Ongoing/Upcoming Ministries


Welcome to First Baptist Church!   (organized on August 17, 1952)

       

 

 

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:  “1 Samuel” 

 

 

 

Children’s Church is provided during Sunday Worship.  This is for all children in 1st-3rd 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.

 

 

 

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

 Established in 2007

 

 

 

“Moms in Prayer International” –  Contact Jennifer for more info. Including day (Tuesdays), time, and location.  (TBD)

  Established in 1984

 

 

 

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

next Potluck – Wednesday, March 4 at 6:00pm (1st Wednesday of each month)              Bring a dish or two to share.  

                  Established in 1989. 

 

 

 

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

 

 

Wednesday Adult Discipleship Training at 6:30pm                                      (18FEB2025 – discuss Acts 2-6)

Jesus modeled a very simple process of disciple-making with His disciples.
Like Jesus, D-Life is biblical, missional, and reproducible. 

 

 

 

 

Choir Practice – Wednesdays at 7:30pm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bell Choir Practice –  Saturdays at 10:00am. (TBD)                                  (performances at Christmas & Easter)

 

 

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

Intercessory Prayer MeetingSundays at 9:15am in the Library (before Sunday School)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Men’s Breakfast – 1st Saturday in March at 9:00am.  Next breakfast is Saturday, March 7

  Established in 1977

 

 

 

Coffee & ConversationSundays at 9:30am (before Sunday School)

 

 

Ladies Bible Study – Tuesdays at 7:00pm  (began Jan. 20)                                            Books are $15   Contact Davette for more info.

 

 

 

 

GriefShare”  (13 week grief recovery support group)                                           Sundays at 3:00-5:00pm  (new group began Jan. 25)   Contact Dee for more info.

 

 

 

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering begins March 1                                                  National Goal $80million   FBC Goal TBD

 

 

Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 8

 

 

Spring Break – March 15-21  no Wednesday fellowship dinner or discipleship classes (on March 18)

 

 

Palm Sunday Service – Sunday March 29 at 11:00am                                                       Waving of palms.

 

 

Good Friday Service – Friday, April 3 at 7:00pm.                                                                 Special message.  Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper

 

 

Sunrise Service – Sunday, April  5 at 8:30am (before Easter brunch)                                Special message.

 

 

Easter Brunch – Sunday, April 5 at 9:00am                                                                          Men cook the hot breakfast.  Ladies bring sweet breads, casseroles, fruit etc.

 

 

Easter Celebration Service – Sunday, April 5 at 11:00am                                                   Special music.  Special message.  Ordinance of baptism.

 

 

 

Easter Baptism – Sunday, April 5                                                                                      (please contact Pastor David if you are interested in being baptized)

 

 

 

WMU “Celebration” Conference – April 9-11 at FBC Anchorage                           (Conference Hotel: Clarion Inn & Suites in Anchorage)

 

 

 

Minister & Spouse Retreat – April 23-25   at the Hotel Captain Cook in Anchorage

 

 

 

VBS 2026 (Vacation Bible School)   June 1-5   9:00am-12:00pm                                    For children that have completed K-6th Grade.  Free.                                                        Teachers and helpers will be needed.  Contact Jennifer for more info.                              Online pre-registration coming soon.