About Us

Southside Baptist Church can look back on over 100 years of ministry in this community and around the world. We look forward, God willing, to many more years of seeking to glorify Jesus Christ in all that we do.

Our Mission: Southside Baptist Church exists to love God and others, to "make disciples" through birthing new sons and daughters into His kingdom, then maturing them through His Word and to rear godly children, through strong, established families

Our Values

LOVE: When Christ was asked the question, "What is the greatest commandment?" He responded by saying, "To love God and others." Further, Jesus told us that love was to be the brand of the believer. By "this" you will know my disciples. Love for God and others was central in the teachings of Christ and was the major motive for his coming. We express our love by obedience to His commands, fellowship and daily communion and worship.
MAKING DISCIPLES: On His return to heaven, Christ commanded we "make disciples." Our going to the four corners of the world is only for this task. This is our mandate, our mission and our call. Making disciples involves (1) Birthing new Christians into God's family and (2) Raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. It means educating and equipping them for their transformation.
THE BIBLE: Jesus was clear in His mandate that we are to "make disciples" by teaching them all things that He had commanded. We believe that the Bible is God's eternal Word. It is only through this Word (and faith in it) that one can be born into God's kingdom forever. And, it is through the teachings of God's Word that believers are matured, equipped and set free. Further, we believe the Word of God is normative for all human beings.
THE FAMILY: Before God established the church, He established the family. God takes a special interest in marriage and the family. He desires godly offspring and has instituted the family as an instrument for the expression of His love as a holy training ground and as the basic unit of society.