© Welcome Baptist Church / All Rights Reserved
Statement of Faith
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We believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be the verbally and plenary inspired Word of God. The Scriptures are inerrant, infallible,
and the final authority for faith and life. The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the complete and divine revelation of God to Man. We
use the King James version of the Bible exclusively in our ministry.
•
We believe in one Triune God, eternally existing in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - each coeternal in being, co-identical in nature, coequal
in power and glory, and having the same attributes and perfections.
•
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, became man, without ceasing to be God, having been conceived by the Holy Spirit and
born of the virgin Mary, in order that He might reveal God and redeem sinful men.
•
We believe that man was created in the image and likeness of God, but that in Adam's sin, the human race fell, inherited a sinful nature, and became
alienated from God. On his own, man is unable to remedy his lost condition.
•
We believe that salvation is the gift of God brought to man by grace and received by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ Whose precious blood was
shed on Calvary for the forgiveness of our sins.
•
We believe that all the redeemed, once saved, are kept by God's power and are thus secure in Christ forever.
•
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ accomplished our redemption through his death on the cross as a representative, vicarious, substitutionary
sacrifice and that our justification is made sure by His literal, physical resurrection from the dead.
•
We believe that the Lord Jesus Christ ascended to Heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is our High Priest and Advocate.
•
We believe in that "blessed hope," the personal, imminent return of Christ Who will rapture His Church prior to the seven-year tribulation period. At the
end of the Tribulation, Christ will personally and visibly return with His saints to establish His earthly Messianic Kingdom which was promised to the
nation of Israel.
•
We believe in the bodily resurrection of all men, the saved to eternal life, and the unsaved to judgment and everlasting punishment.
Brief History
Welcome Baptist Church was organized on April 21, 1949. It was birthed out of a tent meeting held by Rev.
Toy Waddell. A building was erected on the same grounds where the old tent stood. Rev. Waddell was the
first pastor of the church.
In 1969, the church acquired property from Monarch Mill across the railroad tracks where an old boarding
house stood. Under the leadership of Pastor Guyton Genes, the men of the church tore the old house down
and erected a new building.
In April of 1972, Pastor Billy Cole held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new sanctuary.
Dr. Percy Ray preached the dedication service on Sunday, December 31, 1972.
On February 9, 2004, a fire ravaged our church building. We spent the next two years meeting in our fellow-
ship hall while construction on a new building was underway. On May 28, 2006, we marched from the fel-
lowship hall, held hands, and encircled the entire building as Pastor Robert Jarvis led the church in prayer.
Our prayer was to thank God for all His blessings and ask Him to continue to bless this church and use this
new building for His glory. God truly made the trial a blessing.
We give God all the glory for what He has done and what He continues to do.
Come See For Yourself
You are invited to come join our church family in any of our services. You will find a warm welcome and a place to worship and meet with the Lord.
I
t is our goal to reach the world with the gospel through the support of home and foreign missions. Families are strengthened through sound Bible
teaching and preaching, godly influence, and the love of the saints. While we enjoy fellowships, church trips and various fun activities for young and old
alike, the ministry of the church is treated as serious business in every aspect. We serve the King of Kings, the Lord Jesus Christ.
© Welcome Baptist Church / All Rights Reserved
Come See For Yourself
You
are
invited
to
come
join
our
church
family
in
any
of
our
services.
You
will
find
a
warm
welcome
and
a
place to worship and meet with the Lord.
I
t
is
our
goal
to
reach
the
world
with
the
gospel
through
the
support
of
home
and
foreign
missions.
Families
are
strengthened
through
sound
Bible
teaching
and
preaching,
godly
influence,
and
the
love
of
the
saints.
While
we
enjoy
fellowships,
church
trips
and
various
fun
activities
for
young
and
old
alike,
the
ministry
of
the
church
is
treated
as
serious
business
in
every
aspect.
We
serve
the
King
of
Kings,
the
Lord
Jesus Christ.
•
We
believe
the
Holy
Scriptures
of
the
Old
and
New
Testament
to
be
the
verbally
and
plenary
inspired
Word
of
God.
The
Scriptures
are
inerrant,
infallible,
and
the
final
authority
for
faith
and
life.
The
sixty-six
books
of
the
Old
and
New
Testament
are
the
complete
and
divine
revelation
of
God
to
Man.
We
use
the
King
James
version
of
the
Bible
exclu
-
sively in our ministry.
•
We
believe
in
one
Triune
God,
eternally
existing
in
three
persons
–
Father,
Son,
and
Holy
Spirit
-
each
coeternal
in
being,
co-identical
in
nature,
coequal
in
power
and
glory,
and
having
the
same
attributes and perfections.
•
We
believe
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ,
the
eternal
Son
of
God,
became
man,
without
ceasing
to
be
God,
having
been
conceived
by
the
Holy
Spirit
and
born
of
the
virgin
Mary,
in
order
that
He
might
reveal God and redeem sinful men.
•
We
believe
that
man
was
created
in
the
image
and
likeness
of
God,
but
that
in
Adam's
sin,
the
human
race
fell,
inherited
a
sinful
nature,
and
became
alienated
from
God.
On
his
own,
man
is
unable
to
remedy his lost condition.
•
We
believe
that
salvation
is
the
gift
of
God
brought
to
man
by
grace
and
received
by
per
-
sonal
faith
in
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
Whose
pre
-
cious
blood
was
shed
on
Calvary
for
the
forgiveness of our sins.
•
We
believe
that
all
the
redeemed,
once
saved,
are
kept
by
God's
power
and
are
thus
secure
in
Christ
forever.
•
We
believe
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
accom
-
plished
our
redemption
through
his
death
on
the
cross
as
a
representative,
vicarious,
substitution
-
ary
sacrifice
and
that
our
justification
is
made
sure
by
His
literal,
physical
resurrection
from
the
dead.
•
We
believe
that
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
ascended
to
Heaven
and
is
now
exalted
at
the
right
hand
of
God where He is our High Priest and Advocate.
•
We
believe
in
that
"blessed
hope,"
the
personal,
imminent
return
of
Christ
Who
will
rapture
His
Church
prior
to
the
seven-year
tribulation
period.
At
the
end
of
the
Tribulation,
Christ
will
personally
and
visibly
return
with
His
saints
to
establish
His
earthly
Messianic
Kingdom
which
was
promised
to the nation of Israel.
•
We
believe
in
the
bodily
resurrection
of
all
men,
the
saved
to
eternal
life,
and
the
unsaved
to
judg
-
ment and everlasting punishment.
Brief History
Welcome
Baptist
Church
was
organized
on
April
21,
1949.
It
was
birthed
out
of
a
tent
meeting
held
by
Rev.
Toy
Waddell.
A
building
was
erected
on
the
same
grounds
where
the
old
tent
stood.
Rev.
Waddell
was
the first pastor of the church.
In
1969,
the
church
acquired
property
from
Monarch
Mill
across
the
railroad
tracks
where
an
old
boarding
house
stood.
Under
the
leadership
of
Pastor
Guyton
Genes,
the
men
of
the
church
tore
the
old
house
down and erected a new building.
In
April
of
1972,
Pastor
Billy
Cole
held
a
ground-break
-
ing
ceremony
for
the
construction
of
a
new
sanctu
-
ary.
Dr.
Percy
Ray
preached
the
dedication
service
on
Sunday, December 31, 1972.
On
February
9,
2004,
a
fire
ravaged
our
church
build
-
ing.
We
spent
the
next
two
years
meeting
in
our
fel
-
lowship
hall
while
construction
on
a
new
building
was
underway.
On
May
28,
2006,
we
marched
from
the
fellowship
hall,
held
hands,
and
encircled
the
entire
building
as
Pastor
Robert
Jarvis
led
the
church
in
prayer.
Our
prayer
was
to
thank
God
for
all
His
bless
-
ings
and
ask
Him
to
continue
to
bless
this
church
and
use
this
new
building
for
His
glory.
God
truly
made
the
trial a blessing.
We
give
God
all
the
glory
for
what
He
has
done
and
what He continues to do.
