Change a Life with United Ministries
I am thankful our congregation is supportive of United Ministries throughout the year, as individual volunteers as well as through collective efforts. Some of the ways we partner with United Ministries are through hosting homeless families in the IHN ministry; helping to sponsor the Uniting for Change luncheon and Transformation Walk; collecting canned fruit for […]
Rustlings (September 16, 2019)
Heraclitus of Ephesus was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who believed ‘change’ was the fundamental essence of the universe. He is credited with writing the famous lines: “The only thing that is constant in life is change,” and “No one steps in the same river twice.” This fall, our church will experience two noticeable changes in […]
The Branch—September 16, 2019
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Picture Directory Update
Save the date! Lifetouch will be on campus October 7-9 to update our picture directory. Photographers will be available 1:00-8:00pm each day in the Fellowship Hall. There is no cost to be photographed, but you will have the opportunity to purchase prints from your session. If you were photographed in our 2016 update, then that […]
The Branch—September 9, 2019
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2019-20 Basketball Signups for K-5 through High School Ages
The 2019-20 church basketball season at FBG is still a little ways off, but registration will go through the end of September. This signup portion (no payments yet) is the FIRST of two REQUIRED steps. The payment and waiver forms will be available closer to the beginning of practice. For now, you MUST complete this […]
Deacon Nominating Committee Announcement
The Deacon Nominating Committee invites all church members to submit names of servant leaders for consideration to serve on the Diaconate. The Deacon Nominating Committee has agreed to consider all nominees based on the Scripture references found in the Rules of Church Order: John 13:1-15 and Romans 12:1-18. The committee has agreed on the following […]
Committee on Committees
The Committee on Committees is currently considering nominees for Standing Committees for the upcoming church year. These positions are for three-year terms beginning January 1, 2020. Some committees meet only a few times per year, while others meet monthly. Those eligible to serve on Standing Committees are church members who do not already hold membership […]
Rustlings (September 9, 2019)
In the words of the iconic Toyota advertisement, “You asked for it; you got it!” Our MidWeek Fellowship and other Wednesdays at First programming are well underway. I solicited your help in choosing 3:16s from the Bible (Chapter 3, verse 16 of the biblical books…but NOT John 3:16) to serve as the focus of our […]
The Branch—September 3, 2019
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