I am sending out "Life at First Baptist" this evening because I will be out of the office for the next couple of days. Pray for Daniel & I as we attend a Pillar Network Workshop on Baptist Distinctives at Life Connection Church in Independance tomorrow. Tuesday I have a couple of meetings in St. Joe with the St. Joseph Baptist Association. Please note that I will be available by remote means until Wednesday!

I want to point you to the Children & Youth Ministry Survey below. Can you please take a quick minute to fill out this survey as we consider additional ministry to children and potential changes to our youth ministry? Thank you!

Be sure to make note of additions all the ways you can involve yourselves in the "Life at First Baptist"!

The sermon video will be uploaded at a later time. This is the live video of the entire service. 

As many of you are aware the Sands' started hosting Youth Bible Study at their home on Sunday evenings. That has gone remarkably well seeing an average of 10-12 students gather each week! However, not all of those students are technically of Youth Group Age. As it continues to grow alongside the rest of our Children's Minsitry (seeing 40+ kids each Sunday morning) and with the success of our ministry efforts to children (exemplifed by another wonderful VBS) there has been discussion around expanding what we have been doing on Sunday evenings. As it continues to grow we will outgrow the living room and it would be helpful to offer more age appropriate ministry to each group. 

There have been several mentions of starting an "Awana-like" ministry at the church. This would be a ministry that invites all age groups to a weekly gathering of fun, food, and fellowship around the word together. We thought it would be wise to poll the church to see if this is something worth exploring. In order to pull off a ministry like this it would require both "buy in" (for lack of a better word) from parents who would see this as a priority for their child(ren) and from volunteer standpoint. We also understand that lives are busy and you'll find optional days/times for this potential ministry. 

Fill out the form here!

Join us Saturday mornings at 7:00 a.m. for a weekly walkthrough of "Disciplines of a Godly Man" by R. Kent Hughes. 

The Sands' will be hosting a new Bible Study beginning August 5th. The time runs from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a meal. Study details coming soon! Contact Pastor Ricky if you would like to join!

All women are invited to the next Book Club on August 20th at 5:30 p.m. at the Avalon Cafe. They will be reading and discussing the book, A Light in the Wondow, by Jan Karon. Pick up your copy of the book at the link below!

Please note the date change for this event!

All FBC Youth & their Families are invited to kick off the school year with a pool party and cook-out. We will be gathering during our normal time at the Duryea Residence. If Students need a ride please let the Sands' know by the week of! 

Join us Sunday, August 30th for Baptism Sunday. Following service we will have a special celebratory Potluck Meal. Please bring a dish to share! 

Baptism Candidates please plan to attend a Special Baptist Class during the Sunday School Hour on Sunday, August 23rd. If you have not spoken with Pastor Ricky prior please do so to plan accordingly!