Luke Raczykowski, Pastor We at First Baptist Church of Carmi want to take this opportunity to welcome you and thank you for taking time to find out more about us. We hope you discover through this website that our church is about ordinary people who have encountered Jesus Christ and are learning to live a new life for the glory of our extraordinary God. It is our goal to bring glory to God by...reaching out to our community with the love, joy and hope of Jesus Christ...by warmly welcoming in all who will come and seek the Lord with us...by building up one another in Christlike character...and by sending forth a group of people ready to bring hope by sharing the Good News of our great Lord. Perhaps you have entered our site today looking for real answers to the difficult questions of life. Maybe you are even searching for a church home. Whoever you are or whatever your situation, we invite you to get to know us and discover how God is being glorified through the ministry of this local church. Please let us know how we can serve you. Select to view video. Maxim Reaching Out * Welcoming In * Building Up * Sending Forth Reaching Out means that we joyfully serve others for the glory of God. By His great mercy, God has given us a sincere love in our hearts for people, especially the people of this community. And because you have become so dear to us, we are delighted to share with you not only the Gospel of Jesus Christ but our lives as well. You are most welcome here! 1 Thessalonians 2:8 Welcoming In means that we love each other deeply. Through faith in Jesus Christ, we have experienced God’s matchless love, and we know that God wants us to do our best to love each other in the same way that Jesus loves us. In fact, it is our hope that you will be able to recognize that we really do love God because of the Christlike fellowship that we share with one another. John 13:34-35 Building Up means that, with His help, we strive to become the people God created us to be. Not only has God saved us from our sins, but He also gives us the power to change. He has given us the gifts of the Bible and the Holy Spirit so that we can put off our old, sinful selves and be made more and more like Jesus Christ. We invite you to come and join us as we learn from God’s Word and grow in His amazing grace! . Ephesians 4:20-24 Sending Forth means that we humbly, yet boldly, proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. God has made it our passion to tell others about our glorious Lord, both in this community and in places all around the world. Therefore, with His help, we speak the Gospel with kindness and serve others with love so that every-one will have the opportunity to know Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord! Corinthians 5:20-21 Mission Statement To exalt God by bringing people to faith in Jesus, establishing them in God's family, encouraging them by Christian fellowship, edifying them to Christ like maturity, enlisting them in service that equips others, and evangelizing our community and the world. What We Believe Baptists cherish and defend religious liberty, and deny the right of any secular or religious authority to impose a confession of faith upon a church or body of churches. We honor the principles of soul competency and the priesthood of believers, affirming together both our liberty in Christ and our accountability to each other under the Word of God. Baptist churches, associations, and general bodies have adopted confessions of faith as a witness to the world, and as instruments of doctrinal accountability. We are not embarrassed to state before the world that these are doctrines we hold precious and as essential to the Baptist tradition of faith and practice. The Baptist Faith and Message. Contact us for more info