Grace Baptist Church
Striving Together for the Faith of the Gospel
I Corinthians 1:18 1Thessalonians 4:17 1 Corinthians 9:16 John 3 Philippians 1:27 John 8:12
I Corinthians 1:18
"For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
1Thessalonians 4:17
"Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord."
1 Corinthians 9:16
"For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel!"
John 3
Philippians 1:27
"Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: ...that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;"
John 8:12
"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."

Faith Promise Missionary Giving

Grace Baptist Church takes seriously Christ’s command to “go into all the world and preach the gospel.” More than twenty percent of the church’s annual income is used to support missionary families around the world. This is done through Faith Promise missionary giving.
A Faith Promise is a promised offering above one’s tithe given by faith to the Lord through the mission fund of Grace Baptist Church to be used for the support of missions worldwide. The offering is a planned amount that is not promised and given sacrificially, sometimes through money received through work, gifts or investments; sometimes through unexpected money received.
Your Faith Promise is an anonymous contribution, but it should not come from your tithe. Our tithe goes to the church’s general fund. Before we do more, we must be faithful to do what is commanded. The tithe (10% of gross income) is the Lord’s and He has directed it to be given to the ministry of the local church. In these New Testament times the house of God is the church (I Timothy 3:15).
At present our mission fund must receive over $30,000 per year to supply our missionary support commitments.
New missionaries are added when our Faith Promise increases or when the support of a missionary who leaves the field is directed to a new missionary. Generally, with the recommendation of our pastor new missionaries who present their work in our church service. Then, with the recommendation of the pastor and deacons, the church votes to extend to them regular support.
Most Faith Promise commitments are made at the time of the annual Missions’ Conference in October. New members may make a commitment at any time during the year. Faith promise cards are available in the front office of the church. All gifts designated to the Mission Fund will be used only for the cause of missions.
What would happen if Faith Promise giving was insufficient to meet the needed expenses?
The question is sometimes asked though we sincerely pray that we shall never be faced with implementing the answer. Grace Baptist Church would certainly exhaust all financial options before cutting missionary support levels. However, our giving is by faith in the Lord’s supply and our missionaries serve in the same way. If there should be a sustained shortfall in faith promise and it became necessary to make cuts, we would reduce all of our missionaries an equal percentage. This would reduce the financial hardship on any one missionary. Regular support for most of our missionaries is $150 per month, which is on average 3% of their total support from all churches. A reduction of $20 to $30 in support from any one church would be less than 1% of the missionaries’ total support.