Come, Let Us Dream
Advent/Christmas Schedule
Nov. 28: Hanging of the Green—Join us in the Sanctuary at 11 am on the First Sunday of Advent for a special Haning of the Green worship service.
Dec. 5: Worship Service—We will highlight the 70th Anniversary of the church on the corner of Poplar and East Parkway during worship.
Dec. 5:Youth Christmas Party
Dec. 12: 70th Anniversary Organ Recital—We are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Wicks organ with a 70th Anniversary Dedicatory Recital on Sunday, December 12 at 3 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Dec. 12: Las Posadas—Our children and families are invited to take part in the procession of Las Posadas beginning at 5 pm. Las Posadas is Spanish for “lodgings”. This year we’ll celebrate Las Posadas together at First Baptist; taking a pilgrimage around the neighborhood, knocking on doors, and ending with a piñata celebration in the FLC.
Dec. 24: Christmas Eve Worship—Invite your friends and family to join us for our Christmas Eve service in our Sanctuary at 6:15 pm for a service of Lessons, Carols, and Communion. Together we will wait for the good news of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Dec. 26: Worship Service—We will meet for worship at 11 am. Sunday School classes will not meet this Sunday.
Devotional | Fourth Sunday of Advent
Advent Devotional: Fourth Sunday of Advent John 1:1-5, 10-14 This Sunday we will travel all the way back to the beginning of time… when there was nothing but God, wisdom, and the word. We’ll go back with John to when God got creative and spoke this world into...
Devotional | Third Sunday of Advent
Advent Devotional: Third Sunday of Advent Luke 1:39-56 I am incredibly blessed to have a group of amazing girlfriends; women who love and support each other, encourage each other, make each other laugh, and celebrate each other’s accomplishments. I see God at work in...
Devotional | Second Sunday of Advent
Advent Devotional: Second Sunday of Advent Matthew 1:18-25 Do you enjoy surprise visitors? Maybe, if you know them and are glad to see them. Maybe not so much if they are door-to-door salespeople. But what if your surprise visitor was an angel? God gives us some...
Devotional | First Sunday of Advent
Advent Devotional: First Sunday of Advent Isaiah 40:1-11 Godly Play is a curriculum that teaches children the stories of scripture, rhythm of the church year, and encourages them to wonder, to ask questions, to dream. In every Godly Play classroom, is a piece of...