Serving Together in Jesus’ Name- FBC Enews

FBC Enews: July 1, 2026

This Sunday – July 5th – 9:30 a.m.

Message: “The Church in Motion: Jesus at the Center”

Sips & Scripture Bible Study has begun and will continue through July 30th on Thursdays at 9:00 am at Eastbrook Lucabe. Make plans to join us!

LIGHT Ladies Event: The musical “Church Basement Ladies” will be presented at Willow Leaves of Hope mid-August. We are making plans to attend the evening dinner and play on Friday, August 14. The musical comedy follows ladies in a Midwestern church in their relationships as they organize meals and solve problems in their rural community. Tickets for the play and dinner are $40. Groups of 6 or more must pay in advance. Therefore, if you want to attend please give your money to Judy Rhude by the deadline of Sunday, July 5. Make checks payable to Willow Leaves of Hope. We need to move quickly to assure tickets for our group. Feel free to invite other ladies in the congregation or any other friend.

Children’s Church: Our kids are growing, and we need you! If you have a heart for children and want to make a lasting difference, we’d love to have you join our Children’s Church team. You can help our kids discover the love of Jesus in a fun, engaging, and life-changing way! See Pastor Tyler for more information!

Forward in Faith Update: Plans have now been finalized with contractors, and our sanctuary technology renovation is scheduled to begin in July. We will worship in the sanctuary through Sunday, July 12. On July 19, July 26, and likely August 2, worship will be held in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you in advance for your flexibility during this time. Construction and renovation always bring some disruption, but they also remind us that we are tending something meaningful together. This is not just about updating a building. It is about stewarding a place where lives are shaped, where worship is offered, and where God continues to meet us as a church family.

Coffee Fellowship: There will be no coffee fellowship in July due to the Forward in Faith project in the sanctuary.

Sunday Suppers: Join us for Sunday Suppers on July 26 and August 30. This will be a time to meet in someone’s home and share a meal with others in our FBC Family who we may not know as well as we should. Sign up at the Gathering Place to host or attend. All are welcome!

Love Packaging is a program that recycles Christian material to provide free Christian literature to pastors, missionaries, and teachers in developing countries with the aim of spreading the gospel. This would include Sunday school material, devotionals and inspiration materials, etc. There is now a box in the library downstairs for any donations. For any questions, contact Dortha Anderson, our librarian.

Mark Your Calendar! Sunday, September 27th from 1-4 pm will be our “Hot Diggity” Fall Gathering at the Whittingtons. Be sure to put this on your calendar!

2026 Altar Flower Sign-up is Available: If you would like to have flowers placed up front in honor or memory of a loved one, please sign up at the Gathering Place for the appropriate week, then contact the church office at [email protected] to let us know any preferences. The cost for flowers is now $60. Please mark your envelope “Altar Flowers” and include your name so that we know payment has been received.

2026 Scripture Readers Schedule: Sign up at the Gathering Place to read scripture for 2026. A reader is needed for July 12th. All are invited to participate!

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THIS WEEK:

Tuesday:

Prayer Shawls (11:00 AM)

Wednesday:

Prayer Room Group (12:30 PM)

Thursday:

Sips & Scripture @ Eastbrook Lucabe (9:00 AM)

Friday:

Office Closed for July 4th

PRAYER CONCERNS:

Kristy Engel update. Pray for her foot to continue to heal. She has made recent trips to churches and conferences in Italy, Jordan and Bolivia. Pray for her future travels to churches and conferences this summer/fall. To see her recent update go to: https://mailchi.mp/internationalministries/summer-2026-updates-14205492?e=bb7afcf8cd

Our Missionaries: Barbara & Dwight Bolick, Kristy Engel, Corenne & Philip Smith, Deby Witmer, Carlos Bonilla and Mayra Giovanetti.

Our military service members and their families

Victims of war and efforts towards peace around the world

Victims of national tragedies and disasters

Love Chapel: Clients, Volunteers, Brighter Days, Pantry

FBC congregant prayer concerns: Julia Casey, Claude Wright, Dennis Orwin, Harold Simpson, Lyman & Corbie Snyder, Marsha Daugherty, Carol Burton, Rollin Strode, Mandy Reed, Bill & Lois Griffith, Janet Bailey, Dorothy Abney, Susan Carter, Tim Pickup, Priscilla & Roger Day, Bobbie & John Walker, Daryl & Dot McMath, Jenny Wilkerson, John & Liz Lipson, Jon Carlstrom, Marge Betz, Anita Burton, Dick & Beth Miller, Ramona Harlow, Anita Yancey, Allen Rea, Larry Alexander, and Roger & Ben Glick and all persons who are homebound & in nursing care centers.