Our prayer is that you would be blessed and strengthened by the power of Jesus Christ and that you will life a live of abundance in fellowship, joy and liberty. We at First Baptist Church seek to pattern our life according to the teachings of Jesus. It is not a church. It is a community of Jesus followers coming together to declare the glory of the Lord and celebrate Jesus as King. We study the Word, practice what we learn and in the process grow together. May God richly bless you!
Regular Church Events
Sundays
Morning Worship Service 10:30
Children’s Church and child care are available during the worship service.
Wednesdays
Kids Klub 6:30 to 8:00
For 4-year-olds up through 5th Grade
Galaxy 6:30 to 8:00
For 6th Graders and up–meets at the same time as Kids Klub
Women’s Bible Study
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at the church. Contact Kelli Coles for information.
The women’s bible study will be continuing their study Discovering Joy in Philippians.
Fridays
Proteens meets every Friday at 7:30 pm.
For 6th graders and up.
Upcoming Events
Proteens SOCKtober Event
The Proteens will be holding a SOCKtober event throughout the month of October. They are asking for donations of new men’s and women’s socks. These socks will be distributed to the homeless along with blankets that have been collected. There is a donation basket in the social hall. Thank you.
Proteens Magic Mountain Trip
The Proteens will be going on their annual Magic Mountain trip on October 14 and 15. Please support their fundraisers and pray for a great event!
Annual Harvest Festival
It’s almost time for our annual Harvest Festival on Halloween evening, October 31. Be thinking and praying about how you can help make this a great event!!! Donating food, serving food, running game booths, etc. Thank you for your tremendous support!!
Concrete Work at the Church
There will be concrete work being done at the church this week. Please stay away from the areas of the work for the upcoming week. Thank you for your help.
Upcoming Schedule of Guest Speakers As we continue in our time of transition and await the Lord’s bringing us an interim pastor, we will be having guest speakers each Sunday. This is the upcoming schedule:
October 2nd–Adam Perez
October 9th–Dave Fox
Proteens Activities
Proteens meets each Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the church. The following is a list of special events for the Proteens.
Month of October–SOCKtober Event
October 14-15–Magic Mountain trip
October 31–Game Booth and Food at Harvest Festival
December 23–Youth Christmas Party at the Church
Additional Announcements & Requests
Prayer Chain
Prayer requests for the Prayer Chain can be shared with Angie at 559-756-3874. You can also contact Angie if you would like to be added to the Prayer Chain to receive prayer requests.
Vicki Syverson Prayer and Support
Vicki, who ministers in Mexico, has been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor on her femur bone. She has completed her treatment and Greg & Vicki have returned to their home in Pachuca, Mexico. Please continue to pray for them.
Prayer For Haiti
Please continue to pray for Haiti and our missionary Henri Claude Robert as they deal with all of the tremendous issues in Haiti.
Pastor Henri has reported that things in Haiti have become very unsafe, as there is a great deal of unrest in the country, and it is unsafe to go out. There is no transportation and rioting in the streets to protest the high inflation.
Pastor Henri is desperately asking for extra donations to buy food for the people. If you feel God’s leading in this way, you can send donations to: CEDAN Mission, Inc.
C/O Toni Bradley
1131 Laurel Road
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Prayer For the Koskys’ Ministry in Africa
Please continue to pray for Kelly & Kathy Kosky as they faithfully minister in Transkei, South Africa.
Recyclables–You can drop off your recyclables at the church. Proceeds from recycling go towards the annual mailing of the shoeboxes.
Church Pantry–You can contribute nonperishable food items for the church pantry at any time. See Saraestella Garcia for details. Contributions are accepted for the food pantry as well. If you would like, you can contribute using the Be 1 to Give 1 envelopes in the back. In this program, you pledge to give just $1 per month to help with this. Thanks for your support.
Items for the Church Calendar or Bulletin
Please give any items for the church calendar, the church bulletin, or event forms to Jeff Munter. He will get the items to the Leadership Team for review and get them into the calendar and the bulletin.