Mission
Feed My Sheep Food Bank PDF Print E-mail

The FBCSD Food Bank Ministry, “Feed My Sheep,” is accepting food donations every Sunday and at the church office from 9-3, Monday-Thursday. Current most needed items are: household cleaning supplies, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo and canned fruit.  Food is distributed weekly primarily to Sudanese and Burmese refugees in San Diego.

 

Contact the church at 858.457.4827 or  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  for how you can donate.
 
Palomar Christian Conference Center PDF Print E-mail

Palomar Christian Conference Center has been serving Southern California for over 50 years. and we can accommodate up to 320 people. Palomar Christian Conference Center is located on 320 acres, 32 miles NE of Escondido CA, adjacent to the Palomar Mountain State Park.

The camp was started in 1922 by the First Baptist Church of San Diego and incorporated into a non-denominational, non-profit Christian Conference Center in 1951. Since the very beginning, the desire of those involved with the camp has been to use the natural beauty of the mountains, the solitude of the trees, the peaceful streams and the clear mountain air, to draw men and women, boys and girls to new understanding of who God is.

First Baptist holds is All Church Camp at Palomar every Labor Day weekend!  We would love for you and your family to join us!

 
 
Adding Value to San Diego PDF Print E-mail

We LOVE San Diego!   And, being that we are the First Baptist Church of San Diego, we want to love our city the way Jesus would.  So, San Diego is one of our mission areas.

 

We support many missions in the San Diego area.  Our primary project currently is a food bank primarily for the Sudanese Refugee Network.

 

For information on how you can volunteer or donate to our food bank, please contact the church office - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (858) 457-4827 
 
Project Milagro - El Salvador Water Project PDF Print E-mail
 
 
 
 
Concerned About What Jesus is Concerned About PDF Print E-mail
At 1st B, our mission is determined by Jesus Christ and His call for our lives.  It starts with each one of us, with our Oikos.
 
Reaching Out to El Salvador and the World PDF Print E-mail

For the last two years, three teams from 1st B have travelled to do mission work in the Central American country of El Salvador.  We are partnering with Enlace for an ongoing sustainable mission, demonstrating and announcing the Gospel to some of the poorest communities in the world.  We are supporting water projects, house building, education, medical support and more as we practically demonstrate the love of Christ along with the teaching of His love to thousands of people in El Salvador.

 

Click here to learn more about Project Milagro in El Salvador 

 

Additionaly, the First Baptist Church of San Diego is mission oriented, supporing ministries such as Floresta, World Vision, WorldHELP and more.  We support missionaries in Russia, Mexico, Thailand, Costa Rica, Ireland, El Salvador and elsewhere.

 

In 2009, we are increasing our mission focus and information.  We are excited to be used by God love others in this way, meeting the spiritual, physical and emotional needs of people around the world in the name of Jesus Christ.   
 
Adding Value to University City PDF Print E-mail

For over 25 years, our church has been located in University City, the Golden Triangle area of the city of San Diego.  At 1st B, we believe our church must add value to this community, that even people who never attend our church should be glad we are here.  We believe that a body of believers that demonstrate and announce the Gospel of Christ will make their neighborhood better because real needs are being met by practical love.  As Christ Followers, we are to follow him in word and deed, obeying his commandments, and loving others is the way to do this.
 
Your Oikos is Your Mission PDF Print E-mail

"Oikos" is the ancient Greek word meaning "extended household," and it refers to the people you interact with on a regular basis - family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates (inmates?) - anyone who is in your personal sphere of influence, your relational world.  The average person has between 8 to 15 people in their oikos.  Spiritually, the oikos is the focus of a person's relationships.  Jesus uses the word "oikos" specifically in the context of the people that Christ followers are meant to love.  

 

At FBCSD, we believe your Oikos is the 8 to 15 people that God has purposefully and providentially placed in your life.  These are the people who know you best, the people you influence by what you do everyday, your sphere of influence.  They are not there by accident, but are there for you to demonstrate and announce the love of God by loving them in practical ways, and be ready with a reason for the hope you have in Jesus Christ.

 

As a church, we want to add value to our community and to those people around us.  It is not a religion we practice, instead, we participate in a movement of love demonstrated to us by Jesus Christ, and we follow his command to make disciples the way he did.  

 

It all begins with your oikos! 

 

"But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do."

 

James 2:18 (NIV)