Our Mission:
Churches Serving Churches To Advance The Gospel.
Our Values
Vibrant Relationships
Practical Support
Gospel Unity
Missional Urgency
Our Vision
Healthy Churches
We are compelled by the Gospel, encouraged by the mission, driven by our values, and guided by our strategy.
What We Believe
The following are the core beliefs of Southeast Alabama Baptist Association based on the foundational truths taught in the bible. All of our teaching and ministry is rooted in and flows out of these biblical doctrines.
God
There is one eternally existing God who has three distinct persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. He is the creator of all that exists, both visible and invisible, and is therefore worthy of all glory and praise. God is perfect in love, power, holiness, goodness, knowledge, wisdom, justice, and mercy. He is unchangeable and therefore is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Revelation
God has revealed himself to us through his son, Jesus Christ, who is the visible image of the invisible God, the holy scriptures, and through all of creation itself.
Mankind
Humans, both male and female, were created in God's image for His glory. The first humans, Adam and Eve, were created without sin and appointed as caretakers of the rest of God's creations.
The Fall
When Adam and Eve chose not to obey God, they ceased to be what they were made to be and became distorted images of God. This caused them to fall out of fellowship with God, and fractured all of creation ever since that time.
Salvation
Jesus Christ came to reconcile us with God. He lived a life without sin and willingly died on the cross to pay the penalty for our transgressions. God raised him from the dead and now, by grace, offers as a free gift eternal life to all who follow Christ, by faith, as their Lord and Savior. That is why salvation can be found in Christ alone.
The Church
The Church is meant to be the visible body of Christ, sent into the world to glorify God and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Resurrection
Jesus Christ is returning one day to judge both the living and the dead and to usher in the fullness of God's Kingdom on Earth.
How it all started...
Southeast Alabama Baptist Association began in 1885 as Columbia Baptist Association with 13 churches. They formed for the purpose of doing missions together. Through the years the Association grew as churches were added Associational staff was called and facilities were expanded.
In 2016 the now 51 churches, voted to change the name to Southeast Alabama Baptist Association. It was felt this better represented the primary areas of ministry.
Expanding the vision
In 2021 a team of 7 pastors and associational staff began meeting several times monthly for the purpose of evaluating the future direction of the Association. Over a period of 18 months this team agreed the future of the association was about relationships. We are continually seeking was to strengthen these relationships among staff and laity. We believe as these relationship are strengthened around the Gospel, we will have healthy churches resulting in a healthy Association.
