Welcome to First Baptist Church Allen, a dynamic and growing fellowship of believers in Jesus Christ. Expectation and excitement abounds throughout the church as people respond to the good news about Jesus Christ. Take a moment to browse our web site and discover more about First Baptist Church Allen and if the Lord leads you to, come and see us to experience the excitement for yourself!
Our Purpose
We believe a Great Commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will Grow A Great Church.
The Great Commandment - “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and foremost commandment. And a second thing like it, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets.” (Matthew. 22:36-40)
The Great Commission - “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)
Our Goal is to Move People to Become Fully Developing Followers of Christ.
A fully developing follower of Christ:
- WORSHIPS GOD - Worship
- LOVES GOD’S PEOPLE - Fellowship
- LIVES BY GOD’S WORD - Discipleship
- CONTRIBUTES TO GOD’S WORK - Ministry
- IMPACTS GOD’S WORLD - Evangelism
Our Logo
As a church, our focus in ministry and service and worship is on Jesus, who gave Himself on the cross for us. It is the heart of our message and motivation. We love because He first loved us and gave Himself for us.
Core Values
1. THE BIBLE IS OUR AUTHORITY FOR FAITH AND PRACTICE.
In every area of our personal lives and in our church life, we must seek to learn, study, obey, and apply its teachings. We must subject all matters to Scripture. It is truth without any mixture of error. The Bible is God’s authoritative word for guidance, instruction, inspiration, and correction in all areas of the practice of our faith. (Psalm 119:105-106; 2 Timothy 3:16).
2. JESUS IS THE ONLY WAY OF RELATIONSHIP TO GOD AND ETERNAL LIFE.
Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He said, “No man comes to the Father but through Me.” Jesus is not just “an” option. He is the only possibility for this world to find forgiveness of sin and relationship to God. He is the Savior. By God’s grace through faith in Christ our eternity is secured. (John 14:6).
3. WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF PRAYER.
We must undergird everything we do in prayer. Prayer must be the first, last, and constant activity in every area of our church and in every decision we make. Prayer must be as much our life as it is our power. The Lord declares, “Not by might, not by power but by My Spirit says the Lord.” (Zechariah 4:6; Philippians 4:6).
4. WORSHIP IS CENTRAL TO GLORIFYING GOD AND BECOMING LIKE CHRIST.
Worship is absolutely necessary to be a fully developing follower of Christ. Worship is expressing our love, reverence and devotion to God. Worship puts the spotlight of our thoughts, desires and affections on God and takes the spotlight off of us. We worship with other believers according to the Bible. We also worship alone before God in our own time of speaking and listening for the Lord. Worship is a life-changing experience with the presence of God.
5. THE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP GROUP (SUNDAY SCHOOL) IS THE CENTRAL ORGANIZATION OF OUR CHURCH FOR GROWTH.
Bible Fellowship Groups (Sunday School) are the Bible teaching, people reaching, caring arms of the church. It is the central organization of our church for growth…both spiritually and numerically. It is our primary tool for new member assimilation. It develops new and mature Christians alike. It is priority! You will never find your place in our church ministry until you find a place in a Bible Fellowship Group (Sunday School).
6. FULL DEVOTION TO CHRIST IS NORMAL FOR EVERY BELIEVER.
Somehow our Christian world has come to believe that shallow commitment and limited devotion and haphazard obedience are the things that please God and also what God expects. We don’t accept that here. We are speaking of relationship to God and such relationship calls for the total commitment of the total person for life! “Normal Christianity” is complete, absolute, sold-out commitment to Jesus Christ…nothing held in reserve.
7. WE HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Membership is a commitment to a local church family. Apart from such a commitment your discipleship will be ineffective at best. We expect members of this church to attend, to serve, and to give. We believe in excellence when it comes to serving Jesus through the church, and we are unwilling to settle for leftovers. Every member should have a ministry…a place of service. There are no spectators on God’s team.
8. WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD.
The Bible declares this truth. As a church we must reach beyond what we think we can do and experience what only God can do. “The chief way you and I are disloyal to God is when we make small what He intended to make large.” We must be dreamers of godly dreams…for with God all things are possible and without faith it is impossible to please God (Matthew 19:26).
9. THE CHURCH SHOULD BE CULTURALLY RELEVANT WITHOUT BIBLICAL COMPROMISE.
Our world is changing. The church must be open to adjusting to our changing world. Our unchanging message is not to be compromised but our methods of delivering the message must constantly be open to evaluation and change. We want to be as effective as possible in communicating God’s great truth but remembering that God’s truth does not change.
10. WE ARE TO STRENGTHEN AND ENCOURAGE FAMILIES.
God created the family as a place of nurturing, teaching, and growing. We must seek to strengthen and care for all our families regardless of age or makeup. We are a multi-generational church. We are a family church whether yours is a family of ten or a family of one. (Ephesians 5:21-6:4).
11. WE ARE COMMITTED TO GROWTH.
There are certain barriers to the growth of an individual or a church. John Maxwell calls these barriers “lids.” If we are to grow we must identify the lids that would hinder our growth. These lids may be structural, organizational or in leadership patterns. We want to ever seek to identify and lift the lids that would keep us from accomplishing all God would call us to. We are willing to change in order to grow.
12. WE ARE A GREAT COMMISSION CHURCH.
We will seek to reach and win the lost to saving faith in Jesus Christ. We will be intentional in our efforts to reach out in Jesus' name believing there is no other way to be saved apart from Jesus. Jesus died for every person and desires that they be saved. In all our activities, programs, relationships, and ministries we will be intentional in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with the lost. (Matthew 28:19-20). We will have a burden for our families and our community but we will not shrink away from Jesus’ call to be responsible for the world. We will be faithful and ever seeking to expand our ministry through prayer, giving, and participation in missions around the world. (Mark 16:15).
