First Baptist Church

New Year’s/praising Jesus celebration: Monday, Dec. 31, 8:00 pm to 12:00 am. Friends, family, kids are welcome. Bring finger foods and a two liter bottle of pop. Tea, coffee, and lemonade will be provided. There will be games and activities for all ages. Please sign up at the Welcome Center.

There will be a Special Business Meeting held on Jan. 13 in the sanctuary immediately after the morning service. The sole purpose of this meeting is to decide what to do with money collected for the roof debt which exceeded the amount we owed.

If you would like a record of your 2018 giving, please sign up on the east bulletin board.

One year Bible reading plans are available at the Welcome Center.

Merry Christmas!

We will not have an evening service next Sunday, Dec. 30.

New Year’s/praising Jesus celebration: Monday, Dec. 31, 8:00 pm to 12:00 am. Friends, family, kids are welcome. Bring finger foods and a two liter bottle of pop. Tea, coffee, and lemonade will be provided. There will be games and activities for all ages.

Trustee meeting: this Sunday, following the morning service.

If you participated in small groups last year or want to be a part of one this year, the CE board has a survey you can complete and place in the container on the Welcome Center. Thank you for your time and input.

Special Christmas Offering: Dec. 23, for our roof debt, over and above our regular offering. The special envelopes are available at the pews; please be sure to include your name and/or number if you want it recorded in your giving records.

New Year’s celebration: Monday, December 31 starting at 8 PM through January 1 at 12:15 AM. Friends, family, kids are welcome. Bring finger foods and a two liter bottle of pop. Tea, coffee, and lemonade will be provided. There will be games and activities for all ages.

Deacons meeting: Dec. 11, 6:30 PM.

Journey to Bethlehem: Dec. 14. We’ll take the van (cars if needed) at 4:30 PM for New Hope Christian Church in Washington. Wear warm clothes and eat a snack before, as we’ll eat there afterward. We should be back around 10:00 PM.

Trustee meeting: Dec. 16, following the morning service.

Nursery sign-up sheet: (Welcome Center) If your name was on the schedule last year, it is there for this year.

If you participated in small groups last year or want to be a part of one this year, the CE board has a survey you can complete and place in the container on the Welcome Center. Thank you for your time and input.

Annual Business meeting: this Sunday after the morning service. We will have dinner first, the meeting will follow. There will be no evening service.

Journey to Bethlehem: Dec. 14. The ROC club invites you to join them. We’ll take the van (cars if needed) at 4:30 PM for New Hope Christian Church in Washington. Wear warm clothes and eat a snack before, as we’ll eat there afterward. We should be back around 10:00 PM.

There is a nursery sign-up sheet on the Welcome Center. Kim Collins has coordinated schedules with Tree House, Greeters and Nursery so there should be no double duty on the same day. If your name was on the schedule last year, it is there for this year. If you want to be taken off, let her know or cross off your name. We still need 4 spots filled.

Tis the Season for a church dinner! We’re having a dinner after the morning service on Dec. 2. Vegetable beef soup will be served, and anyone who would like to is welcome to bring a side dish or dessert. Following the meal we’ll have our annual business meeting.

There will be no evening service on Sunday, Dec. 2.

Special Christmas Offering: Sunday, Dec. 23, for our roof debt, over and above our regular offering. Plus: we have two $10,000.00 matching gifts!

Trustee meeting: this Sunday, following the morning service.

Deacons meeting: this Sunday, following the morning service.

Official Board meeting: this Sunday, 4:30 PM.

There will be no Wednesday Evening Bible Study this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.