If you have signed up for Realm (Church Software Database) you may view a secure page that lists all your financial contributions to First Baptist Church. If you have questions, please contact Martha VanCleave (mvcleave@linfield.edu), Don Watson (donjw@comcast.net) or Barbara Burr (barbaracoleburr@gmail.com FBC Finance Committee,Barbara Burr, Judee Kunze, Martha VanCleave, Don Watson, Roger Dell, Jane…
Dear Friends, I’ve drafted this letter many times in my head – and now, finally, I actually get to put the words on paper and send them to you… After 68 weeks (and 72 services!) of virtual worship, the staff and the church board invite you to return to the sanctuary, in person, for our…
Congregational Fellowship via ZoomSundays at 11:00 AM JOIN BY VIDEO:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84167771310?pwd=ZXFpUFpoV2ZiYUdlQ3IvRXdiRkYyQT09 JOIN BY PHONE:1-253-215-8782 Meeting ID: 84167771310 Password: 297765
FBC will offer an opportunity for mid-week connection on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30pm. Each week will have a loose theme to center our conversation, though we’ll be free to wander from that focus if/as the group desires. You’re invited to check out the themes below and to come (virtually) with a story or some thoughts to…
Virtual Children’s Chapel Children’s Chapel in now happening online via Zoom (access info below) on Sunday mornings at 11am! We’ll meet following worship for music, a story, some creative reflection time, and a feast. Before we meet, gather some art supplies to use as a way to respond to the story, and have a snack…
All are invited to be part of FBC worship on Sunday mornings via Facebook Live (you don’t need to have a Facebook account to join us). Instructions below, and check out the Virtual Church Resources page to find everything you need to participate. Visit www.facebook.com/firstbaptistmac at 10am, or anytime during/following the service. If needed, select “More”…
A conversation with friends about the promises and challenges of each week’s Scripture, its promises and challenges, and its connection to our lives. Tuesdays at 12 noon in-person in the Fireplace Room OR on Zoom,email erika@fbcmac.org for the link Every Tuesday at noon, people gather to discuss the passage of Scripture that will be the focus of…
Our Wednesday Lenten Book Study gatherings will continue via Zoom. Find a comfy spot to settle in, and click on the link below at 7 pm to join the online discussion room – we’ll be able to see one another, talk, and pray together, while respecting the social distancing guidelines. Join Zoom Meeting – https://zoom.us/j/132811572
Throughout Lent, come Wednesday nights at 7pm to Room 102 to share in discussion centered on Layton Williams’ book Holy Disunity: How What Separates Us Can Save Us. Books are available in the church office (suggested donation of $10). Even if you’re not reading along, this is sure to be a rich conversation about the…
Advent is all about holding your breath. It’s all about the promise of what’s to come – that unexpected in-breaking that will change the world as we know it. We talk about it; we read about it; we sing about it; we count down the days… We wait for it. We’re told that patience is…