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MISSION STATEMENT
"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 3:14
Helping to Save Souls
2 Corinthians 5:20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore [you] on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.
Edifying the Body of Christ
Ephesians 4:16 (NKJV) from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.
Bringing Glory to God
Matthew 5:16 (NKJV) “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
The mission of the church is found in what we know as “The Great Commission” in Matthew 28:19-20. The church’s mission is twofold: The church is to minister with an outward reach and inward care.\
1. To seek and to save lost sinners. The church is to take the gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ to those that are lost with the purpose of leading them to faith in Jesus Christ.
2. To edify the saved. The church is to edify and teach those that come to the Lord. To build them up in their faith in Jesus Christ until they too, are able to carry out the commission of Christ.
A commandment to seek the unsaved: Matthew 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
A commandment to teach the saved: Matthew 28:20 “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.” Amen.
A promise to those who obey: 1 John 14:21 “He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.
Church Fire
The Investigation
Three Louisiana black churches were set alight by a suspected arsonist between March 26 and April 4, 2019.
The first fire occurred at St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre on March 26. Ten days later, two other historic black churches, Greater Union Baptist Church and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, were also set on fire—on April 2 and April 4 respectively. The suspect used gasoline at each church, destroying them completely.
This incident raised officials' concerns that the fires had been started by a racist and/or radical group or person. Police arrested the suspect, the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy, six days after the third fire. Holden Matthews, 21 years old, was charged with the destruction of the churches.
The St. Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre, Louisiana, was the first in a series of three African-American churches, over 100 years old, that burned to the ground on March 26, 2019. On April 2, 2019, a second church, Greater Union Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, was set on fire. The third church, Mount Pleasant Baptist Church also in Opelousas, was set alight on April 4, 2019. Holden Matthews was arrested on April 10[1] and charged with three counts of arson.
Gasoline was the primary accelerant used in each fire. The churches were empty and no injuries occurred in any of the incidents. Only one of the fires forced people to evacuate, when it spread to a neighboring home.
The local fire marshal, Butch Browning, confirmed the existence of a receipt showing Matthews had bought oil rags and a gas can. These materials, along with a lighter, were found in Matthews's truck, Browning said. He also said that Matthews filmed the church fire on his cellphone.
Church Construction
Rev. Wilson Doomes, Sr., Fellowship Hall
The Rev. Wilson Doomes, Sr., Fellowship hall was in the process of being built when our church burnt down. The name of the hall is in memory of our previous pastor, Rev. Wilson Doomes, Sr.
Our Church
The Reconstruction Process
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