Welcome to First Baptist Church! (organized on August 17, 1952)
established in 1845
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 (K).
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 Sunday Worship. This is for all children in 1st-5th 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 Free. (suggested donation $3 per person/$10 per family). Established in 1989.
Wednesdays – Discipleship Training for all ages – Nursery, Children, Youth, & Adults at 6:30pm.
Wednesday Adult Discipleship Training at 6:30pm – (Psalms 75-150)
Choir Practice – Wednesdays at 7:30pm.
“GriefShare” #6 (13 week grief recovery support group) Sundays at 3:00-5:00pm Contact Dee for more info.
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. Established in 1977.
Coffee & Conversation – Sundays at 9:30am (before Sunday School)
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 (began Aug. 29 – Dec. 5) (Thursdays at 7:00pm) Instructor – David R. Bradley. Cost: $50. Register at: https://continuingstudies.alaska.edu/Registration.aspx?AffiliateID=UC7229
“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.” State Goal: $75K FBC Goal: $2500
“Back to Church” Sunday – September 15. Established in 2009.
79th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Baptist Convention at FBC Valdez & Valdez Civic Center September 23-25. Please register for meals (free) if you are attending the 79th Annual meeting. Click on link below:
“See you at the Pole” Wednesday, September 25 students pray at your school’s flag pole at 7:30am. (established 1990)
Disaster Relief Training at LaVerne Griffin Baptist Camp (Wasilla)
FREE (via scholarship) to current Alaska DR team members and to new team members who are members of an Alaska Baptist Resource Network church. Includes food and lodging.
Extensive Chaplaincy Training – October 3 & 4, 9:30 AM – 6:00 PM
Incident Management Overview Training – October 5, 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM
