World Missions

“Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!”
1 Chronicles 16:24

Outreach and evangelism are a vital part of our mission vision at First Wesleyan!  

We at First Wesleyan Church are grateful that we can say we make a significant impact in helping fulfill the Great Commission to go into all the world and make disciples. The last several years, First Wesleyan Church has been among the top five churches in the Wesleyan denomination for financial support to Global Partners.

World Missions

World Missions

First Wesleyan Church financially supports eighteen full time missionaries around the world through our Faith Promise Giving and sends out short term mission teams. We believe that our call to love God, love others, and help others know and love God extends beyond Bartlesville to the “ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8).

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If you are interested in getting involved, contact the church office at 918-333-4760 or contact Pastor Kent at kwhite@fwcbartlesville.org.

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World Missions Events

World Missions Events

Annual Mission Conference
Each Year First Wesleyan has a Mission Conference, on the fist weekend of March. We bring in speakers from either the mission field, or a missions organization, and we kick off our Faith Promise giving to be able to continue to support our missionaries. We praise God for the huge influence we have in His Kingdom work. Everyone of us can be a contributor to the process. Some will go, all of us can pray, and all of us can give something to help send and support those who are going. We have Three main events as a part of the mission conference:
Missions Breakfast
A time of fellowship, and casual conversation with the conference speaker and other missionaries who may be in attendance.
Sunday Services
All Sunday services During the Mission Conference have a mission emphasis, and the Conference speaker will present the sermon. 

Taste of Nations
An activity for the whole family. A food-oriented fellowship On Sunday evening, with samplings from a wide variety of nations. Missionaries will not be speaking, but at many stations, you can learn about the country represented, and you will have the opportunity to mingle, eat, and share with them and the church family. 

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About Faith Promise

The believer looks to the Lord “in faith” asking how much he would have the believer give; then promises to give as the Lord directs.

Second Corinthians, chapters 8 and 9, forms the general basis for Faith Promise giving. Chapter 8, verse 3, mentions “to their power” and “beyond their power.” “To their power” or according to their power, relates especially to tithes and offerings, or known sources of income. “Beyond their power” relates in a unique way to Faith Promise giving, since looking beyond any known sources of income is to look to the Lord for His special enabling.

Tithes and offerings are taught in the Word of God and are urgently needed in the work of the church. But these are not sufficient to get the gospel to the world in this generation. Tithes and offerings look to, and depend on, a stated income. Faith Promise looks directly to God, asking in effect: “How much can I trust God to give through me?” This offers God a channel through which He can pour limitless amounts into His work through His followers.

No, Faith Promises are not pledges. A pledge is horizontal, made to a church, society, or other worthy cause. The Faith Promise is vertical, being made between the believer and the Lord. If at the end of the year God has not enabled the person to meet his Faith Promise commitment, the matter is only between that person and the Lord.

It is best that commitments be made at a missions conference time. If no such conference is held in the local church, it would be well for the church to have a missions Sunday and the commitments can be made at any time. The amount needs to be clearly indicated per week, per month, or per year.

Yes. The history of the Faith Promise plan of giving is that the person, or church, usually has invested more in the Lord’s work at the end of the year than the total commitment made. Since God is included in this unique partnership, it is His privilege to pour out a superabundance of blessings.

Yes–in a unique sense. If God so directs and desires, He can actually pour the thousands, even millions, of dollars directly into His work when He knows that his followers will be unobstructed channels. He cares for His follower’s needs through their regular salaries or incomes, but the Faith Promise the Lord especially for what He may desire to do through His followers over and above salary, bank account, or income from any known or anticipated source.

The power of the Lord working through the willing partner is the key to Faith Promise giving. One’s faith in God’s ability to provide the full amount and the faithfulness to make the promise are the key. This type of giving is limited only by one’s Faith.