Supporting Children in Bolivia

Greetings, First Baptist Church Tulsa! Thank you for your generous gift to launch Fundación la Verdad Child Development Center, based at Iglesia Bautista Misionera in Bolivia. An estimated 150 children at this child development center will receive holistic care from trained staff who support their growth and development. Thank you for giving children and their families a brighter, more hopeful future. In the photo above, children who participate in Sunday school gather outside the church to ... Read More

Hope for Haiti

First Baptist Church, we are so grateful for your generous gift to help rebuild homes and transitional meeting spaces for churches in Haiti after the devastating earthquake in 2021. In the photo above, Vania, Robeson, and two of their children stand in front of their newly built temporary shelter. The family had lost everything in the earthquake and now enjoys the safety of their new shelter, built to SPHERE humanitarian standards. The foundations and bones of these houses can be built upon and ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant Closeout Report

First Baptist Church Tulsa, it is a pleasure to share with you this final report from your church plant, Sal y Luz, in the community of Unión Juárez, Mexico. Thank you so much for investing in the lives of this congregation and the greater community. May the Lord continue to bless you! Your support is changing the lives of the Unión Juárez community, as you will see below. The past year has brought tremendous hope to the region culminating with the completion of the new church building. The ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant Update – January 2020

First Baptist Church Tulsa, thank you for your faithful support of Iglesia Bautista Bethel Santo Domingo. The church continues to grow as the Lord calls more people to Himself through this congregation. In the past two months, the church building was completed, and an inauguration service was held. This report contains a message from the pastor, a testimony of impact, and updates on construction and church activities. Thank you for your continued prayers. Construction Progress Heavy rainfall ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant Update – November 2019

First Baptist Church Tulsa, we are pleased to let you know that by the time you read this latest field report, construction should be close to completion at your church plant in Santo Domingo, Mexico. As long as the weather cooperates, the staff at Iglesia Bautista Bethel Santo Domingo expect to put the finishing touches on the church building and move to the next phase of ministering to the children and the community. Thank you for your prayerful support! Construction Progress The advances in ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant — September 2019

Hello, First Baptist Church Tulsa! We are excited to bring you another update from your church plant Iglesia Bautista Bethel Santo Domingo in Mexico. Although they have experienced almost constant rain in their community, they are making good progress on construction. Twenty-six adults and 150 children regularly attend church! Thank you so much for your prayers and generous support of this church plant which is a beacon of hope in an impoverished community. Construction Progress We have made ... Read More

Haiti Church Plant Closeout Report – August 2019

First Baptist Church Tulsa, we are thrilled to share with you this final report to close out your church planting effort for the Nazarene Church of Dame in Dame, Haiti. Like the community of Dame, we cannot thank you enough for your partnership in this incredible undertaking.  You have truly blessed Dame. May God bless you in equal measure! This has been a remarkable experience for the community, as you will see below. The child development center currently serves 70 registered children and ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant Update — July 2019

First Baptist Church Tulsa, your latest church plant, Iglesia Bautista Bethel, continues to progress toward completion in Unión Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico. In this latest field report, you’ll see that the building is beginning to take shape, and the families are taking the initiative to support the church as their own. Construction Progress The church continues with the first phase of the construction. With the walls and roof in place,  the concrete flooring and foundations are the main ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant Update – May 2019

Thank you, First Baptist Church Tulsa, for supporting your latest church plant, Iglesia Bautista Bethel – Santo Domingo, in Unión Juárez, Chiapas, Mexico. As you can see in this latest field report, the building project is progressing well despite challenges posed by rainy weather. We hope this progress inspires you as much as it is inspiring a community desperate for God's love and grace. Construction Progress The church has purchased materials for the first phase of the construction and ... Read More

Mexico Church Plant Update – March 2019

We are so pleased to be able to begin a second round of reporting for First Baptist Church Tulsa thanks to your support of Iglesia Bautista Bethel - Santo Domingo (Bethel Baptist Church – Santo Domingo) in the mountain community of Union Juarez, Chiapas, Mexico. On the rainy slopes of the second-highest peak in Central America, the Tacaná volcano (4,265 feet above sea level), your new church plant is beginning to build its new building on a 6,724-square-foot parcel of land. Construction ... Read More

Watching a Church Plant Grow – A Visual Timeline of Progress

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