About - Sila International Baptist Church

Sila International Baptist Church
SIBC is a church founded in Khon Kaen, Thailand in May of 2021. The church was founded as an international church providing services in English and Thai.
The church strives to meet the spiritual needs and physical needs of our surrounding community by have semi-monthly outreaches, teaching English, and music.

You Are Always Welcome Here

SIBC is an international church locatedin the Sila area of Northeast Khon Kaen. People from countries across the world are welcome. We provide services in Thai and English and are looking to help everyone grow in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Get to know us
SIBC was founded and is based on the Bible, God's Holy Word. Our vision and beliefs help us to know where we are and where we are going as we strive to glorify God in everything we do. Our team is dedicated to helping His people grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ.
Our Vision
Love God, Love the Church, and Love Others

Love God
We exist to develop hearts for God

³⁷ And he said to him, “You shalllove the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. ³⁸ This is the great and first commandment. ³⁹ Anda second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. ⁴⁰ On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

Matthew 22:37–40 (ESV)
Though worship is not directly mentioned in Matthew 22:37-40, the attitude and understanding of it is the foundation for the entire passage.
Love the Church
We exist to develop hearts for the Church body.
²⁴ And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, ²⁵ not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near^..

Hebrews 10:24–25 (ESV)

Understanding that the church is the body of Christ, we provide opportunities for members to develop deep relationships with on another.
Love Others
We exist to develop Love for those who do not know Christ.

¹⁴How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? ¹⁵ And how are they to preach unless theyare sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preachthe good news!”
Romans10:14-15 (ESV)
God has chosen to use the church, people like you and me, to carry the gospel to the world. We offer a wide variety of opportunities to engage in mission activities.
Who we are
Our Staff

You will enjoy meeting our staff here at SIBC. The love to Serve God and serve the church with all their heart, mind, and soul. Please contact us if you would like to get in touch with our staff.dd paragraph text here.

Pastor Curt Mathis

Pastor of Sila International Baptist Church

Pastor Curt has been serving as the senior pastor since it's founding in May of 2021. He and his wife Ratsami (Pui) have two children, Cody (15 years old) and Cailee (12 years old). Pastor Curt has served in many areas of the church over the last 40 years. He has lived in Thailand for almost 12 years. His wife Pui was born in Khon Kaen and they both enjoy serving the international community of Khon Kaen.

Teacher Daeng -Thai Translator
What we believe

BIBLICAL AUTHORITY
We believe God so guided the writers of the Bible that the original manuscripts were completely without error. The Bible is our sole authority for faith and practice. Itis the final authority on all matters of faith, practice, and polity. The tradition of men, human opinion, false science, religious creeds, nor popular opinion override the plain teaching of God’s Word. The Bible is inspired and preserved by God and carries His absolute authority. Baptists believe the Bible and strive to live according to its teaching. It is the Divine Revelation of God to man and is the complete and infallible guide to faith and life. 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:20-21

GOD
There is one and only one living and true God. He is an intelligent, spiritual, and personal Being, the Creator, Redeemer, Preserver, and Ruler of the universe. God is infinite in holiness and all other perfections. To him we owe the highest love, reverence, and obedience. The eternal God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
GOD the Father
God as Father reigns with providential care over His universe, His creatures, and the flow of the stream of human history according to the purposes of His grace. He is all powerful, all loving, and all wise. God is Father in truth to those who become children of God through faith in Jesus Christ. (Genesis 1:1,26; Matthew 28:19; John 1:1, 4:24; Acts 5:3; Romans 1:20; Ephesians 4:5-6; 2 Corinthians 13:14)
GOD the Son
Christ is the eternal Son of God. In His incarnation as Jesus Christ He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. Jesus perfectly revealed and did the will of God, taking upon Himself the demands and necessities of human nature and identifying Himself completely with humankind but without sin. He honored the divine law by His personal obedience, and in His death on the cross He made provision for the redemption of humans from sin. He was raised from the dead with a glorified body and appeared to His disciples as the person who was with them before His crucifixion. He ascended into heaven and is now exalted at the right hand of God where He is the One Mediator, partaking of the nature of God and of humans, and in whose Person is effected the reconciliation between God and humans. He will return in power and glory to judge the world and to consummate His redemptive mission. He now dwells in all believers as the living and ever present Lord. (Isaiah 53; Matthew 20:28; John 3:16; Romans 3:24-26; 5:1; 1 Corinthians 15:3; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 1:7; 1 John 2:2; Matthew 28:6; Romans 10:9; 1 Corinthians 15:14)
GOD the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God. He inspired holy men of old to write the Scriptures. Through illumination He enables humans to understand truth. He exalts Christ. He convicts of sin, of righteousness and of judgment. He calls humans to the Savior, and effects regeneration. He cultivates Christian character, comforts believers, and bestows the spiritual gifts by which they serve God through His church. He seals the believer unto the day of final redemption. His presence in the Christian is the assurance of God to bring the believer into the fullness of the stature of Christ. He enlightens and empowers the believer and the church in worship, evangelism, and service. (John 14:15-17,25-26; 15:26-27; 16:7-15; Acts 1:8; 2:1-41; Romans 12:3-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31)
Salvation
We believe that our salvation is based on Jesus’ death and resurrection and can never be lost. Anyone who has truly come to God by faith can never fall away. (Matthew 7:21-23; Matthew 24:22,31; 25:34; John 1:12-14; 3:16; 5:24; 6:44-45,65; 10:27-29; 15:16; Romans 5:9-10; 8:28-39; 10:13; 1 Peter 1:2-5; 1 John 2:19)
Man
We believe God created man in His own image for the purpose of having a relationship with him. Every person is in need of salvation in that he/she has sinned and caused his/her own separation from God. (Genesis 1:26-27; 3:1-24; Romans 3:25; 5:12-18; 1 John 1:8)
Baptism
We believe that baptism by immersion is an important act of obedience but is not necessary for salvation. It is a symbolic act by which a believer makes a public statement of faith in Jesus through His death, burial, and resurrection. (Matthew 28:18-20; Acts 8:35-39; 10:44-48; Romans 6:3-4; 1 Corinthians 12:13)
The Lord's Supper
We believe that taking part in the Lord’s Supper is an important act of obedience for believers. It is an act of worship by which we honor the sacrifice of Jesus’ body and blood and His promise to return some day. It is not necessary for salvation. (Acts 2:42-46; 1 Corinthians 11:23-29)
For more information
Our beliefs are further explained in The Baptist Faith and Message, as adopted by the Southern Baptist Convention