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• Deacon of the Week... is Jim Amos 5/17 - 5/23 followed by Wes Penick 5/24 - 5/30
• Memorial Day Office Closure - Monday, May 25...The office will be closed in observance of Memorial Day and will reopen on Tuesday, May 26 at 8:30 a.m. 
• Church Swag!... We have church t-shirts, hats, and beanies available for purchase. T-Shirts are $15, hats are $17, and beanies are $13. Get yours in the church office.
• Lord's Supper and Benevolence Offering - Sunday, May 31...We will partake in the Lord's Supper on May 31 instead of June 7. Also, at the end of the service, we will accept a benevolence offering. Please join us for this very special day. 
• Sacred Stops: Discovering the Story of SFBC - Sunday, 5/31... Join the Friends Together group for a special tour through First Baptist history hosted by John Shannon. After worship, we’ll gather in the Fellowship Hall for a boxed lunch, a brief church history, and then board the church vans for a prayerful tour of past church sites, ministry locations, and the graves of several beloved pastors. We expect to return around 1:15 p.m. Space is limited! Register here!
• Churchwide Workday - Saturday, June 6 8 a.m. to Noon... We will complete basic repairs and work around the building and grounds including weeding and mulch, changing light bulbs, patching and painting, and more. Arrive when you can. Krispy Kreme Donuts, coffee, and juice will be waiting. Contact Christian Witkovskie or Mitchell Stivers with questions. 
• First Family Sunday - June 7... On this first Sunday of the month, although we are not having the Lord's Supper, families will still stay together during the worship service. Worship care will still meet in their area but there will be no Rock for children. We will enjoy donuts and coffee in the Fellowship Hall after Bible Fellowship from 10:00 – 10:20 and then go to the Worship Center together.
• Emerald Crossing VBS Summer Experience - June 14 - 17 6-8:15 pm and Family Night on June 18... For kids preschool through 5th grade. Register your children here. Sign up to volunteer here.
• Serve Week - June 14-18... Prepare now to serve during the week of VBS! You can sign up here to volunteer and please sign up by June 1.
• Bible Fellowship/Small Groups - Sundays at 9:00 a.m.... Join us as we study God's word. Click here to see all the different classes available. 
• One Call Alerts... To receive One Call phone and text messages from the church, please sign up here. We send updates, cancellations, and event reminders. Stay updated! 
• RightNow Media... If you would like free access to an extensive library of thousands of video Bible Studies, leadership videos, kids' programs, video resources for parenting, marriage, discipleship and more, please email or call the church office at 502-633-1317.
• Church Events... Please click here for our upcoming church events.

Children's Ministry  

• Emerald Crossing VBS Summer Experience - June 14 - 17 6-8:15 pm and Family Night on June 18... For kids preschool through 5th grade. Register your children here. Sign up to volunteer here.
• Weekday Preschool Registration is now open! Please contact Chad or the church office for more information or click here for the links. Scroll down to Weekday Preschool. 
• CentriKid Summer Camp... Our summer camp for 3rd - 6th Grade is July 13 - 17, at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, KY. The initial deposit of $125 is due at time of registration. 
• American Heritage Girls... AHG is a Christ-centered, character and leadership development program for young girls ages 5 - 8 years. AHG meetings are led by Jessi Brown and Angie Brown on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Check the events page for dates. Join them in the Fellowship Hall. 

Men's Ministry

• Men’s Bible Study - Saturdays at 8 a.m.… Mike Fackler leads the foretelling book of Revelation in the Fellowship Hall. We hope you come and join us.    
• Men’s Morning Bible Study - Tuesdays at 8 a.m. at Cracker Barrel… This dedicated Men’s Bible study group continues their breakfast meetings. Guests are welcome!  

Women's Ministry

• Summer Sisters Returns... What is Summer Sisters? It's an opportunity to meet and get to know fellow First Baptist ladies. You will be placed with a small group to get better acquainted. Groups will meet in fellowship once a month in June, July, and August. Each group will decide how that looks whether it's meeting for lunch, dinner, dessert, coffee, etc. 
  • Look for cards from Women's Ministry Team members inviting you to join Summer Sisters.
  • Cards are due to be turned in to the office or to a women's ministry team member by Sunday, May 31. 

Worship Ministry

• Worship Choir... "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!"  We invite you to join us as we lift our voices in song on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. in the Choir Suite. If you would like to be a part of our praise team, please call Pastor Martin, 502-633-1317.   

MidWeek 

• Serve Night - Wednesday, July 22... More details to come. 
• Hope Group will resume in the fall... We meet in the 2^nd floor conference room. The Hope Group is a Christian-based group for adults age 18 and up which will focus on Biblical principles while providing a safe, non-judgmental space to validate emotions, share personal stories, and learn coping strategies. Key objectives include normalizing the varied experiences of recovery from personal life stressors, fostering a community of support to reduce isolation, and help members find ways to bring acceptance to their situation while navigating difficult life changes.

Missions/Ministry

• Mary Sampson WMU - Next Meeting is Tuesday, June 2 at 10:00 a.m. ... Our Mary Sampson WMU meets the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am in the Barrett Bible Fellowship classroom. Come be a part of learning about missions and how missions impacts so many across the globe. 
• The Sending Table Next Meeting is Thursday, May 28 at 6:15 p.m. ... The Sending Table is a group at Shelbyville FBC led by Charity Taylor. This group is learning about how Southern Baptist Missions are impacting the Kingdom and is experiencing missions as a church through giving, praying, and going. You are welcome to join us for our next meeting in the Fellowship Hall.
• Blessing Box Ministry... CURRENT NEEDS - SPAGHETTI SAUCE AND CRACKERS  We have two Blessing Boxes. One is for food items and the other for items such as toiletries, blankets, jackets, hats and gloves. You may bring your contributions and place them in the wheelbarrow located at the office entrance. (If you drop off your contributions anywhere else we are unable to get a count of them.) Thank you for your support of this invaluable ministry!
• Bible Study Fellowship… Will resume in the fall. BSF is an international organization for women with participants from all ages from all around the world. The new study Exile and Return is taken from the Old Testament. The leader is Laura Lyon. Call the church office if you would like to know more about BSF or go to bsfinternational.org. 
• Support Missions… You can support missions while shopping at Kroger! SFBC can earn rewards from Kroger at the same time you earn your rewards and it's free! You can enroll easily. Visit KrogerCommunityRewards.com and sign in to your account or create an account. Then select First Baptist Church Shelbyville as your organization. The funds received by SFBC are split between Sunrise Children's Services, Oneida Baptist Institute, and Clear Creek Bible College. 

Mission Moment 

Northern African and Middle Eastern Peoples

Two workers have been displaced but deeply desire to live among their people. Praise God for their hearts that are so willing to go where the Father leads and desire that their people know the gospel. Pray the Father will give them wisdom as they make places to relocate. 

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