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. Wednesdays at 11amin-person in the Fireplace Every Wednesday at 11am, people gather to discuss the passage of Scripture that will be the focus of the coming Sunday’s sermon. Together they read various versions of the…
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
Dear Friends, It’s hard to know where to begin this letter. Everything is changing all around us, and as a church, we’re changing, too. These days feel very improvisational. We’re learning as we go. And the rule of improv, as theologian/Saturday Night Live veteran Tina Fey passed on, is always, “Yes, And.†We take in…
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…
Financial Update: – During January we paid for the 2019 annual inspection of our fire suppressant system plus other maintenance projects completed last fall. – The 150th Major Maintenance fund how has a balance of $21,298 so we are close to the amount needed to cover the repair of the courtyard surface. We still need…
In February, during a worship service, we asked Cynthia Parker, Shelly Sanderlin, Jennifer Scott, and Martha Van Cleave to stand in the center aisle of our sanctuary. We reached our hands toward them and spoke aloud the words we hoped would surround them on their trip to and from Nicaragua and during their work there…
Spring is on its way. Let’s spring our new Vision and Mission statement into the life of our church. Vision: A world where God’s inclusive love embraces and empowers all. Mission: Together, we respond to the call of the Spirit and the teachings of Jesus to learn, love, serve, and seek justice and joy for…
I had what I later described to a friend as “the most small-town-pastor-y of all my smalltown-pastor experiences so far” at a coffee shop the other day. It wasn’t one I usually go to; I didn’t recognize anyone, didn’t know if they were regulars there or first-timers, like me. But after I’d settled into a…
A new year! A new beginning! A new month! Good News! At FBC we are constantly journeying on roads less traveled. We “look behind so we can see ahead.” Doing just that, I want to bring everyone up-to-date on the results of the Semi-Annual Congregational meeting held Sunday, Jan. 12. We gathered for soup, bread,…