If you are planning on visiting a service at Roper Mountain Baptist. you probably want to know what the services are like. Services at RMBC could be described in the following three ways:

Gospel Centered

We believe that the gospel (Christ's earning our Salvation through His work on the cross) is to be the central theme of our ministry. The gospel is thus at the heart of everything we do. We preach it. sing about it. and try to work out its implications in our lives. We send missionaries around the world to preach the gospel and meet weekly to help print and prepare Bibles and other gospel literature for them to use.

Bible Based

At Roper Mountain Baptist we try to live up to our name and keep everything Bible based. Every service will have a Bible message. Our pastors regularly preach expository sermons through books of the Bible.

We believe that the Bible is our ultimate authority and that God has provided us with everything we need to live successful Christian lives in His word. So we make a lot of the Bible and spend most of our gathered time in Bible preaching and teaching.

Traditional

At Roper Mountain Baptist. we honor the traditions of our past. We sing from hymn books. We have a choir. Many of our people still dress up in "church clothes." While we are not stuffy or legalistic about these things. we are definitely a traditional church.

A typical service at Roper Mountain Baptist lasts around an hour. We sing. we pray. we preach and we break for fellowship. Everything about our services is intended to be as simple and as close to what the apostles did thousands of years ago as possible.

Ron Lewis. Head Pastor

Pastor Lewis has served as head pastor of RMBC since April 2001. Ron was saved at the age of 15 and immediately surrendered to full time Christian ministry.

Pastor Lewis has a Bible degree from Bob Jones University. After graduating he taught in a high school, but was able to take his first church in 1993 where he served until being called to RMBC.

He and his wife, Tracy, met in college and have been married since 1984. They have four children, Benjamin, Jonathan, Rebecca, and Bethany.

Nate Petty-Neal. Assistant Pastor

Pastor Nate began his ministry as a youth pastor at Monroe Baptist Church in the fall of 2014. After spending sometime at Calvary Baptist in Toccoa, He and his wife Rebekah were added to our ministry in February of 2019. They are primarily involved in our youth and media ministries, and in fall of 2019 took over our music ministry

Pastor Nate graduated from Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC, with an undergraduate degree in Christian Ministries. Pastor Nate and Rebekah have one son, Judah Allen, that was born in August of 2016, and a daughter, born in November of 2019.

Doug and Gina Sprunger. Music Director and Church Pianist

Doug served the Lord in pastoral ministries for 20 years before moving to Greenville, SC to serve on the Bible faculty at a local Christian university. He has a doctorate in pastoral theology with an emphasis on a biblical philosophy of church ministry and growth. He grew up in a musical family and now leads the music program at Roper Mountain Baptist Church.

Gina has degrees in church music and classical piano. She has played piano for congregations and choirs in the churches where Doug has served as pastor, accompanied university choirs, and taught piano students from beginners through college levels. She serves as the primary pianist for RMBC

They have two married children and three grandchildren. They are glad to serve together in the music program in the church.

What is your church like?

Friendly

Roper Mountain Baptist Church is a friendly church made up of a bunch of imperfect people who really love each other and try to serve each other. You'll often find our people fellowshiping together at a local restaurant. It's not uncommon to find them still fellowshiping together an hour after a service has ended. Despite their closeness. they will welcome you in and make you a part of the family

Multi-generational

RMBC is a church full of young people and young families. Our nurseries are full and it's very common to hear babies making sounds during a service. On any given Sunday. you'll worship with children as young as 2 and people as old as 92.

Diverse

We believe that the church is best when it reflects the diversity of God's people. In our church you'll find rich and poor. educated and drop outs. people of all ages and from many different walks of life worshiping Christ together.

Other Information

Below you'll find links to important information that can answer other questions you may have about Roper Mountain Baptist.

• Our History
• Church Covenant
• Resources