In November of 2016, as FBC was approaching its 150th Anniversary year, Charlie Walker inspired a group of church members to help lead a capital campaign to address major deferred maintenance issues. It was a time to celebrate the past and put the church building in a better physical condition to continue our mission of…
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Church Updates (Page 15)
by Debbie Harmon Ferry Lord, you know this is a time of great anxiety for many in this community and in this country. It feels like there is much at stake this week and people are worried. Your Word says to be anxious for nothing, but in everything to come to You; I ask that…
A Family Place (AFP) is the Relief Nursery of Yamhill County, which supports 60 families throughout the county. AFP runs early childhood classrooms, offers parent education, provides basic needs assistance, and more, all from their First Baptist Church location. And they have continued to find new & different ways to do all of this during…
Financial Update: Deep gratitude to Judee Kunze and Martha VanCleave for updating Quickbooks from 2009 to the 2020 version. It was A LOT of work and they both rose to the challenge! Welcome back, Roger Dell and Jane Apel. And many thanks to Martha VanCleave for stepping up and acting as Assistant Financial Secretary during…
Welcome to the Fall First Baptist Church, Greetings from your Board, still meeting remotely during COVID-19. As always, congregants are welcome to “drop by,” but because of the remote systems, you will need to contact a Board member ahead of time so we can make the electronic linkage arrangements. At our September 9 meeting we…
Download the December 2020 Kid Connection packet here! About Kids Connection Kids Connection exists to give children and families a way to focus on a particular component of our faith throughout the month through different types of connections. Zoom Meeting On the first Sunday of each month, we’ll meet on Zoom following online worship to…
“Keep the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other.” -theologian Karl Barth, 1886-1968 It can be difficult to read the paper, or listen to the news. With the onslaught of stories about racist violence, the pandemic, and injustices close to home and around the world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and to…
Georgine Benner reported on Worship & Community Engagement. We discussed and agreed that Worship would continue on Facebook Live for the time being. Barbara Nelson, reporting on Membership, lead a discussion of the challenges in tracking Church attendance through the online form (the new “red book”). The Board provided feedback for the committee to aid…
Financial update: Don Watson has faithfully served as FBC treasurer for two terms and is passing the baton to me. Gratefully, Don is still willing to remain as Assistant Treasurer and training master as I step into his very impressive shoes! I ask for your patience and understanding as I take on this new challenge…
This is my first opportunity to submit to you a summary of our Church Board’s meeting. Before I do that, let me first say that I am proud to be a part of this group of leaders of our Church. And I am excited to be able to share with you the details of the…