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Dream Turned into Reality

“Doing church” goes much beyond Sunday mornings at First Baptist Burleson. A provision of after-school programs, children’s day care, recreation activities for all ages, counseling, and other ministries make our church a seven-day-a-week ministry center.

In 1999, God planted a passion in the hearts and minds of several members of our church to begin a new phase of ministry that eventually would become known as “Promises Community Ministries”.  In relatively short time, the vision for what this ministry could become was shared with the church family and enthusiastically endorsed. The name Promises Community Ministries was chosen to communicate our desire:  to share with our community the promise of hope and abundant life that can be found in Jesus Christ.  The question on the hearts and minds of many was this: how could we as a church develop a plan to minister to the whole person—caring for their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs? In the past, this had been done in part through the provision of counseling and benevolence ministries, so this new approach would stand on the shoulders of those who had faithfully served the Lord through these channels.

Promises Community Ministries was planned to minister to a variety of people. The spiritual and emotional needs of individuals and families would be addressed through a host of counseling related services—professional counseling, lay counseling, support groups, and educational classes.  Extending our ministry to care for the physical needs of families and individuals present in our community would provide another complete branch of the Promises ministry, including provision of food and clothing, and the opportunity to utilize on-site services of the Huguley Mobile Medical Unit.

In preparation for this type of ministry, a LOT of work had to be done! An old warehouse took on new life with a complete interior renovation. A new 1,500 square foot office building was designed, built, and furnished on the same site. All facets of this project were completed by volunteers and/or the use of funds donated specifically to the project.  The development of this ministry happened all because our church cares and wants to communicate the love of God in a practical way.  As one volunteer expressed, “ While there are some forms of ministry that may not be a fit for me, there is one thing I can do—work with my hands.” The statement of that volunteer echoes the sentiment of so many others who made the vision of this facility become reality.

Now that we are open, we recognize that there may be a wide variety of circumstances that bring individuals and families our way. But if there is one thing we want each person to know, it is that we care for others because we have experienced the abundance of life in Christ. And, out of the overflow of what God has done for us, we want to minister to and serve our community in His name.  Stop by and visit us at Promises Community Ministries! We are located at 121 S.W. Haskew on the corner of Ellison and Haskew Streets, adjacent to the front of the First Baptist campus in Burleson.  Contact us at 817.295.9384.