Mission Activities

United Baptist Church (UBC) Missions

The members of United Baptist Church are empowered by their passion and God given talents and work individually and in groups to serve the local community and beyond. We recognize that we have different God given talents and have various opportunities for continuing the mission of Jesus Christ. Many mission activities are ongoing including making sandwiches for the hungry, sewing pillows for heart surgery patients, and partnering with other churches and local groups to provide needed services. However there are also seasonal events such as the Knitting and Crochet Club’s making of scarves, hats & mittens and our hosting of flu clinics in the fall. The ongoing missions activities are listed below.  There are other people helping people programs and services performed on an as needed basis. Please contact us for further information.      

UBC Activities:

• Sandwich Making for the Homeless (Wednesdays 8:45 AM Fellowship Hall)

• Local Benevolence (distributed to area needy persons)

• PrimeTimers Senior Adult Ministry (2nd Tuesday,11 AM September to December and February to July for adults in the local Fairfax County Adult Day Care Center near the church)

• Young-At-Heart-Gadabouts (an adult group that enjoys travel and eating)

• Youth/Children Open Gym Nights (Usually Saturdays at 6pm, supervised by our minister of Youth, Twyla Turner)

• Hospital and Nursing Home Pastoral Visitation regularly or by request to our pastors or church member
• Knit/Crochet Club that gets together biweekly, in the Parlor, for camaraderie and goodwill through charity donations
• Karing Kards that meets monthly to create personalized cards for those folks in need of a smile

Partnered Activities:

• Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (a world/nation-wide mission delivery organization with a large variety of means to introduce and disciple people to Christ)
• Baptist General Association of Virginia (a state-wide mission delivery organization with a large variety of means to introduce and disciple people to Christ)
• NorthStar Church Network (a Northern Virginia organization of almost 200 Baptist churches coordinating efforts to introduce and disciple people to Christ)
• Annandale Christians for Community Action [ (a group of Annandale churches cooperating to provide social ministry to Annandale area needy folks, including rent, food, furniture, low-income children day care and transportation for needy folks to doctors/therapists
• The Faith and Health Coalition (in cooperation with INOVA hospitals; dental and medical assistance for needy and preventive care for all)
• Baptist World Alliance (a worldwide coalition of autonomous Baptist groups coordinating the proclamation of the Gospel in both word and deed (Baptist World Aid)
• Baptist Joint Committee on Public Affairs (a Washington, DC based watchdog and advocacy group for religious freedom and not just toleration)
• Bethany House (a residential facility for abused females)
• The John Leland Center for Theological Studies (a local seminary program educating persons for ministry predominantly to work in our unique metropolitan area)
• Bible Study Fellowship (a non-denominational national Bible study program on Mondays, September - May at 7 p.m. for adult men)
• Annandale Camp of Gideon’s International (a Bible distribution group of men and women’s auxiliary every Saturday, 7:30 AM for prayer)
• Mended Hearts (ladies, Thursdays at 2:30 PM making heart shaped pillows to ease open heart surgery patients’ recovery) See our group
• Toastmasters (Saturdays, 8 AM in the Fellowship Hall teaching methods and confidence for public presentations)
• AARP Safe Driving Seminars (taught by AARP authorized church member Tom Gehr, to persons 50+ years of age guaranteeing auto insurance discounts and helping to lower the chaos on public roadways)
• Winter Homeless Shelter Support (for homeless in the Annandale/Falls Church area)
• The Religious Herald (a state Baptist publication offered free, if desired, to members in order to help members stay connected with the larger Baptist family)
• Day Care (Amerikids, Inc. 703-256-4770) located in our pre-school & children’s area M-F, 6:30am-7:00pm