A Summary Description of The Baptist Church of Beaufort
601 Charles Street, P. O. Box 879
Beaufort, South Carolina
(843) 524-3197 (843) 524-3337 (fax)
www.bcob.org

HISTORY

• Established as a branch of Euhaw Baptist Church in 1795
• Chartered as The Baptist Church of Beaufort in 1804
  
• Steady growth throughout most of its post-Civil War history
  
• Promising growth between 1995 and into 2009
  
• Has established (10) local churches and (2) language missions
  
• Downtown, regional church of 1200 resident members
  
• Significant sanctuary renovation completed in 1998
  
• 2009 budget of $1,051,000

CONGREGATIONAL DEMOGRAPHICS

• All age groups, backgrounds and occupations
• Strong core of mature and senior leaders, active 20 or more years
  
• Increasingly active and developing group of young adults in leadership
  
• Currently on a numerical growth plane
  
• Located in the fastest growing county in South Carolina
  
• Desire for growth in number of student followers of Christ, spiritual development, missions, and ministries
  
• Present student ministry consists of 62 on roll
  
• Students attend approximately 6 different schools

DEMOMINATIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
• Southern Baptist Convention
  
• South Carolina Baptist Convention
  
• South Carolina Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
  
• Savannah River Baptist Association
  
• Operation Good Neighbor (ecumenical group of eight downtown churches)

PROGRAMS

• A fully-staffed Sunday School - four youth classes
  
• Two complete Sunday morning worship services – one traditional and one contemporary
  
• Discipleship training for all ages on Wednesdays and throughout the week
  
• Wednesday church supper and student activities
  
• Youth Choir and Handbell ensemble
• Youth mission trips in summer

MINISTRIES

• Deacon Ministry
  • 24 active deacons, consisting of 17 men and seven women
    
  • Servant rather than policy-making role
    
• Comprehensive Church Council/Committee system responsible for administration
  
• Prayer (weekly and open prayer room)
  
• Integrated Lay Ministry/Team Ministry approach
  
• State, national, and international mission trips and projects

STAFF

• Dr. Jim Wooten, Pastor
• Rev. Eric Spivey, Associate Pastor & Minister of Ministry & Missions
  
• Dr. Melanie Williams, Minister of Music
  
• Mr. Jacob Leonard, Interim Minister to Students
  
• Mrs. Anne England, Minister to Children
  
• Mrs. Debbie Marcil, Director of Child Enrichment Center
  
• Organist (Part-time)
  
• Pianists (non-paid)
  
• Office Manager/Ministry Assistants/Bookkeeper (three full-time and one part-time)
  
• Maintenance Staff (one full-time and one part-time)
  
• Weekday Preschool Staff

FACILITIES

• Located on an approximate five acre site in Historic Downtown Beaufort
• Sanctuary seating of 600
  
• Educational complex consisting of three buildings