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Sunday, October 13, 2024

Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

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Scripture includes: Ephesians 5:15-20

Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Jim Hewitt will preach a sermon entitled, “Living Carefully”

We Welcome Rev. Dr. Jim Hewitt to our pulpit this morning. Dr. Hewitt earned his Master of Divinity at Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia.  He completed his Doctorate of Ministry at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, now known as United Lutheran Seminary. Dr. Hewitt serves as the senior pastor of Charleston Baptist Temple, a historical church in the downtown area of the capital city of Charleston, West Virginia.

This is the season after Pentecost in the Christian year. Having celebrated the “birthday of the church” through the giving of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, we enter the Season after Pentecost for 24 weeks, to celebrate the existence of the church and recall her mission in the world. The liturgical color for the season is green, symbolic of the church’s growth and mission. 

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2024, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!

Join Us for a Service of Worship & Communion

Sunday, October 6, 2024                                                                                                                 

World Communion Sunday

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Scripture includes: John 13:1-20

Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield will preach a sermon entitled, “The Basin and the Towel”

We Welcome our brothers and sisters from Chatham Heights Baptist Church and Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield for this shared service!

Today is World Communion Sunday, which is observed annually on the first Sunday in October. In a time when fear and violence divide the people of God’s earth, World Communion Sunday reminds us of our unity through Christ. Christians in congregations around the world are participating in communion today, and First Baptist Church and Chatham Heights Baptist Church joins our brothers and sisters in all nations as we gather around the table to remember Christ’s sacrifice.

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2024, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!

Join Us for a Service of Worship

Sunday, September 29, 2024

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Virtual Worship

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Scripture includes: Mark 5:21-43

Rev. David Cameron will preach a sermon entitled, “A Tale of Two Daughters”

We Welcome Rev. David Cameron FBC Associate Pastor for Music & Worship to our pulpit this morning. 

We take a closer look at the healing of two women Jesus calls “daughter” and what we may learn from the events and attitudes surrounding those healings.

This is the season after Pentecost in the Christian year. Having celebrated the “birthday of the church” through the giving of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, we enter the Season after Pentecost for 24 weeks, to celebrate the existence of the church and recall her mission in the world. The liturgical color for the season is green, symbolic of the church’s growth and mission. 

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2024, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!

Join Us for a Service of Worship

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

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Virtual Worship

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Scripture includes: James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a and Mark 9:30-37

Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield will preach a sermon entitled, “The Way of Service is the Way of the Kingdom”

We Welcome Guest Preacher Rev. Dr. Mike Hatfield to our pulpit this morning. Mike is Pastor of our sister church, Chatham Heights Baptist Church, in Martinsville.

This is the season after Pentecost in the Christian year. Having celebrated the “birthday of the church” through the giving of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost, we enter the Season after Pentecost for 24 weeks, to celebrate the existence of the church and recall her mission in the world. The liturgical color for the season is green, symbolic of the church’s growth and mission. 

Giving of our Resources

Please continue to give generously to the ministries of our church in 2024, whether in-person or online here – or mail / drop off your tithes and offerings to the church office. Your gifts help us to continue to minister through in-person and virtual church services, Bible studies, ministry to the community, and more.

Thank you for providing for the mission and ministry of First Baptist Church!