FBC Foundation

Our Foundation:

Purpose & Mission

The Foundation was created in 1997 as a separately incorporated, nonprofit, tax-exempt, public foundation through sponsorship of the membership of First Baptist Church of Huntsville, Alabama (FBC). 

In March, 2006, the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Foundation were amended to change the name of the Foundation to First Baptist Church Foundation of Huntsville, Alabama and to expand the purpose of the Foundation to include, in addition to the original Mission Fund, a Transportation Fund, a Capital Improvements and Facilities Maintenance Fund, and a Scholarship Fund. In August 2017, the Foundation Bylaws were amended to delete the Transportation Fund. The Foundation is governed by a rotating Board of Directors selected from and approved by the membership of FBC.

What Is the Purpose of the Foundation?

The purpose of the Foundation is to provide a means for members of FBC (and others), through direct contributions (cash and/or property) and/or the designation of a portion of their estates (will, trust agreement, or life insurance), to continue their Christian witness beyond their lives on earth. The principal amounts of all assets contributed to the Foundation are held in perpetuity with only the earnings from these assets being available for distribution in accordance with the Bylaws. The Foundation maintains several different funds: The Mission Fund, the Capitol Improvements and Facilities Maintenance Fund, the Scholarship Fund, The Anderson Fund and the Ralph H. Langley Truett Residency Endowment Fund. Contributors to the Foundation will be asked to designate to which fund(s) any gift should be allocated. If the contributor does not wish to select a particular fund, the board will determine the appropriate distribution of the gift among the funds. Once added to a fund, assets are not transferable between funds.

How Are Earnings From Foundation Funds Used?

The earnings from the Mission Fund shall be used to support mission tasks only where there is active involvement of members of FBC on site, on foreign or North American mission fields. Mission tasks considered for funding may include preaching, teaching, personal witnessing, home visitation, medical ministries, literature, clothing, food, construction, repair, or to assist in the purchase of land for a mission church where there is active involvement of members of FBC.

Earnings from the Capital Improvements and Facilities Maintenance Fund shall be used exclusively to make capital improvements and/or maintain the facilities and grounds at FBC.

Earnings from the Scholarship Fund shall be used exclusively for grants to members of FBC for study at an accredited institution of higher education. The program of study must be related directly to a church vocation. ​ Earnings from the Anderson Fund are awarded to individuals pursuing degrees in undergraduate or graduate studies in music or theology at a Southern Baptist Church (SBC) or Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF) seminary. Grants from each of the three funds will be made by the board in accordance with the requirements of the Bylaws and in response to specific proposals.