Our beloved town, Atwood, Illinois, is located at the intersection of three Central Illinois Counties: Douglas, Moultrie, and Piatt! Therefore, our "Regional Church Growth Strategy" for reaching the 20,000 + people who live in and around the twenty communities located within an approximately twenty mile radius of our church is called, "The Tri-County Vision!"
These twenty communities include: Arcola, Arthur, Atwood, Bement, Bourbon, Camargo, Cerro Gordo, Chesterille, Garrett, Hammond, Ivesdale, LaPlace, Lovington, Milmine, Monticello, Newman, Pesotum, Pierson, Tuscola, and Villa Grove!
Our primary strategy is to plant reproducing evangelism and discipleship Home Bible Studies that we call, "JOY Groups" in each of these towns. We presently have one very successful JOY Group up and running with another one kicking off in January.
Our beautiful facilities provide us with space for over 350 in our worship services and we have education space that is adequate for about 250. As the Lord blesses our efforts to reach new people with the gospel and continues to add new people to our church, we will provide training to the leaders of other churches who would like to implement this type of strategy in their church.
The "Tri-County Vision" is off to a good start! Why don't you come next Sunday (a little before 10:00am) and see for yourself what God is doing at our church?
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Hi! I am writing this to anyone who may be searching for a new church home. In June of 2001 my husband and I moved to Newman, IL. We spent just over a year looking for a church we could call home. After looking for an entire year, we visited First Baptist Church in Atwood in July of 2002. After sitting through one service, we knew we had finally found our home. If you are looking for a church home, please know that this is a church who will encourage you, love you and most importantly, feed you spiritually. First Baptist Church in Atwood is worth the drive, no matter where you live and you are always welcome!!!
Greetings! Here at First Baptist in Atwood, we are blessed with a great Pastor-Teacher, Dr. Lanny Faulkner, who is annointed by God and preaches the Gospel each and every Sunday.
Our music ministry is second to none in the area and is comprised of very talented singers and musicians who love the Lord and love to sing about Him.
We have a GREAT youth program that minsters to all ages. Our AWANA program is designed to challenge children to learn biblical principles and memorize scripture. Our youth group, "Greatest Common Factor" meets weekly and is for high school aged students. They also teach christian principles and enjoy social times together.
We have many more minstries to offer and would love for you to join us! You'll be blessed through the ministries of First Baptist and we'll be blessed to see you there!
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