Post on 26-Apr-2022
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
729 Ocean Boulevard St. Simons Island, GA 31522-5018
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Supporting Ministry Together as of August 29, 2021
Year to Date Need $505,308
Year to Date Given $469,358
CHURCH STAFF
Rev. Michael Jennings, Minister of Worship
Michael@fbcssi.org
Rev. Justin Moser, Associate and Youth Minister Justin@fbcssi.org
Ms. Rachel Sherron, Minister of Children & Families
Rachel@fbcssi.org
Mr. John Harper, Organist
Mrs. Faith Hamilton-Trent, Pianist
Ms. Barbara Burke, Administrator Admin@fbcssi.org
Mrs. Alicia Shell, Preschool Director
preschool@fbcssi.org
Mrs. Mary Lee Brown, Church Accountant Accounting@fbcssi.org
Ms. Cindy Gagliano, Admin. Asst.
adminassist@fbcssi.org
Ms. Alix McHale, Audio/Media Specialist
Phone: 912-638-3337 Fax: 912-638-5793 www.fbcssi.org
OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Closed Holidays
Please remember, your faithfulness in giving is still important.
There are several ways to give your tithes and offerings:
Online at fbcssi.org
By mail to 729 Ocean Blvd., SSI 31522
September Mission House Guests
September 9-10: Steve and Kristi Knight, from McDonough, GA, with their adult daughter. The Knights have spent 19 years in SE Asia working with churches and indigenous church planters in a city of 4 million, as well as out in the village areas, training and discipling them. Their home church is Idlewild BC in Tampa, FL.
September 12-17: Josh and Kerri Johnson from the Bronx, NY. The Johnsons are NAMB missionaries serving at Graffiti 2 Community Ministries in Bronx, NY. Josh is the assistant director and leads the G2Helps programs that mainly serves homeless and people struggling with addiction. Kerri is the Graffiti 2 Works Director. Her main goals are running a micro-enterprise, teach ESL and adult literacy. Their home church is Graffiti 2 Baptist Church, Bronx, NY. September 19-24: LaCount and Anna Anderson from Rocky Mount, NC. The Andersons are CBF field personnel serving in the most impoverished areas of Northeastern NC. They work in the area of counseling those in poverty, food relief, agricultural missions and in after school tutoring. Their home church is Lakeside Baptist Church, Rocky Mount, NC,
September 26– Oct 1: Rich and Judy Reid from Waxhaw, NC. The Reids have worked with Wycliffe Bible Translators since 1981. Their home church is Forest Hill in Waxhaw, NC.
Our vision is to be a family of believers
sharing God’s love and grace with all people.
September 2021 Volume 67 Number 9
First Baptist Church of St. Simons Island 729 Ocean Boulevard | St. Simons Island, GA 31522 | www.fbcssi.org
Pastor Search Committee News
Chad & Diane Bailey check out dresses from their fabric. Bailey
Boys and Diane Bailey Designs donated bolts of fabric to the
Dorcus Group for Dress a Girl Around the World.
Billy Gomez is busy sewing her
3,000+ dress from the donation!
Check out what is going on with the Dorcus Group
The Pastor Search Committee has conferred with Bill Wilson at the Center For Healthy Churches and
we have concluded that, given the changing COVID dynamics, we are going to defer our first church
wide meeting with Bill from 9/8 to 10/6.
Our revised schedule of Wednesday meetings with Bill Wilson will be as follows:
10/6 – Create Church Profile (List Core Positives)
11/3 – Gather Church Data (List Trends/Challenges)
12/1 – Create Pastor Candidate Profile (Identify Key Traits)
If you have any questions, please contact the church office.
Enjoy a few pictures of kids on
their first day of school. .
Pray for our families and
schools this fall.
What a difference a month can make! It seemed just yesterday that we were neck deep in plans for the
school year and excited about kicking off our new Wednesday night format. Then things went
sideways! But that hasn’t lessened our enthusiasm for the future. Yes, we are having to push some
things back a bit, but we are still excited about the journey we are on as a church and the future that is
just beyond the horizon. Church leadership will continue to assess the COVID situation in our
community and attempt to make prudent, wise, and thoughtful decisions each step of the way.
Regardless of how the future unfolds, our hope and prayer is that we would continue to demonstrate
our devotion to Christ through our unyielding love and grace we show each other and our
community.
Both our Youth breakfast on Wednesday mornings and our Wednesday night youth bible study are
tentatively scheduled to begin again on October 6. Please continue to pray for our students as they are
still in the early stages of yet another school year surrounded with uncertainty. Pray not only that
they’d be able to survive this school year, but also shine the light of Christ’s peace and love to those
around them.
From the Minister of Children and Families by Rachel Sherron
From the Associate and Youth Minister by Rev. Justin Moser
We had a blast at
Water Day!
BACK TO SCHOOL AT FBP
When First Baptist Preschool first opened in 2018, we had 48 children in attendance. This year we opened our door to 72 Lil Fish, including 22 new families! We currently only have 1 spot open in our 3s classroom. Our Lil Fish have been busy getting to know their new friends, teachers and classroom routine.
With all the yucky stuff going on in the world, sometimes you just wanna get away....maybe go for boat ride or ride a horsey! So we ordered some new toys for the playground thanks to a generous donation from JR’s Ice Cream.
Although we had to cancel our 2nd annual Splash Bash fundraiser due to COVID, JR’s Ice Cream still wanted to make a donation to FBP! Our Lil Fish are loving the 2 new rocking horses and the boat. The boat also doubles as a walking bridge to help our littlest fish learn to climb up and down stairs safely.
This month we also hosted a tricycle safety day and school bus day. There is nothing cuter than a toddler in a giant helmet! School Bus Day was a bright, fun and sunny day here at FBP and just what we all needed. We sang songs, made crafts and even got to “ride” in a school bus.
It’s going to be a great year at FBP and we thank you in advance for all your prayers, love and support.
From the Preschool Director by Alicia Shell