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Joy Comes in the Morning
by Steven Norris This week, I sat in the old fellowship hall of a Baptist Church on St. Simon’s Island, strumming my four-stringed ukulele and singing along with about 75 others gathered there: “Take it easy, take it easy / Don't let the sound of your own wheels...
Trading Duty for Delight
By Steven Norris A Pastor once told a story about growing up in a small town. When he was a boy, his mother gave him an assignment: “Go down to the florist and pick up some flowers for the dinner table.” The young boy did what he was told, but he felt quite...
Journey in Grace
FBC Griffin is a “community of grace.” However, we recognize that grace is a journey, not a destination. As with any journey, there are often unexpected twists and turns in the road. Whatever your journey has been to this point, we are thankful that God has led...
Basecamp
BaseCamp is a summer camp experience designed around the way climbers summit Mt. Everest. No one goes right to the top, there are basecamps all along the way. These camps help you acclimate to the elevation so that you can reach the next section of the mountain....
How Do You Say “I Love you?”
By Steven Norris Sometimes, the phrase “I love you” can be spelled S-U-N-D-R-O-P. I moved to Georgia in 2018 from North Carolina to take a position at my current church. During my sixteen years in North Carolina, I had come to love the taste of a very particular...
Grace in Bloom—Welcoming and Inspiring through Flowers
A graceful bloom dips ever so slightly across your path in the Chapel Garden as you make your way into the church. Subtle floral notes accent the tables as you round the corner and proceed to the sanctuary. You enter the room and drink in the undercurrent of voices —...
Your Giving in Action
Your regular contribution to the budget (your tithe) makes ministries of First Baptist possible. We highlight these ministries once a month throughout the year. Growing in Grace through Song One of the most joyful sights in our church is watching our children lead...
One Church
Let us all worship together in Morgan Hall on Sunday, April 27th at 10:30 a.m. Our children will be leading in worship. Immediately following the service, members are asked to attend the called church conference in Morgan Hall. Lunch will be served. Note that this...
FBC Endowment Foundation
"Sustaining the mission; funding the future"Gifts to the Foundation open doors of faith, hope, and the future for First Baptist Church. If you would like to send in a gift, please make it payable to FBC Endowment Foundation, Inc. and mail it to P.O. Box 908, Griffin,...
Friday Night Coffeehouse Concert Series
Fresh off their world tour, Janet Prothro and Steve Brown will be reminiscing in the Common Grounds Coffeehouse on Friday, April 11th. Join us at 7:00 p.m. for an hour of laughter, storytelling, and music. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for refreshments. Fresh off their...
Communion Team: Commitment Behind the Scenes
This article was written as part of a series called Your Giving in Action, wherein we discuss the impact your contributions to the regular budget has on our church, its people, and ministries of the church. Before the first light of Sunday breaks through the...
Graduate Recognition
On Sunday, May 18th, we will hold our annual Student Sunday in Connexion at 11:15. We would like to invite all our students and families to attend this service to celebrate our Student Ministry and recognize our graduates. If you or a loved one will be graduating...
Deeper Questions, Deeper Intimacy
By Steven Norris When my boys turned 18, I looked them in the eye and said, “Just know: it’s no longer child abuse.” Of course, we laughed about it because they know that I would never intentionally hurt them. However, their coming-of-age marked a fundamental...
Easter at FBC
He is risen! "Then the angel spoke to the women. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. And now, go quickly...
Lent at FBC
40 days. A sojourn in the desert. Testing. Trial. Reflection. Repentance. What does Lent mean to you?Schedule of Activities March 5: Ash Wednesday Services at 8:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m., located in Bramblett Chapel Wednesdays, March 12-April 16: Visio Divina...
Missions Focus for Lent and Easter
Mission PartnersMarch is for missions! Here we will highlight ministries taking the gospel throughout North America and the world, specifically through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Global Missions Offering and the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. Thank you for...
How Well Can You See?
By Steven Norris We have seen no shortage of conversations around diversity in the past few weeks. So many of them have been negative in tone and disparaging in content. As I preached this past Sunday, I told the story of how I used to lead a Bible study in a...
Celebrating a Successful Opening to Men’s Ministry
Celebrating a Successful Opening to Men's Ministry When you give to the regular budget at First Baptist, your investment funds the ministries of our community, both within the church and outside of our walls. Some of the ministries you support serve very specific...
The Rich Tradition of our Church Library
An important ministry supported by your contributions to the regular budget celebrated its 80th anniversary as 2024 came to an end. Which ministry, you may ask? It is the FBC Church Library. Thanks to the concerted efforts of two of the church's senior members, Miss...
Grace 127: Help for Foster Children
During the month of February, we turn our attention to a special ministry to foster children and their families. FBC volunteers provide comforting gifts for children who are going through a life change that is often frightening and uncertain. When children have to be...
When a Crisis Reveals the Truth
By Steven Norris What comes out when you are squeezed? How do you naturally respond in times of crisis and struggle? I served as a summer missionary in Northern Thailand during college. One day, as we were traversing some extremely windy mountain roads, we had a...
Men’s Ministry Breakfast
The Men's Ministry at First Baptist Griffin is hosting a Men's Breakfast even on Saturday, February 1 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in Morgan Hall, located in the Family Life Center. We are excited to welcome Major League Baseball player, Hunter Strickland as our guest...
GriefShare
GriefShare groups are led by people who understand what you are going through when you experience loss. They want to help. By participating in this group you will gain valuable GriefShare resources to help you recover from your loss and look forward to rebuilding your...
Let the Work of Christmas Begin
By Steven Norris Every Christmas, I have a little tradition. I have never told anyone about this, because I do it for my own heart as an act of prayer. After the presents are opened and the dinner guests have gone, I open my computer and read a poem from Howard...
Is my money doing the most “good” it can do?
Dear First Baptist Family, My third-grader, Valerie, left her Sunday school worksheet on my desk recently. Her class had been learning about giving generously, and they had identified the gifts they could offer unselfishly to others. Each gift was written on the image...
Do You Know the Story?
By Steven Norris It is very hard to read and accurately understand the Bible when you already “know” what it says. As a pastor, I find that the hardest passages to preach are often the ones that most people in my congregation have heard numerous times. We...
World Missions
FBC Supports Missions Make Jesus known among the nationsPray for World MissionsA network of individuals and churches who work together to extend hope in a hurting worldReaching those in need around the world with the GospelWeek of Prayer for International Missions "Do...
Christmas Eve Service
We invite you to participate in our special family tradition as we anticipate the birth of the Christ child. We will meet for a candlelight Christmas Eve service in the sanctuary at 4:30 p.m. for pre-service music. The service begins at 5:00 p.m. Childcare will be...
Getting to Know the Caregivers Clothes Closet Ministry
Early one weekday morning, an elderly gentleman named Willy was pushing his shopping cart past the First Baptist Church Ministry Center on Poplar. He made his way behind the building as he had on other occasions, and he found a friend there, busy with her work in the...
LifeSong: Educating, Encouraging, and Empowering Women
Nearly 20 years ago, Nancy Anderson Morris, a counselor at a sister church, was motivated to begin a women’s ministry in Spalding County. With the blessing of pastors in the area, she and five other ladies met to determine the shape and scope of a program, which...
Christmas Toy Shop
The Christmas Toy Shop Ministry at FBC The Christmas Toy Shop Ministry shares the love and joy of Christmas annually with underserved families in the Griffin area. Sign ups for the Christmas Toy Shop experience have closed. On the shopping date, families who have...
Advent by Candlelight
Sunday, December 3
Give Generously and Serve Passionately by Supporting Five Loaves & Two Fish
The robust, comunity-supported and vital ministry that is Five Loaves and Two Fish food pantry (FLTF) looks very different today than it did back in 1989, when it opened in a closet at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Over the years, many Christian groups stepped in to...
Inclement Weather
Should our area be experiencing severe weather that would hinder safe travel to and from our scheduled activities, we will post announcements concerning those activities on our homepage, typically in a banner at the top of the page. In cases where a closure is...
Fall Festival
FAMILY. FRIENDS. FUN. FBC'S FALL FESTIVAL at Tobesofkee Farm (click the name to get directions to 1050 Gordon Road, Barnesville, GA) brings us all together for a special evening filled with laughter, cake walks, chili competition, hayrides, candy, and games!...
Your Giving in Action at The Woods: “It Means Everything to Me”
Take a 5-minute drive down the road from FBC, and you will find yourself at The Woods, a senior living home that serves some of the members of our church. Spend a few minutes interacting with the residents, and you will soon recognize that this community is special —...
Redefining Success
By Steven Norris Standing beside Mamaw’s graveside was a surreal experience. I had visited that cemetery regularly and seen the place where she would be laid to rest for 19 years leading up to that day. Papaw had “preceded her in death,” the obituary read. I have...
FCA Awards Banquet Held at FBC
On August 15th FBC Griffin was honored to host an awards banquet for FCA. Daryle Smith has been working with coaches and students from Griffin High and Spalding High. His passion is to help coaches deepen their faith in Christ and to help students not only come...
Sermon Series
Food: not only is it enjoyable, but it is essential to a heathy functioning body. When Jesus used the metaphor “bread of life” to refer to himself, he was making a profound statement about the importance of regular nourishment for our souls as well. To consume the...
Eat This Scroll
BEGIN with a song of worship. Each day this week, begin your worship and Bible Study time with a song of preparation. “Slow Me Down” READ Scripture. Each day, read the selected passage of Scripture. Think about the Scripture, engage with it, asking yourself what God...
Communion and Benevolence Offering this Sunday
This Sunday, we celebrate The Lord's Supper, which is also called Communion, in both worship services (9:30 a.m. Celebration and 11:15 a.m. Connexion). . Communion elements will be available prior to the start of the service. Gluten free options and grapes will also...
Living into a Calling
Women's Ministry at FBC Ministries often develop around essential needs. When you encounter one focused intently on a specific group of people, then, you may wonder what the underlying need is. In what way, for example, does a Women's Ministry address an...
Neighborly Conversations: 2024 Summer Book Club
Dear Friends, It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! When I first started thinking about the theme of "Neighbor" for 2024, my mind immediately went to Fred Rogers. I grew up watching Daniel Tiger and Lady Aberlin on "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" and nothing says...
Upcoming Baptisms
September 17: Ansley Arrington and Jasmine Blanton
Directory
Our church is developing a new pictorial directory, and we want our members and active participants to be featured in it. Every family who participates in photography/viewing will receive a complimentary 8x10 professional portrait, one printed directory, smart phone...
Embracing Neighborly Hospitality
Imagine yourself in this scenario. You recently relocated to Griffin for a job. After a few weeks, the “newness” of the experience has worn off. You still don’t know a soul in the area, and you find yourself longing for a friendly face — for someone or something that...
Church Missions
Pray for Local Mission Efforts The month of May is the annual time for FBC Griffin’s Church Mission Offering. This is one of the primary sources of funds used to support local mission projects in the church, city, and state. In the past, we have used this money to...
Art on Tap
We are excited to participate in the City of Griffin's 2nd Saturday event for May — Art on Tap! On Saturday, May 11th, between 1:00 and 5:00 p.m., artists from the First Baptist Griffin community will display their work on the front lawn of the church. Please join us...
KIDMIN Summer Fun
Hey Kids (and Parents)! What are you doing this summer? Let's get together for some EPIC fun at FBC! Mark these dates on your calendar and invite your friends—it's going to be a summer to remember! Be sure to register for these events to help us plan.
Glow-in-the-Dark Dodgeball
You read that right! This epic Glow-in-the-Dark Dodgeball event on May 10th from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the FBC gym is for grade school students in 1st through 5th grades. (Hey parents—we need your help, too.) Invite your friends, bring a snack, and come ready to play!...