First Chinese Baptist Church

MINISTRIES
The purpose of FCBC is to fulfill the Great Commandment and the Great Commission so as to build great Christians and a great Church. In order to achieve this, our church has been structured into the 'four directions of ministry", namely: Upward (love God): through worship and prayer, we can develop a deeper intimacy with God Inward (love one another): through the life group ministry, we can love, care and support one another Downward (love God's word): through training and discipleship, we can deepen our knowledge in God's word and make disciples of Jesus Christ Outward (love the world): through the mission and evangelism ministry, we can outreach the un-churched people
UPWARD
WORSHIP	The worship ministry involves planning the Sunday morning worship services. Teams involved with this ministry include the worship team, choir, Lord's supper / baptism team, and audio visual team.
WECOME TEAM	The welcome team's focus is to ensure that all new comers not only receive a friendly greeting, but that they get to meet their peers and develop a sense of belonging.
PRAYER	The prayer team not only informs the life groups of church prayer items on a weekly basis, but organizes, strategizes and promotes special prayer meetings throughout the year.
DOWNWARD
TRAINING SCHOOL	The training school offers classes on Sunday mornings and Friday nights that emphasize a knowledge of God's word as well as discipleship. Since 2005, we have offered the following classes: Becoming a Contagious Christian (Sharing your faith) Your Money Counts (Stewardship) Living by the Book (How to study and apply the Bible) The Book of Acts
RESOURCE CENTER	This team maintains the resource center for the church, which includes books, audio/video, cassettes, DVDs, photos, teaching aids, etc.
INWARD
LIFE GROUPS	The essence of a life group is having a group of people that can love, care for, support and grow together. These groups meet on a weekly basis and not only study together, but share in one another's lives. In addition, these groups reach out to their friends and families who have not personally experienced God's grace and love.
TEAM BUILDING	This team coordinates and promotes church-wide team building activities such as appreciate day and church-wide retreats.
AWANA	AWANA (which stands for "Approved Workmen Are Not Ashamed") is a children's program for ages 3-12. The goal is to reach kids, and their families, with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve Him, by blending Bible teaching, scripture memorization, and tons of fun.
OUTWARD
ALPHA COURSE	What is the point of life? What happens when we die? What relevance does Jesus have for our lives? Why do you think you've been placed here on earth? Who is Jesus? Just what is Alpha? It's about building friendships with people, great meals and interesting discussions, and answering perplexing questions. It's all of the above and yet it's far more. It's about exploring the big questions of life. At the very least, it's about finding a place where you can ask them. And connect with others who are asking and exploring too.
MISSIONS	This team coordinates evangelistic events, missions trips, and outward focused service ministries such as the shoebox ministry, food for plenty, and Habitat for Humanity.
CENTRAL SUPPORT
PERSONNEL	This team takes care of all the personnel related issues in the church such as employment, staff benefits, staff appraisals, etc.
FINANCE	This team takes care of all the finance related issues of the church, such as financial control, budgeting, financial recording, auditing, issuing of checks, book keeping, etc.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT	Property management maintains, repairs, and upgrades the church property.
COMPUTER	Computer team teakes care of all the computer related issues of the church such as computer hardware and software, internet, networking, website, etc.
FOOD SERVICE	Provides lunch on Sundays as well as special events.
TRANSPORTATION	Organizes rides to church for those that do not have their own means of transportation.

4910 E. Earll Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85018
Tel: 602-955-3114

office@fcbcphx.org