First Baptist Church | Upstate Church

We exist to help people in the Upstate to connect with Jesus to change their world.

OUR CORE VALUES

DEPENDENCY

Prayer is the foundation of all that we do because without God we can accomplish nothing.

We seek to worship Him with our whole lives, mind, body, and spirit (Matthew 6:33 & 22:37).

AUTHENTICITY

We are real people who are honest about our flaws. We are a genuine, transparent, united

group of believers who are devoted to biblical truth (1 John 1:8-9, Matthew 23:25-27, & John 13:35).

MULTIPLICATION

We want to be known as passionate disciple-makers, committed to engaging the culture

both locally and globally by reaching and teaching others to become followers of Christ. This will not happen accidentally.

Our goal is to lead new believers on a journey of growth and true fulfillment. (Matthew 28:19-20, Mark 2:17, & Acts 1:8).

MULTI-GENERATIONAL

We are a church that values every person at every life stage and circumstance.

Married, single, divorced, or widowed, you are an important part of our family. We desire to build a community of support

where relationships thrive. Our goal is to create safe and exciting environments where children love to attend and their parents are prepared for the journey (Psalm 100:5).

GENEROSITY

We don’t just want to be people who give. We desire to be known as extremely generous investors.

We really believe it’s better to give than to receive, and we want to invest in people (Acts 20:35 & 2 Corinthians 9:7).

HUMILITY

We want to stand out as a church that cares more about other people than ourselves.

We see serving others as a lifestyle, not an event (1 Peter 5:6).

COMMUNITY

Life happens in community, and we want to intentionally build and reproduce environments

that nurture relationships. We are created with a need for other people, and we believe life is better when we are together (Acts 2:42-47).