GrateFULL GVL
Do you want to make sure to enjoy Thanksgiving before Advent begins? If so, make plans to eat lunch downtown on Monday, November 25, for Greenville’s first annual city-wide potluck—GrateFULL GVL. First Baptist is proud to be a sponsor and grateful (yes, pun intended!) for the opportunity to provide transportation for some of our community […]
Rustlings (November 18, 2019)
Much of our history has been romanticized. As decades and now centuries pass, it’s easy to reminisce in ways that affirm our current biases and undergird our present cultural idealized values. The truth is, our history is a messy mix of good and bad, justice and injustice, civility and brutality, giving and taking, healing and […]
The Branch—November 11, 2019
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2020 Summer Youth Mentoring Team
For interested college students, our Ministry Education and Formation Committee is now taking applications for our Summer 2020 Youth Mentoring Team. The 11-week program consists of a college student(s) who has an interest in assisting with all aspects of ministry to youth (grades 6 through college). Their primary focus will be on building and strengthening […]
AYMC Pulse—Gaga Pit
Have you ever heard of a gaga pit? I hadn’t either until the youth ministry staff wanted to build one at the AYMC. In its simplest form, it’s a much calmer version of dodge ball that is played in a 20 foot octagonal pit. Believed to have originated in Israel, it spread across the U.S. […]
Know a College or Seminary Student in Need of Financial Assistance?
The Scholarship Committee of First Baptist Greenville is accepting applications from qualified individuals seeking financial assistance in pursuing an undergrad or seminary degree. This opportunity is not restricted to church members. Friends and loved ones are also welcome and encouraged to apply. These scholarships are made available through the First Baptist Greenville Foundation and funded […]
Rustlings (November 11, 2019)
It was my parents’ primary mantra and mandate during my early days of worship—Be still! It often crossed their lips in a whisper. At other times, it was more of a growl. In a life filled with bicycles, little league, running, bouncing, kickball, freeze tag, and Pong (Yes, we owned the legendary precursor to all […]
Rustlings (November 4, 2019)
Last week, I shared two prayers from my sermon on Sunday, October 27. Both were published in the Jesuit prayer guide Hearts on Fire. Today, I’m sharing the final two prayers from that sermon. The first is also from Hearts on Fire, and the second is God’s words to us in prayer—edited from Henri Nouwen’s […]
Disciples in Training, On the Move!
Something new and exciting is happening at First Baptist for our fourth and fifth graders! For many years, Children’s Ministry has offered an annual Discipleship Class to help our kids begin thinking about important questions: What does it mean to be a Christian? What are some ways to talk to God besides bedtime prayers? What […]
Lula Whilden World Missions Offering
For more than 25 years, the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina (CBFSC) has been leading efforts into some of South Carolina’s most destitute areas and communities. It has successful community development initiatives in Allendale and Metanoia and has partnered with Koinonia of Columbia, Carolina Immigrant Alliance, Palmetto Works and has disaster relief teams ready […]