ABOUT FAITH

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9:00 AM Sunday School

10:00 AM Morning Worship

124 4th St N, Sauk Centre, MN 56378

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What to Expect

Join Us This Sunday

9:00 AM Sunday School

10:00 AM Morning Worship

124 4th St N, Sauk Centre, MN 56378

What to Expect

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Faith is a Bible-believing, Bible-preaching church that believes that God is alive and Jesus Christ is the answer to every problem. We hope you’ll consider Faith Baptist Church a place to call home.

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Our Pastor

Hey there, I’m Jared! I’m just an ordinary guy living in Minnesota. I’m the husband to a wonderful woman named Emily and a dad to four energetic and enthusiastic boys. I have had the privilege of serving as a pastor in several Minnesota churches, and also as the director of communications at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Minnesota. I graduated from Central Seminary with my Masters of Divinity and am a certified church revitalization consultant with Church Answers. I am also a certified biblical counselor with the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors.

Background

There are just a few things that get me up in the morning. Coffee, of course, is one–I could not imagine a day without coffee! Wouldn’t want to either. My wife Emily is another reason I get up in the morning. We have lived in Minnesota together since we were married in July 2010. We have had so many great adventures together since we left our family and friends in Pennsylvania to pursue seminary and eventually ministry in Minnesota! One of our greatest adventures, and the third thing that gets me up in the morning, is our family. We have four wonderful boys who came to us along our journey into foster care. I could not imagine a day without waking up to their wonderful smiles, adventurous personalities, and energetic enthusiasm. Well ok, let’s be honest, sometimes I might imagine a morning without the energetic enthusiasm at the crack of dawn, but that is just part of having boys!

Family

We love to go on adventures both as a family and individually. Emily and I have both completed several marathons and ultra-marathons in pursuit of our love for running and everything outdoors. With the boys, we enjoy camping, fishing, nature hikes, parks, and have even been known to frequent a few playgrounds (very frequently, actually).

Ministry

Another important part of our family is church ministry. I have served as a pastor for over seven years, and a senior pastor for five of those years. God has given me so many great opportunities for ministry and service to the King of kings!

Our Story

At Faith, we have a passion for biblical teaching, and for people to learn about God’s redeeming love, grow in community with one another, and serve their neighbors.

Faith started as a church plant over 50 years ago with a core group of dedicated believers and a missionary church planter.

Through the years, the church was able to add onto the original building and pioneer a work in Sauk Centre, introducing many people to Jesus.

Today our people have a passion for solid biblical preaching, live-touching-life discipleship, and turning to the Bible for the answers to life’s problems. We want to introduce people to Jesus and make more and better disciples as we become better disciples ourselves.

Our Story

At Faith, we have a passion for biblical teaching, and for people to learn about God’s redeeming love, grow in community with one another, and serve their neighbors.

Faith started as a church plant over 50 years ago with a core group of dedicated believers and a missionary church planter.

Through the years, the church was able to add onto the original building and pioneer a work in Sauk Centre, introducing many people to Jesus.

Today our people have a passion for solid biblical preaching, live-touching-life discipleship, and turning to the Bible for the answers to life’s problems. We want to introduce people to Jesus and make more and better disciples as we become better disciples ourselves.

Our Beliefs

INSPIRATION

The Bible was given by the very breath of God and is completely without error. It is useful for every area of our lives and is a believer’s authority for faith and practice.

TRINITY

God is one unified Essence existing in the three distinct Persons of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These are equal in their divine nature yet distinct in their function, and together form one united Being.

Jesus

Jesus is completely one-hundred percent God. He added to Himself a completely human body, was born by natural birth though conceived supernaturally, lived a perfectly sinless life, died on the cross as our substitute, and rose from the dead three days later. Having conquered death himself, Jesus guaranteed eternal life for all who would believe in Him.

Resurrection

Salvation

church

The local church is God’s chief way of working in the lives of believers during this age. The local church is a necessary element in the life of believers for fellowship, community, and growth.

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Click here for our full doctrinal statement

What Makes Us Baptist?

Many thoughts exist on Baptists and who they are. Many have tried to outline what makes Baptists different from other churches, and have even produced a list of “distinctives” which they claim set Baptists apart from other churches. Oftentimes, however, lists of distinctives aren’t all that distinctive. So what does it mean that FBC is a Baptist congregation? We boil it down to these 6 beliefs:

1) Complete authority of the Scriptures

2) Believer’s baptism by immersion

3) Pure church membership

4) Individual Christian responsibility

5) Congregational church government

6) Separation of church and state

Affiliations

Faith is affiliated with the General Association of Regular Baptist Churches (GARBC) and the Minnesota Association of Regular Baptist Churches (MARBC). We also find value in many other groups or organizations, such as the one’s below: