A New Vision and Mission Statement

Our ministerial staff and deacons have been discussing a new Vision and Mission Statement. Here they are:
Vision Statement: First We Love
Mission Statement: First, before anything else, we, the congregation of First Baptist Church New Bern, from youngest to oldest, love God, others and self (as modeled by Jesus).
It is our express goal to be a congregation of those who are changed the the grace of God's love poured out for us in His gift of His only Son, Jesus Christ. Once we accept this love and forgiveness of our sins, then we should be changed and blessed to be a blessing of love and grace to others. This also changes the way that we treat our own bodies, minds and souls -- with holiness and honor as temples of God's Holy Spirit.

It is a great blessing to be a part of a congregation that first looks outward to God and others prior to looking to fulfill our own needs. We seek to develop relationships with God and neighbor by listening and learning, so that we can link the love and grace of God appropriately, and relationally. That works in our relationships outside the church as well as our relationships with each other inside the church.

Visit our church and witness love in action during this season of Lent, ascending the hill to Jerusalem, where the cross waits, and where eternal life meets us in the person of Jesus.