About

Our Story

 

Greenwood Hills Baptist Church began in 1973 when several families began meeting together in their home to pray and seek God’s guidance as to how to reach Greenwood with the Gospel of Christ.  We are an Independent Baptist Church.    

In 1976, Greenwood Hills Baptist Church was officially formed and began meeting.    A few years later, God provided the opportunity to build our original building, which was small, but met our needs at the time.  In 1990 the Lord allowed us to add a fellowship hall and second story to the church.  

As our church has grown, so has our love for God and the people in our area.  We are dedicated to seeing souls saved for Jesus.  Our church is very mission-minded and we support many missionaries from many different countries.  

What To Expect

 

With the way the World is today, We at Greenwood Hills Baptist Church try to dress as we feel would be pleasing to the Lord.     While our men don't all wear suits, they dress conservatively and our ladies wear dresses. Our services start with music, we still use the old hymns because we believe they have the message of the Gospel.   Our Pastor is Bro. C.L. Bourn.  He is a true man of God and believes the bible to be God's inspired word.  He is considered to have a preaching style like many of the men of God of old times.  He is a very energetic preacher and uses a lot of bible in each sermon.   We are a small family church.  We are concerned for all in our church and pray diligently for each other.  We gladly welcome any that want to follow the Lord with us, by the boundaries He has set in His word!

If you have small children, we have a nursery provided during each service.  We also provide children's chapel during our morning service for children 10 and under. The children will receive a bible lesson and usually do a craft as well.  We encourage all the older children to join the adults in the auditorium for regular services.  

Our Beliefs

 

BIBLE. 

We believe the Bible, consisting of 66 books, to be the inspired Word of God, without error, the revelation of His will for the salvation of men, and the divine and final authority for all Christian faith and life.

GOD. 

We believe in one God existing in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. God has always been and will always be the only God. There were none before Him and shall be none after him.  We believe that God created all things in heaven and on earth. He created human beings out of a love for us and desires a personal relationship with each of us.

JESUS. 

We believe that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God, having been conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He lived a sinless life and died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. Furthermore, He arose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven.

HOLY SPIRIT. 

We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to convict men, making them aware of their sin and the salvation available through Jesus. He regenerates, guides, instructs, and empowers the believer for godly living and service.

MAN.

We believe that man was created in the image of God and sinless, but fell into sin and is therefore lost and subject to judgment. There is nothing man can do to save himself from this judgment, but he can accept the death of Jesus as punishment in place of his own eternal death by acknowledging God and accepting the free gift of salvation.

SALVATION. 

We believe that the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ provides the only way of justification and salvation for all who believe. Any who attach additional works of man as a requirement for salvation are false in that they infer Jesus’ death is insufficient in and of itself to save and that human beings somehow have the capability to save themselves.

ACCEPTING THE SINNER, DENOUNCING THE SIN. 

We believe that no sin is too big for God to forgive. Therefore, as Christians we should be open and eager to share the Gospel with everyone regardless of their sin or affliction. However, making Jesus Lord of our lives means striving towards holiness and turning from our sinful ways. Therefore, while being open to all sinners, Christians ought not accept, ignore, or promote any sin as permissible.