Beacon

First Baptist Church Montgomery

bring them in...build them up...send them out

Volume 72 | Week of August 25, 2019 | Number 34

Do you know your ABCs? Can you share them with others?
Join Jay as he teaches the

ABC’s of Evangelism
Sundays through October 20
4:30 pm | 413
A Practical Guide to Sharing Your Faith

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MONTGOMERY

TEAM NIGHT
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
6:15 pm • Main Sanctuary
Bring your team and wear your jersey
or favorite school colors for this special,
back-to-school event featuring...

a powerful testimony by

SIRAN STACY
former All-American tail back for The
University of Alabama football team

and special music by

www.montgomeryfbc.org/
teamnight BIG YAE
an American Christian hip hop musician
305 South Perry Street / Montgomery, AL 36104 from Montgomery
334.834.6310 / [email protected]

www.montgomeryfbc.org | Office: 334.834.6310 | Prayer Line: 334.834.4585

 Our Building Projects to
Commence Soon!
On behalf of the Building Committee, I am grateful
for each FBC family that has pledged support for
the BuildTOGETHER campaign. And, for those who
haven’t made a pledge, there’s still time! With nearly
$3.5 million pledged to date and $517,763.62 given,
we are ready to begin two renovation projects and
we continue to plan for the new FBC Caring Center.
You will soon see the Media Center and Main Sanctuary foyer areas transformed
into a construction zone. This project is estimated to take 10-12 weeks to
complete. The result will create a more open foyer area that facilitates welcome,
fellowship and openness for all who come to God’s First Family.
The renovation of the first floor of the Miller Building, on Adams Avenue, will
also begin within the next month. That area will become the worship and
education space for our vibrant International Ministry.
We continue to refine the design of the new Caring Center to replace the
deteriorating Huff Community Ministries Building. Based on the input of our
FBC family, we have an initial exterior design that incorporates many elements
of our existing buildings and makes the Caring Center congruent with our
beautiful FBC campus. The
demolition of the current
structures and construction
of the new Caring Center
will be considered by
the Architectural Review
Board on August 27th.
Please join us in praying
that our project is
approved without delay so
we can build a functional Caring Center that will allow us to more effectively
meet the physical and spiritual needs of those less fortunate in the heart of
downtown and beyond for many years to come.
Thank you for your financial and prayer support of these building and
renovation projects. It is my prayer that we will create buildings and spaces
that serve as God’s Great Commission and Great Commandment ministry
tools to build His Kingdom for His glory and for our good!

With gratitude,
Justin Aday | Building Committee Chairman

FBC Faithfulness | Sunday, August 18, 2019

ATTENDANCE
Bible Fellowship Enrollment 5165 | Bible Fellowship Attendance 1648
Weekly Attendance 2060 | Discipleship Attendance 905

OFFERING
Required Weekly $131,730.76 | Received Sunday $69,669.48
Required To Date $4,347,115.08 | Received To Date $3,904,552.87
Building Fund Sunday $12,465.00 | Building Fund to Date $517,763.62
Under Budget | $515,944.15
Under Budget | $442,562.21
 First Family Fellowship
Sunday, September 1
5:30 pm :: Fellowship Hall
Bring your favorite vegetable, salad or dessert to be
paired with hamburgers and hot dogs. Join us for a
time of prayer, praise and a nutritious message during
our annual Labor Day Fellowship.

Ministry Announcements
Preschool Ministry
The Preschool Ministry is looking for individuals or couples to love our
preschoolers! Volunteers are still needed at 8:30 and 9:45 am. The only
requirement is you be available one Sunday a month. Only 12 times for the
entire year! If you are willing to get some sweet hugs and love, contact Nancie
McQueen at 241.5166 or go by the Preschool Desk on Sunday.

Children’s Ministry
All first graders and their families are invited to join us for The Big Church Tour
on Sunday, September 8 at 12:15 pm in the fellowship hall. During this time you
will be given information about our Children’s Ministry, meet with Jay, and get a
tour of the church. RSVP for lunch and the tour online at www.montgomeryfbc.
org/event-registration or by contacting Tiffany Alewine at 241.5165 by
Wednesday, September 4. Childcare will be provided for younger siblings during
the tour. You also don’t want to miss the evening service on Sunday, September 8
as we present all of our first graders with Bibles.

College Ministry
College Students...Join us for ELEVATE on Tuesday, August 27 at 8:00 pm
in the youth center with free dinner served from 7:15 to 7:45 pm. For more
information, contact Ryan Gray at 241.5162 or [email protected].

Adult Ministry
Join Jay for a new round of his Pastor’s Class beginning Sunday, September 8 at
10:00 am in the main sanctuary. The 13-week class, open to everyone, will be
an overview of the Bible.

Senior Adult Ministry

The JOY Singers will resume rehearsals on Monday, September 9 at 10:00 am
in the Stakely Choir Suite. Everyone is welcome! For more information, contact
Kenny Hoomes at 241.5182 or [email protected].

Join us for the Senior Adult Bar-B-Que on Thursday, September 12 at 5:00 pm

at Sweet Creek Farm Market. Tickets, $6 per person, will be on sale Sunday in
your Bible Fellowship Group or call Mary Virginia Crum at 241.5180. Deadline
to buy tickets is September 8.

First Family Dinner | Wednesday, August 28

No reservations required!

Adult & Children’s Meal: Baked Chicken, Rice, Vegetable, Roll,

Salad, Dessert

Adult Family Meal – $5; Child’s Meal (12 & under) – $3
Maximum Family Amount – $20 (immediate family only)
 WMU
Drop by their table in the foyer this Sunday
to find out more about this ministry.

Save the Date for the

Grandparenting MATTERS! Seminar New Members
on Friday, November 8 and By Baptism
Saturday, November 9. More details
Mr. Asim Kundu
coming soon. 2349 Promenade Blvd Apt 11
Montgomery, AL 36106

Missions Ministry By Letter/Statement of Faith

Dr. Stephen Hicks
Supplies are needed for the 2200 Vaughn Lakes Blvd Apt 2633
September Cuba Mission Project. Montgomery, AL 36117
Please drop off the following items Mr. Jonathan Sawtelle
at the Scott Street entrance: razors; Mrs. Jonathan Sawtelle (Kristina)
15 Chapel Hill Street | Pike Road, AL 36064
shaving cream; regular sized
Mr. Greg Steele
deodorants, shampoos and soap; Mrs. Greg Steele (Pam)
toothbrushes; and toothpaste. For 225 Ashton Park | Millbrook, AL 36054
more information, contact Kathy
Cooper at 241.5125 or kcooper@ Our Church Family
montgomeryfbc.org. If you would like to add someone to the prayer
list, contact Carolyn Bryan at 241.5120.
On September 8 through 15 we will Sympathy Extended to
remember the lives of “Two Spiritual Mr. & Mrs. Vance Bailey (Carol) in the death of
Giants,” as we pray for the work of his mother
Alabama Baptists, and give through Baptist South
the Myers-Mallory State Missions Joe Overton • Tom McGregor
Offering. Your gifts will help Encompass
support these Great Commission Kathleen McGaughy
Ministries: Alabama WMU, UAB Medical Center
Disaster Relief, Church Planting, Carol Winstead
Church Revitalization and Global Congratulations Extended to
Partnership Missions. Our church Rev. & Mrs. Justin Law (Anslee) in the birth of
goal is $20,000. a daughter

Music Ministry
Our Sanctuary Choir will soon begin
preparations for the 2019 Living Christmas Tree! Now is the time to be part of
this wonderful experience. Our LCT Kickoff is on Wednesday, September 4 at
6:35 pm in the Roper Choir Suite, located just behind the fellowship hall. For more
information, contact Denise Holland at 241.5150 or dholland@montgomeryfbc.
org.

Community Ministries
The Caring Center needs volunteers from 3:00 to 4:30 pm on Monday through
Thursday and 8:30 to 11:30 am on Friday. For more information, contact Jessie
Jacobs at [email protected] or 662.231.8485.

Make a difference in the life of a child through our Tutoring Program.

We need YOU to help children in kindergarten through middle school on
Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:45 pm beginning September 4. If interested, attend
the Tutoring Workshop on Wednesday, August 28 from 5:30 to 6:45 pm in the
Huff Building. We also need van drivers! For more information, contact Viki
Brant at 334.467.4449.
 Fall 2019 Discipleship Classes
Sundays
August 11 through November 17
Wednesdays
August 14 through November 20
For a complete list of classes, visit
www.montgomeryfbc.org/discipleship

Thank you for your faithful participation! If you have

not yet made your commitment, it’s not too late.
Your Gift Will Make A Difference!

PLEDGED TO DATE: $3,356,068.00

BUILDTOGETHER
Commitment cards are available in the sanctuary foyers or online at
www.montgomeryfbc.org/build-together

Are you sensing a call to volunteer in the prison ministry? If so, we are hosting
a training session for prison ministry volunteers on Saturday, September 14 from
8:00 am to noon in the fellowship hall. For more information, contact Chaplain
Carl Fisher at [email protected] or 334.580.0458.

Churchwide News & Events

Will you be away from FBC on Sunday? Then join us Sunday at 11:00
am as we broadcast our service live on the FBC app and website (www.
montgomeryfbc.org/livestream) as well as our main Facebook page, First
Baptist Church Montgomery (@montgomeryfirstbaptist).

Become a Friendship Family for an AUM international student through Baptist

Campus Ministries. Friendship Families welcome students by sharing meals,
taking them to events, helping them adjust to American life while being the
hands and feet of Jesus. You could make an eternal impact on a student’s
life. Attending the welcome dinner on Friday, September 6 at the AUM
BCM is mandatory. For an application, contact Carolyn Bryan at cbryan@
montgomeryfbc.org or 241.5120.
 Montgomery, AL 36104
305 South Perry Street
This week at FBC
For the complete calendar, visit
www.montgomeryfbc.org.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

montgomery
Sunday, August 25
8:30 Worship Service
Prayer Room in Media Center
9:45 Bible Fellowship Groups
11:00 Worship Service
Prayer Room in Media Center
International Worship Service
4:30 ABCs of Evangelism
Parenting: Created to Connect
5:00 Children’s Missions
Discipleship Classes
One Heart/One Voice Choirs
6:15 Gospel Sing
7:30 Alaska Cruise Meeting
Monday, August 26
Morning Worship (8:30 & 11:00 am)

Call to Worship | Sanctuary Orchestra

5:15 Sanctuary Bells Rehearsal
Sweet Beulah Land | Sanctuary Choir
5:30 Deacon’s Meeting
Down at the Cross
Men’s Bible Study Joel Galloway, Lottie Monroe & Missy Morgan
Tuesday,August 27 Message | Jay Wolf
7:00 Narcotics Anonymous Prayer Room
8:00 College Ministry: Elevate Brian West (Children’s Ministry)

Wednesday, August 28 Evening Worship (6:15 pm)

2:15 Student Ministry: Baldwin Bible Study
4:45 First Family Dinner Gospel Sing
5:30 Sanctuary Orchestra Rehearsal
Tutoring Workshop
5:45 Preschool & Children’s Choirs CrossRoads
Discipleship: Positive Parenting
6:00 First Family Prayer Time Broadcast Schedule
6:30 Student Ministry: Powerhouse Watch the sermon at the time below or
Discipleship: DivorceCare online at www.montgomeryfbc.org.
6:35 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
Frazer Channel 13 (Montgomery & Prattville)
Thursday, August 29 Brighthouse Channel 122 (Elmore County)
Sunday, 1:30 pm (full hour) & 6:00 pm
Friday, August 30 Tuesday, 8:00 pm; Thursday, 1:30 pm & 6:00 pm
6:45 Friday Morning Men’s Group
Saturday, August 31 WSFA-TV Channel 12 | Sunday, 10:30 am
7:00 Narcotics Anonymous
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