AboutUs - First Baptist Church, Angels Camp

Who We Are: First Baptist was organized as a Southern Baptist Church to serve the Foothill communities with a relevant approach to bringing victory to our faith and value to our families! We believe that church should be an exciting place where lives are changed by the power of God. We stay away from judging people by the way they look or do things, because we believe that it is not up to us to judge over those items. We are a Bible believing and a Bible teaching church where people can freely worship God without someone looking down at them. Every Sunday we strive to teach your children with the most compassionate teachers and best materials available. We offer Child Care for 4 years old and under. Our Children's Church is for children Kindergarten through the 4th grade. *Contact Us:* Phone: 209-736-2464 Mailing address: P.O. Box 357 Angels Camp, CA 95222 E-mail: pastor@fbcac.org How To Locate Us: We are located at 1555 Depot Rd. You'll find us just up from the corner of Highway 4 and Depot Rd. Just two blocks east of the Fire Station and Historic Downtown shops. You can see one of our signs from Highway 4 and you can't miss the 3 distinctive wooden crosses on our building! Below is a satellite map to help also. View Larger Map	*What We Believe:* ABOUT GOD God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe. He has eternally existed in three persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. These three are co-equal and are one God. Genesis 1:1,26,27; 3:22; Matthew 28:19; 1 Peter 1:2; 2 Corinthians 13:14 *ABOUT MAN* Man is made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. He is the supreme object of God´s creation. Although man has tremendous potential for good, he is marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin". This attitude separates man from God. Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3-6; Isaiah 53:6a; Romans 3:23; Isaiah 59:1,2 ABOUT JESUS CHRIST Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is co-equal with the Father. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all men by dying on a cross. He arose bodily from the dead after three days. He ascended to heaven´s glory and will return again to earth to reign. Matthew 1:22,23; Isaiah 9:6; John 1:1-5, 14:10-30; Hebrews 4:14,15; 1 Corinthians 15:3,4; Romans 1:3,4; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Timothy 6:14,15; Titus 2:13 *ABOUT SALVATION* Salvation is a gift from God to man. Man can never make up for his sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God´s offer of forgiveness can man be saved from sin´s penalty. Romans 6:23; Ephesians 2:8,9; John 14:6, 1:12; Titus 3:5; Galatians 3:26; Romans 5:1 *ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT* The Holy Spirit is equal with the Father and the Son as God. He is present in the world to make men aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He also lives in every Christian from the moment of salvation. He provides the Christian with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. The Christian seeks to live under His control daily. 2 Corinthians 3:17; John 16:7-13, 14:16,17; Acts 1:8 ABOUT THE BIBLE The Bible is God´s word to all men. It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs and living. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without any mixture of error. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20,21; 2 Timothy 1:13; Psalm 119:105,160, 12:6