Family Stories
Dan Childs Smoke Rise Members since 2025 In 1865, in London’s East End, Methodist minister William Booth and his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army. Known for its red kettles and ringing bells at Christmas, the Salvation Army is also recognized worldwide for...
Pledge Season
Pledge Season 2026 The importance of pledging and giving to our general fund. by Bart McNiel, Associate Pastor of Administration, Ministry Support and Congregational Care Our church budget year that runs from April through March (also known in accounting terms as our...
Near or Far, Still Family
A look at Smoke Rise’s growing college ministry. Did you know that Smoke Rise has 22 undergraduate students situated throughout Kentucky and Georgia, as well as Florida and Mississippi? This semester, we launched a new college ministry to connect with these members of...
World Mission Offering
% Help us reach our goal! Smoke Rise Baptist Church has a storied history as a church answering God’s call to spread and live out the gospel throughout the world. Through your generosity, we have collected $49,739 towards our missions offering goal of $55,000! Your...