Mission :

To worship God in Christ with heart, mind and spirit,

To teach all who come to be disciples,nurturing within each the discovery of piritual gifts for the sake of the kingdom,

To embrace our community and beyond,serving all people as if they were Christ,

To encourage the sharing of our lives together,deepening our commitment to the responsible stewardship of all our resources

Vision :

Having been brought by divine grace to embrace the  Crucified and risen Christ, and grounded in Holy Scripture and the historic Baptist distinctive of freedom, the First Baptist Church of Austin chooses to be a people's cathedral in the heart of the city:

Inviting all persons,

Nurturing one another,

and serving in adventurous obedience to Jesus Christ.