The Mission Center in the Heart of the City

 Springfield Baptist Church has historically been, and shall remain, a leader congregation. As a leader congregation, we study and implement creative, relevant ministry.

Springfield Baptist Church is a multi- and intergenerational Christian faith community offering effective ministry for every stage of life. As such, Springfield Baptist Church balances the best of the past, the present, and the future.

  Springfield Baptist Church is a center for powerful worship. Springfield Baptist Church provides the most effective elements of congregational worship.

  Springfield Baptist Church is a spiritual seedbed for personal discovery of Christian covenantal identity, community, meaning, and hope throughout the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, the surrounding regions and the world.

COMPONENTS

Administration

To fulfill our calling, our church must effectively organize and provide clear and careful communication of our message to all who care to listen.  We challenge people to express personal stewardship of the grace of God and to stay true to our stand. We are committed to fulfilling our calling through initiating and carefully organizing supporting programs to accomplish clear purposes.

Culture

We strive to understand people and their needs both within our church and the commuinity so that we can address, in a culturally relevant way, the real needs of people. We seek to understand how people relate and respond within our church and provide leadership attuned to these needs.

Fellowship

We participate with each other in the family of God in many ways. As a faith community, we welcome and integrate all who voluntarily choose to associate with and support our vision, become involved in the process of personal growth, and reach out to others with the Truth that is found only in Jesus Christ.

Discipleship

We lead others to freely engage in the posotive experienceof the discovery of truth and obedience to that truth. This learning process involves knowledge of God's revelation, motivation to live out of appropriate responses in life, a commitment to follow Jesus Christ, and the will to encourage others to do the same.

Evangelism

We believe in spreading the gospel from individual to individual, family to familt, neighborhood to neighborhood, country to country and people group to people group with the intention of forming new churches to extend the mission. Each Christian is called to spread love and care to others by living out and sharing the Good News personally, and participating in the global task of evangelism.

Leadership

We unite to entrust leadership of various aspects of the ministry to duly authorized (elected and/or appointed) people and oversight groups. We embrace the need for leaders with a variety of personalities and perspectives expressing all spiritual gifts through a clear structure that is transparent, understood, accepted, and supported. We are committed to building the lives of individuals, not just an organization.

Worship

We believe in worship as the privilege of entering the presence of God to adore Him and experience His total interest in our lives. Corporate worship is experienced in large and small groups through various forms of artistic expression and meetings with prayer and devotion.