Win One, Reach One, Teach One, Worship One
Tucked along Rifle Range Road in Wetumpka, Alabama, Mountain View Baptist Church has built its identity around a single four-word motto: win one, reach one, teach one, worship ONE. The church describes itself as a people on a spiritual journey, seeking to assist one another in seeing the face of God, feeling the love of Jesus Christ, and experiencing the freedom and strength of the Holy Spirit. Its purpose, as stated plainly on its own walls, is to reach, win, and teach others the gospel of Jesus Christ as set forth in the Bible so that together the congregation will worship God, grow in faith, and share their witness with the world.
Mountain View aligns itself with the Baptist Faith & Message and partners with the North American Mission Board for church planting and compassion work across the United States. That conviction shows up not only in sermons but in a packed weekly calendar, a thriving community soccer league, and an annual mission trip that takes the whole church to Central America.
Sunday Morning at the Mountain
The Sunday rhythm at Mountain View centers on two gatherings. Sunday School, or Sunday Group, meets at 9:15 AM and offers a class for every stage of life, from preschool through senior adults. Worship follows at 10:30 AM in the main sanctuary.
Visitors are welcomed as they are. The church describes itself as a "come as you are" congregation, and the atmosphere is warm without being formal. Children are cared for during the entire worship hour in the nursery, and Jr. Church is offered for kids up to eight years old. Parents with little ones do not need to keep them quiet in the pew.
A Blended Sound with an Expository Sermon
Music at Mountain View is intentionally blended. Sunday mornings pair traditional hymns with contemporary songs, supported by guitar, piano, bass guitar, and drums. The worship team invites the congregation to respond freely: hands lifted, clapping, and singing from the heart are all encouraged. The MVBC choir rehearses on Sunday afternoons and presents special music at Christmas and Easter.
Lead Pastor Tim Thompson preaches through a strategic, sermon-upon-sermon style known as expository preaching, walking verse by verse through books of the Bible across a year. Worship and Administrative Pastor Jonathan Smith oversees the music ministry and brings nineteen years of ministry experience to the role, including training through the Ministry Training Institute at Samford University.
Children, Students, and the Soccer Fields
From nursery through sixth grade, Mountain View keeps children engaged with crafts, Bible stories, and seasonal events. Pumpkin patch trips, water days, a community-wide Easter egg hunt, and Vacation Bible School in June fill the calendar. A new children's wing with a fresh theme is on the church's prayer list as a building project.
MVStudents, the ministry for seventh through twelfth graders, meets three times a week. Students gather on Sundays at 9:15 AM for Sunday Group, return at 5:00 PM for small groups during the spring and fall 8-week tracks, and join again on Wednesdays at 6:00 PM. A dedicated student small group, taught by Scotty, uses studies like 10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity.
Just outside the sanctuary doors, the church runs a soccer program that has become a ministry of its own. MV Soccer plays spring and fall seasons for children ages four through eighth grade. Practices run about an hour each week on Tuesdays or Thursdays, with all games on Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM on the MVBC Soccer Fields at 1025 Rifle Range Road. The fee is $60 per player for a six-week season and includes a jersey, socks, and an end-of-year award. Evaluations are scheduled in August for new players, and the whole league is run as an outreach to families across the Wetumpka community.
Small Groups Twice a Year
Small groups are at the heart of how Mountain View disciples its people. The church runs two 8-week tracks each year, one in the fall and one in the spring. Both pastors teach: Dr. Tim leads a study on subjects like World Religions, while Jonathan walks through the denominations of the Christian faith. A student track meets at the same time.
The format is discussion-based rather than lecture. Engagement, questions, and community are encouraged, and the church says the classes are designed to spur members toward spiritual maturity by focusing on theology, spiritual disciplines, and engaging the wider world. Newcomers and longtime believers sit in the same circle.
Women, Men, and the College & Career Crowd
The Women's Ministry gathers throughout the year for retreats, day trips, and monthly Women on Mission meetings. One of their biggest projects is Operation Christmas Child Shoebox, a ministry that packs gift-filled shoeboxes for children around the world.
The Men's Ministry hosts an annual cookout, a church-wide fish fry, work projects around the building, and breakfasts during certain months. The men also meet Tuesday mornings at Wetumpka Community Hospital for breakfast and devotion, a small but steady rhythm outside the church walls.
For young adults, the College & Career group meets on Sunday mornings at 9:15 AM under the leadership of Shawn and Paige Pyles. Throughout the year they organize trips (including a recent journey to the Passion conference), cookouts, and a Christmas dinner complete with games and prizes.
Missions: Wetumpka, the United States, and Belize
Mission work stretches in every direction from Mountain View. Locally, the church runs Coffee Fridays at a nearby school, supports community members with special needs, and uses its soccer program as an outreach. Across Alabama, the church has helped other congregations launch programs and plant new churches. In partnership with the North American Mission Board, Mountain View connects with pastors and churches across the country through Zoom calls, finances, and supplies.
Once a year, in June, the church loads up for an eight-day mission trip to Belize. The team serves in Trail Farms, a community outside Orange Walk, running Vacation Bible School, leading work projects, distributing food, and hosting conferences. The final day is reserved for the coast, where the group snorkels, pets sharks and stingrays, and rests before flying home.
The Kaylor Cemetery
Mountain View also owns and operates the MVBC Kaylor Cemetery, located at 4936 Rigsby Road in Tallassee, Alabama. Although the cemetery is relatively new with few present graves, many lots are pre-sold. Inquiries can be directed to the church office.
Visiting Mountain View
Sunday morning worship begins at 10:30 AM, with Sunday Group for all ages at 9:15 AM. The church is located at 1025 Rifle Range Road in Wetumpka. Wednesday evenings fill the building again at 6:00 PM with Mission Friends, MVStudents, and adult Bible study and prayer.
Services are livestreamed on YouTube, and the MVBC app makes the stream, podcast, soccer updates, and online giving available on phones. Tithes and offerings can be given online through Tithe.ly. The church office is open Monday through Thursday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and the phone line, (334) 567-4458, rings into the same friendly staff that runs the ministries throughout the week.