Beginning a New Year
Beginning a New Year Day 1 — August 22, 2018 by Susan McConnell I don’t know about you, but for me, September is the beginning of the New Year. Almost 40 years of “new school years” have caused me to feel this way. It is a time for beginnings. A fresh look at things. Anything […]
30 Days of Devotionals to Ready Us for the Equipping and Commissioning Weekend, Sept 21-23
Heavenly Father, May the words of this upcoming daily devotional series touch our hearts in a powerful way as YOU speak through them. Bring us together as a congregation as we journey toward our Equipping and Commissioning weekend coming up on SEPTEMBER 21-23. Increase our desire to come to a place of full surrender-as a […]
Back to the Future
In preparation for our re-entry to the Sanctuary on Sunday, August 26, we are thankful for Sunday School Classes that will lead us to pray our way “Back to the Future” in the worship in the Sanctuary. Thanks for noting the following schedule and for praying with us as we prepare for these dates: July 22 – […]
And Now….After Sunday’s vote, what happens next?
25 May 18 After Sunday’s vote, what happens next? This past Sunday, at a Called Church Conference, the members of First Baptist Church voted by an 88% margin to press ahead with the future staffing proposal recommended by the Personnel Committee, the Future Story Steering Committee and the Board of Deacons. That being so, this […]
Staffing for Our Future — Church Conference this Sunday, 9:15 AM
The following proposal for the ministerial staffing for our church was presented to the congregation on Sunday, April 15 with a follow up Town Hall discussion on Sunday, April 22. The proposal is scheduled to come before the church at a Called Church Conference THIS Sunday, May 20 at 9:15 AM in Webb Chapel. Thank […]
Ministry Fair — “Wait! What?”
By Tony Tench Years ago when Janet and I were in college, we were worshiping at Central Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tennessee. We were thankful for the congregation and our Sunday School class and we were interested to serve in some way. This was the first time either of us had been active in […]
So Moms….Mother’s Day Blog 2018
By Missy Smith My kids are perfectionists! They want so bad to please their teachers, coaches, dance instructors and peers. They get so upset when they make a little mistake. They want to do things well and make sure that everyone is proud with their performance. They often get really upset when they don’t do something […]
Teamwork Always Makes the Difference
Mutu umodzi susenza denga! “One head can’t carry the roof.” That’s the east African way of saying, “There’s no ‘i’ in ‘team.’” The truth is teamwork always makes a difference. We need each other. And, when we work and play together, the fellowship that results is always a winner. Last week saw the season finale […]
Praying for Our Church — Puting Feet to Our Prayers
There is a Monday Night Bible Study group that has been meeting faithfully together since we dug-in to the 40 Days of Purpose study in the Spring of 2004. This group has encouraged each other in their faith journeys and they have learned much from the Holy Spirit at work in their times together. Recently, the […]
“Ben did good, absolutely”
By Tony Tench with the help of Nell Canipe Ben Ledford has been a part of our church family since his birth in December of 1988. Ben’s mother, Jeri, has been faithfully serving the Lord from our organ console for more than 35 years. Ben’s father, Reggie, is a foundational member of our ministry team […]