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• Deacon of the Week - Mike Tracy 10/11 - 10/18 followed by J.D. Taylor 10/18 - 10/25.
• MidWeek  - The MidWeek meeting on 10/21 will be a Serve Night with Reverse Trick or Treat. 
• Worship Care Goal - GREAT NEWS! -- Our Worship Care/The Rock Schedule is now at 5 weeks (volunteers serve once every 5 weeks)! As we add more volunteers, it will allow us to increase the rotation. We need a minimum of 8 per Sunday so if we have another 8 volunteers, we will be at 6 weeks! Our ultimate goal is now 24 volunteers to have an 8 week rotation. Can you help us?? Contact Chad or the church office and we will give you all of the details.
• Serve Night - Wednesday, 10/21, 6:00 - 7:00 - Reverse Trick-or-Treat -  Come and join us as we visit our local care facilities and bless them with treats. 
• Business Meeting - Sunday, 10/25, 6:30 p.m.  - Join us in the chapel as we discuss the business of the church. This meeting was originally scheduled for 10/18. 
• Prayer Meeting - Sunday, 10/25 from 5 - 6 p.m. - We meet in the sanctuary for special prayer the 4th Sunday evening of each month.
• Trunk or Treat - Wednesday, 10/28, 5:30 - 7:30 - Trunks start at 6:00. Our goal is 35 trunks and 40,000 pieces of individually wrapped candy! We currently have over 11,500 pieces of candy and 24 trunks. Please bring your candy donations to the orange bins by the office and Door #6 by Sunday, October 25. Sign up here for a trunk.
• Christmas Backpacks - Pack a backpack. Change a child's Christmas. Fill a Christmas backpack for a Kentucky child in need with items such as school supplies, clothing and hygiene items, and toys. The best part is every backpack includes a clear presentation of the gospel and serves as a reminder that someone cares about them and God loves them. Please pray on how you can contribute, whether by packing a backpack or donating so that our students can pack a bag for your. Empty backpacks are available at the church office. For more information, click here. Use this link so we can track our progress toward our goal. Backpacks should be turned in to the church by October 18. 
• MidWeek Christmas Devotional - November 4 - December 2 - Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas by Ace Collins - Devotional led by Tatum Hart starting Wednesday, November 4 in Room 300 running through Wednesday, December 2. The cost for the devotional book is $5. Ladies we invite you to come and get into the Christmas spirit by learning about songs that you’ve sung, since you were a child. We will learn about some favorite Christmas songs and the stories behind some of the best loved songs of Christmas. We will reveal some surprising and fascinating origins of these favorite Christmas songs and carols. We hope you can join us. Click here to register. 
• Operation Christmas Child Build-a-Shoebox - Help us meet our goal of 250 shoeboxes to be completed by November 16. You can pack your own box or it is more economical to build a shoebox online. You can also purchase a completed shoebox at the same cost and we will build it for you. Each box is $30 including postage. Simply drop a check payable to SFBC in the offering plate or at the church office and signify for OCC. If you'd like to build a shoebox online, just click here. 
• Pizza & Play - Sunday, November 8 - Kids and their families are invited to stay after worship for pizza and to play in the gym until 2:00. Parents do need to stay with their kids. 
• Girls Night Out, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. - Join us at Giovanni's for a delicious pizza, pasta, and salad buffet and some great fellowship! Mark your calendar now!
• Legacy Service, November 12 at 11:00 a.m. 
• New Church Window Stickers Available - Every stoplight can be an invitation. Available in the church office.
• Merry & Bright, Sunday, 12/6 - Save the date for for Merry & Bright! Setup and Christmas Parade is on Saturday, December 5. 
• 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. 
• Church Events - Please click here for our upcoming church events.

Children's Ministry  

• Worship Care Goal - We don't want anyone to miss the blessing of serving in our Worship Care Ministry during the service. It is a rotating schedule and we have a goal to get that to 8 weeks, meaning ONCE every 8 weeks our volunteers would serve. For that to happen, 28 more church members need to help us! Contact Chad or the church office so you can be blessed by our littles!!
• Trunk or Treat - Wednesday, 10/28, 5:30 - 7:30 - Trunks start at 6:00. Our goal is 35 trunks and 40,000 pieces of individually wrapped candy! We currently have over 11,500 pieces of candy and 24 trunks. Please bring your candy donations to the orange bins by the office and Door #6 by Sunday, October 25. Sign up here for a trunk.
• American Heritage Girls - AHG is a Christ-centered, character and leadership development program for young girls ages 5 - 18 years. AHG meetings are led by Sitha Powell and Sam Henderson. Check the events page for meeting dates, times, and locations. 
• Merry & Bright, Sunday, 12/6 - Save the date for for Merry & Bright! Setup and Christmas Parade is on Saturday, December 5. 

Student Ministry

• Bible Fellowship, Sundays at 9:30 - Come be a part of our Middle School or High School Bible Fellowship class where we do a deep dive into the Bible to learn how to apply God's word to our lives. 

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

• Girls Night Out, November 5 at 6:00 p.m. - Join us at Giovanni's for a delicious pizza, pasta, and salad buffet and some great fellowship! Mark your calendar now!
• MidWeek Christmas Devotional - November 4 - December 2 - Stories Behind the Best-Loved Songs of Christmas by Ace Collins - Devotional led by Tatum Hart starting Wednesday, November 4 in Room 300 running through Wednesday, December 2. The cost for the devotional book is $5. Ladies we invite you to come and get into the Christmas spirit by learning about songs that you’ve sung, since you were a child. We will learn about some favorite Christmas songs and the stories behind some of the best loved songs of Christmas. We will reveal some surprising and fascinating origins of these favorite Christmas songs and carols. We hope you can join us. Click here to register. 
• Bible Study Fellowship - Thursdays at 9:30 - BSF is an international organization for women with participants from all ages from all around the world. The new study will be Romans: From Guilt to Grace. The leader is Laura Lyon. Call the church office if you would like to know more about BSF or go to bsfinternational.org.

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 

• MidWeek  - The MidWeek meeting on 10/21 will be a Serve Night with Reverse Trick or Treat. 
• Hope Group will resume March 2027. If there is a need for personal counseling in the interim, services by professional counselors are available through the church office. Individual appointments can be scheduled at no cost to church family members. 

Missions/Ministry

• Mary Sampson WMU - Next Meeting is Tuesday, October 6 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 Event will be October 29 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, CEREAL, PEAS, AND CORN - 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 - Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. -  BSF is an international organization for women with participants from all ages from all around the world. The new study will be Romans: From Guilt to Grace. 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 

Praying for European Peoples

Balkans. Pray for local believers who are sharing their faith in the Balkans. Ask that they will find jobs that allow flexibility and provide for their family's needs so that they can share the gospel broadly. Ask that more believers will be raised up, equipped, and sent out.  

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• Gratitude

• Build My Life

• Who Else

• Make Room

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