Pastoral Candidate Profile

Pastoral Experience: At least 5 years’ experience

Education: Seminary Degree Preferred

Family: Preferably Married. We would like the pastor’s wife to be fully supportive of his ministry.

Skills/Gifts: Preaching, Prayer, Ability to work with others, Bible Study, Reaching the Lost, Visiting church members and sick

Cooperation: Ararat is a Southern Baptist church. The church will support the pastor’s involvement in local associations and state/national convention.

Experience with multi-staff church: Preferred but not required

Leadership Style: Shepard-Leader preferred – Pastor led, Committee operated, Deacon servedCommunity Involvement: We expect the pastor to be involved in the community

Theological Orientation: We follow the Baptist Faith and Message

ARARAT BAPTIST CHURCH

3608 Brownsville Highway, Jackson Tennessee 38301

731-424-2529

Brief History

In September of 1850, fifty two members from the Denmark Baptist Church determined to organize a church in Cypress Creek Tennessee. Thus Ararat Baptist Church was organized. Rapid progress was made until the Civil War. Finally, the first Sunday School was organized in 1867. The location of the church building was moved in 1870 to the present site on Highway 70, eight miles west of Jackson.

In 1967, the church built a parsonage and transitioned from a bi-vocational pastor to a full-time pastor. In 1991, a 7,800 sq ft worship, education and administrative office building was constructed. That same year a truck stop ministry was started and continues to the present. In 1999, a Bible Ministry was started for the residents at Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park, located 3 miles east of the church campus. In 2004, a 4,000 sq ft fellowship hall with classrooms and new kitchen was built. The church campus includes a fellowship hall, activities center (gym), playground with a pavilion and a parsonage. Ararat Baptist Church is well positioned to minister to the West Tennessee community.

Affiliations:

Madison-Chester Baptist Association

Tennessee Baptist Convention

Southern Baptist Convention

Ministerial Staff:

Interim Pastor Mike Kemper

Associate Pastor Elliott Garrett

Church Secretary/Financial Secretary Polly Spencer

Minister of Music Elliott Garrett

Minister of Youth Elliott Garrett

Membership:

Total Members 320

Pre-Covid Avg. Sunday School Attendance Approx. 70

Current Avg. Sunday School Attendance Approx. 50

Current Budget $273,365

Designated Missions Offerings* $3,882

Cooperative Program 10% of monthly giving

*Includes Lottie Moon Christmas Offering, Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions Association, etc.

Ministries:

Prayer Ministry: Members of Ararat Baptist Church pray before our Sunday Service at a designated time.

Preschool Ministry, Children’s Ministry, Youth Ministry

Men’s Prayer Group

Lydia’s Prayer Group

Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park Ministry

Truck Stop Ministry

Room at the Inn

Rifa Lunch bags at Denmark Elementary School

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