Mission
“In the Missions Ministry, we want to help as many people as possible take their
Next Step toward Jesus Christ.”
Vision
To equip believers who Go Share, following the path of Acts 1:8. First in Sumter, then in South Carolina, then the United States, and to the ends of the earth.
Strategy
Seeking – Finding people who are in need; the least of these (Luke 19:10)
Sharing – Our resources, our gifts and our stories (Philippians 2:3-4)
Serving – Feeding, caring, building, moving, cleaning, etc. (1 Peter 4:10)
Sending – Equipping our people to be effective missionaries locally, nationally and globally (Acts 1:8)
Value
We believe everyone has a purpose.
Serve Locally
As an ever-growing body of Christ, we thrive to serve people in their own culture and communities. Having multiple campuses allows us to build church cultures specific to the immediate members and grow more intimate relationships with them.
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HELPSThe HELPS Ministry of Alice Drive Baptist Church serves people in the local community who have needs they cannot accomplish (wheelchair ramps, yardwork, etc.).
Email Travis Pruden at tpruden@adbc.org for more information about other ways that you can serve LOCALLY. |
Stitches of Love
Meets 2nd Saturday of every month @ 10am – 3pm
The Cabin on Loring Mill Campus | 1305 Loring Mill Rd
Stitches of Love is a quilting ministry of ADBC. Their mission is to be the hands of Jesus by using their gifts and talents to bless others. In addition to doing fun projects together, they make baby quilts to donate to the crisis pregnancy centers in Sumter, to the young military couples at Shaw Air Force Base who go through parenting classes, to local nursing homes, and to members of the church who have babies. They make comfort caps for ladies who have lost their hair due to chemo or other medical reasons.
We welcome those who may be interested in sewing. If you don’t know how to sew, we will teach you. There are no dues or charges to our participants.
For more information: Email Libby Singletary at libby7168@yahoo.com or join their Facebook page: Stitches of Love Quilt Ministry.
Thimble Thursdays
Meets weekly @ 10am – 2pm
The Cabin at Loring Mill Campus | 1305 Loring Mill Rd
Thimble Thursday is a weekly informal gathering where we work on charity projects that benefit the Sumter community (comfort caps for cancer patients, baby quilts for Sumter Crisis Pregnancy Center, Shaw AFB, local nursing homes, and ADBC members). We also work on personal projects. Members are encouraged to bring their machines and join us. There is no set agenda.
We welcome those who may be interested in sewing. If you don’t know how to sew, we will teach you. There are no dues or charges to our participants.
For more information: Email Libby Singletary at libby7168@yahoo.com or join their Facebook page: Stitches of Love Quilt Ministry.
Sumter United Ministries
Sumter United Ministries is one of our largest local mission partners. One of the ways we serve alongside them is by doing “Pack the Pantry” three times a year when we ask our church family to donate food items, which helps to re-stock their food supplies. All these donations are then distributed to families in need right here in the Sumter Community.
Our Bishopville Campus also participates and shares its donations with the Mt. Calvary Food Pantry.
Serve Nationally
We plan trips each year to various parts of the country to serve our national communities that are underprivileged or experiencing suffering.
ADBC sent a mission team to serve at Camp Rock in Valdosta, Georgia. The mission of Camp Rock is to influence the life circumstances of at-risk children and young adults so that they develop the life skills needed to fulfill the full potential of the life God has given them.
We helped lead Bible studies, enjoyed games and crafts, prepared and ate meals alongside, and loved these kids and the Camp Rock Staff, in the name of Jesus. If you’re interested in serving on a future mission trip, please get in touch with Travis Pruden, Next Steps Pastor.
The next Valdosta Georgia Missions Trip is from October 10-14, 2024
Questions? Contact Missions & Multisite Pastor, Travis Pruden: tpruden@adbc.org
or text: (803) 468-8840.
Please join us if you feel called to serve as part of missions!
Email Travis Pruden at tpruden@adbc.org for more information about ways to serve NATIONALLY.
Serve Globally
Honduras
Each year, Alice Drive Baptist Church sends between 40 and 60 people from six states in the US to support our partner organization, Baptist Medical & Dental Mission International (BMDMI). These trips provide medical and dental treatment, evangelism, prescriptions, clothing and shoes, glasses and sunglasses, and other vital services to various villages throughout Honduras. In addition, our team members support BMDMI’s Bible Institute and the BMDMI Hospital.
The next Honduras trip is scheduled for August 31 to September 7, 2024. Registration for this trip has closed. However, if you want to join the mission team for the next trip, please contact Travis Pruden. Register for our 2025 Honduras Trip, which will take place from February 1-8, 2025, below.
Email Travis Pruden at tpruden@adbc.org for more information about ways to serve GLOBALLY.
