

Ardent is defined by Merriam-Webster as “being characterized by warmth of feeling typically expressed in eager zealous support or activity.” Our Ardent team is a group of our mature female members who are zealous to serve the Lord and our community.

Leadership

Irene McDonald

Benevolence

Ministry Verse

And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’ – Matthew 25:40

Ministry Description

Benevolence focuses on aid to families with emergency assistance, e.g., rental, utilities, and/or food.

Leadership

Ella Frierson

Habitat for Humanity

Ministry Description

First Baptist Church partners with Habitat for Humanity by participating in building local homes. Habitat for Humanity’s vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. We agree.

Leadership

Shana Spellman

International Missions

Ministry Verse

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. – Matthew 28:19-20

Ministry Description

International Missions focuses on impacting the world for Jesus Christ through mission trips and planned giving.

Leadership

Wayne Walton

Nursing Home

Ministry Verse

In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ – Acts 20:35

Ministry Description

Our Nursing Home ministry provides spiritual care for residents at Northside Healthcare here in Murfreesboro. Our goal is to show the love of God through reading Scripture, prayer and singing.

We minister every Saturday of the month (except the first) at 10am at Northside Healthcare.

Leadership

Ben & Alice Hurd

Prison Ministry

Ministry Description

The Prison Ministry prays for, communicates with, supports, teaches and ministers to men and women who are incarcerated in Rutherford County.

Leadership

Earl Singleton

Nashville Rescue Mission – Hope Center

Ministry Description

The Hope Center for women and children is part of the Nashville Rescue Mission’s ministry to address homelessness is Davidson county. The women of First Baptist Church host a brunch on the 4th and 5th Saturday of each month to minister to the women and children through food, fellowship and prayer.

Leadership

Brenda Walton