We at OVBC believe that we should go to all parts of the world to
proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ
That is why we support many Foreign Missions such as CB's Kids,
News Release Basketball, and The Well of Servant Works. For more
information click on one of the buttons on the left and learn more
about them.
Southern Baptists -- Partners in the Harvest
It is the duty and privilege of every follower of Christ
and of every church of the Lord Jesus Christ to endeavor to make
disciples of all nations. The new birth of man's spirit by God's
Holy Spirit means the birth of love for others. Missionary effort on
the part of all rests thus upon a spiritual necessity of the
regenerate life, and is expressly and repeatedly commanded in the
teachings of Christ. The Lord Jesus Christ has commanded the
preaching of the gospel to all nations. It is the duty of every
child of God to seek constantly to win the lost to Christ by verbal
witness undergirded by a Christian lifestyle, and by other methods
in harmony with the gospel of Christ.
In 1925, the Southern Baptist Convention established the Cooperative
Program. The Cooperative Program - CP Missions - enables all
Southern Baptists to work together to support missions efforts
world-wide.
Through the International Mission Board, Southern Baptists support
4,946 missionaries in 153 different countries. Your gifts and
prayers resulted in 451,000 new believers baptized in 2000 outside
of North America.
Southern Baptist's support of CP Missions allowed the North American
Mission Board to send out 5,081 missionaries last year and help
start over 1,700 new churches. Approximately 415,000 people were
baptized last year as a result of individual Southern Baptists
becoming Partners in the Harvest.
Excerpts from Article XI of the Baptist Faith & Message