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 […]
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 […]