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 […]
Summer with our FBG Youth Family
Our Youth Family summer calendar provides weekly Bible studies, mission opportunities, lunch clubs, and retreats! Check out our youth page www.firstbaptistgreenville.com/youth to learn more! — Sarah FBG YOUTH SCHOLARSHIPS We never want money to be the reason a youth cannot attend a retreat or participate in an event. We are grateful for the distributions of […]
Middle School Missions
Twenty-nine youth, eight adults, four work sites, and one fantastic weekend! The youth family recently traveled to Asheville, NC, for our annual Middle School Missions Blitz. We served at a variety of places including a children’s home, a community garden, a rescue mission, and a campus ministry house. At the children’s home, we cleared a […]
Rustlings (April 22, 2019)
Whether we/I like it or not, I am often the public face of First Baptist Greenville. At times, this makes me the target of anger, hate and the judgment of self-appointed modern-day Pharisees. At other times, however, I find myself receiving accolades rightfully belonging to you – the congregation as a whole – such as… […]
The Branch — April 15, 2019
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