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From Pastor Rick

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February 4, 2025


Dear Church family,

Sunday was another extraordinary day of worship at First Baptist. God poured out His grace upon us, and many people joined our growing fellowship. Those include Ian Kinder by letter, Donnivan Clausen by statement, Nora Prater, daughter of Cliff and Mindy Prater, by profession of faith. Turney and Christin Coulter with their children, Hallee and Harper, by statement. Paulo, Rebecca, Nathan, and Christal Estrada joined by statement, Anthony and Amy Ruiz by statement and their children, Elijah, and Gabby. Pray we can help assimilate each of these new members into the life of our church.


As the New Building Committee continues to collaborate with architects to develop plans for the new building, the time has come for us to enter a capital campaign. At our last quarterly business meeting, the church voted to work with Chuck Klein of Impact Stewardship to lead this campaign. Our theme is For Generations: uniting, building, reaching. It is taken from Psalm 78:4, “…tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the LORD.” Sunday morning, I shared with you the challenge of this campaign being much more than raising money for a new building, it is a spiritual journey allowing God to lead us in accomplishing His plan for our church and the coming generations. Sunday morning, I introduced our leadership team. If you were not present, please find their names below:


Co-Campaign Directors: Steve Colwick and Mike Tandy 

Program Managers: Ed Grizzle and Gary Whittle 

Events Team Leader: Rodney Cavett

Vision Gathering Coordinators: John & Jenny Stadler

Early Commitment Coordinators: Debra Cavett, Sharon Driskill, Adele Matthews, Ben & Veronica Welch

Education Team Leader: Bryan Anderson

Adult Stewardship Coordinators: Woody Martin

Student Stewardship Coordinators: Hayden Gilliam

Children’s Stewardship Coordinator: Tina Hudson

Creative Giving Coordinators: Blayne Baley, Tim Cline, Ryan Laudermill

Prayer Coordinator: Pat Walsh

Media Team Leader: Stacy Newman

Design, Video, Web, and Social Media Coordinators: Ian Kinder and Jennifer Newman

Follow-Up Coordinators: Kim Lewis and Jennifer Newman


Pray diligently for our staff and leadership teams as we plan and communicate the needs to our church membership and attendees.


Continue to pray for many of our church members and others in our community who are struggling with the flu. This has been an extremely difficult few weeks for many families. Hopefully, the warmer weather will bring some relief to what seems almost epidemic-like sickness in our county.


This Sunday morning be sure to stop by the FFLC Gym for Students’ Souper Bowl Fundraiser. Pick up your favorite soup to-go and then stop by the dessert auction table. I know you will enjoy the food, and your gifts will help our students attend camps and mission trips.


In His love,

Pastor Rick