Posts by Sean Williams

Vacation Bible School 2026

Join us for VBS 2026! Our theme this summer is Compassion Camp: What Every Living Thing Needs! Together we will explore what all living things need to live—shelter, food, water, air, and community—and how we can have compassion for the living earth, especially in their local ecosystems. Through awareness, gratitude, wonderment, reciprocity, and kinship, we will…

Spring into Song

FBC Music Ministries presents…Spring Into Song Join us Saturday, May 2 at 7pm in Walker Hall at FBC for SPRING INTO SONG – a relaxed evening of music shared simply for the joy of it. Members and friends of our church community will offer a variety of songs and musical pieces in a warm, coffeehouse-style…

build trust: a six-week nonviolent communication practice series offered at fbc this spring

A six-week Nonviolent Communication (NVC) practice series will be offered this spring at First Baptist Church of McMinnville, providing community members with practical tools for transforming relationships through compassionate communication. The series runs on Monday evenings from 6:30-8:00 PM (with one Tuesday session) on the following dates: Monday, April 27, 2026Tuesday, May 5, 2026Monday, May…

Tell about It

SPRING STORY NIGHT in the FBC Fireplace Room Saturday, April 18, 7pm THEME: Blooming Prepare a five-minute story about blooming. Interpret that however you like, or consider these prompts to get you started: When did you feel fully alive – growing up through the dirt, reaching toward the sun, flowers blossoming as you bravely embraced…

HOOTENANNY for PEACE

Let’s Make a Joyful Noise for Justice & Freedom for All FREE – All Are Welcome Here! Monday, January 19, 2026MLK Day7:00-8:30pmDownstairs Social Hall(Enter on Washington Street) Hootenanny is defined as “…gathering at which folk singers entertain often with the audience joining in.” This, our 5th FBC Hootenanny, will be devoted to justice & freedom…

Word of Intention 2026

Sunday, January 11, 20261:00pm – 3:30pmFirst Baptist Church, Social Hall125 SE Cowls Street, Enter on Washington Love Offering Appreciated to Cover Materials Are you ready to step off the edge of 2025 to a new edge that is one of your choosing? That’s what January is for! In this this fun and meaningful workshop—this year…

Christmas Concert

Everybody’s welcome to FBC’s annual Christmas Concert and Candlelight Dessert Buffet on Sunday, December 7! Prelude by the Yamhill County Brass begins at 3:45pm, followed by the concert at 4. FBC is located at 125 SE Cowls Street, with entrances on First Street and Washington Street (accessible).