Sep 28, 2025 | Church News, Community Engagement
It’s that time again where candy and costumes are in full swing! Every October for the past several years, our church has collected and donated bags of candy for our neighbors in Nicholtown to help them celebrate Halloween with their annual Trunk or Treat festival....
Sep 21, 2025 | Church News, Community Engagement
Among the many barriers to meaningful service and community engagement, most prominent is not knowing where to start. Between the multiple economic crises our most vulnerable populations are experiencing and the flurry of social posts and commentary shining a light on...
Aug 24, 2025 | Church News, Community Engagement
Last spring, some of our youth met with me for a MidWeek brainstorming session about ways to care for our neighbors in the community. After some great questions, suggestions and conversation, what resulted was a plan to collect hygiene items. We would pack them into...
Aug 17, 2025 | Church News, Community Engagement
One of the busiest and most popular events of the year is the churchwide Yard Sale. Church members and friends from the community converge on our Practice Gym to find furniture, office equipment, appliances, books, exercise equipment, silverware, kitchenware, toys,...
Aug 17, 2025 | Church News, Community Engagement
Several volunteers from First Baptist braved the heat to work on the Habitat Juneteenth Build house last month! We have just one workday left: Thursday, August 28, from 8:00am unitl 11:30am. The address is 123 Zora Drive, and the tentative schedule for the day...
Jul 13, 2025 | Church News, Community Engagement
The key to a successful Lunch and Learn series is to consistently provide two essential ingredients: 1. Lunch 2. Learning In addition to being too obvious, too simple and hopefully humorous, it is very true! That’s why developing a series like this has been a topic of...
