WHY WE EXIST

Reach. Grow. Go.

OUR MISSION

We exist to reach people, grow together, and go serve Uptown, Charlotte, and the world for the glory of God.

OUR VALUES

1.  JESUS IS EXCLUSIVE & EXALTED

John 14:6, Colossians 1:16-20, Ephesians 1:22

2.  THE BIBLE IS FOUNDATIONAL & CENTRAL

2 Timothy 1:13, 3:16, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Hebrews 4:12,
Psalm 12:6, Psalm 119:105, 160, Proverbs 30:5

3.  THE MISSION IS FOREMOST

We reach people with Jesus by reaching their needs through our ministry partners.

4.  CHURCH IS FAMILY

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. - 1 Corinthians 12:12

OUR BELIEFS

The Baptist Faith and Message is the Southern Baptist Convention’s confession of faith.  It summarizes key Southern Baptist thought in the areas of the Scriptures (Bible) and their authority, the nature of God as expressed by the Trinity, the spiritual condition of man, God’s plan of grace and salvation, the purpose of the local church, ordinances, evangelism, Christian education, interaction with society, religious liberty, and the family.  The First Baptist Charlotte family affirms the Baptist Faith and Message 2000.
First Baptist Charlotte is completely autonomous but cooperatively affiliates with the Metrolina Baptist Association, Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, and the Southern Baptist Convention.