(Started June 9, 2024)
Reverend Dr. Lance Smith grew up in Hercules, California and
graduated from Pinole Valley High School. After high school, he
received an athletic scholarship to play football at the University
of Nevada at Las Vegas (UNLV) before transferring to
Oklahoma State University where he competed in the sports of
football and track and field. While at Oklahoma State, Dr. Smith
met the love of his life, Raeana.
across the years while also striving for academic excellence
along the way. His ministry experiences include, senior pastor,
hospital and hospice chaplain, youth minister, bible teacher,
church revitalization, and church planting. He has worked for
several mental/behavioral health service agencies, non-profits,
parachurch organizations and ministries across the past 25 years.
Dr. Smith, who’s also a Licensed Marital & Family Therapist,
has primarily provided counseling support and pastoral care to
the organizations and ministries.
Gerontology and a Master of Arts in Marital & Family Therapy
from Southern Nazarene University. He also holds a Master of
Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Divinity, and Doctor of
Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Liberty University.
for their first and most important ministry, which is their
family of 3 children, Ava 20, Alanna 16, and Lance 14. Their
daughter Alanna is autistic, and this has given their family a
passion for special needs ministry.
Dr. Smith’s favorite scripture is Romans 5:8 “But God
demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.”
SMALL TOWN CHARISMA YOU CAN COUNT ON
Who We Are
FBCW aims at attracting a compassionate congregation of people who joyfully and dutifully seek a relationship with Jesus Christ. We offer a wide array of programs in hope of meeting you along your walk with our Lord and Savior. For more information about our beliefs, please visit www.sbc.net or call Pastor Lance Smith.
Where We Are Located
What We Believe
We celebrate Baptism and the Lord’s Supper as divine ordinances of the Church. At the center of all we do however, is the final authority of the Bible as the Word of God.
YOUTH LEADER
FBC Winters is currently searching for a new Youth Leader, and we are reaching out to other churches and Christian organizations in the area with hopes of finding the right person (or couple) for the job. We are a small-town conservative church, and our very active Youth Group currently consists of 6 – 8 students at our Friday, and Sunday gatherings. The job will require about 15 hours of work each week, and we will offer a competitive salary, along with a generous budget for Youth activities. Please submit resumé to fbcw@fbcwinters.org
Attn: Youth Leader.
FBC Winters is currently searching for a new Worship Director, and we are reaching out to other churches and Christian organizations in the area with hopes of finding the right person for the job. The ideal worship director will have musical abilities in order to engage the congregation in a variety of worship modalities. The worship director will be required to plan and lead worship each Sunday and Wednesday service as well as any special events that are held at the church. This person will also be responsible for directing the worship team/choir as well as oversee the sound technicians who run the sound and livestream equipment on Sunday mornings. Working knowledge of soundboard/sound tech setup/livestreaming is desired. This is a salaried position that requires 10-15 hours of work each week. Please inquire by phone or email for more information. Please submit resumé to fbcw@fbcwinters.org
Attn: Worship Director.
OPPORTUNITIES AT FBCW
There’s something at First Baptist Church of Winters for everyone! We promise we’ll do our very best to plug you in and make you feel at home.
Where Can I Serve?
Jesus told us, his disciples, to make disciples of all nations. One of the most important values of this church is our mission to the world. It begins in our own community, and spreads overseas to every nation. Church members are involved in a variety of ministries from things as simple as pushing shopping carts to help feed the hungry, to arranging fresh flowers for Sunday morning services to maintaining the church buildings & grounds. Read more on our FBC Ministries page.
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Media & Technology
Using media to spread the gospel is a privilege of this church. We are a small, traditional congregation that is striving to bring our congregation into the age of widespread technology. We understand that we have a stewardship to use these tools as best as possible for kingdom purposes. Our sermons are livestreamed each week and available to view on this website or our Facebook page. We maintain an active Facebook page for additional church communication.
Outreach Ministries
FBCW is thrilled to be part of the spread of God’s kingdom around the world. We are active in supporting missionaries in the USA and Worldwide with our money and with our prayers. Our church hosts its own local missions, providing a completely FREE Vacation Bible School to all children of the community, our Young Adult group makes regular visits to local nursing homes, and our Youth hold several work days and make an annual Thanksgiving Mission trip to feed the homeless in the greater Sacramento Area
Wednesday & Sunday Prayer Meetings, Prayer Partners & Ladies Prayer Chain
Prayer cannot be overestimated. Prayer moves the hand of God. Our Church is a body of believers dependent upon prayer and committed to God’s sovereignty. We have weekly prayer service each Wednesday night at 7:00 PM. Throughout the week, volunteers from our Prayer teams pray for their pastor, a list of church members, any special requests, and missionary prayer needs.