Discipled Veteran is a national faith-based veterans ministry headquartered at Florence Baptist Temple. Discipled Veteran exists to recreate in a church setting, the sense of camaraderie and accountability every veteran loses when they leave the military. If you are a veteran who has difficulty fitting into the civilian world or are just looking for friends with a common story and view of life, then Discipled Veteran is the place for you. It doesn’t matter your branch, era, type of service, or discharge. We would like you to join us.
Veteran families, when your veteran left the military, your way of life also changed or because of their military service, your way of life may be different than the average civilian family. You are not alone. Connecting veteran families is a major focus of the ministry.
For more information contact Steve Massie: (304) 228-3531 | [email protected]
or find us on Facebook at FBT Discipled Veteran.
Sundays at 09:15 and 17:00
Wednesdays at 19:00
Youth and childcare available.
RECRUITING | ENLISTMENT | TRAINING | MISSION
COMRADERY (RECRUITING)
Typically, every Veteran has some degree of difficulty adjusting to civilian life after military service. For that reason, crowds and meeting new people are a deterrent to getting them to come to church. Veterans enjoy the comradery of other Veterans and will come to a Veteran meeting at church. After coming a few times, they meet church members and start to attend regular services with the other Veteran church members.
SALVATION (ENLISTMENT)
Once a Veteran comes to a Discipled Veteran meeting they tend to come back because they trust the comfort they see other Veterans enjoy through Jesus. Often Veterans believe forgiveness and peace is impossible but when you tell them about the warrior David and the fact that God referred to him as “a man after mine own heart” soon veteran comradery leads to Holy Spirit conviction and salvation.
DISCIPLESHIP (TRAINING)
A Christians job isn’t over after their recruit is saved. In the military Veterans learned how to train those who come behind them, so the doctrine of disciplining new Christians comes natural. After their salvation experience, formal discipleship training is crucial for the new recruit to know the peace of God and being able to explain that peace as they carry out their Great Commission mission.
GREAT COMMISSION (MISSION)
Military Veterans understand war. It’s an easy transition to help them understand that the only difference in this spiritual war and the physical war of their past is this war against Satan has eternal ramifications. It is for that reason they are eager to drag as many as they can from Satan’s battlefield, spiritually triage them, and get them in the fight with them.