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Welcome To Our Website

As Senior Pastor and on behalf of the family of the First Baptist Church, I want to thank you for visiting our website. At the First Baptist Church, we believe God calls each of us to be engaged in a passionate pursuit of Jesus Christ. There is no higher calling than to seek the Lord with all your heart, and in so doing, to glorify Him. We welcome you to join us in this pursuit. The fact that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and then rose from the grave is our fundamental belief. He lives today and stands ready to give abundant and eternal life to all those who repent of sin and place their faith in Him. We invite everyone to receive Jesus Christ as Saviour and Lord.

What a joy it is to introduce you to our church! At the First Baptist Church, our doors are wide open to people from all backgrounds, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey.

One of life’s most beautiful words is ‘family’. At the First Baptist Church, we take seriously the Bible’s teaching that Christians are the family of God and therefore brothers and sisters in Christ. As a “family of faith” we seek to worship and serve God, share the good news of the gospel message, and provide the spiritual environment necessary for the believer’s spiritual growth.

In short, you will find us to be a God centered, caring community of individuals who are excited about having the opportunity to extend to you the same love, hope and joy we have received from the Lord. We extend to you a cordial invitation to join us this coming Lord’s Day as the family meets to draw near to God through prayer, thoughtful contemporary songs, traditional hymns and inspiring relevant messages from God’s Word. After the worship service we linger over refreshments, so please take a moment to get to know us better. God bless you.

Sincerely yours in Christ,
Pastor Keith Axford

Announcements

The sermon from June 25th. is posted. This sermon, as well as previous sermons, can be played back from the Website.

This Week in Our Church:

Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. – Work Bee to clean the meeting area in the new church, and transport tables, chairs, instruments and sound equipment from the present building.
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Midweek Service: Praise, Prayer and Bible Study. Please join us. Home meetings in July and August.
Next Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – Worship Service in the new church.
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Please also Note:

Congratulations to Aaron and Lise Van Der Vaart on the birth of their son Matias Michael Johannes Van Der Vaart on June 20. Congratulations also to grandparents Peter and Anne-Marie.
After several basement floods recently, new eaves troughs and downspouts have been ordered for the church. If you would like to donate toward the cost, above your regular tithe, write “eaves troughs” on your envelope or cheque.
Nursery: today–Flora May & Maria; next week–Tegan & Marissa
A portable folding room divider is needed for the library. If you have one to donate, please see Shylha or text her @ 656-6209.
Pioneer Bible Camp brochures are available on the entry table.
* July 9-14Trailblazer (ages 13-17)
* July 16-21Explorer (ages 10-12)
* July 23-27Pathfinder (ages 7-9)
*July 28-30Family Camp
Register online @ pioneerbiblecamp.com
Please take a turn at mowing the church lawn and parking lot. A grass-cutting sign-up sheet is beside the door. Machines and fuel are supplied.
Interested in attending the Badlands Passion Play? See poster on notice board for dates and rates. Discounts for groups; fill a bus and save! Let Pastor Keith know if you’d like to attend.
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Church Services:

Wednesday Evenings - 7:00PM
Sunday Mornings - 11:00AM

Children's Ministry - for ages 2-11 during service time. All children welcome to attend. The Nursery is available for children under two.

Quick Links

Of Note

Our New Church Building

Here are two video presentations:

Our Old Church - a view of our current building with a few video clips of a Sunday morning and pictures of the clutter and lack of space
Our New Church - Our vision for the future

Click here to go to a page allowing you to view them.

FCSS Smoky Lake

We partner with FCSS Smoky Lake in welcoming newcomers to the community. Anyone wishing to contribute promotional literature and/or gifts from his/her business, please see Michelle.

News from Cheryl and Rod Hoople
Recovery Ministry

yugoministries

Click here to see latest letter

Click here to see a tribute to the life of Rod Hoople

Click here to download pledge form and donate now

Learn More

Consolacion Baptist Church in the Philippines

The second floor on the church is nearly finished. What a difference we can make when we reach out to others with our offerings! Click here to see more

Donate

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Events

Other Events

July and August – Worship Services in the new church.
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Regularly Scheduled Worship Times:

Wednesday Evenings - 7:00PM

Sunday Morning at 11:00 AM, including Sunday School for the children

Church Family Notices

Watch for postings of importance in this space

Building Project

Click here for latest update

Quote of the week

"A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian … and most of all, his family ought to know." --Dwight L. Moody

Recent Discussion Points

A visit to a baby market in Brussels

A donor-conceived Belgian woman visits a fair for same-sex couples who want to be dads

Oct. 4, 2016 - Stephanie Raeymaekers

MercatorNet

BRUSSELS -- For the second time around a surrogacy fair organised by the American company Men Having Babies landed on Belgian soil. This time it took place in a slightly more upscale venue. The ground floor at The Brussels Hilton became a stage where 220 potential customers from 12 European countries were welcomed.

Like last year, I was present. Me: the first in our generation to provide adults with a semi-biological child. It was the start of a lucrative business when fertility doctors discovered that the techniques used on a pig farm could also be useful for infertile heterosexual couples.

From the 1950s Belgian wombs were being filled with the sperm of unknown men. Fertility techniques improved and not much later they tapped into new target groups: single women and lesbian couples.

Branding unwanted childlessness as discrimination and injustice, several branches of the LGBT community are lobbying for gay men and transgender women to have biological children of their own.

Last Sunday almost everything was on offer: interpreters, gadgets, price lists, different formulas, the dos and the don’ts… But most of all, straight-to-your-heart-and-into-our-wallet sales pitches from companies which are able to connect anyone directly with eggs, surrogacy agencies and lawyers to make “a dream come true”. Lawyers handed out the metaphorical road map with instructions on how to by-pass laws to get your purchased child(ren) “legally” in your own country.

Towards an ethical framework...

Click here to read the article online (be sure that you do): MercatorNet

Read discussion points, recent and previous, on our Blog page and feel free to comment

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