A Lasting Legacy

Faithful stewardship.
Gospel ministry. Generations to come.

As we look toward our second century, we are committed to faithfully stewarding what God has entrusted to us and preparing our church for generations to come. 

A Debt-Free Future

Through the generosity of our church family, Temple Baptist Church has paid off its building loan. We are grateful for everyone who gave, prayed, and helped make this milestone possible. This achievement is a testimony to God's faithfulness and positions us to look ahead with gratitude and renewed purpose. 

THE NEXT CHAPTER

Building the Legacy Fund

Paying off the loan was an important milestone, but caring for our facilities is an ongoing responsibility. The Lasting Legacy Fund is a restricted fund dedicated to future building maintenance, necessary repairs, renovations, and improvements that support the ministries God has entrusted to us.

Our goal is to care for our campus wisely, address deferred maintenance, and keep our facilities safe, welcoming, and ready to serve children, students, adults, and future generations.

Why It Matters

More Than Buildings


Our buildings aren't the mission; they serve it. The Lasting Legacy Fund supports deferred maintenance, essential repairs, renovations, and enhancements—keeping our facilities safe, welcoming, and fully equipped for our thriving adult ministries, children and youth programs, weekday preschool, and expanding congregation. This is about stewardship: enhancing our mission and ministry and ensuring our children, grandchildren, and future generations inherit a vibrant, debt-free home for worship, discipleship, fellowship, and outreach. Your gifts today empower Temple Baptist Church to nurture faith for the next 100 years. Together, we're building a Lasting Legacy.

We invite you to prayfully consider how you can participate in this ongoing work of stewardship.
Every gift helps us care for the facilities God has entrusted to our church and prepare for ministry in the years ahead. 

Help Build A Lasting Legacy

STEP 1: Seek God First in Prayer
Begin by prayerfully asking the Lord what your financial partnership in this campaign should look like. Take time to listen honestly as He shapes your decision. Any commitment you make should flow from your relationship with Jesus—it is an act of worship, trust, and spiritual growth. Let your giving be a meaningful expression of your faith.

STEP 2: Prayerfully Consider Your Giving Potential
We are not asking you to reduce or replace your regular giving to the church (General Fund), which supports missions and ministry. When our church launched the original challenge to build 35 years ago, we made a shared commitment that we continue to honor today: contributions to major projects like this would always be above and beyond regular offerings, so the ongoing ministry budget remains strong and unhindered.

Your decision should come from a place of genuine gratitude and possibility. Generosity looks different for each family—some may give modestly, and that is beautiful and valued; others may be able to stretch further in faith. Many of you are already faithfully supporting our building fund—thank you for your steadfast partnership! If that's you, this is simply a moment to renew and perhaps even increase your commitment to Lasting Legacy. No one can dictate what "sacrificial" giving means for you—that is between you, your family, and the Lord. Seek His guidance, consider what you are truly capable of, and respond with joy.

STEP 3: Begin Giving as the Lord Leads
Once you've prayed and discerned your response, we simply invite you to start giving to Lasting Legacy—however and whenever you're ready. You can begin right away by designating your gift to the Lasting Legacy fund when you give online, through your bank’s bill pay, by check (noted "Lasting Legacy" in the memo), or by placing it in the offering boxes on Sundays.

There’s no formal pledge required—just faithful, ongoing generosity as God directs. Every gift, no matter the size, moves us closer to seeing this vision become reality.



Ways To Give



ONLINE DONATIONS
Online giving makes it easy for you to donate. To give one-time gifts or set up recurring giving, type in the amount you wish to give, select the Lasting Legacy (Building Fund) or other fund you would like to give to, choose the frequency of your gift, and click "continue to give".  You can sign up for an account or donate as a guest.

IN PERSON DONATIONS
We have Offering Boxes at the back of our Worship Center. You can drop your gifts in those boxes at your convenience, or bring them to the church office during office hours.

MAIL DONATIONS
You can mail your offering to the church using the following address:
Temple Baptist Church
444 Beeman St
Sullivan, MO 63080
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