God with us & God through us.

Emmanuel Baptist Church has chosen to adopt the biblical mission and vision statements of the Universal or Invisible Church. In Matthew 28:19-20, Jesus himself assigned the mission of the Church, commonly known as the Great Commission. In Revelation 7:9b-10, Jesus also revealed a vision of what the Church would look like once that mission was accomplished.

EBC’s MISSION: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:19-20)

EBC’S VISION: “Behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, ‘Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!’” (Revelation 7:9b-10)

Our mission motto—God with us and God through us—reminds us of why we gather and why we go.

We gather because Christ’s presence is in and amongst His churches (Revelation 1:12-13 & 20). We recognize that being in the presence of God is the greatest treasure of creation (Psalm 16:11) and the eternal purpose of the gracious redemption of His people (John 1:14 & Revelation 21:3). We see in the Great Commission that Christ’s presence with us is directly connected to our obedience to His call. We gather because God has divinely ordained to demonstrate the perfection of His glory through the glad praises of His people (Psalm 22:3).

We go because God has divinely ordained to use His people as the means of extending His gospel of grace to the lost and dying world (Acts 1:8 & Romans 10:17). Because God has come to us, we are compelled to go—to be His ministers of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). Because we are zealous for God’s glory and because we are burdened for the lost, we go so that salvation can be brought to the ends of the earth (Acts 13:47).