Welcome to First Baptist Church!

    

 

 

Sunday School (Bible Study)  for all ages at 9:45am                                                 The purpose of Sunday School is to make disciples by:  reaching people, teaching people, and ministering to people!

 

 

 

 

 

Nursery classroom provided during the Sunday morning service.  This is for babies-2 yrs.

Preschool classroom provided during the Sunday morning service.  This is for 3yrs-5yrs.

 

 

Sunday Morning Worship  at 11:00am.  “Verse-by-verse” expository sermons.

     

 

 

Current ‘verse-by-verse’ expository sermon series:   “Matthew” 

 

 

 

Children’s Church is provided during the Sunday morning service.  This is for all children in K-6th Grade. (Kids dismissed after the Offertory and prior to the sermon during the Morning Worship Service.)

 

 

 

 

 

Online donation option.  It is through Aplos, the financial software First Baptist Church currently uses. – Credit Card, Debit Card, ACH (bank transfer).

click this secure link: https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/FirstBaptistChurchValdez/general.

 

 

Worship Service at the Providence Long Term Care Center                           Sundays at 2:30pm.

 

‘Walking the Walk‘  exercise group – using the Leslie Sansone’s “Walk Away the Pounds” DVD.   M,W,F at 2:00pm. Contact Dee for more info.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Moms in Prayer International” – Tuesdays at 1:30pm.    Contact Jennifer for more info.  Resumes in September.

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesdays – Fellowship Meal at 6:00pm   (suggested donation $3 per person/$10 per family). Resumes September 4.

 

 

Wednesdays –  Discipleship Training for all ages – Nursery, Children, Youth, & Adults at 6:30pm.  Resumes September 4.

 

 

Wednesday Adult Discipleship Training at 6:30pm – Resumes September 4.  (Psalms 75-150)

 

 

Choir Practice – Wednesdays at 7:30pm.  Resumes September 4.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“GriefShare”  (13 week grief recovery support group)     Sundays at 3:00-5:00pm Contact Dee for more info.  Resumes September 8.

 

 

Bell Choir Practice –  Saturdays at 10:00am.  Resumes in the Fall.           (performances at Christmas & Easter)

 

Intercessory Prayer time – last Sunday of the month during Worship at 11:00am

Intercessory Prayer Meeting – Sundays at 9:15am in the Library (before Sunday School)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Breakfast – 2nd Saturday of the month at 9:00am.  Resumes September 14.

 

 

 

 

 

Coffee & Conversation – Sundays at 9:30am (before Sunday School)

      

 

Sunday Worship Services aboard the M/V  Lu-Lu Belle   June – August at 8:00am-9:00am  Boarding at 7:45am at the Tour Dock near the hotel (Best Western).  Free.    No reservation needed.  All are welcome!

    

 

 

Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes.  Please help by purchasing small toys, school supplies, hygiene items etc. to put in this year’s shoe boxes collection.

You may also put together your own, wrapped, shoebox.  Just bring them to the packing party.  Sunday, November 3 at 2:00pm.

And if you desire to see where in the world your own shoebox is being sent, fill out the tracking form online.

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/follow-your-box/

 

 

New Testament History & Literature course at PWSC – Fall Semester 2024    (begins August 29 at 7:00pm)  Instructor – David R. Bradley.  Cost: $50.  Register at: https://continuingstudies.alaska.edu/Registration.aspx?AffiliateID=UC7229

 

 

Sunday School (SS) Promotion Sunday – August 11  (Pre-K – 6th Grade)

   

 

 

Global Hunger Relief Sunday – August 25

100% of your donation goes directly to meeting hunger needs.                                  80% of funds meet needs internationally.    20% of funds meet needs in North America.

   

 

 

Lord’s Supper – Sunday, August 25

 

“Loss of a Spouse” – new 40 minute DVD intro to “GriefShare”  (13 week grief recovery support group)    August 25 at 3:00-5:00pm    Contact Dee for more info.

       

 

 

“Valeria Sherard” Alaska Baptist Convention state mission offering during September.

“To glorify God by assisting churches to evangelize the lost, equip new believers, establish new churches, encourage the saints and extend the gospel to the ends of the earth.”     FBC Goal: ?

     

 

 

Sunday, September 8 after Worship                                                                  Proposed Agenda:  nominate and elect messengers to the annual ABC & HPBA meetings

 

 

“GriefShare”  (13 week grief recovery support group)   Resumes Sept. 8            Sundays at 3:00-5:00pm   Contact Dee for more info.

 

 

“Back to Church” Sunday – September 15

 

 

79th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Baptist Convention at FBC Valdez        September 23-25

     

 

 

“See you at the Pole”  Wednesday, September 25                                             students pray at your school’s flag pole at 7:30am