About the 
Clinton Baptist Association
Located at 400 Market Street, Clinton, Tn 37716
Mail to PO Box 266, Clinton, Tn 37717
clintonbaptist@gmail.com
865-457-9481 (o)    865-457-2095 (f)
​cbasecretary2@gmail.com

The Purpose and Membership
The Clinton Baptist Association shall consist of the Baptist Churches who are in cooperation with the Clinton Baptist Association, the Tennessee Baptist Convention, and the Southern Baptist Convention, with the purpose of assisting the churches with the Great Commission and the Acts 1:8 Challenge which says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” 

Clinton Baptist Association Ministry Opportunities
Clinton Baptist Association Activities and Opportunities
Briceville Friendship Center
  • Ministry: Sharing the Gospel, Soup Kitchen Delivery, Food Pantry and delivery, emergency food, clothing closet, community events, Summer Camp, school supplies and back packs, Angel Tree, Women’s Friendship Circle, Basketball Camp, Fall festival, Thanksgiving Dinner, Movie Night, Christmas Party, Open House, Vacation Bible School, Christmas Food Baskets, Bible Study, Nutritional Class, Parenting Class
Briceville Free Medical Clinic
  • Medical Grant: The Tennessee Baptist Mission Board and Baptist Hospital of East TN Medical Missions Fund funds $9,000.00 to the Clinton Baptist Association to assist needy families with filling prescription medicines.
       Evangelistic Block Party Trailer
  • Ministry: Helps in connecting Kids to Christ and contains two inflatables, popcorn machine, cotton candy machine, snow cone machine, games and other supplies that Associational churches utilize to bring in children in their communities to ultimately share the Good News of Jesus Christ.
       Associational and Community-Wide VBS Training
  • Ministry: Associational and community-wide VBS training to assist churches in planning, organizing and executing their Vacation Bible Schools. Help supply churches with materials needed for their Vacation Bible Schools.
 
       Department of Children Services
  • Ministries:
    • Graduation Celebration: Provides a free celebration for the young adults graduating from High School in the Department of Children Services’ custody. Provide a meal, recognition celebrating their success, a study Bible, care basket with toiletries, bath/kitchen towels, laundry detergent and a $100.00 Wal-Mart gift card.
    • Daily Needs: Associational churches donate diapers and tote bags to help Department of Children Services when they need to remove children from their homes. The tote bags are for the children’s belongings and the diapers are for Children Services to keep on hand for the small children.
    • McDonald Gift Cards: Associational Churches donate $5.00 McDonald gift cards to help the Department of Child Services and the Juvenile Court to be used as needed.
       Utilizing Clinton Baptist Association Building Space
  • The Association Office supplies meeting space for:
    • Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Communities: meet bi-weekly to provide assistance for needy families in the Anderson County area
    • Board Meetings: Associational board and committee meetings
    • Domestic Violence: monthly meetings
    • Boys and Girls Club: monthly meetings
    • Red Cross: Training and meetings
       Sunday School Training
  • A Sunday School Training Event is held at one of the Association churches once a year to help equip churches with teaching and discipleship in their church.
  • An Autism Training Event has been held to help churches work with Autistic persons in their churches.
       Youth Rally
  • The Association in cooperation with Association Churches hold a youth rally yearly to reach out and minister to the youth in the Anderson County area.
  • Clinton Baptist Association has supported in sending youth on mission trips.
       Pastoral Ministries
  • Once monthly, the Pastors and Staff from churches in the association meet at the Clinton Baptist Association office to eat a meal, pray with and minister to each other. On occasions they have a key speaker provide a message to minister to the pastors and staff in the association. Sometimes the meal is provided by the association and other times donated by the churches of the association.
  • The Director of Missions ministers to all the Pastors and wives, staff and members, providing counsel, praying for them and filling in for pastors at the pulpit. The DOM does whatever he can to help the Pastors, their wives and congregations whenever possible.
       Mission Teams
  • The Association hosts mission teams who come to help with the Briceville Friendship Center during the summer camp season.
  • The Clinton Baptist Association provides support to mission teams consisting of many members of churches in the association along with other people from the surrounding communities.
  • The Association has sent teams to places such as Brazil, Guatemala, Montana, Alaska, Romania and more.
  • The Clinton Baptist Association supports the Northern Light Missions financially as well as sending teams and supplies to help the missionary family work to further the Kingdom of God. The Association has sent several teams to help witness and build a church for the community as well as additions to the mission building.
      Baptist Collegiate Ministries
  • The Association prays for and financially supports the Baptist Collegiate Ministries (BCM). The Director of Missions of the association serves on the Executive Board for the BCM.
       Disaster Relief
  • The Clinton Baptist Association has sent teams to help with relief during times of disaster; such as, flooding, homes fires, etc. The Association uses a Disaster Relief Trailer containing tools and items needed to help families in distress.
       Women’s Missionary Union (WMU)
  • The Clinton Baptist Association supports the Women’s Missionary Union (WMU), providing an Associational “Love for Missions” Banquet each year. A presentation is prepared to make association churches aware of the mission field.
  • The CBA supports a Missionary Kid each year. The Tennessee Baptist Convention selects one child of a missionary family that is abroad while the child is in the area. The association encourages the churches to reach out to the child with letters, emails, cards, notes, gifts, gift cards, prayers, etc. throughout the year. The association also gives gift cards to the child, prays for him/her and offers encouragement. The Association WMU Director keeps in direct contact with the Missionary Kid during the year for the association.
       Brotherhood Ministry/Baptist Men’s Ministry
  • The Association encourages the men of the association churches to meet together and work together to fellowship, encourage one another, reach out to the needy people in the communities, etc.
          Community Advisory Board
  • The Association hosts a luncheon meeting at the Association office for the Community Advisory Board. The Board meets to discuss the needs of families in the community and in the Department of Child Services custody as well as needs for the juvenile court services. This Board consists of organizations and offices such as: Red Cross, Department of Child Services, CASA, ADFAC, Child Advocacy Center, local doctors, local school staff, Juvenile Court Officials, Briceville Friendship Center, United Way, etc.
       Community Assistance
  • The Clinton Baptist Association has a database of local Churches and agencies ready to assist families in need to refer those families to when they call for help. The Associational churches help people in need whenever they are able.
       Fall Association Meeting
  • Each year in the fall, the Clinton Baptist Association hosts a fall meeting uniting all the associational churches for a fellowship meal, worship and a message. Each year a different association church hosts the meeting in their church building. The members of the church help to prepare and serve the meal to the association members. Each association church elects messengers to represent their church at the meeting. The Association Meeting sets the pace for the following year and messengers are given opportunities to vote on new business and correct or accept old business.
Briceville Friendship Center

The Briceville Friendship Center is a center that provides many different ministries in the Briceville community. Some of the ministries include a weekly Bible Study and food distribution, a children’s Summer Camp program, and a computer lab for the Briceville community.


 Association and Community-Wide VBS Training

In late winter every year, the Association hosts an Association and community-wide VBS training to assist churches in planning, organizing, and executing their Vacation Bible Schools. This allows the churches to come together, connect with one another, and share thoughts and ideas of how to effectively carry out their VBS in their own churches.

​You can find the current Vacation Bible School schedule on our CALENDAR   or in our NEWSLETTER