Gay Chorus, Deep South
The Peace Center | Sunday, June 9 | 5:00pm When the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) Lavender Pen Tour brought them to First Baptist Greenville, we laughed, cried, worshiped and inadvertently became a powerful witness to the love God. The welcome our church extended the chorus has had a lasting influence in our lives, […]
Amy Joye
Bonclarken Guest Conductor Amy Joye, director of our Junior Choir and Vocare, has been invited to serve as a guest conductor for the Bonclarken Music Conference this summer. She will serve as junior clinician, working with 4th and 5th-grade singers, and be part of their guest artist faculty. Bonclarken’s Music Conference is highly respected in […]
Rustlings (May 6, 2019)
You’ve probably noticed. For some, it’s a source of displeasure, and for others, I assume it’s a welcome relief. I do not give much attention to familial holidays – Mothers Day and Fathers Day. These calendared celebrations rarely appear in my sermons or writings. Maybe some explanation is in order. These are not truly ‘holy […]
The Branch — April 29, 2019
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Rustlings (April 29, 2019)
The days ahead are filled with music. As I shared with you on Sunday, I will be in New York City during the early days of this week. My primary mission is to represent our church at the Tribeca Film Festival during the premiere screening of Gay Chorus, Deep South. This documentary follows the San […]
Iglesia Bautista del Camino
GUANAJAY, CUBA We are in covenant with Iglesia Bautista del Camino (Baptist Church of the Way) in Guanajay, Cuba. By agreeing to and blessing this covenant fifteen years ago, we became partners with their congregation, sister churches to each other. If you were not aware of this relationship, or if you have never actually seen […]
Youth Call for Prayer Partners
In less than two months, the Youth Family will have begun its High School Mission Trip to Puerto Rico. Over the last several months, the Youth Family has learned how to practice healthy missions. Guest speakers have included Ellen Sechrest and Missy Ward Angalla, who used their experience and expertise to describe what good missions […]
The Branch — April 22, 2019
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A Weird Wednesday Night
It happens every once in a while. There’s an odd day – a weird day – on the church calendar. This year, it’s Wednesday evening, April 24. It’s just sitting there…right in the middle of everything…but with no specified purpose. On the Wednesday evenings of January and February, we journeyed through the 12 Steps of […]
Join Us for Lunch!
The college ministry of which I was a part at Appalachian State was the spark that ignited my call into vocational ministry. First Baptist Boone, in conjunction with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, provided a place for any sojourning student to come and fellowship, learn and grow. It was my college minister who […]