Ongoing/Upcoming Ministries

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 groupusing 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 1:00pm.    Contact Jennifer for more info.

 

 

Established in 1984

 

 

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 1-150)

 

 

Choir Practice – Wednesdays at 7:30pm.  Resumes in the fall.  TBD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GriefShare” #6 (13 week grief recovery support group)     Sundays at 3:00-5:00pm Contact Dee for more info.

     Established in 1998

 

 

Bell Choir Practice –  Saturdays at 10:00am.  Resumes in the fall.  TBD          (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.   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.  See Raechel for more info.

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/

                                                                            established in 1993 

 

 

 

New Testament History & Literature course at PWSC – Fall Semester 2024    (began Aug. 29 – Dec. 5)  (Thursdays at 7:00pm)  Instructor – David R. Bradley.

                                                         

 

 

Chili Cook-Off   – Wednesday, October 16 at 6:00pm

Bring your favorite Chili, cornbread.