A Community Gathering for Service

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Gathering Together in Service

“I am among you as one who serves…” Luke 22:27

From the very beginning the church has been a place for service reflecting the spirit of Christ. The “Service” Area of Ministry is composed of members of our community who offer their gifts and talents to help care for our facilities, manage our congregation’s stewardship, and to support our staff. Their sacrificial ministry is enabling our congregation to grow and move forward with excellence, integrity and transparency.

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Together We Care For Our Facilities

“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!'” Psalm 122:1

Because we are home not only to our community but to multiple area groups it is essential that we keep our facilities as welcoming as possible. We want our community and all of our guests to be glad they chose to be at Immanuel. We want them to feel safe and, to the best of our ability, to have their needs met. Whether it is turning on the heat, adjusting signage, cleaning up our rooms, maintaining our computers, checking the audio/visual system or mowing the lawn we seek to be of service to one another and our guests.

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Together We Grow in Stewardship

“Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.” 1 Peter 4:10

The service area of ministry calls forth the stewardship of our community. Together with the Board of Ministry they oversee the financial needs, budget process, fiscal requests and reporting at Immanuel including our Annual Stewardship campaigns, Capital Funding Needs and monthly reporting. Stewardship is more than financial responsibility, it is a way of life. To that end this area of ministry also helps us to be good stewards of our time and energy by maintaining and updating our Organizational Chart, Church Maintenance and Ministry Manuals and our Church By-laws. Every member of the Immanuel Community is encouraged to share their gifts in at least one of our areas of ministry.

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Together with Our Staff

“There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord…” 1 Corinthians 12:4

Immanuel is blessed have three part-time staff members who offer their gifts in service to the community. The service area of ministry oversees both the overall staffing needs of the church and the needs of the staff serving the church. Needs are submitted to the Board of Ministry, as appropriate, and to the congregation. (Pastors are called by the congregation.) The needs of the staff include caring for their well being as well as needs for office equipment, and other needed maintenance supplies.

Meet Our Staff

Our Artist in Residence

We have a new name and face in the Immanuel Community! Caleb is our "Artist in Residence". Caleb describes himself as a multimedia artist that creates conceptual artworks with the intention of guiding the viewer through his thought process of working through problems in the world from the mind of a Christian. He was a theology and art double major in undergrad. And now seeks to use his two majors to bring light to injustices in our world today that Christians should be seeking to repair. In everything he does he tries to do it through love. Caleb wrote:

"My goal as an artist is to communicate love
in its many respects to all others through a Christian lens."

As part of his arrangement with his College he will be working part time at Immanuel without reimbursement. Our position description calls for Caleb to provide a visual Christian witness to and for the Greater Immanuel Community through multiple creative expressions." Together with the Pastor, the Board of Ministry and the various Areas of Ministry of Immanuel Baptist Church, the Artist in Residence will seek to “spread Jesus’ message of love, peace and justice…in a safe, loving, welcoming environment where everyone can heal, study, grow and serve.”

See Some Of Caleb's Recent Work