Local Missions

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You don't have to go far to find a mission.  We are all called to be missionaries right where we are.  Texarkana has many needs for your service. Listed below are many of the local ministries we currently have at FBC for you to plug into.  

Club 29:11- FBC's after-school program for inner-city and at-risk children.

ShelterKidZ- provides shoeboxes full of hygiene items and other goodies for children whose mothers are staying in domestic violence centers. Also provides underwear and socks, winter hats and gloves, school backpacks and supplies, and Christmas gifts. Click here to watch a video. 

Homebound Ministry
- reaching out to the homebound in our church through cards, visitations, and meals.                                                                                                                                                         
Angel Quilts- Provides quilts to cancer patients who are undergoing chemotherapy.

Back Packs for Kids- providing packs full of healthy food for needy kids.

First Impressions Greeters- You never get a second chance to make a first impression!

Parking Lot Golf Cart Drivers- helping people get to and from their cars on Sunday.

Intercessory Prayer Ministry- pray without ceasing in our prayer room.

First Hands - doing light construction projects for those in need as the need arises from within our church.

Deaf Ministry- FBC's outreach and discipleship for the deaf.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Extraordinary - helping/teaching in our special needs class on Sundays and Wednesdays.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Contact the Missions Office at 903-831-6000 or mbeck@fbctexarkana.org for any information on how to connect with the above ministries


Community Partners:

Running WJ Ranch- therapeutic horseback riding for the handicapped.

Mission Texarkana- providing life-sustaining assistance to those in need.

Primera Iglesia Bautisa - Hispanic partner church of Texarkana.

Watersprings Ranch -  a home for children in need.

Life House Church - local church in College Hill that provide various ministries for low income families.

First Choice Pregnancy Center- support for ladies facing unplanned pregnancies.

Pathway Resource Center- providing life skills, risk avoidance, pregnancy services, abstinence education.

Salvation Army - Angel Tree Christmas program

Haven Homes - residential housing for women's recovery ministry. Men's location under construction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              For the Sake of One- Domestic disaster relief, and much more.

Domestic Violence Prevention- non-profit agency serving adult victims of domestic violence.