First Baptist Church
Connecting People to God, to Others, and to Service
Website: http://www.fbchendersonville.com
If you are searching for a place to call home you can find it at First Baptist. Known for a focus on the Word of God, solid Biblical preaching, and heart-lifting music, First Baptist Church is the place for you to connect to God. The most basic teaching of the Bible is that God cares about you. He loves you and He wants to have a relationship with you. As incredible as it may sound, the fact is that the Creator of the universe wants to connect with you. He loves you so much that He left heaven and came to earth as Jesus Christ and went to the cross to pay the price for our sin. He did all of that because He wants to connect with us.
The most basic element that ties us together at First Baptist is that we have accepted His plan of connecting. We have trusted Jesus Christ as the Savior of our lives and have committed ourselves to follow Him. The Bible is our guidebook. The Holy Spirit is our encourager. The church is our meeting place. The world is our mission field.
Connecting people to God, to others and to service.
Our desire at First Baptist Hendersonville is to help you connect.
We want to help you connect to God through meaningful worship and by being prayerfully dependent upon God.
We want to help you connect to others by providing opportunities to interact with a community of believers who love Christ and who love people.
And we want to help you connect to service by discovering how God has gifted you and then giving you opportunities to use those gifts.
Ready to start connecting?
If you’re new to First Baptist, please visit our New? page to learn more about what to expect on your first visit, how to get to First Baptist and how to get around campus once you're here.
Scroll through our Ministries section to see what God is doing at First Baptist. From preschool to mature adults and from recreation to worship…we’ve got something for everyone in your family!
Get to know Dr. Bruce Chesser and the rest of the ministry staff on the Staff page.
Contact
First Baptist Church Hendersonville
106 Bluegrass Commons Blvd, Hendersonville, TN 37075
- Office:
- (615) 824-6154
Ministry Sponsors
Don Bruce
Founder / CEO, American Home Design
For more than 30 years, American Home Design has helped fulfill the remodeling dreams of more than 30,000 satisfied homeowners in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky... Read more >>
David and Diane Black
Founder/CEO and US Congressman
As a nurse, small businesswoman and former educator, Congressman Diane Black brings a unique and dynamic perspective to her work in Congress. Diane's faith in America's promise was shaped from an early age... Read more >>
Charles Lea
Executive Director, Union University Hendersonville, TN
Union University is an academic community, affiliated with the Tennessee Baptist Convention, equipping persons to think Christianly and serve faithfully in ways consistent with its core values of being excellence-driven... Read more >>
Ministry Sponsors
Sponsor Recognition
If you would like to get recognized as a sponsor on our website, please let us know and we will add your company into the appropriate category of sponsorship.
Membership Levels
Ministry Partner
$200 monthly / $2,400 annually
- Ministry Window Decal
- On-line membership directory
- Individual web site page recognition
- 2 monthly meetings sponsor recognition
- Membership card
Note: Some of these benefits will be phased in over the next year (2104-2015)
Friends of Living Sent Ministries
$100 monthly / $1,200 annually
- Ministry Window Decal
- On-line membership directory
- Individual web site page recognition
- Membership card
Note: Some of these benefits will be phased in over the next year (2104-2015)
Supporters of Living Sent Ministries
$50 monthly / $600 annually
- Ministry Window Decal
- On-line membership directory
- Web site logo/narrative recognition
- Membership card
Note: Some of these benefits will be phased in over the next year (2104-2015)
Boosters of Living Sent Ministries
$25 monthly / $300 annually
- Ministry Window Decal
- On-line membership directory
- Web site logo recognition
- Membership card
Note: some of these benefits will be phased in 2014-2015
Associates of Living Sent Ministries
$10 month-$120 year
Ministry window decal
On-line membership directory
membership card
Note: Some of these benefits will occur in 2014-2015.
Church Partners
$10 month/$120 year
- Home page web site recognition
- Ministry window decal
- On-line membership directory
- Membership card
Note: Some of these benefits will be phased in 2014-2015.
Monthly Inspirational Meeting Sponsors
$250 per meeting
- Email blast recognition to ministry participants
- Company logo on meeting literature
- Company literature on meeting check-in table
Ministry Sponsor
$5,000+
- Ministry Window Decal
- On-line membership directory
- Individual web site page recognition
- 4 monthly meetings sponsor recognition
- Membership card
Note: Some of these benefits will be phased in over the next year (2104-2015)
How to Live Sent
According to Dr. Amy Sherman, there are at least 4 ways to Live Sent:
1. Bloom where you are planted.
Care to help build the Kingdom right where God has you assigned in the marketplace?
2. Start something new.
Do you have a passion for addressing an unmet community need? Consider forming either a for profit or nonprofit company and start something new.
3. Give your skills (vocational) away to a community ministry.
Is there a community ministry that could benefit from your vocational skills and talents?
4. A Church Big Vision for the City.
Does your church have a Big Vision for the City? Do you have one and want to encourage your church to consider helping you to develop it?
Living Sent Ministries Growth Track
1. Attraction: Become inspired to live out your Christian faith at work
Register and attend one of our monthly inspirational meetings and events.
2. Incarnation: Learn how to serve and lead like the greatest leader to ever walk the earth
Contact us about serving in a Christian Executives Group (CEG) and/or a church "Men or Women at Work" teaching and equipping class.
3. Mission: Do one more thing vocationally to advance the cause of Christ
Contact us for information on how to prepare and implement a Ministry Action Plan (MAP).
4. Transformation: Transform your heart, the organization you serve, and the community around you
Let us know if you wish to learn more about spiritual transformation.
Jerry's Message
The purpose of Living Sent Ministries is to inspire and equip business and professional leaders to live out their Christian faith. It is about "Connecting Sunday to Monday". A core principle of Living Sent Ministries is that God gave you your business or job (vocation) to build the Kingdom.
Invest in the Kingdom
Colossians 3:17, NIV: "And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him."