"All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:18-20)
We endeavor to lay down our lives to make disciples. We do so because the Lord Jesus Christ commands it. And we do so because Jesus is worthy of worship.
Our vision is to be a disciplemaking church in the greater Carthage area and in the Fort Drum community.
Be disciples and make disciples of Jesus--to the ends of the earth until the end of time--because Jesus is worthy of worship.
As we seek to be and make disciples, we shape our church life around these essential practices:
Our church holds to the Baptist Faith and Message 2000. To review this statement of faith for yourself, please click here.
You don't have to come from a specific faith background to worship with us. As a Baptist church, we believe in:
The authority and sufficiency of the Bible
The all-sufficiency of Jesus Christ
The priesthood of all believers
The autonomy of the local church
Regenerate church membership
At our church, we are united as one spiritual family by our common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Gabe came to faith in Jesus as a teenager in Phoenix, Arizona. After studying at the United States Military Academy, he commissioned as an Army Infantry Officer in 2017 and was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. In 2022, he left Active Duty service to join a military-focused discipleship ministry, where his love for Jesus and disciplemaking continued to grow.
In January 2026, Gabe answered the call to serve as pastor of Long Falls Baptist Church. He has a deep love for the local church and a desire to see ordinary people grow in faith and faithfulness. Alongside his pastoral ministry, he continues to serve Soldiers through the Army Reserve Chaplaincy while completing his studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Valerie, are grateful to call Carthage, New York home.