Our Mission Work
Main Street Baptist Church, Point Pleasant, WV
Local Mission Work:
- Mason County Samaritan Fund. Main Street Baptist Church works through
the Samaritan Fund , a ministry of the Mason County Ministerial Association.
The Samaritan Fund offers emergency financial assistance to help the needy living
in or passing through Mason County.
- Food and Clothing Pantries. Main Street Baptixst Chruch supports the food
and clothing pantries of the Point Presbyterian Church.
- Teays Valley Baptist Association. Main Street Baptist Church is one
of 17 churches making up the Teays Valley Baptist Association (TVA). The TVA
helps strengthen the churches through training programs for church leaders,
through training in evangelism, and through mutual support and fellowship.
World-Wide Ministry:
- West Virginia Baptist Convention. Main Street Baptist supports
the work of the West Virginia Baptist Convention (WVBC). Among its many
ministries, the West Virginia Baptist Convention sponsors:
- a summer camping program at the West Virginia Baptist Camp at Cowen, WV,
during which over 2,000 children and youth annually are exposed to the gospel
in an informal, fun setting.
- a Conference Center near Ripley, WV, which is used for Missions
Conferences, Church leader training, spiritual growth retreats, family-
oriented retreats, youth events, and many other activities.
- area ministers who work across the state in Church Planting, helping
churches and pastors in times of crisis, working with pulpit committees in the
calling of pastors, conducting training events in local churches and
associations.
- Baptist Campus Ministry, which has work on most of the college and
university campuses across the state.
- American Baptist Churches/USA. First Baptist suports the
work of the American Baptist Churches (ABC). The work of the ABC is
accomplished through the major program boards: (1) National Ministries, which
supports mission work across America; and (2) International Ministries, which
supports mission work in 19 countries around the world.
Click here for more information about the ABC/USA,