About

 

What To Expect

We have Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and there are classes for all ages.  Our worship service begins at 11:00 a.m. and on the 2nd and 4th Sundays, Preschool and Elementary aged children may attend Kids' Worship where they may sing, hear a story, have a snack, and make a craft.  On the other two Sundays of the month kids participate in worship with their families and we are happy to have them worship and join their family. 

 

Our Story

Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church organized September 1, 1819. When the church first organized, it is believed they met in the homes of members during the winter months and a building during the summer months for the first 18 years of the church existence. They met the second Saturday of each month.

In 1839 the first “meeting House” was built and completed in 1841. The Church was known as “Mt. Vernon Church of United Baptists.” In 1916 we became Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church. This happened when we joined with the Association 1916.  On September 6-7, 1916 the Russell County Association of Missionary Baptists met in its first session at Mt Vernon Missionary Baptist Church. The meeting was called to order by Rev. J. R. Grider, temporary Moderator and Rev. J. P. Hamilton led in prayer. Rev. J. S. Wade preached the first introductory sermon from Acts 2:42, the theme being, “Why I Am a Baptist.”  Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist Church has been an active participant of the Baptist Association since that date.

 

 

Our Beliefs

 

Bible. We believe the Bible, consisting of 66 books, to be the inspired Word of God, without error, the revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.

God. We believe in one God existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God has always been and will always be the only God. There were none before Him and shall be none after him.

The Father. We believe that the Father created all things in heaven and on earth. He created human beings out of a love for us and desires a personal relationship with each of us.

Jesus. We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Furthermore, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven.

Holy Spirit. We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict men, making them aware of their sin and the salvation available through Jesus. He regenerates, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer for Godly living and service.

Man. We believe that man was created in the image of God and sinless, but fell into sin and is therefore lost and subject to judgment. There is nothing man can do to save himself from this judgment, but he can accept the death of Jesus as punishment in place of his own eternal death by acknowledging God and accepting the free gift of salvation.

Salvation. We believe that the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ provides the only way of justification and salvation for all who believe.  Any who attach additional works of man as a requirement for salvation are false in that they infer Jesus’ death is insufficient in and of itself to save and that human beings somehow have the capability to save themselves.

 

Our pastor

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Bro. Randy Smith