First Baptist Church

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Join us tonight from 6:00-7:15! We’d love to have your teen with us as we build relationships, play crazy games, and study the Bible.

Annual Members Meeting Our Annual Members Meeting is next Sunday! Following the morning service, we’ll share a meal together, then have our meeting to look back on 2025 and look ahead to 2026 as we vote on officers and budget. Last name A-L bring a side, M-Z bring a dessert. There will be no evening service.

Christmas Devotionals Today is the first day of Advent. Stop by the Welcome Center to get a PDF devotional that aims to help you adore Jesus during this busy season. 

For families with children, you can pick up your copy of “The Christmas Promise Advent Calendar” at the Welcome Center. Use the short daily devotions to discover how God kept his wonderful Christmas promise.

Boyd Birthday Party The whole church is invited to come celebrate Paul Boyd’s 90^th birthday. Saturday, December 13^th 1-3:30pm.

Pregnancy Choices Offering Thank you for giving towards the Pregnancy Choices special offering! We had1,300given to this vital ministry.

Lottie Moon Offering Envelopes for the annual SBC Lottie Moon Christmas offering for foreign missions are available at the Welcome Center.

Candlelight Service Mark your calendars for our Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 21 at 6:00 pm. More info to come

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) There is no Bible Explorers this week.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Join us tonight from 6:00-7:15! We’d love to have your teen with us as we build relationships, play crazy games, and study the Bible.

OCC National Collection Week Tomorrow wraps up National Collection Week! A huge thank you to all the volunteers who served in this ministry.

Annual Members Meeting This year our Annual Members Meeting is on December 7. Following the morning service, we’ll share a meal together, then have our meeting to look back on 2025 and look ahead to 2026 as we vote on officers and budget. Last name A-L bring a side, M-Z bring a dessert.

Christmas Devotionals Advent is a season of preparation to ready our hearts for the glory of Christmas Day as we adore Jesus! We want to help you do that in this busy time. Stop by the Welcome Center to get a PDF devotional that aims to help you keep Christ at the center of the season.

For families with children, we have something for you too! Pick up your copy of “The Christmas Promise Advent Calendar.” During December, use the short daily devotions to discover how God kept his wonderful Christmas promise.

Church Invites Invite a friend, neighbor, or co-worker to come hear about Jesus this holiday season. You’ll find small church invites at the Welcome Center and on the tables near both main doors.

Happy Thanksgiving There will be no Wednesday services and the church office will be closed Wednesday-Friday. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Pregnancy Choices Ministry Update Today we welcome friends from Pregnancy Choices to give us a ministry update. A special thanksgiving offering will be taken for the work of this ministry. You can designate your gift in your check’s memo line or on an offering envelope.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Youth Group will be back next Sunday at 6:00!

OCC Packing Party Thank you to everyone who joined us last week to pack our shoeboxes; we finished with 387! We pray that through these shoeboxes, the gospel will be shared with many children and their families.

OCC National Collection Week For the next week, our church will serve as the OCC drop-off location for Greene County during National Collection Week. Please be in prayer for our volunteers and for the hundreds of shoeboxes that we will help collect!

Official Church Council Meeting The Church Council (made up of the Pastors, Deacons, Trustees, Christian Education officers, and Treasurer) will be meeting today at 4:30 PM in the library. 

Pregnancy Choices Ministry Update Next Sunday, November 23, a representative from Pregnancy Choices will give us an update on their ministry. A special thanksgiving offering will be taken for their work of this ministry.

Annual Members Meeting Mark your calendars for December 7 for our Annual Members Meeting to vote on officers and the budget for 2026.

Thank You From Your Pastors Week after week, we are blessed with the calling and privilege to minister God’s Word to you all. We are so grateful for the many ways that you have continued to show love and support to us and our families. We are continually amazed that God has chosen to use us in this way. We love you, church family! -Pastor Dave and Pastor Bobby

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

OCC Packing Party Join us tonight for the OCC Packing Party from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Come help us pack over 370 shoeboxes!

OCC National Collection Week Starting November 17, our church will serve as the OCC drop-off location for Greene County during National Collection Week. Please be in prayer for our volunteers and for the hundreds of shoeboxes that we will help collect!

Church Office The church office will be closed on Tuesday.

Official Church Council Meeting The Church Council will be meeting next Sunday, November 16 at 4:30 PM in the library.

Annual Members Meeting Mark your calendars for December 7 for our annual meeting to vote on 2026’s officers and budget.

Daylight Saving Time Don’t forget to change your clocks BACK one hour on Saturday night, November 1st.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) There is no youth group tonight due to the WCBA meeting.

Trunk or Treat Thank you to everyone who donated candy, decorated a table, and prayed for our outreach event. We had the privilege of having over 750 people come through our Trunk or Treat! 

West Central Baptist Association Tonight our church is hosting the annual meeting for our regional association 4:00-8:00 PM. There will be Workshops from 4:00-5:30, the association’s business meeting, and Worship from 6:30-7:15, followed by a meal in the Fellowship Hall.

OCC Packing Party The OCC Packing Party will be next Sunday, November 9 from 5:00-8:00 PM. Join us to help pack over 370 shoeboxes! See Ralph or Tammy Hart with questions.

Wednesday Night Adult prayer meeting and Bible study is back! We will meet in the library at 6:30 on Wednesday.

Official Church Council Meeting The Church Council will be meeting on Sunday, November 16 at 4:30 PM in the library.

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Join us tonight from 6:00-7:15! We’d love to have your teen with us as we build relationships, play crazy games, and explore the Bible together.

Trunk or Treat Our Community Trunk or Treat is this Thursday, October 30 from 6:00-7:30 PM! There is still time to let Pastor Bobby know if you want to decorate a trunk! Candy donations can be brought through Wednesday morning.

West Central Baptist Association Our church is hosting the annual meeting for our regional association next Sunday from 4:00-8:00 PM. There will be Workshops from 4:00-5:30, the association’s business meeting, Worship from 6:30-7:15, and then we will provide a fellowship meal for those involved.

OCC Packing Party The OCC Packing Party will be Sunday, November 9 from 5:00-8:00 PM. Join us to help pack over 370 shoeboxes! See Ralph or Tammy Hart with questions.

Wednesday Night There will be no adult prayer meeting and Bible study this week. We’ll be back together on November 5.