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It is our belief that all members of the church should be involved in at least one ministry. Please contact Pastor Pugh if you are interested in any of these ministries.  Below are listed some of the ministries currently occurring at the First Baptist Church of Cottondale.

Choir and Music – We are conservative in our music.  We use traditional hymns, southern gospel, bluegrass gospel, and other conservative Christian music.  If the Lord has blessed you with musical ability, we would love to have you involved in our music program.

Our music directors are Brother Deaun Carpenter and  Brother Russell Robinson

Youth Choir – All children and youth that are interested have the opportunity to be part of our youth choir.  The youth choir meets Sunday evening following the services.

Hospitality – Special meals for fellowships and special occasions are often needed.  Mrs. Doris Bridges is in charge of coordinating this ministry.

Junior Church – There are two Junior Church groups that meet during the Sunday morning worship service - a preschool Junior Church , and a kindergarten through fourth grade Junior Church .

God's Little People is a Wednesday night class for youngsters kindergarten trhrough 2nd grade

Children of the King is a Wednesday night class for youngsters 3rd grade through 6th.

Brother Bill Shimmel  heads up the children's programs.

We have an active Ladies Group that meets monthly during the school year.  There is a mother-daughter banquet around Mother’s Day and a Christmas party.  They also have a two day retreat with other churches in east Texas during September.  Helpers are needed in several areas.  

Mrs. Tina Pugh is the director of the ladies group.  

Library – The church library provides Christian reading and reference material to all members of the church.  New books are purchased on a regular basis.  Mrs. Nancy Polster is our librarian.

Missions – We believe firmly in supporting foreign missionaries.  25% of all general funds go to support missions.  Many individuals contribute designated funds specifically to missions.  

Nursery – There are two nurseries – one for babies and one for toddlers.  Ladies volunteer to watch the nursery on a rotating basis.                                   

Sunday School  – We have a Sunday School class for all ages.  We currently have 18 Sunday School classes. Sunday School meets at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning.  There are occasionally openings for teachers and teacher’s helpers.

Vans – We currently have four fifteen-passenger vans that are used to pick up those who need a ride on Sunday morning and Wednesday evening.  We visit on Saturday to recruit people (especially children and teenagers) to ride the vans. 

Visitation and Soul Winning – We visit in homes of those who have visited our church, members with special needs, those who have been absent, and to find prospects.    

Youth – We have a full time youth minister - Brother David Pugh - who heads an active youth group.  They have their own service on Wednesday evening beginning at 6:30p.m during the school year and at 7:00p.m. in the summer.  There are many youth activities including a summer camp.  The youth department is for 7th through 12th grades.  There is a ministry for adults to work as helpers in the youth department.