a creative, progressive, welcoming, and affirming American Baptist congregation in McMinnville, OR
Announcements (Page 9)
Join us for Vacation Bible School 2019! Our theme this summer is Abundant Life Garden Project and we will explore five thematic lessons on Water, Seeds, Soil, Animals and Harvest during the week. In learning to be thankful for the bounty that God has provided in creation, children and their families will be encouraged to share with one another, take action and share…
Join us for this gathering of youth from the ABC CPC region in Lincoln City on Saturday, May 18 from 10am-5pm. There will be a scavenger hunt, worship, food, fun at the beach and more! This will be an awesome time to connect with old friends from winter and summer camps, and make new friends from other…
The 150th Anniversary Timeline, celebrating our sesquicentennial story, was posted on the wall outside the church office from April 2017 through January 2019. In March 2019 the timeline was transferred into two scrapbooks and is also now available in a digital format! READ MORE ABOUT OUR HISTORY HERE VIEW THE FULL TIMELINE HERE
Celebrating five years of amazing work through the STAR Room at FBC! https://vimeo.com/308106231
After collaborating on several events in the summer and fall of 2018, we are thrilled to announce that the youth ministries of First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, and McMinnville Cooperative Ministries will begin meeting together weekly in 2019 as the McMinnville Youth Collective (McMinnville Covenant Church joined the McMinnville Youth Collective in January 2023).…
Beginning Sunday, January 6, you will notice a new area in the FBC sanctuary specifically designed for children. We’re calling it the “Grace Space” and we are so excited about this way to help our children to be present in and connected to our worship services. We will still offer nursery care (for infants through…
2018 Collins Summit HUMAN MIGRATION: CLAIMING ROOTS IN AN UPROOTED WORLD November 1st – Concordia University – Portland, Oregon. Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) invites you to explore the causes, challenges and opportunities of human migration in an increasingly global society. Join a diverse group of refugees, immigrants, advocates and scholars in a day of…
WHEN: October 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1, 8 TIME: 5:30-7:00 pm (Room #102, lower level) WHAT: Come together with friends of all ages to extend our Sunday Morning learning and fellowship.(October Theme: “Opening to the Other” – We look at the scriptures where Jesus encounters “others of his time, and listen for how those…
Class begins Sunday, April 3 The Chapel Adult Education class will be reading and discussing a New York Times best-seller An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor. Books are available in the church office. Taylor, an Episcopal priest and professor, shares how she learned to encounter God far beyond the walls of the church. …
We welcome Kyle Sims to this volunteer task. His task will be to develop a volunteer system for FBC that will detail volunteer opportunities and to keep program leaders, volunteers, and the congregation current on needs. Great volunteer matches of interest, skills, and availability will soon become a reality at FBC! The goal is to have the…