Our Mission & Vision
The mission of First Baptist Church of Iva is to love God, to love people and reach the nations for the glory of God. Our vision is for First Baptist Iva to be a Christ-centered family who loves the Lord, loves His people, and loves the community where He has placed us.
Leadership Team:
Our leadership team recognizes the authority of God and realizes that they are the shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. They have designed our ministries to help our church use our God-given abilities to serve others and to equip us to engage our world in a meaningful way while honoring and magnifying Jesus Christ. They provide a foundation of regular worship while believing more is possible only when worship leads us to a close personal relationship to Jesus that helps us prepare ourselves to serve one another and connect with our world.
Rev. Mike McMinn, Senior Pastor
Pastor Mike has served in vocational ministry for over 15 years. He came to serve as senior pastor of First Baptist in February 2025. He and his wife Martha have two grown children, one son-in law, and two fur babies.
Dr. Paul Pinson, Minister of Music
While at First Baptist Church of Iva, Paul has demonstrated his heart for missions by leading & participating in over 20 mission trips across the United States & to Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, South Africa & Mozambique. Paul earned his Masters of Divinity at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary & recently received his Doctorate. Paul & wife, Mia, have two sons.Darlene Dickerson, Ministry Assistant
Darlene handles all of the office responsibilities as well as assisting the ministers and church committees whenever there is a need.
