Bearing Precious Seed

Working with fundamental Baptists

*Ministry Head*	Rev. Jim Hoffman
*Mailing Address*	Bearing Precious Seed 3030 Witzel Ave Oshkosh, WI 54904-9371
*Print Shop Phone*	(920)232-5560
*Church Phone*	(920)235-5400
*Fax*	(920)231-3721
*E-mail*	wbcps@juno.com

	Ministry Overview
	Financial Support
	Latest Newsletter
	Informational Brochure
	Statement of Faith
	References

Ministry Overview

Bearing Precious Seed is the name taken by several fundamental Baptist churches who are involved in printing and distributing the Word of God. Most of these churches work together to get literature to missionaries and the gospel message around the world. Our own Bearing Precious Seed ministry was established in 1979 when Brother Jim Hoffman and his family moved from Green Bay to Oshkosh. He was a professional printer, and when he got saved he surrendered to print for the Lord!

We began with just one press and a small paper cutter, and the print shop was housed upstairs in our church building for the first 17 years. As the ministry grew, we needed bigger equipment and more space to house the ministry. A hot-glue binder and a large paper cutter were installed in one corner of the gymnasium. Finally in 1996 we were able to build a 3,700 sq. ft. print shop that included an office and warehouse. We are now in the process of upgrading our equipment and increasing our capacity for production.

There are four main aspects of our ministry: production, distribution, church relations, and training.

PRODUCTION: Our print shop has the ability to lay out, print, bind, trim, staple, box and ship scriptures around the world. Brother Jim Hoffman is a full time home missionary who oversees the day to day operations of the print ministry. Volunteers from our own congregation, as well as outside groups from numerous churches, work in our shop every day. We produce tracts, New Testaments, Gospel of John & Romans, and other gospel literature. Frequently we will assemble Scripture portions that were printed at another location and sent to us for completion.

DISTRIBUTION: Every year our print ministry takes a mission trip to distribute Scriptures on the field. Those who go on the trips come from many different churches, and the trips are usually to Mexico or Central America. We also ship completed Scriptures to every continent and numerous foreign countries. We work through local missionaries, and we distribute Scriptures in over 20 foreign languages.

CHURCH RELATIONS: Our church hosts various groups from the surrounding area who come to spend a day in the print shop assembling Scriptures. Often they take these very same Scriptures to the foreign field on their own mission trip. The other aspect of church relations is when our representative goes to churches around the united States and preaches, presenting the need for financial support for this work. Personal and ministry support is needed. Many churches have undertaken to buy a ton of paper for our print ministry. We could not have paid cash for the new print shop nor produced the tons of Scripture we have without the faithful and sacrificial support of many people. This is a local church ministry, but it truly is a joint effort of many ministries around the world.

TRAINING: Another important aspect of this ministry is training more people to do the actual printing operations. Brother Hoffman has trained several young men here in our church to print, as well as many different missionaries who wanted to establish print ministries on the foreign field.

Financial Information

Bearing Precious Seed is a ministry of Wyldewood Baptist Church. Fiscal policies are overseen by the pastor, deacons, trustees, and treasurer of the church. As the sponsoring church, we support the ministry financially, but the majority of the resources are given by other churches and individuals. Our representatives serve as home missionaries, and they each must raise their own personal support. All other money given to the ministry is utilized to further the work, and no money is ever used to benefit the general fund of the church. All designated funds are used for the purpose that they were allocated for. Any supporting church or individual can obtain a copy of this ministry's financial statement by requesting it in writing to the church. If you would like to view a page that clearly defines the relationship between this ministry and Wyldewood Baptist Church, click here.

Support checks can be made out to:	Bearing Precious Seed
They should be mailed to:	Bearing Precious Seed
	Wyldewood Baptist Church
	3030 Witzel Ave
	Oshkosh, WI 54904-9371

You should write on the check which representative you wish to support or which project you want to designate your gift to. Undesignated gifts to this ministry will be used to produce and distribute more Scriptures. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the church or the head of this ministry. Their address and phone numbers are listed at the top of this site.

Statement of Faith

Wyldewood Baptist Church's statement of faith.

References

Tri-County Baptist Church
1840 South 100th Street
Franklin, WI 53132
(414)427-7240
Pastor Clayton Jones

Bay City Baptist Church
1840 Bond Street
Green Bay, WI 54303
(920) 499-5561
Pastor Dave Bender

Tomah Baptist Church
1701 Hollister Ave.
Tomah, WI 54660
(608) 372-2071
Pastor Ron Tobin

See Wyldewood's Missionary List to see a list of the missionaries supported by Wyldewood Baptist Church.

	Wyldewood Baptist Church
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