Mission Concerns at FBC/Boston

Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
II Corinthians 9:7

"I do not believe we can settle how much we ought to give. I'm afraid the only safe way is to give more than we can spare." C.S. Lewis

The Board of Missions of the First Baptist Church of Boston supports local, national and world-wide projects for all of God's people.
Won't you please help?

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

As we think about our individual lives and even our church’s life, we can easily forget we are part of a large community of faith, the Church of Jesus Christ around the world! On October 2, World Communion Sunday, we will be reminded of that fact. On that day Christians worldwide will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper, even as we will.

That special Sunday will also be the day we appropriately begin focusing on our 2011 World Mission Offering (WMO), which supports the global work of American Baptist International Ministries (IM).

Our gifts make possible the ministries of nearly 100 long-term IM missionaries and more than 1,500 short-term missionaries and volunteers. They work in more than 70 countries along with 220 partner organizations that include evangelistic associations, hospitals, schools, publishing
companies and others responding to Christ’s call.

Reflecting that call, the WMO theme is based on Luke 10:1-9, 17a. It tells how Jesus sent 70 missionaries to Live the Word and Proclaim the Word so that others might Be Transformed. In these coming weeks, we will have an opportunity to discover more fully what that means.

I believe as a result of that discovery, God will lead us to provide more financial support to global missions this year than last. Our 2011 goal is $200. Please join me in embracing this challenge as together we Live the Word and Proclaim the Word so that others might Be Transformed.

Yours in response to Christ’s call to follow him,

Deborah Porter,
Chairman, Board of Missions

Doctors Without Borders Response to Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami:
Doctors Without Borders has sent medical teams to support the government-led earthquake and tsunami response in Japan. Their teams are running mobile clinics and conducting needs assessments, which will determine the full scope of Doctors Without Borders' response.

The American Baptist International Ministries is still accepting donations to aid those affected by the earthquake in Haiti. In fact, this years World Missions Offering is concentrating on Haiti.

You may give online by clicking here: http://www.internationalministries.org/items/80

Also: One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) funds are being rushed to Haitian mission partners, CONASPEH and House of Hope, to support their initial emergency response. As damage assessments are made and plans for relief, recovery and rehabilitation are developed, additional OGHS funds will be shared with our partners. Checks made payable to OGHS/ Haiti Relief will be accepted at the church.

The Board of Missions, First Baptist Church of Boston
Deborah Porter, Chairman

During the course of the year, the Missions Board collects for four separate ABC/USA designated Mission Funds.

If you cannot give during these times, or would like to send a special donation to one of the above listed funds, we would prefer that you mail your designated gift for one of the listed charities to/and made payable to the First Baptist Church of Boston, 110 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116, c/o the Financial Secretary.

All gifts are tax deductible. Or you may donate directly to one of the following organizations that we sponsor:

In Christ,

Deborah K. Porter

The Board of Missions
First Baptist Church of Boston

Volunteer and Mission Opportunities :

The Boston Project is a community-based organization in Boston with a passion for seeing renewal in urban neighborhoods:

Youth Build: YouthBuild is a youth and community development program that simultaneously addresses core issues facing low-income communities: housing, education, employment, crime prevention, and leadership development. In YouthBuild programs, low-income young people ages 16-24 work toward their GEDs or high school diplomas, learn job skills and serve their communities by building affordable housing, and transform their own lives and roles in society.

There are now 273 YouthBuild programs in 45 states, Washington, DC, and the Virgin Islands. 100,000 YouthBuild students have built 20,000 units of affordable, increasingly green, housing since 1994.

If you know of a local family or church in need, please contact Darlene Williams or Ken Swenson or call the TABCOM office at (781) 320-8100.