Welcome
Second Missionary Baptist Church stands at the crossroads of this community as beacon of empowerment through worship, a safe haven of refuge for the unsaved, and a place of provision for those who are in need.
By the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit we purpose to establish a community of faith-inspired believers whose lives and dedication to ministry exemplify the transforming power of the cross and the glory of God.
Our Mission
"To proclaim a gospel message of salvation to the lost, sanctification for believers and service to our community"
This ministry is established on foundational principles that embody an ongoing commitment to prayer and a systematic study of the word of God.
We believe that these are the only Biblically ordained strategies that will prepare the church to embrace righteousness for all believers, to proclaim a gospel message of redemption for the unsaved and to sustain a commitment to service.
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Isaiah 9:2
Visit Us
Second Missionary Baptist Church
407 East Broadway
Columbia, Missouri 65201
Rev. Clyde Ruffin, Pastor
Phone: (573) 449-4703
Worship Services:
8:15 and 11:00 am Sundays
Youth Church
1st, 3rd, and 5th 11am Sunday
Sunday School:
9:30 - 10:45 am Sundays
Prayer Service:
7:00 pm Wednesdays
Bible Study:
7:30 pm Wednesdays
Intercessory Prayer:
2:00 pm Tuesdays
Our Pastor and First Lady
Rev. Clyde L. Ruffin, born October 21, 1952 in Kansas City, Missouri. He accepted the call to the ministry at the age of five and preached his initial sermon shortly thereafter. He was officially licensed as a minister of the gospel in the fall of 1970. He entered the University of Iowa in 1970 where he completed undergraduate and graduate degrees in Speech and Dramatic Arts. In 1976 he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at Washington University-St. Louis. Immediately after moving to St. Louis he united with San Francisco Temple Christian Assembly and was ordained in 1978 under the leadership of Bishop Dwight McDaniels. He served this ministry faithfully for six years prior to moving to Columbia, Missouri to accept a senior faculty position with the University of Missouri in 1982.
Administrative Staff:
Rev. Clyde Ruffin, Senior Pastor
Deacon James Martin, Chair Deacon Ministry
Rev. John Hill, Senior Associate Minister
Rev. Trina Larkins, Director Youth and Young Adult Ministries
Rev. Linda Dodd, Minister of Music
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