Welcome

We exist to ENCOURAGE and EQUIIP the church to ENCOUNTER the lost. We believe that we have been called to be Better Together With Jesus. This is based from Ephesians 4:12 with the realization that we are all meant to do the work of God together. We will fulfill this mission by encouraging and equipping one another to encounter those not following God with the Good News of forgiveness of sins through the sacrifice, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

We were founded about 1885 and moved to our current location in 1890, which was the first church building built in Ava. The first building is now part of the current building. Services have been held consistently on the same corner for over 134 years. We are members of the General Association of General Baptist headquartered in Poplar Bluff, MO. We have a heart for missions and support on both the national and international levels. We are members of the Ava Ministerial Alliance and feel that it is important that all churches work together in the Kingdom work.