MISSION / VISION: 

The LFM Mission is three-fold:

(1) To engage, encourage and support each other in fellowship through discussion and exploration of various forms of literature.

(2) To show patience, kindness and love towards each other when differing points of view are expressed, and

(3) To provide a safe space where all are welcomed, accepted and loved upon.

The LFM Vision’s foundation is based in love through on-the-ground implementation of our mission of love and Christian fellowship. And if we practice this vision of love in real time, all participants will leave feeling seen and heard and will have enjoyed the experience with an eagerness to return.

Activities in addition to our quarterly book talks include facilitating Friday night prayer service and cooking for TBC seniors at least one Sunday a year.

For fall 2024, LFM will be traveling to NYC to visit the J.P. Morgan Library exhibit featuring Belle da Costa Greene, the main character in the book, a Black American woman, who was forced to hide her true identity and pass as white during her tenure as J.P. Morgan’s personal librarian.
See the book, “The Personal Librarian” by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray.

Please consider LFM as a Ministry that’s just right for you!

GUIDING SCRIPTURE: 

The LFM Guiding Scripture: Is 1 Corinthians 13: v4. Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. v6. It does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth… v.13. And now these three remain: faith, hope, love. But the greatest of these is love.

MISSION / VISION: 

"To be a beacon of spiritual expression through dance, embodying the scripture 1 Corinthians 6:19-20, as we honor God with our bodies and inspire the congregation to experience the Word through the art of movement. "Mission Statement" Our mission is to interpret the scriptures and demonstrate worship through liturgical dance, using our bodies as vessels to manifest the presence of the Holy Spirit, guiding the congregation towards a deeper understanding and connection with God.

GUIDING SCRIPTURE: 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
[19] Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; [20] you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV [19] Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
Ephesians 4:12-16: To equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up...

MISSION / VISION: 

Our Mental Health Mental Health Ministry is a church-based program dedicated to supporting mental and emotional well-being within the congregation and the wider community.

This ministry focuses on raising awareness about mental health issues, providing education, and offering support through counseling, support groups, workshops, and seminars. It aims to reduce stigma associated with mental illness and promote a holistic approach to well-being, integrating spiritual, emotional, and psychological care.

The Mental Health Ministry often collaborates with mental health professionals to provide resources and referrals, ensures that church leaders and members are trained to recognize and respond to mental health needs, and creates a compassionate environment where individuals feel safe to seek help.

Activities might include prayer sessions, Bible studies focused on mental health, and events that encourage open discussions around mental health topics

VISION STATEMENT:
To develop and strengthen the characteristics of Christ in the men and young men of TBC.

MISSION STATEMENT: To serve God through support of the Mission and Vision of The Twelfth Baptist Church with the unique callings that God has given to men.
Increase our knowledge of and strengthen our relationship with God that we may have the power through the Holy Spirit to stand and act in His righteousness as males created in His image.

SCRIPTURE:

• As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)

• A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. (Ps 68:5)

• And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. (Genesis 2:15)

GOALS:

• Help young men see Christ as the way the truth and the light in today’s secular world.

• Help fathers and all men understand and model the roles, responsibilities and relationships exhibited between God the Father and God the Son and apply them to our lives.

• Support each other with prayer, biblical principles, and fellowship.

BIBLE DAILY READINGS – Daily Reading List

ZOOM MEETING SCHEDULE

WEEKLY GATHERINGS:

• Weekly Monday Evening Bible Fellowship, Meetings On Zoom
  Zoom Meeting ID: 825 0472 8789 – Passcode: 160 
  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82504728789?pwd=UEUxVTlySmxFbUR3WVVjdGlpcm1OZz09

• Weekly Men’s Powerhouse Group Meetings,
  Various Monday Evenings 7:00pm-9:00pm
  Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 825 0472 8789 – Passcode: 160
  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82504728789?pwd=UEUxVTlySmxFbUR3WVVjdGlpcm1OZz09

MONTHLY BUSINESS MEETING ,  (2nd Saturday of each month)

• Join Zoom Meeting ID: 857 5969 1052

• http://Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85759691052

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP OFFICERS:

• President – Sidney H. Burton, Jr.

• Vice President  – Anthony Lopez, III

• Secretary – Warren Montgomery

• Assistant Secretary -Markel Crockton

• Treasurer – Darryl Simpson

ICONs of the Bible – https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/2-cornelius-lewis

MISSION / VISION: 

The Missions Ministry is committed to liberating God’s people through the love of Jesus Christ in our church, the community, the nation, and beyond.

MEMBERSHIP The Missions Ministry is a duly elected ministry that convenes on the third Sunday of each month. It has nine members.

AREAS OF CONCENTRATION:

• Annual Missions Sunday is usually celebrated in March.

• Senior Outreach

• Senior Luncheons on the fourth Sunday of each month

• Love care gift cards to TBC Seniors

• Support/Assist our TBC Swingers Ministry

• Sponsor the annual Angel Tree Celebration for children of incarcerated parents or guardians,

• Friday’s community Peace Walks with community, law enforcement officers, and local leaders

• Evaluate and streamline the distribution process for the TBC Food Pantry, which serves over 40,000 clients. Most recently, Missions provided financial support for the renovation of the Food Pantry site.

• Support our Pastor in improving the structure of The Returning Citizens and Restoration Ministry.

• Support the TBC Honduras Foreign Missions Ministry led by Deaconess Sharon Keyes (e.g., shipped barrels of non-perishable food items, clothing, and other miscellaneous items and provided financial assistance).

• Continuous financial support to the Charles B. Harris School in Liberia, Africa.

• Continue to support and encourage our church family and friends through our outreach ministry by sending greeting cards.

• Collaborate with various community partners to support our members and those families/individuals who need resources or additional support.

GUIDING SCRIPTURE: 

Ephesians 4:12 - To prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

MISSION / VISION: 

To Worship God in our corporate lives by uniting our voices in praise, thanksgiving, confession and petition by: Provide a Music Ministry that lead believers into the worship of God and set the hearts of unbelievers to receive Jesus Christ by hearing the love, grace and mercy of God proclaimed through a variety of musical genres… Classical, Traditional and Contemporary Music offerings.
The Music ministry Includes Musicians, Vocalist, Ensembles, and Choirs of all Ages.
We also collaborate with local music schools such as Berklee College of Music and present a number of Concerts such as the Annual Lance Martin Piano Summit” and other offerings and recitals partnering with other music ministries in the area.

GUIDING SCRIPTURE: 

Psalm 150 Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens! 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness! 3 Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! 4 Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! 5 Praise him with sounding cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! 6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!

The Nurse’s Creed: Lord let us as nurses begin every day with your blessing to provide care for those who need us. Give us the patience to listen, Intuition to see beyond the visible, knowledge to practice the art of nursing, and the attitude to deliver care with humility. Help us to see every patient clearly unbiased, and with individual respect. Help us to face fear and anxiety with kind words and a gentle touch. Help us to see the joy and wonder each new day brings and let your healing light shine through my hands.

TBC Nurses’ Ministry is a dedicated group of RN’S, LPN, and other who serve the TBC family during services and other times by providing first aid in emergencies and care of the suddenly ill, emotionally upset, or injured. 

The mission of the Twelfth Baptist Church nurses is service to God. “If any man serves me let him follow me and where I am, there shall also my servant be: If any man serves me, him will my father honor.” (John12:26)

The Christian nurses focus on life, health, and spiritual wellbeing. “Genesis 2:7 says and the Lord formed man of dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul”.

Health is, defined as the overall condition of the organism at a given time (American Heritage Dictionary, 1996). Health is a dynamic process, which embodies the spiritual, psychological, physical and social dimensions of the person.

The goals of TBC Nurses Ministry, is to provide education to our congregation on health issues by providing information on different health related topics.

Our objective will be to invite different health care organization and professionals to lecture on health topics related to proper nutrition’s, exercises, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, cancer and how to navigate the health care systems, other topics, i.e. Understanding how your health insurance works.

The Nurses Ministry will focus on a particular disease each month; provide information to the congregation on the sign and symptoms of a particular disease of the month.

Members

Barbara A. Gibbs, RN, President

Pheobelyn H. Reid, RN, Treasure

Benita Denney, Secretary

Joanne Prince, LPN

Naomi Jackson, LPN

Carol Savory, RN

Thera Johnson Wilson, RN

Sallie Orr

MISSION / VISION: MISSION: 

To Worship God in our corporate and individual lives by: Cultivating a passion for prayer, privately and corporately, so that we may gain God’s perspective and be empowered by the Holy Spirit to accomplish His purposes, and that our thanks, praises, needs and concerns are uplifted to our loving God. Knowing, - without fervent prayer, there will be little or no spiritual power or transformation.

GUIDING SCRIPTURE: 

Matthew 6:9-13 9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 10 'Your kingdom comes. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 11 'Give us this day our daily bread. 12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 13 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”