our mission statement

The Dorrisville Baptist Church is a family of believers whose purpose is to worship and glorify God while bringing others to faith in Jesus; helping them grow in their Christian walk through the teaching and preaching of God’s Word, Christian fellowship and preparation for their ministry in God's family.

 

 

 

We are a people of faith who believe…

 The Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is the record of God’s revelation of Himself to man.  It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without mixture of error, for its matter.

 Salvation is offered freely to all through Jesus Christ.  It involves acknowledging one’s sin, asking forgiveness and turning from sin to follow Christ as Lord.  It is by God’s grace, though faith, that one is granted eternal life.

 The New Testament Church is a local body of baptized believers.  Their purpose is to spread the good news of Christ around the world and at home and to provide a place of fellowship and discipleship for believers. We are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Illinois Baptist State Association, and Saline Baptist Association.

 

 We believe in helping and reaching people both through local mission projects and around the world.   This year we have had teams working in Uganda, East Africa, Managua, Nicaragua, Canada and the Amazon.  We also have worked in East St. Louis and Chicago.  Whenever and wherever, it is our desire to be Jesus and share His great love for people.                                                                                          

We also believe in supporting mission causes financially. We support missions through the North American Mission Board, the International Mission Board, and the Cooperative Program...a plan by Southern Baptists to fund missions locally and globally.

 

 

 

CHURCH MEMBERS_

There will be a special called business meeting on Sunday evening, Dec. 1 @5:00 p.m. in the lower fellowship hall for the purpose of:

• Voting on the proposed policy sections 1.6 The Pay Plan and 1.16 Fringe Benefits (which includes hourly pay rates and benefits for full and part-time hourly staff), and removing Appendix B, with previous Appendix C becoming Appendix B: Formula to Calculate PTO Hours.
• Voting on the proposed 2025 salary and benefits packages for Associate Pastor: Youth and Activities, and Worship Leader and Preschool/Children Ministries Liaison. This information will be provided on Nov. 24th with the proposed budget and personnel policy documents.
• Voting on the proposed budget for 2025.
• Voting on the housing allowance requests.
• New copy machine

Copies of the proposed 2025 budget, the proposed revised sections 1.6 The Pay Plan and 1.16 Fringe Benefits of the Personnel Policy, and the salary/benefits packages will be available on Sunday, November 24 to pick up for review. There will also be copies available in the church office to pick up the 25th and 26th if you are not here on the 24th.