Live Oak Baptist is a Southern Baptist Church and an autonomous local church. All decisions and actions concerning:  the church, finances, projects / activities are decided by the Congregation, Church Council and Committees.  The Pastor is the Under Shepherd to the Chief Shepherd, the Lord Jesus Christ.  All decisions concerning messages preached, materials taught and the doctrinal stand of the church are determined, under the leadership of the Holy Spirit, by the Pastor.

 Associations

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LOBC is a member of a local group of other Southern Baptist Churches, the Northeast Florida Baptist Association .  Our goal is to, by working together, evangelize the N.E. corner of the State of Florida.

The Church is an active member in the statewide Florida Baptist Convention.  Our goal through the Florida Baptist Convention is to see the whole State of Florida be evangelized, so that all may hear and respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We are a member of the Southern Baptist Convention .  The SBC consisting of over 44,000 churches is a vehicle, by which through the cooperative program, the International Mission Board and the North American Mission Board, we can help to evangelize the whole world.

Live Oak Baptist Church is also a participating member of the Global Priority Network of the International Mission Board. 

                                For more information visit: http://www.imb.org/test/MissionsPartner/gpn.htm