Missions
At Green Creek First Baptist with believe that missions is a vital part of the church's ministry to help reach the world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We do this by supporting the mission works of the Southern Baptist (SBC) around the world and by supporting local missions as well.
Each year we participate in collecting love offerings for Southern Baptist missionaries. Around Easter we will collect the Annie Armstrong love offering to support North American (NAMB) missionaries, in September we will receive a love offering to help support mission work in North Carolina and at Christmas we collect the Lottie Moon love offer to support our International missionaries (IMB). We also give to the Cooperative Program to support all SBC efforts.
NC Baptist Children's Home – The Baptist Children's Homes of NC have 21 locations to provide ministry to children and families in need. The vision is to provide the highest quality of Christian services to children, adults, and families in a caring culture of measurable excellence. Their mission is "sharing hope…changing lives. For more information go to bchfamily.org
Polk Baptist Association – GCFB Church is a member of the Polk Baptist Association where we partner with other Baptist churches in Polk County to make a difference in lives of individuals in our communities for the Kingdom of God. Go to polkbaptistassociation.com for more information.
Disaster Relief – When disaster hits we do our best to respond and help. Since 2016 with the help of local churches we have sent more than 4 tractor trailer loads of cleaning supplies, water, baby food and diapers, nonperishable food, pet food and paper products to areas that have been hit by natural disasters.
JAARS – For over 70 years JAARS has helped make Bible translation possible in the most remote places of the world. Their Vision is that people's lives and communities are transformed as they experience God's Word in their own language. For more information go to JAARS.org
Operation Christmas Child (OCC)-The mission of Operation Christmas Child is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. Every year we collect items and/or monetary funds. Items are then purchased and "shoeboxes" are filled for children around the world in order for them to learn about Jesus' love for them. For more information go to samaritanspurse.org
Hope Remains – Hope Remains Ranch is a place where youth, families and adults are transformed through the hope found in Jesus Christ using counseling, mentoring and equine therapy. They have a vision to see every person inspired to follow Christ, healed from the past, equipped to begin a new life and have hope for the future. If you would like to know more go to hoperemains.org.
Out of the Ashes- Out Of The Ashes provides a faith-based homeless shelter for those who are struggling with substance abuse issues in Rutherford and Polk counties. For more information go to outtheashes.org
Church Plant – GCFB is now helping to sponsor their second church plant in the last three years. Our first one is CrossLife Church in Spencer NC. CrossLife was formed in July of 2018 and has now become a self supporting church. CrossLife seeks to grow believers to mature disciples of Jesus Christ. Their mission is "to give of our lives to serve Jesus through our worship, to grow through our studies, and to go and tell the world what Jesus has done." Our newest partnership is with Fountain Baptist Church in Forest City, NC. Green Creek's former Student Pastor Arthur Bien and his wife Brooke have partnered with several churches and have set out to begin a new gospel work in Rutherfordton County. Their vision is to reach people for Christ through multiplying disciples and saturating the communities around 74 Bypass with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Deborah Stevenson– Deborah is affiliated with "Youth With A Mission" and is currently serving in London, England. Her grandparents are former members of GCFB and she visited our church often growing up. For more information you can go to daughteroflights.com or email her at deborahestevenson@gmail.com.
