Ministries of First Baptist

• Preschool

  • Our Vision
    • At First Baptist, we celebrate each child as a gift from God and offer a loving environment.
      
      The First Baptist preschool ministry serves children from birth through kindergarten and their families by providing a safe, clean and happy Christian environment for the preschool-age child when he is at church. FBC provides a nurturing environment where each child begins to learn about God's love through Bible stories, songs, and play as we minister to the physical, emotional, mental, social and spiritual needs of the child through developmentally appropriate activities. These opportunities led by caring and loving adults are laying a spiritual foundation that will lead each child to a deeper learning and understanding of Jesus and His great love.
      
      This ministry also seeks to support and encourage parents and guardians who have the blessing and responsibility of raising their children.
  • Sunday Morning
    • Preschool Sunday School
      
      Our desire in preschool Sunday School is to help our preschoolers learn about God, Jesus, the natural world, families, others, and self thru' age-appropriate Bible stories, songs, and activities. Caring loving adults build a spiritual foundation that will lead preschoolers to deeper learning and understanding of God's love.
      
      Classes for Birth-Kindergarten meet at 9:45 on the second floor in the Preschool Suite.
      
      Extended Teaching Time (ETC)
      
      ETC is an extension of Sunday School for preschoolers during the Worship hour. Planned activities continue with the Sunday School emphasis.
  • VBS 2010
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    • Mark your calendar for July 18-22. Saddle up for VBS 2010 where kids will be ridin' the range and roundin' up qustions like, "What is God's plan for me?" or "How can I be like Jesus?" At the end of the day, they'll discover that God's Word has all the answers.
    • Click here to download the VBS Registration Form
  • Terrific Tuesdays
    • This is a fun-filled morning of special developmentally appropriate activities, stories, music, snack, and playground time all centered around the central theme "God's Plan for Me."
      
      This fun filled adventure will begin in the Preschool suite the last three Tuesdays of June and the first Tuesday of July from 9:30-11:30.
      
      Call the church office 369-9559 for registration information.
  • Parent/Child Dedication
    • The Parent/Child Commitment is a time to offer parents the opportunity of committing to the spiritual nourishment of their child and to emphasize the responsibility of the church toward the home and the rearing of children in the Christian way of life.
  • Parent's Night Out
    • Once a quarter the Preschool/Children's Council provides a special time of food, activities, movie and playground time for our children while their parents have a special "date" night. This night provides the children with a great time of fun with their friends while their parents are enjoying a special time together.
  • Mission Friends
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    • Mission Friends meets on Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. Mission Friends provides midweek fun and discipleship where preschoolers are exposed to a worlk outside their own. Preschoolers enjoy developmentally appropriate mission learning experiences to help them understand ways they can help others know about Jesus.
  • Illness Policy
    • If your child has a runny nose, diarrhea, fever, or shows other symptoms of illness PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THEM IN THE ROOM. The other children and their parents will appreciate your consideration.

• Children

  • Our Vision
    • The vision of the Children's Sunday School department is to enrich the lives of children, empower them with God's Holy Word, and help them grow as they develop a relationship with Jesus Christ.
  • Sunday Morning
    • Our children's Sunday School begins at 9:45 a.m. for Grades 1 & 2, Grades 3 & 4, and Grades 5 & 6. Our curriculum offers a well-rounded foundation of biblical truths as children learn scripture, books of the Bible, develop Bible skills, and much more. The classes offer individual and group participation and teaching.
  • Tween Scene
    • The 'Tween Scene is a unique Sunday School class for 5th and 6th graders. The curriculum  that is used is built entirely for the "in between" age child~thus the 'tween scene. The Bible study focuses on real Bible heroes and helps children know how to make good choices, and face difficult situations all the while being scripturally sound and Bible based. The class decor is "really cool" with colorful Christian posters and "neat" seating to give them a comfortable atmosphere but not the typical school-type table and chairs.
  • VBS 2010
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    • Mark your calendar for July 18-22. Saddle up for VBS 2010 where kids will be ridin' the range and roundin' up questions like, "What is God's plan for me?" or "How can I be like Jesus?" At the end of the day, they'll discover that God's Word has all the answers.
    • Click here to download the VBS Registration Form
  • GA's: Girls in Action
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    • GA is a missions education program for girls in grades 1-6. The program includes praying for missions, learning about missions, doing missions, developing spiritually toward a missions lifestyle and participating in the work of the church in supporting missions.
  • RA's: Royal Ambassadors
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    • What is Royal Ambassadors?
      Royal Ambassadors (RA) is for boys in grades 1-6. RA is a Bible-centered, church based, Southern Baptist mission education organization. The RA Motto, “We are Ambassadors for Christ,” not only gives the organization its name, but also gives boys and leaders a lifestyle goal. For more information contact: John Hook, RA Director 369-8556
  • Wacky Wednesday
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    • Buckle up for a sightseeing road trip along "Route 254" where serious fun can be found at every stop. As we travel across America, kids will learn that by choosing God as their guide, they'll arrive at the ultimate destination...a relationship with Jesus!
      
      Our sightseeing road trip will be there the last three Wednesdays of June and the first Wednesday of July from 9:00-12:00.
    • Click here to download the Wacky Wednesday Registration Form
  • Parent's Night Out
    • Once a quarter the Preschool/Children's Council provides a special time of food, activities, movie and playground time for our children while their parents have a special "date" night. This night provides the children with a great time of fun with their friends while their parents are enjoying a special time together.
  • Up Coming Events

• Youth

  • Purpose statement
    • Connect
      • Connect to God: Sunday school (9:45 AM each Sunday; 3rd floor of FBC at "The Stoplight")
      • Connect to others: concerts, conferences, campfire meetings, Guitar Praise...
      • Connect others to God: weekly outreach at Skateway in Franklin each Wednesday night from 7-9 PM
    • Grow
      • Grow closer to God and each other: small group study every other Sunday (each Sunday; 3rd floor of FBC at "The Stoplight")
    • Serve
      • Serve God by serving others

• Special Friends

  • History
    • The Special Friends Sunday School Class is a special needs class. It was the idea of Lamar King--the Minister of Education at First Baptist Church in 1991. This class met in the "Old Fire House" across the street from the church every Sunday morning. The original enrollment was 8 members (all are still attending) with 3 or 4 "workers" (the people who work with them) and 3 leaders. Today we have a faithful attendance of 38 with 8-10 "workers" and 5 leaders.

• Missions

  • Missions Overview
    • First Baptist Church has always been a mission-minded church. This has been demonstrated through it's involvement in starting ten churches in Macon County and one in Georgia.
      
      Through mission education as well as missions involvement, we have continued to obey Jesus' Great Commission, "Go Ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you.
      
      Members at First Baptist Church are involved in community, state, national, and international missions activities. The Woman's Missionary Union and the Baptist Men (a.k.a The Brotherhood) offer opportunities for involvement for all age groups.
  • Helping Hands
    • Helping Hands is a Baptist Men's organization who help with disaster relief ,construction, and repairs needed for our church members who need special routine 'handyman' type repairs. Call the church office to request assistance.
  • CareNet--3rd and 1
    • First Baptist supports the local food bank, CareNet. The third Sunday of each month, canned food and non-perishable food is collected and donated to CareNet.
  • Pregnancy Center
    • First Baptist supports the Smokey Mountain Pregnancy Center through the baby-bottle campaign.
  • Kid's Place
  • Picking on the Square
    • Each month during the summer, Franklin hosts Pickin' on the Square just down the street from First Baptist. With hundreds of people literally at our doorstep, we cannot pass up such an incredible opportunity to show them the love of our Lord! Come join us as we serve the children of our community through balloon animals, face painting, and crafts!
  • Free Market
    • We live in tough times. In order to meet the needs of the community, First Baptist provides free quality clothing, household items, and toys.
  • Hiker's Breakfast
    • Franklin, NC is at mile 106.6 on the Appalachian Trail. Each Spring, about one thousand hikers come into town. Since FBC is in the middle of town next to a variety of hotels, we have taken the opportunity to feed hikers a free breakfast here at the church. For the past few years over 300 hikers come to the twenty-one day event. Because of the breakfast, hikers from all over the world get fed physically and spiritually. Our theme is Mark 8:8, "They ate and they were satisfied."
  • Women's Missionary Union
    • Woman on Mission is the organization for the women of FBC to learn and grow in mission endeavors. Each group is named after a missionary or person who was a mission pioneer. Currently, we have three circles: Men and Women on Mission meets the first Thursday night each month at 6:30 PM. Carol Waldroop is the leader. Hyldah Shepherd meets the first Tuesday each month at 1:30 PM. Mildred Swafford is the leader. Linda Johnson meets the second Thursday each month at 2:00 PM.