Olive Baptist exists to develop fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. Olive Baptist Church is pastor led, deacon served, committee organized, and church approved. Olive is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. All Southern Baptist churches are autonomous but choose to work together to train and send out workers to spread the Gospel on a local, state, national and international level. Olive Baptist Church exists to spread the good news about Jesus Christ, to draw people closer to God, and to serve the needs of the community.