On Sunday, May 26, our church hosted our missionaries to the Philippines, Paul and Ellen Byars. Paul told us about all of the work that he is involved in with Bible Schools, Orphanages, and giving Christmas presents to the children from funds we raise each year in the Fourth Quarter. But before Paul addressed us…
God is moving at Faith Community Baptist Church! We had our first baptism of 2024 on April 7 in our morning worship service. Ferel Gage, the Director of Missions of the Palo Pinto County Baptist Association stepped into the water to baptize his niece, Hayden. We continued with our worship service with singing, giving, and…
On Saturday, December 16, our ladies group, The Sassy Sisters met at The Corn Fed Club. This group of ladies — and a few others — crafted over one hundred blankets! The rehab residents and employees were thrilled with their gifts! Ladies, thank you for all you do to minister to those in our church,…
Over the course of two months, our church collected toys and goodies as part of our “Jesus Loves the Little Children” outreach project through Samaritan’s Purse. On Sunday, November 19, our members gathered around our Lord’s Supper Table and prayed over the fifty-one shoeboxes that our members had filled. We prayed that God would bless…
For the past few years, we have dedicated the last Quarter of the year to a project we call “Jesus Loves the Little Children”. For part of this project, our church members give money to send to our Missionary to the Philippines, Paul Byars. Paul, in turn, purchases toys and other items to give to…
When I worked in retail, the company called the last Quarter of the year the “Golden Quarter”. In fact, many retailers make most of their money during the Golden Quarter. Some companies may even operate at a loss for the first three Quarters of the year but make up for the losses in just three…
Today, Faith Community Baptist Church turns three years old! Three years ago today, two churches became one as we constituted a new church. We’ve been through a lot: Covid, new members joining, baptisms, a few members graduating to Heaven, lots of fellowship, lots of worship services (in person and online), lots of mission outreaches, lots…
We’re in the middle of our Jesus Loves the Little Children Outreach. I don’t know yet if this will be an annual outreach, but this is our second year to do this. So what is our Jesus Loves the Little Children Outreach? At the end of October, we hosted our Third Annual Drive-through Trunk Or…
Fall is an important time of year for our church! We are a generous church and have a deep heart for Missions. In September, we are praying for and collecting funds for our Reach Texas State Missions Offering through the Southern Baptists of Texas Convention. In October, we will have our Annual Drive-through Trunk or…
One of the advantages of pastoring a small church is you develop relationships with your church members. Last weekend, the mother of our song leader passed away. For several months until a few weeks ago, Martha lived at home with Gene and his wife. When you’re a member of a small church, you get to…