Family Fun at First

Saturday is FAMILY FUN DAY at First Baptist.

From 4:00 until 6:00 pm there will be bounce houses and a slide and obstacle course and a train for all our little ones.

 

 

 

Make your plans to be with us and bring a friend to our first ever family fun afternoon!

Backpack Blessings Build

Come Build a Backpack with First Baptist

Our church family is invited to join our fellow churches to help feed hungry children in our community by participating in the 'Backpack Build" at Garber Methodist Church on Saturday, September 27.

First Baptist's focus session is from 1:00 - 3:30 pm. We hope to have lots of participants from our congregation. Older children are encouraged to attend with their parents.

Our Preteens are planning to serve together with their Sunday School teachers Anna Young and Carole Hart (read all about their plans in the previous post!)

We look forward to seeing you Saturday as work together to fight hunger in Craven County.

Feeding Hungry Children in Craven County

On Saturday, September 27 our pre-teen Sunday school class will head to Garber United Methodist Church to participate in a "backpack build" for Backpack Blessings.

 

Backpack Blessings is a local nonprofit committed to feeding hungry children in Craven County. The goal of Backpack Blessings is to provide a comprehensive program of raising money, identifying kids in need, purchasing food items, packing weekend food bags and distributing to kids in need in every elementary school.

 

Our class will meet in the church parking lot at 12:30pm on September 27 and travel as a group to Garber. The packing session will begin at 1:00pm. During the pack we will fill zip lock bags with non-perishable food items. These bags will be distributed among the elementary schools in Craven County and will be delivered to the schools on the following Monday. This is not a hard job but it is critical in allowing Backpack Blessings to fulfill its mission!

 

After the packing session, we will return to FBC and then share a treat at Cow Café. We estimate returning to the church at 4:00pm after our ice cream treats but we will have cell phones available for pre-teens to use should we return earlier.

 

If you are interested in your pre-teen being a part of this important day, please contact our pre-teen Sunday school teachers, Carole Hart (671-0464) or Anna Young (241-4540). There is a permission slip that needs to be filled out prior to departing the FBC parking lot.

 

This is something that makes a difference in our own community! As our scripture in Sunday school this month says, "Be kind and compassionate to one another" (Ephesians 4:32) and "Walk in love, as the Messiah also loved us and gave Himself for us" (Ephesians 5:2).

Sunday Morning Worship Bags

First Kids' Worship Bags are now even more FUN!

Beginning this Sunday, August 24th, our children can use their Worship Bulletin to access online games that reinforce the week's sermon lesson. There is a secret code on the bottom of each child's bulletin that is unique to our church and allows safe and secure access to the Children's Worship Bulletin @ Home link. Several games are rotated - Memory Match, Word Search, Gems of the Bible and Coloring Book - so each week kids will have something new to play. The games are geared toward all age levels so everyone can join in the fun!
                
Step 1: Your child picks up a bulletin with a secret code on the front.
                
Step 2: At home they enter the secret code at Games.ChildrensBulletins.com

I hope your family enjoys this new opportunity for Bible learning and discussion.

See you Sunday!
Sharon

               

 

Baptismal Service

This Sunday, August 24th, six of our children and preteens will be baptized during the 8:45 worship service. There will be a meeting with the candidates and their parents on Monday and Wednesday evenings at 5:30 to review the specifics of the service and discuss the importance of this special day in the lives of our children. We hope you will be with us on Sunday to celebrate with our children and their families.

Bible Presentation

Bibles will be presented to our rising First Graders during the 11:00 worship service on Sunday, August 24th. If you have a child that will be attending first grade this fall, please contact Sharon at sharon@fbchurch.com or call the church office at 252-638-5691. We want to be sure to have a Discoverer's Bible ready for your first grader!

Back to School Splash!

Annual Back to School Splash

Saturday, August 23rd

6:00 - 8:00 pm

YMCA

Pizza, Drinks, Dessert and LOTS of Fun!

Sign up on the Breezeway Bulletin Board or email Sharon at sharon@fbchurch.com

Bring your family and a friend