Upper Ohio Valley Baptist Association

 

P. O. Box 695

Moundsville, WV 26041

Telephone: 304-845-3680

 

Email: uovba@wv-cis.net

 

 

Associational Director of Missions

Mike Watson

Email: uovba@wv-cis.net

 

Demographics

 

The association covers the 6 counties of the Northern Panhandle in West Virginia.  For Southern Baptists, West Virginia is an emerging state convention.  1.2 million or 7 out of every 10 West Virginians have no church of religious affiliation.  The Upper Ohio Valley Baptist Association has -

- 12 Churches

-   6 Missions

 

The Population of the 6 counties served by the UOVBA is 166,150.  The unchurched population is over 80,000. Much of the region is culturally religious, with a strong Wesleyan, Church of Christ, and Roman Catholic influence.

 

The goal of the association is to start 25 new churches in the 6 county area.  This is based on the goal of the West Virginia Convention of Southern Baptists to have 1 church for every 2,000 unchurched persons. Unchurched is defined as those who have no religious affiliation.  Many of those who are considered churched are related to a faith group, but have never entered into a personal relationship with Christ.

 

Key cities in the area are Wheeling, Weirton, Moundsville, and New Martinsville.

 

Vision: The vision of the association is to equip churches through cooperation, training, planning and fellowship to become instruments of Christ for the purpose of evangelism and missions.

 

Purpose: The mission of the Upper Ohio Valley Baptist Association is to motivate, stimulate, equip, and assist Southern Baptist churches to recognize and fulfill their Christ given mission.