Welcome to the Paradise Missionary Baptist State Convention (PMBSC) of Arizona, Inc.  In the PMBSC you’ll find believers with a passion for Christ.  God has blessed the convention with talented people who are making a positive difference for Christ.  We invite you to join us by getting involved and making a difference.  We are so glad to have you as a member of the PMBSC of Arizona, Inc.

 

In 1920 a group of Black Baptist Churches decided to organize a state convention for the purposes of carrying out more effective missionary work, Christian education, and for the promotion of Christian charitable work.  They further organized to maintain the principles and practices of their faith.   It was decided that the convention would consist of the Northern, Central, and Southern District Associations.

 

It is the vision of the PMBSC to provide a brighter future for our convention churches by building stronger churches one Christian at a time. We provide training and opportunities for service through our auxiliaries. We believe it takes team work for the dream to work so we encourage everyone to get involved in fulfilling the Great Commission and Great Commandment (Matt.22:37-40; 28:19-20).

 

Our mission is to be good stewards of God’s resources (Management) so we can win lost souls (Missions) and assimilate them into the church family (Membership) and help them to grow in their faith (Maturity) and serve others (Ministry) as they worship God (Magnification).

 

We focus on these major areas: (1) Membership - Fellowship (2) Maturity - Discipleship (3) Ministry - Service (4) Missions - Evangelism (5) Magnification - Worship and (6) Management - Stewardship.

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Articles of Faith

 

The Bible:  We believe that the Bible was written by persons divinely inspired and that it is the only infallible rule of faith and practice.

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God:  There is only one true and living God, revealed to us as the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit, the same in essence and equal in every divine perfection.

 

Humanity was created holy, innocent, and happy, but by the disobedience of one person, sin entered into the world, and death by sin, so death passed upon all for all have sinned.

 

Salvation:  It is the duty of all to repent and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Security:  Nothing can separate true believers from the love of God, but that they will be kept by His power through faith unto salvation.

 

Ordinances:  Christian Baptism is administered by only the immersion of believers in water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and that believers only are entitled to partake of the Lord’s Supper.

 

Eternality:  There will be a general resurrection of the dead, and a general judgment when all human kind will be judged according to their deeds, that the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into life eternal. 

 

Evangelism:  The Christian ministry is a divinely appointed means for the spread of the Gospel throughout the world, and that it is the duty of all Christians according to ability to contribute to its support.