About Our Church
Our Vision & Mission
Our church vision is simple
Sharing Jesus with the world, one relationship at a time.
Our mission is to…
• Love God
• Love People
• Make Disciples of All Nations
Beliefs & Purpose
We cooperate with other Christian churches of all denominations to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ. We cooperate with other like-minded Baptist Churches to send missionaries around the world through the “Cooperative Program”.
We believe that each person can speak to God directly, without the need for a preacher or other spiritual church leader. The spiritual leadership of our church has been called to be “servants” to our congregation’s spiritual needs.
We believe that salvation is an individual decision. Church membership, good deeds or any morality will not save one’s soul. Only a public decision and confession of Christ as personal Savior is acceptable to God as evidence of true faith. We encourage every person to make a decision at the conclusion of each worship service. ( John 3:16-18, Romans 10:9, Romans 14:11-12 )
Our Beliefs & Values
Southside Baptist Church is a local, autonomous body of believers. That means that we answer to and are accountable only to God himself. There is no denominational organization who “runs” our church. We make our own decisions under the guidance of the Holy Spirit here in our local congregation.
Jesus
Bible
Eternity
(John 3:16, John 8:12, John 1:14, John 6:35)
Who We Are
Our Team & Leadership
Our goal is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ within our church, community, nation, and world. It is to reflect Christ in all aspects of daily living through an emphasis upon total commitment of life, personality, and possessions to the Lordship of Christ.
Our mission (as stated above) is to love God, love people, and make disciples of all nations.
Phillip Cochran
Pastor
Phillip Cochran has served as lead pastor of Southside Baptist Church since November of 2020, and has been in the ministry for 24 years. Prior to SBC he served on staff in several area churches leading in the ministries of worship, youth, missions and associate pastor. Phillip is a graduate of Valdosta State University with a bachelors degree in Music Education, earned a Master of Science degree from Troy University and a Masters degree in Theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife Jessica have been married for 17 years and have 6 children, Paxton and Piper, Noah, Matthew and twins Chandler & Hollis. They have opened their hearts and home to foster care, having adopted 4 of their children and loved on many, many others for over 10 years. They are both passionate about the gospel, missions, foster care, adoption, discipleship and growth in Jesus and invite you to come worship and grow with us!
Frank Thomas
Associate Pastor
Southside Baptist is pleased to have as our associate pastor Frank Thomas. Frank is a Brantley County native and works at a local business in Nahunta. He’s been involved in ministry in various roles for around 15 years, from lay leader to youth minister to church plant pastor. Married to Susan Carter Thomas for the past 17 “wonderful years” (his description!), they have been blessed with 4 children – Kent, Eli, Read, and Jayle. Frank states that his passion is 1) his family – loving and leading them well, and 2) encouraging and challenging others to grow in their relationship with Christ.Brantley Sloan
Worship & Student Director
Brantley is the newest member of the SBC staff, having just moved back down from Virginia with his wife, Tori. He is a product of the Charlton County schools, and holds degrees from Liberty University. He has experience in a number of types of ministries, with a strong and diverse background that will serve him well as he serves to lead our worship (music) and student ministries.
Peggy Bowers
Administrative Assistant
Peggy fills many roles in our church family. She works very hard to see the gospel of Jesus Christ spread into the world using the tools God has provided and the gifts in which she is blessed. Not only does she keep our church organized, she is a wonderful gardener and Bible teacher. When not in the church office, she is spending time with her precious grandchildren.(John 14:15-17, John 15:26-27, Romans 8:16-17)
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