Sunday's donations toward the Souper Bowl of Caring project for our food ministry totaled over $330. Well done! First Baptist continues to be a leader in our community in meeting needs with love.
Sunday Worship
- 11:00 AM
What You Can Expect at First Baptist
- Hope, Encouragement, Acceptance, Truth, Relationship, Caring, Jesus
Words to Describe FBC
- Family, Growing, Multi-Generational, Mission, Vision, Dreams, Movement, Faith, Love, Imperfect, Becoming
Operation Blessing
February 21, 2008
November 13, 2007
Fill the Storehouse
First Baptist Church is a leader in this community in meeting needs with love. Whether it is hosting the Family Shelter on Saturday nights, providing meals for the shelter, or up to 120 boxes of food for hungry families each month, our congregation has taken seriously the call to minister to those in need as Jesus would. As we close the year, it seems that the demand upon the Operation Blessing ministry has become increasingly greater. Families in our community are having a tough time making ends meet. As a result the funds and goods necessary to fulfill these needs have dwindled. Therefore, we are making a big push during the next month and a half to fill the storehouse with funds and non-perishable food items. The Deacon's offering for the month of December will be specifically for Operation Blessing. There are boxes in the narthex of the church to collect food items. Join me in the challenge to fill the storehouse and feed the hungry in our community.
April 26, 2007
Operation Blessing
The fourth Saturday of each month our church spearheads an effort called "Operation Blessing." Boxes of food are distributed to individuals and families in need. In a typical month 100 boxes are distributed. There is a huge amount of work in making this ministry effective. The food bank is in Oxnard, about 30 miles away. Volunteers drive to Oxnard, load the food (sometimes 2,000 pounds at at time), take reservations, pack the boxes, and distribute the food. Today and Friday will be spent setting up and packing boxes. Operation Blessing meets some very real needs in our community. I believe that it is one of those things that we do that pleases Jesus very much. Thanks to all of the Operation Blessing volunteers and to David and Ruth for their leadership.
