MidWeek…Incoming!
One of the best signs that a church is both thriving and bonding is the presence of shared storytelling. When we start sharing our stories— rather than protecting our secrets— in order to help one another, we grow. When the church becomes a safe space for that kind of sharing, bonds are forged that can […]
The Branch — February 11, 2019
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Rustlings (February 11, 2019)
It has been said ‘the devil is in the details.’ I would hate for the devil to receive all the accolades for the important ministry of administrative detail! Giving credit where credit is due, I’d like to thank our church’s Retreat Committee and our Church Operations Coordinator – Jenna Manning – for paying close attention […]
Hello, First Baptist Greenville!
Registration is now open for Inasmuch Day 2019 at https://firstbaptistgreenville.com/inasmuchday2019/. Take advantage of Early Registration now through February 24. On the fence about registering? Not sure what Inasmuch Day is all about? Inasmuch Day 2019 is a wonderful half-day of service occurring rain or shine on March 16. As a church, we use Inasmuch Day […]
LOS EXTRAÑAMOS A TODOS
Los extrañamos a todos. We miss y’all. Well, sort of. You will be reading this around the same time the Cuba mission team will be arriving in Havana, and I’m sure we will be missing all of you back home. We will have already driven to GSP airport (at 4:30 in the morning!), had our […]
It’s Baby Time
Unless Baby Boy Plating decides to make his debut early, my last day of work before maternity leave will be this Sunday, February 17th. I am so excited to be spending 12 weeks at home with baby – recovering, bonding, bouncing, burping, learning about each other and from each other, and being generally exhausted(!). The […]
The Branch — February 4, 2019
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Rustlings (February 4, 2019)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….well, a long time ago…LPs were the dominant musical medium. LP (long playing) records spun on a record player at 33 1/3 revolutions per minute (rpm) and contained multiple songs on each side. Single song records spun on the record player at 45 revolutions per minute […]
Music from the Edge
WINTER MUSIC SUNDAY FEBRUARY 10, 10:30AM NITA STRAUSS Nita Strauss has been named #1 Female Rock Guitarist in the world. She is tour guitarist for Alice Cooper, has just released and toured a solo album Controlled Chaos, is the first woman to have a ‘signature guitar’ produced by Ibanez, and on top of all that…she […]
The Branch — January 28, 2019
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