Rustlings (September 30, 2019)
Sunday, October 6, is World Communion Sunday. On this particular Sunday, communion tables around the world will be set with bread and wine and made ready for celebration. Protestants, Roman Catholics and many Orthodox communities will acknowledge our kinship…a much-needed nod in our fractured faith and world. Not only will we commune with ecclesiastical kin […]
Sabbatical
Jesus’s best advice was often wordless. As he quietly moved back and forth between the solitude and the multitude, he modeled healthy spirituality for all of us. We belong to the multitude. We were designed for communal life in all its messiness and joy. Social science research confirms that we thrive best in the give […]
Book Talk and Signing
In April of 2016, after the release of her award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming, Jacqueline Woodson visited our Sanctuary for a talk and book signing. Woodson spent part of her childhood in Greenville (the other part in Brooklyn), so it was a coming home, in a way. She shared how her reminiscences in verse became the […]
Senior Adult News (September 23, 2019)
Contact Shanda LaForge at shanda.laforge@firstbaptistgreenville.com or 233-2527 ext. 111 for more information or to make reservations for any First Friday Lunch and More or Holy Rollers or Roadrunners trips. First Friday Lunch AND More October 4 at 10:30am Morning includes time of fellowship with games, a book review, and an informative and entertaining program by […]
Musical Guest for World Communion Sunday
October 6, 2019 10:30am—FBG Sanctuary 6:00pm—Fernwood Baptist Church, Spartanburg Riley Hagan is an accomplished solo bassist residing in California’s San Francisco Bay area. He is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, a student/disciple of the world-renowned Michael Manring, a much sought after instructor and an incredibly competent composer. His intricate […]
Rustlings (September 23, 2019)
Jacqueline Woodson is National Book Award winner and New York Times best-selling author. Over five million of her books are in print, translated into 17 languages, and many are used in educational instruction across the country. Last year, the Library of Congress named her the national ambassador for young people’s literature. Jacqueline Woodson claims Greenville, […]
The Branch—September 23, 2019
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First Baptist Greenville’s Pastoral Residency Program
It is always hoped that a person who has just finished formal theological education will be able to put that knowledge into practice in the context of ministering to one’s first congregation, creating a positive, transformative experience for both the new pastor and the congregation. However, it is sometimes an unspoken and unintentional journey that […]
So Much More Than a Party
If you had wandered onto the Terrace Level of the AYMC on a recent Friday night and heard the laughter and the chatter in the air, you might have assumed a party was going on. Around fifty elementary-aged children were playing pool and ping pong, turning cartwheels, doing art, and eating pizza. Oh, and there […]
Rockmont Recap
Rockmont is a fixture in FBG’s Youth Ministry. Youth have been sojourning to and from this mountain paradise for decades, each individual no doubt coming back with wonderful memories to treasure and hilarious stories to share. Rockmont 2019 was no different. We spent a weekend surrounded by the noble peaks of Western North Carolina and […]