Dear church family,

 This weekend is our 150^th Anniversary celebration!  It is here!  I hope you are planning to participate in this wonderful weekend of remembering our past, reflecting on our purpose, and renewing our passion for the ongoing work of God’s church. 

We will have an opportunity to hear from former pastors and staff, see historical displays, be better informed about current partnerships and ministries, look forward to the future, and worship the Lord and fellowship together in a common love for the Lord and His church.

Because of the threat of bad weather and the resulting cancellation of the Chris Tomlin concert this evening, our youth, children’s, and choir programs will continue as usual (but with pizza served to our students in their areas). 

However, we will NOT meet for adult prayer and Bible study this evening because the basement is in the process of being transformed for the weekend. 

     For those who are available this evening during our usual time for prayer meeting & Bible study, we will be setting up tables in the fellowship hall so that it is ready when our decorations team begins set up on Thursday morning. 

Though we will not be gathering for our typical time of prayer this evening, I ask you to continue to pray for those on our prayer list, for the activities of this weekend, and for our continued witness in our community.

I’m looking forward to this weekend and am grateful to be serving with you as we continue the vital work of God’s church!

In Christ,

Jerry

April 15:
• Choir Practice - 5:30pm
• Dinner for Kids/Youth - 5:30pm
• Children's Activities - 6:00pm
• 109 Youth - 6:15pm

April 16:
• KDO - 9:00am
• Guys Basketball - 7:00pm

April 18:
• Reception and walkthrough history at FBC - 3:00-4:45pm
• 150th Anniversary Choir Practice - 4:00pm
• 150th Anniversary Dinner at HPU (Reservation Only) - 5:00pm

April 19:
• Breakfast and walkthrough history - 9:00am
• 150th Anniversary Worship Service - 10:30am
• Celebration Lunch in the Fellowship Hall - 12:00pm
• Encounter College Bible Study - 7:00pm

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for you to help send a child to camp through our Adopt a Camper Sponsor Program!

You can sponsor a camper in three ways:

• Full Camper – $225
• Half Camper – $112.50
• Quarter Camper – $56.25

When you choose to sponsor, you’ll pick a “kiddo” from our board to support. Before camp, you’ll receive the child's week long prayer requests to begin praying over your camper. During camp, you’ll continue to receive updates and specific prayer needs, and you’ll even get a photo of your camper while they’re at camp!

This is more than just giving—it’s investing in a child’s faith journey.

Stop by the display (in the children's wing)  and Adopt a Camper today!

We hope you will join us in the various activities planned to celebrate our 150th Anniversary as a church. We look forward to reminiscing with former members, pastors and other staff. We hope you will appreciate all the work for the walkthrough history in the basement. We cannot wait to celebrate the faithfulness of God to this church this weekend. See a schedule of the events at the button below.

Our office is looking to hire a new Administrative Assistant. 
We need someone with good communication skills, office experience, general administrative skills, who loves the Lord and the church, and is able to work Monday-Thursdays from 9am-4pm and some special events.
Check out the link below to go to our "openings" page for a more detailed list of the job description.

Our choir is open to all who want to join. Weekly practices happen on Wednesdays at 5:30 to rehearse upcoming music.

Join us each week for "Huddle @ First" our weekly Wednesday Night program for children 3yrs old through 6th grade—a fun and faith-filled evening just for kids! We’ll kick things off with a free dinner at 5:30 PM, followed by an exciting time of Bible stories, games, and activities from 6:00 to 7:30PM. It’s a great midweek boost where kids can grow in their faith, make new friends, and have a blast. We’d love for your child to be part of it! 

Join us on Wednesday nights for 109 Youth! There is a free meal served at 5:30 pm. Youth will then get started around 6:15 pm. We will study the Bible, play some games, and learn the way of Jesus together in a loving community! 

Open basketball night in the Brick for pickup games. Men from all around the area are welcome and all levels of skill are welcome.

Encounter College group happens on Sunday nights at 7:00pm at the home of our student minister, Zac Sterling, his wife Rebekah, and their son Abel. Join us as we learn to follow Jesus together!

If you or someone you know is interested in applying for a children’s ministry intern position, please email Amanda at amanda@fbcbwd.com.

We want to highlight a deacon of the month so that you are familiar with our deacons. These people will be the ones to help coordinate any impromptu fellowships like funeral meals or other deacon services this month.

For April, we want to highlight David Grooms.

Steve Ellis, Anne Daub, Damon Wilson, Jason Tindol

If you want to be familiar with the songs we sing on Sunday morning, there are a few ways to do that. Below is a list of the songs we will be singing this coming Sunday. Listen to the words this week as we prepare our hearts for the next time we meet and worship God together.

Holy is He
Holy, Holy, Holy
How Great Thou Art
The Solid Rock
Worthy of Worship
At the Name of Jesus
Lord Be Glorified
Doxology

Weekly Required: $15,533.97
Weekly Received: $6,561.40
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Year to Date Required: $228,571.31
Year to Date Received: $203,180.06

PHYSICAL NEEDS
First Family
Katy Brown – Redstone
Robert Smith, Jr. – Redstone
Carolyn Ogden – Redstone
Tom & Mary Nance – Mary is in Songbird
Wanda Greer
Calvin & Ronda Lee
Bill McAlpine
Caden & Linzee Judkins (& baby girl Judkins)
Malcom & Quimoni Freeman (& baby boy Freeman)
Gary & Sarah Boyd
Kevin & Laura Rodgers
Jan Tucker
Michael Daub
Cindi Caraway
Deb Anguiano
Doug Chandler
Norma Bessent
Roy Curbo
Barbara Powell
Verna Semones
Mary Johnson
Mary Gonzales
Henry McGowen
Alexis Garcia
Royce Rodgers
Tom McClannahan
Leonard Underwood
Dallas Huston
Richard Jackson

Extended Family
Jay Monson
Linda Bantau (friend of Elaine McNeeley)
Cambri Evetts (Jen Evetts’ granddaughter)
Roxanne Curbo
Kelsey Johnson (wife of Jeremy Johnson)
Ryker Stippick (son of former staff member)
Carolyn & Dave Bain (mom & step-dad of Ann Daub)
Don & Pam Williford (former pastor & wife)
Britney Aviles (Deb Anguiano’s daughter)
Kalyn Chandler (Deb Anguiano’s daughter)
Kristy Harp (Rex Alexander’s bro-in-law’s sister)
Sandy Avants (Mary Johnson’s daughter)
Lynn Fuller (Linda Bessent’s brother)
Sue Cutrer (Damon Wilson’s mother)
Ben Lubenow (Amy Platte’s brother)
Coy Williams
The Campbell Family
Bryson Rhoads
Tammy Dyer (John George’s daughter)
Jennifer Hale (Kay Shields’ friend)
Janie Stanfield (Elaine McNeeley’s sister)
Rick Ivy (Joy Ivy's son)
Betty Lovr (Virginia Butler's sister)
Charles and Janette Patillo
Jean Cammack

CHURCH NEEDS
Weekly activities
Youth & Children Program & Activities
150th Anniversary Celebration
Property Decisions; Rise & Build Campaign
Sharing the gospel as we go & outreach efforts
Champs Camp follow up

Partnerships
Good Samaritan
Heart of Texas Baptist Network
Ukrainian Partnership – Ternopil – Igor Bilorus
Howard Payne
Loaves & Fishes
Heart of Texas Baptist Camp
Christian Women’s Job Corps
Chapel of Hope
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Pregnancy Care Center
Cooperative Program
Baptist World Alliance

Staff
James & Samantha (& Madelynn Lee Davis)
Bill & Jessie
Jon & Michelle
Interns/Min. Asst:  Brian, Suzanna & Kendall
Keith & Amy
Amanda & Austin
Jerry & Kay
Zac & Rebekah
Sarah & Jorden

AREA & WORLDWIDE CONCERNS
Staci Powers, Missionary to Zambia
The “S” family in Central Asia
The “F” family in the Middle East
First responders
Leaders in the community, state and nation
Schools, students, teachers, administrators & staff
Crises – Natural disasters – Floods & victims
wars & conflicts
food & water deficiencies
Christians persecuted around the world
Network & Area churches – staff, conflict, insurance
Rain
The moving of God’s Spirit in us & our world

You can now view our services live every Sunday on our website. Every week we will post our service to YouTube and our website during the week, but you can watch live as the service is happening on our YouTube page. Go to our YouTube page to stream our service on Sunday mornings at 10:50. Or you can catch last week’s sermon on Astound Broadband on channel 7 Sunday mornings.

Need Help: The church office is available Monday-Thursday, 9:00am-4:00pm to answer any questions or to help you with any of the above.
We are HERE to help you stay connected!
Phone (325-646-8505)
Address (208 Austin Avenue)