Our Identity
History
Mineral Springs was founded in 1937 with a total of 30 charter members and has grown to a present membership of well over 500. From a one-room building with a pot-bellied stove to multiple modern buildings with all the amenities, the Lord has brought us a long way. We have gone from a single part-time pastor to a staff of three pastors serving full time.
In the early 1970's we began to make plans for relocation and expansion. The location of the initial building and the dangers involved with parking and increased traffic on Route 24 led to the churches purchase of five acres of land off Jeters Chapel Road. In 1972 we broke ground for a new one-story building that consisted of a 225 seat sanctuary and Sunday school rooms. In a short period of time this space was not large enough and a wing consisting of three classrooms and a library were added. These additions were dedicated in 1976.
In 1989 the Mineral Springs Christian School was founded and has grown from a weekday early learning program for 3 and 4 year olds into classes through the eighth grade led by eight teachers that do a wonderful job because of their love for Lord Jesus and the students.
In 1991 ground was again broken to add a new two story educational wing which consisted of a large fellowship hall, kitchen, bathrooms, two storage rooms and 10 classrooms. We moved into this building in January 1992.
In December of 2008 we moved into our new building which is 22,000 square feet of space. Our sanctuary seats 400 with a spacious fellowship hall, a choir rehearsal room and 4 additional rooms.
The joy and glory of Mineral Springs is not the buildings or programs but the Christ- centered worship and the desire of the people to bring glory and honor to the One who has delivered them from darkness and given them a home in heaven.
Our focus at Mineral Springs is not upon the past but the future. We are not dwelling upon what God has done but believing Him for even greater things for tomorrow. We are thankful for what God has done and excited to be a part of what He is going to do in the future.

Southern Baptist Convention
Mineral Springs voluntarily cooperates with the Southern Baptist Convention and her related agencies and organizations. We are strongly committed to the direction that the Convention has taken over the past generation. We strive to give 10 percent of our budget toward the mission causes of the SBC especially the International Mission Board.

International Missions
In addition to our support of the International Mission Board and the Cooperative program we are involved in sending volunteers to serve overseas to assist in church planting and evangelism wherever God might open the doors and we have individuals qualified and committed to go. We desire to have missionaries to come and share with us on a regular basis so that our prayer for the cause of Christ might be current with respect to the present challenges.

Our Purpose
The Bible is clear that God’s purpose is to glorify Himself and for us to glorify Him also!  The Bible teaches this truth in many passages one of which is 2 Cor. 4:15. A paraphrase of that says, “We are doing all of this for you, so that more people will come to experience the grace of God through the gospel of Jesus Christ, which will result in more people giving heartfelt thanks to God, and glory increasing to a greater degree toward God, who is the primary object of our lives, sacrifice and service.” There is a great deal of interest in the purpose of the church and the Christian life. We are thankful for the interest, but disappointed that some have missed the Biblical purpose for both the church and the Christian.
The purpose of Mineral Springs Baptist Church is to glorify God! To glorify God means to magnify, praise, honor, and give fame and recognition to Him as the most supreme, wonderful, powerful, and merciful being. God as God deserves the center of attention. This is taught in almost every passage of the Bible, but is explicitly revealed in Psalm 86:8-13; 1 Cor. 10:31; Judges 7:2; Isaiah 42:8; and Jeremiah 9:23-24. The Westminster Catechism’s first question might be modernized to ask. “What is the primary purpose for man’s existence?” The answer they gave was, “To glorify God and enjoy him forever.” This is our purpose at Mineral Springs.
The functions of the church are the primary ways by which our congregation seeks to glorify God. We are striving as a congregation to follow the God given pattern set forth in the Bible by worshiping God as supreme, evangelizing the community, enjoying fellowship with one another, praying in humility, taking discipleship seriously, giving joyfully, and serving each other and the community effectively.
The success of Mineral Springs Church is not dependent upon a certain program or activity, but upon each of us recognizing our God given abilities and then putting those into practice in submission to Christ as our commander-in-chief.







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Mineral Springs
Baptist Church



Gospel First, Gospel Focused
Contact us at: 540-890-4465
Mineral Springs Baptist Church
Vinton,Virginia