Mission Highlights

First Baptist continued to increase support for mission outreach in the year 2007. Much of that support is reflected in the Following information which is representative of what we do but not a complete list of our annual involvements. 

• Specific support of the Dr. Clemmer in the Congo

• We support the ABCNYS Iroquois Association with dues of $600 annually

• Our building is used as Outreach by several of our denominational activities, training and meetings. Boy Scouts, Brownies, Family Capped meetings and other groups.

• We held food drives and additional requests to respond to local needs

• We filled our quota for White Cross.

• We have been a covenant church with the Protestant Campus Ministry at Hendricks Chapel for several years. Alice Makul is a member of this ministry. First Baptist provided food for the students' Sunday Thanksgiving Dinner at the chaplain’s house in November.

• Soup Labels, eyeglasses, clothing and periodic special appeals.Several additional individual mission involvements by our members such as training dogs to assist three different groups of adults with severe handicapping conditions. Serving on community projects and Boards of Directors. By decentralizing our approach to missions over the last few years we have encouraged more members to participate in personal outreach.

• Numerous opportunities to financially support a wide variety of needs throughout the world are offered.

• The Kamanzi mission project has included Teacher Training, providing the financial resources for building the new school, providing learning materials for children and teachers, giving health care assistance and support, Pastor training and individual mission with a local farmer to encourage self sufficiency and mentoring of other farmers, library resources and rabies shots to name a few. (See Kamanzi report for additional details)

• We have contributed over $30,000 to various missions.We have joined with the Jamesville Ecumenical Food pantry as Board members and foundational supporters of this local outreach to over 500 households annually.

Our mission and outreach at First Baptist is growing and continues to be significant. This year (2008) the Mission Team has become an independent Ministry Team with four members. Joanna Masingila, Kofi Addai, Peggy Sauve and Patrick Kimani. 2008 will be a year of increased organization and mission education.

2007 Specific Mission Giving

United Giving                                                    
$3,000

Dr. Clemmer                                                      
$1,531

Camperships                                                       
$1,799           

Upstate Home for Children                                    
$72

World Mission Offering                                       
$200

One Great Hour of Sharing                                  
$747

ABCNYS                                                          
$9,000

Ministers & Missionaries                                       
$143

Samaritan Center Meals                                          
$70

Iroquois Assoc                                                      
$600

Hendricks Chapel                                              
$1,000

EasterFest                                                             
$904

AutumnFest                                                       
$1,006

Benevolence Fund                                                
$733

America for Christ                                                  
$70

Pathfinder                                                             
$142

India Children’s Choir                                          
$501

Katrina Mission                                                     
$230

Kamanzi Mission                                             
$17,697

White Cross                                                          
$275                                                                    

Grand Total 
$39,720