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ENEWS for April 19, 2016
From the Pastor's Pen..

This past Sunday God really challenged us through His Word to look at our faith. As I said Sunday, our faith is to have movement to it. We looked at the mystery of our faith how we live with dependence upon God, and finally we celebrated the might of our faith as we see it only takes the faith of the mustard seed for God to do amazing things through His People. (Mark 4:21-34) I pray you your faith has been strengthened by the teaching of His Word this week. Sunday night we were challenged by the next generation to place our faith and trust in Jesus and to life a life full of faith, hope, and love. If you missed either of these, they are available through our LiveStream on our website. 

Sunday also marked a new beginning for our church as our personnel team has unanimously recommended the hiring of Dr. Zach Zettler as our new Equipping Pastor. You can read his bio on our Facebook page or pick up a copy in the office. I hope you will celebrate with us as we seek to impact the Kingdom through Dr. Zettler coming on board. If you are wondering why we changed the title Associate Pastor of Education, it is a better fit for all that he will bring to our church family. He will oversee the equipping of our church family in three primary areas. Through helping people understand and embrace membership, through helping grow through spiritual maturity, and challenging our faith family through a comprehensive approach to missions both local and global. In a nutshell Zach will lead First Baptist Church Biloxi in equipping through membership, maturity, and missions. You will have a chance to ask questions to our personnel team on Sunday night during our monthly business meeting. Then on May 1, we will hear Dr. Zettler share his testimony in the morning worship service and we will have the opportunity to affirm the personnel teams work through a vote of affirmation. 

One last thing, Sunday night is also our Starting Point Membership Summit. We are inviting all of our new members and people who are praying through joining our faith family to come and hear about what we believe as a church, what are the belong statements that define us, and how you can become a part of our faith family. If you are interested in coming (even if you have been a member for a while) please sign up on our website by clicking here. We will provide dinner for your family and also childcare if needed.  I am so excited to see what God is doing through His People here at First Baptist. 

The church isn't the building, it's A People! Invite someone to join you on your spiritual journey! 
 

For the Gospel

Pastor Smokey 






Church Picnic

Come join us for the first annual Church Picnic on May 1 at Lighthouse Park in downtown Biloxi. It will start immediately after our Sunday morning worship service. Bring your own tents, tables and chairs and have a great time of fellowship with your church family. We will be grilling hamburgers and hotdogs and providing water for everyone. This is an exciting event for your Sunday Morning Bible Study groups to share in fellowship and build community. We are encouraging Sunday Morning Small groups to bring sides and desserts to share together. In your Small Group rooms this Sunday there will be a sheet to aid in coordinating what to bring. There will be games for everyone including ultimate frisbee, volleyball, and other beach games, Along with a bike parade for the preschoolers and younger children. There is a playground for the children to play on at Lighthouse Park. PrimeTimers are welcome to enjoy the day under the "PrimeTimers Pavillion" where seating will be provided. This is a great time for community and fellowship with our church family. We need lots of volunteers to make this happen and would love for you to help! If you are interested in helping with the event please email one of the following:

Music and Tech       Kerry Jenkins    kjenkins@fbcbiloxi.org
Food Team              Darrell Galey     galeyd@bellsouth.net
Recreation               Brett Buckland   bbuckland@fbcbiloxi.org
Children's Activities Peggy Brock      pbrock@fbcbiloxi.org
Set Up/Clean Up     Lester Walker    lester.walker@hotmail.com
Parking/Security      Andy Carpenter bahamania@aol.com

Chick-fil-A Fundraiser

Come support the students as they raise money for their Echo Choir Tour and their summer camp! Spirit Night will be April 25.
Student Carwash

Our Student Carwash will be April 30 at the church from 8AM to Noon. It is completely FREE! Invite everyone you know!
High School Night

Come join us for High School Night April 23 from 5pm to 8pm. We will be having a movie night. You don't want to miss it Meet at IHOP at 5pm for dinner and then we will go see God's Not Dead 2 at the Grand, D'iberville. Cost is 20 dollars all inclusive.
Vacation Bible School

We cannot pull off an amazing VBS without great volunteers. We need you!  VBS is June 13-17 Contact Mary or Peggy for more info.

Leader organizational meeting will be May 5 at 6pm.
Centrikid

JUNE 24-26, 2016

Attention 5th and 6th graders
Centrikid is coming fast and we would love for you to come! We have limited availability so make your reservation TODAY! Contact Mary at mrosonet@fbcbiloxi.org



ZIP Camp

Zip Camp is a three day camp for completed 3rd and 4th graders! It will be at First Baptist Church Biloxi and will be on July 19-21! Call the Church office for more details.
Ladies Softball League

Join the Ladies Softball League by signing up at the Connection Center. Women ages 13 and up can play! The season starts May 23.
Beacon Keepers 

Beacon Keepers is Thursday April 28, at 11:30am at McElroys on the Beach.
Men's Breakfast

Join us Sunday April 24 at 8am for a time of fellowship with other men. Breakfast will be provided and we will also have a short devotional. 


Starting Point

Our next Starting Point membership information class will be April 24. If you are interested in joining the church and want to learn more information about First Baptist Church Biloxi sign up today! Email Fonda in the church office to make reservations (fskelton@fbcbiloxi.org) or go online to the website and register!
LiveStream

Check out our live stream page for past sermons! 
Checking-In

Did you know that one of the most effective ways for people to hear about FBC Biloxi is from you? We are asking that whenever you come to church to check-in on Facebook. This will help spread the word about whats going on at our church!

Echo Choir 

Echo Student Choir Mission Trip 2016
St. Louis, MO
June 4 - 12th 
Partnering with First Baptist Church in preparation of Crossover 2016, where volunteers will come from across the country to help churches in the St. Louis area execute ministry projects.  Not only will the students be performing, they also will be assisting in a variety of work projects in the community of Mascoutah and preparing for the Block Party by attending special training and evangelism classes. 

Cost: $275
Deposit: $75 non-refundable, non-transferable DUE ON April 24th. 

Online Giving

Online giving is an option that provides you a convenient way to give at times other than during Sunday worship services.  Online giving also is a way for you to contribute when you are unable to attend services.  With online giving, you may make contributions to the general fund, or designated gifts to any of the Church's restricted funds, which are for specific needs.
Don't miss these important dates:

April 24
Our regularly scheduled business meeting will be held on Sunday, April 24 at 5pm with discussion and questions you would like to direct to the personnel committee concerning the new Equipping Pastor ( Previously the Associate Pastor of Education)


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