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The Branch—December 2, 2019
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Lula Whilden World Missions Offering
The Lula Whilden World Missions Offering is a significant way First Baptist Greenville supports the incredible ministry of our affiliates—Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (CBF), Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina, and Alliance of Baptists. Formerly known...
AYMC Pulse
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas around here. As I write this article, our wonderful workers are busy decorating the tree that adorns our lobby each year. The Christmas tree today is a common custom to most of us but have you ever thought about its origins?...
A Journey for Our Fourth and Fifth Graders
What happens when 23 fourth and fifth graders spend the weekend together at church? SO MUCH FUN! Not only did we have a great time together, we learned a ton about what it means to be a modern day disciple of Christ. Our weekend included field trips to hear the...
Longest Night Service
Sunday, December 15, 6pm, Carpenter Chapel “Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation.”—Thomas Keating Sometimes in the midst of the loud and busy holiday season, we feel the silence and pain of our grief most deeply. If you are grieving...
Rustlings (December 2, 2019)
Several Christmases ago, a semi-chaotic crowd of dissimilarly musically trained individuals got together to bring us our inaugural First on Main concert. For weeks, the motley crew of musicians gathered in the Fellowship Hall selecting songs, transposing keys,...
The Branch—November 25, 2019
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Roadrunners and Holy Rollers
Roadrunners GO TO SHOWDecember 20Holiday at PeaceVocal Duo: Diane Penning and Paul LangfordDepart FBG at 6:30pmShow begins 7:30pm$35 for Bus and Show Holy Rollers SHOPDecember 10Shop: Asheville Outlet MallLunch: Harbor Inn SeafoodDepart Enoree Baptist at 8:30amReturn...
First Friday Lunch and More
December 6, 10:30am, Fellowship Hall The morning includes a time of fellowship with games, a book review, and an entertaining program of Christmas music presented by Kendra Plating and Ryland Brown. The program will be followed by a delicious lunch. Reservations are...
Prayers of Advent Music Premier
Prayers of Advent is a new piece for choir and chamber orchestra with music by Shelton Ridge Love and text by Jim Dant. Our Sanctuary Choir is preparing this music for three Sunday morning services during Advent: December 8, 15 and 22. We are excited to be the first...
Global Advent Traditions: Joint Advent Sunday School
Join us in the Fellowship Hall this Advent season for a tour of Christmas traditions from around the world. We will hear from families who have lived outside of the United States. They will share with us stories of how this season is observed in different and similar...
Advent and Christmas Activities
December 1-15 MinisTREE Gift Donations to Benefit Local Families, Reception Area or myregistry.com/giftlist/2019fbgministree December 1 9:30am Joint Advent Sunday School “Global Advent Traditions”—Honduras with Carlos and Marisa Handal (Fellowship Hall) 10:30am First...
Christmas Poinsettias
Can you believe it? It is only 51 days until Christmas!! Our Flower Guild is scheduling workdays to get our worship space, Narthex and exterior of our building festive for the season, and orders for wreaths and poinsettias have deadlines that are quickly approaching....
The Branch—November 18, 2019
Youth Winter Retreat 2020: January 24–25
$60/youth non-refundable deposit due by Friday, December 20 $130/youth, $65/youth (non-ski) What could be a better New Year’s Resolution than for your youth to spend more time with their Youth Family? Your youth can join us for a night away with their friends,...
World Within Weekend
Some of the best things that happen at First Baptist Greenville happen out of sight. They are the interpersonal, off-campus, or confidential ministries of self-care and caring for others. They are powerful and beautiful! If you only come to worship on Sundays, you...
MinisTREE Time
Keeping with our tradition, we will celebrate Christmas with our MinisTREE again this year. We will provide presents to make Christmas brighter for our World Relief refugee family, United Ministries/IHN families and others in our community. Look for the tree in the...
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!)...
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...
Looking Toward Advent—Music of Hope
The S.C. Bach Choir and soloists accompanied by the North Carolina Baroque Orchestra will present an Advent concert in our Sanctuary on Friday evening, November 22. According to their website, https://scbach.org, “S.C. Bach, South Carolinas’ Bach Society, is the...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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