AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST MINISTRY
Leader: Dea. Lawrence Webb
"Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." (Proverbs 22:5 NIV)
Mission: The purpose of the Ambassadors for Christ is to lead young people ages 4 to 18 to a personal commitment to Christ and assist them in their Christian growth experience as they fellowship, and service opportunities tht will encourage youth to grow in godliness.
Meeting Schedule: Wednesdays 6;30pm to 7:30pm
Program Description: Rites of Pages will provide biblical guidance for youth grades six through twelve of the greater Spartanburg area and the surrounding communities. All Rites of Passage programming is available to the whole community. Church membership is not a requirement. The program will teach Principles for Living, which fills a need in every aspect of life. A satisfying, bountiful life requires us to know and love ourselves physically, emotionally, and spiritually. To educate ourselves and understand that education is a never-ending process that goes above and beyond schooling. To be responsible for creating, supporting and maintaining a safe and healthy community; to have pride and knowledge about our ancestral past; to know who our friends and enemies are; to seek truth and wisdom; to embrace our rich history and traditions; to find and achieve our divine purpose, and; to exercise our right to vote. The program topics will hopefully establish a lifelong framework that our youth can be grounded in, expand upon, and use as they grow and learn for years to come.
Mission Statement: To move into adulthood free of drugs, alcohol, and criminal activity, to be competitive and excel in their career paths, form stable healthy homes, and to flourish in their Christian walk of faith.
Meeting Schedule: Wednesdays 6;30pm to 7:30pmAFTER SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Leader: Agnesia Smith
The Autumn Age Ministry's purpose is to encourage Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church members ages 55 plus to fellowship in Godliness and encourage growth in faith, joy, and peace by providing mentors for all members. These Autumn Age Saints promotes outreach and community service to the sick and shut-in coordinate weekly hospital, nursing home, and home visits to our convalescent and bereaved members to fellowship, pray, sing to the Lord, read scripture, and meet their needs. We also arrange pleasurable inspirational trips for senior members.
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Monday of each month @ 10:00am
We meet with the Sunday Church School Worker's Conference the 3rd Tuesday in each month at 6pm.
The culinary ministry is responsible for all food serving at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. The ministry has accountability and oversees the operation, use, cleanliness, and maintenance of the church kitchen and its equipment. The Culinary Ministry provides food for all special occasions, upon request from other Macedonia ministries, whether a full dinner or just appetizers. The Culinary Ministry also provides food for funerals, receptions, and other church supported activities.
Our missions is to endeavor to promote family unity by supporting one another, socializing together, and loving one another. The ministry works to improve communication, verbalize concerns, and resolve family conflicts.
Our duties include praying for the pastor and relieving him of temporal affairs in the church. We are to visit the sick and needy members of our congregations, and should be good counselors. We believe Jesus is the head of the church. He is Lord, Savior and Sheppard. Deacons of the Church shall be ordained to provide spiritual leadership for, and service to, the fellowship of the Church.
Meeting Schedule: 1st Saturday of each month
The Deaconess Ministry assists the deacons in the preparation of the table for the Lord's Supper. Preparation for Pulpit for the Pastor. Assist the deacons in meeting the needs of the women in the church and community. Administer aid to families during bereavement, visit the sick and shut-in. Assist the candidates in preparing for baptism. Assist in improving the ties that connects the church family in a common purpose. Assist in welcoming new members to our church body.
Meeting Schedule: 1st Saturday of each month at 9:00 am
The HOPE Ministry mission is to express and extend the love of Jesus Christ as His servants in ministry. The ministry goals consists of empowering goals, enlighten all people of God's grace and mercy, encourage transformation from worldly to spiritual living, and emphasize God's purpose for our lives.
The Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church Mountain Movers Ministry, an outreach ministry of the MMBC Deaconess Ministry was developed in response to Dr. Ian Smith's 50 Million Pound Challenge national health initiative. The ministry at Macedonia seeks to encourage members to develop a holistically healthy life style spiritually, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Weekly meetings usually involve members participating in an exercise routine, interacting in informative workshops about living a holistically healthy lifestyle, and enjoying a delightfully healthy meal.
Meeting Schedule: every Tuesday, 8:00 am - 9:30 am, Thursday 5:00 pm- 6:30 pm, and Friday 8:00 am - 9:30 am Contact Information: Mountain Movers is an outreach ministry of the Deaconess ministry
It is the divine motivation of this ministry to lead men and young male adult to the development and adaptation of a strong Christian mentality that will better equip them with the tools necessary to live production spiritual lives. It is in the vein that the Brotherhood Organization was initiated and, through the leadership of God Almighty, the teachings of His son Jesus Christ, and the Power of the Holy Ghost, that this ministry shall grow and prosper.
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Saturday of every month at 10:00 am
Choirs within the Music Ministry:
Praise Team - Rev. Rossi Hames & Tamela Spann
Mass Choir- Sarah Sims
Young Adult Choir - Sharon McCullough
Male Choir- Chris White
Youth Choir (seasonal)
"I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things you have done. I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High." Psalm 9:1, 2.
This Dance Ministry is dedicated to spreading the love of Christ and making God known through dance. Our assignment from the Father is to tell and show the world, through this prophetic ministry, just how awesome God is. We want to be instruments used by God to prompt the world to see true wisdom, which is only found in the Lord. Therefore, we offer our bodies as living sacrifices, and strive never to be lacking in zeal, but keeping our spiritual fervor in serving the Lord, for He equipped us to become all things to all men.
Meeting Schedule: Every Sunday 10:30 am
"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that, which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers." Ephesians 4:29
The Publicity Ministry is responsible for effectively communicating the mission and vision of the church in a way that exemplifies the work that Jesus has commissioned us to do within the community. Generate an awareness and enthusiasm for activities among members and the Spartanburg Community. Encourage the creation of door hangers and flyers to be circulated within the community and submit ads and PSA's (Public Service Announcements) to newspapers, local television, and radio stations.
Meeting Schedule: 4th Monday of each month
Meeting Schedule: January - May
The call to service to Christian service through missions is most rewarding. Missionaries knows Jesus and by meditating and communing with Him through prayer and bible study, is made sensitive to His leading into Mission work. This work involves nurturing and caring for the home; visiting the sick; caring for the widowed, elderly, and orphaned; feeding and clothing the needy; encouraging the discouraged; evangelizing the lost and any act which promotes kingdom building.
Meeting Schedule: The missionary society is divided into circles that represent all sections of the city. Each circle schedules their monthly meeting. Senior Missionary Society
We also go beyond the walls of our church by ways of social media to encourage others to learn of God's love. We pray that it enables you to develop a closer walk with Christ.
Meeting Schedule: Every 2nd Saturday of the month at 12:00 pm and virtual weekly
We welcome you to our Sunday Church School Department. Sunday Church School is delighted that you have joined in being one of God's lights to build up his kingdom.
The mission of the Sunday Church School is the Great Commission Matthew 28:19 and 20; "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And Lo I am with you always even until the end of the world."
The purpose of the Sunday Church School is to share and impart to children of all ages, adults, visitors and friends' information about the good news of Jesus Christ. Jesus intentional were clear and specific "Go make disciples and teach them to observe my commandments." Moreover we are admonished in Ephesians 4:11-12 to equip the saints for the work of the ministry and for building up the body of Christ.
Meeting Schedule: Every Sunday 9:15am - 10:20am
The Trustee Ministry's mission is to be good steward and manage the financial blessings our church through tithes and offerings and the persons associated with those assets. Trustees are also the key Components in handling and assuring the fiscal and financial viability of the MMBC. We also, maintain the physical structure of the church, make sure that the church is a comfortable place for people to meet together to meet with God.
Meeting Schedule: 2nd Monday at 6:00 pm, monthly. Special call meetings are sometime necessary.
The purpose of this ministry is to reflect the Christian dedication of the pastor and all who come to worship. Our vision is to be transformed so that we are better equipped to do the work that the usher has been called to do.
The Usher Ministry helps to win souls for Christ by making people feel comfortable and welcome in our worship service. They are Doorkeepers for Christ during Sunday morning worship services and other programs/services. They assist with seating of the congregation, distribute programs and other literature, and direct the offering.
The purpose of the Greaters Ministry is to extend courtesies to our worshippers who attend worship services, providing them with a welcoming greeting from Macedonia church family outreach includes assisting in the soup kitchen, visit the sick, and take gifts to the nursing homes, adopting a family for Christmas and contribute funds to assist kids to go to the National Convention. We also give back to the church by having fundraiser for Usher's Day. There are four segments of this ministry:
Meeting Schedule: Women/Greeters-1st Monday each month at 5:00 pm
Meeting Schedule: Every 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30 pm
The Victory Club are spouses of the Trustee Ministry and are the ones who keep the sanctuary beautiful during Easter and Christmas. The congregation is given the opportunity to purchase Easter Lilly's for Easter and Poinsettias during Christmas. These items can be purchased in honor of or memory of a family member.
Meeting Schedule: 1st Saturday of every month at 1:00 pm