The Mission Support Committee (MSC) would like to thank everyone who took the time to faithfully pray and to engage with us as we finalized the draft covenant between Mountain View Baptist Church (MVBC) and Sojourn. Your thoughtful comments and suggestions were prayerfully considered when producing the final draft of the covenant which is now posted on the website.
 
Remember, this covenant does not belong to the MSC, but it belongs to every member of MVBC and also to the future members of Sojourn who stand to benefit most from the faithful obedience of God’s people today. Please continue to pray with us that the Lord of the Harvest will raise up workers in West Haven to see the Gospel proclaimed and lives transformed. We look forward to the day that Sojourn is established as a vibrant, growing, reproducing Southern Baptist Church in West Haven. To God be the glory!!
 
We look forward to seeing you when the church gathers to vote on the Covenant Sunday evening December 9th.
 
Yours in Christ,
The Mission Support Committee

As you may know, Mountain View has agreed to be the sending church for Sojourn Church, which will be planted in West Haven. The Covenant below is the final draft, and contains the details of that relationship. You may read it below, or download it to your computer.

This final draft will be voted on at the next Member's Meeting, December 9th.

You may download the file by clicking here:   Final Draft

Representing Mountain View:
Mission Support Chair:  Joe Cross
Pastor Darrell Carnley
Member Geoff Short
Member Warren Andrews

Representing Sojourn:
Pastor Jeff Winters
Member James Smith
Member Dave Wright
Member Vacant
 
Watch this site for information as we, the members of the MISSION SUPPORT COMMITTEE, look forward to serve the needs of both churches.
It is our hope and desire that many of you will not only follow what we are doing, but will both ask us questions and give us your thoughts.
Feel free to contact any of the members above with thoughts and questions.
We look forward to serving our God and the churches in this matter.
 
Yours in Christ, the Mission Support Committee      

It's a new year, and time for all ministry leaders to get their budgets together. The first step? Pray. Ask where God is leading your ministry in relation to our goals as a congregation.

You should have received your budget folders. If you would like to submit your budgets electronically, you can download the document below, and e-mail your submission to bsc@mvbc.net.

Click below to download the Word file

Mountain View will start AWANA on September 5th! AWANA is a ministry focused on providing Bible-based evangelism and discipleship solutions for children.

AWANA meets Wednesday nights from 6:15 until 8:00. To register, click here. The AWANA calendar and fees can be viewed/downloaded by clicking below:

Over the next few weeks, we will have classes from the Mormonism Research Ministry with us giving us ideas on how to lovingly share Christ to our Mormon friends and neighbors. Below is session 1, where Eric discusses the book by Spencer W. Kimball "The Miracle of Forgiveness":

Below is week 2, where Aaron Shafovaloff gives us tips on sharing with our Mormon friends in a non-threatening way - telling them "Jesus Stories."

Below is week 3, where we hear from Bill McKeever on why we should answer the door when missionaries come knocking, and what to say when they do.

This six-week class will go over basic money-management essentials. All materials are included in the cost. To register, enter your information in the form below.

On July 25th, we had a Town Hall Meeting to discuss whether Mountain View would be the sending church for Sojourn Church. We discussed what the covenant would look like, heard from Pastor Jeff, and were able to ask questions. On August 12th, during our Member's Meeting, we will have the opportunity to vote.

We hope that you were able to attend this meeting. If not, below is the recording. I did the best I could with sound, as it was a large room with a lot of people.

Video of Meeting

The Mountain View Vision Team is conducting a survey on our past and future. We need your input! Please click the link below to take our survey and help us to see what God has put on your heart. Where have you seen God working in our past? Where do you see God leading us in our future? How can we best get there?

Simply click here, and you will be directed to the survey. All responses are anonymous, unless you'd like to leave your name.

Thanks!