I have always felt the need to share in giving. Sharing doesn't come just in the way of funds, however. It has helped motivate us to be on missions. For the past nine years, Fruitland has sent missions teams of youth and adults, and many members have volunteered for short-term overseas missions. There were a few years in the early 1990s when Lottie Moon giving dropped although increases were posted for the Cooperative Program.
Church members are proud of their commitment.
With a membership that pales against its missions-giving counterparts, there could be a concern that support for missions would overshadow Fruitland Baptist Church's other needs. But Smith said that has never happened.