The First Baptist Church of Wallingford

First Baptist Church
Wallingford, CT
203-269-4796
office@fbcwlfd.org

Fellowship @ First Baptist

The Coach of Fellowship’s general responsibilities include coordinating ministries that promote and strengthen the fellowship of believers. These responsibilities include budgetary support and tactical planning.

At First Baptist Church many opportunities for fellowship exist. Every Sunday the Service Station Café is open before church during the Sunday School hour and after the service ends. Coffee, tea, soft drinks, and light snacks are available in the Fellowship Hall. Luncheons also occur after some Sunday services depending upon the church calendar. Other church-wide meals, such as the annual Thanksgiving dinner, offer further fellowship opportunities.

Small groups and meetings promote the fellowship ministry within First Baptist Church. Junior Baptist Youth Group (Jr. BYG) and Radical Youth (Sr. High and College age) are geared toward meeting the needs of our younger members. Jr. BYG consists of junior high school members, and Sr. BYG is made up of high school-aged students. Both ministries engage its members in a variety of age-appropriate bible study, community/mission service, and fellowship activities. A Young Adults Group, appropriate for post high school graduate, college-aged, and newly married adults in addition to a Women’s Group are also available.

The fellowship ministry also provides visitation to members or prospective members. Members who are elderly, shut-in, hospitalized, or unable to attend church functions may choose to receive visitors from First Baptist Church if they so wish.

The fellowship ministry also provides meals to members who are coping with a short-term personal crisis, such as an illness, recent birth of a child, or death of a family member.

If you have any questions about receiving services from any of the aforementioned fellowship ministries or are interested in volunteering please contact Lisa Fekete, Coach of Fellowship, by e-mail at: fellowship@fbcwlfd.org.

There are many things going on, and we hope that at least one is something that you’ll enjoy being part of!

More events will be posted as they come up--stay tuned!

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Save the Date! The Annual All-Church Picnic will be September 12 (the Sunday after Labor Day). It will be fun to start off the fall season with Rally Day in the morning and a picnic in the afternoon!

There are some opportunities to help with preparations:

Pray for great weather
Set Up Crew
Food Coordinator(s)
Clean Up Crew

Talk to Joe or Stephanie Sanders if you’d like to help out at (203) 294-4359 or sjsanders@snet.net . The more people involved in planning, the more fun it will be!

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Women’s Ministry - Upcoming Events

Events Coming Soon:

Women's Book Discussion is not meeting in July and August. We are inviting FBC women to read the book, "The Help", by Katherine Stockett. It is long, so we thought that summer would be a good time to invite people to read it. A discussion of the book will be held Saturday, September 25 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Cindy Holland-Toftness' house, 1 Laura Lane, Wallingford. If you have questions or need directions, please call Cindy at 203-265-7594. Happy summer reading.

Ongoing Events:

Women’s Sunday Morning Group (does not meet in summer and will resume on Sunday, September 12) - This is an informal group for our busy women that meets from 9-9:30 a.m. in the CE Wing Meeting Room in back of the Library for a time of fellowship, perhaps a brief devotional, and prayer. Please join us!
Walk and Fellowship - This group is not meeting right now--may begin again soon.
Women’s Guild - Will not be meeting iJuly and August. Our next meeting will be September 9, 2010 in the Gold Room. Have a nice summer!

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