Orphan Care Ministry Volunteers Needed
Our Orphan Ministry needs volunteers to help serve in childcare as the Foster Care Parent's attend a training at our church one Saturday each month during the months of January, February, March and April. There will be over 40 children in care and 50 parents training. If you would be willing to help serve in this way, please sign up here. If you have any questions, please contact Mark Wethington, here.
Background checks are required.
Night to Shine 2025
First Baptist will host the Night to Shine Prom at South Forsyth High School on Friday, February 7, 2025. Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs ages 14 and older.
Registration opens Friday, October 25 on this page!
Explore First
Join Pastor Cole Wilkins and Pastor Michael O’Neal for our Explore First Class on Sunday, February 9, 2025 from 11 AM-12 PM in Room 317. New and prospective members are welcome to learn more about our church’s mission and how you can get involved!
register here!
February 50+ Supper with Special Guests Michael & Carrie O'Neal
You are invited to the 50+ Adult Dinner on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6:00 PM in the Atrium. Please bring a dish to share with everyone and invite a friend or neighbor to join us. Our entertainment at 7:00 pm in Auditorium 2 will be our very own Michael & Carrie O'Neal. If you can't make it for the dinner, come and enjoy Michael & Carrie at 7.
Annual Two-Day Yard Sale
Join us for the Yard Sale on Friday, February 28, from 12 PM - 5 PM & Saturday, March 1, from 8 AM - 1 PM. This event is sponsored by Ruth Reed WOM & Food Sale is provided by the Kathy Jolly WOM. All proceeds will benefit FBC mission programs. For info about donating items view the flyer below.
Women's Night of Worship
Join us on Sunday, March 2 in Auditorium 2 for our Women’s Night of Worship!
Doors Open at 5:30 PM: Come enjoy connection with other women and a charcuterie table. The worship night kicks off at 6:00 PM
No registration required.
Save the Date for VBS!
SAVE THE DATE! Vacation Bible School (VBS) will take place from June 2-6, 2025! Registration opens March 2. Kids will explore the wonders of God’s creation and learn how to magnify His greatness! Through fun activities and powerful lessons, they’ll discover how God made us, cares for us, loves us, forgives us, and keeps His promises. As Psalm 34:3 says, “Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together!”
FBC Women's Team Lunch
Join us for lunch and learn about you can serve with FBC Women this year.
50+ Trip to Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville
The January 50+ Adult Trip will take place on Thursday, January 23rd, and we'll be heading to the Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville. We’ll depart from the FBC parking lot at 10:00 AM and expect to return around 3:00 PM. After touring the museum, we’ll enjoy lunch at the nearby Appalachian Grill before heading back.
This museum has always been a favorite, and we’ve enjoyed so much of its unique exhibits that we keep returning for more! The cost for the trip is $19, which includes admission to the museum and transportation.
Please note that lunch is not included in the cost of the trip.
January 50+ Supper
Please join us on Thursday, January 9, at 6:00 PM in the Atrium for our monthly 50+ Adult dinner. Bring a dish and a friend to share with everyone and enjoy the fellowship around the table, then join Jon Heard at 7:00 for the entertainment. We look forward to seeing you there as we kick off a new year!
Wednesday Night Activities Resume
All Wednesday Night groups and activities will resume on January 8 unless otherwise noted. We look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Brazilian New Year Service
As a Brazilian church tradition, we cross the new year worshiping God and praying for the next year. It's a great time to give ourselves away to God! Everyone is invited, we provide English Translation. The Service will start at 11:00 PM, but from 10:30 PM we will have time for snacks, coffee, etc. (The event probably will end around 12:30-1:00AM.) Please join us!
Year-End Giving at FBC
Dear FBC Family and Friends,
Your faithful giving allows FBC to teach our children the Bible, prepare our students with a Biblical worldview, and resource our members to go on mission across the street, the state and the seas. Every week we hear the good news that our church is sharing the best news ever to people who need Jesus.
Will you help us finish 2024 on a strong financial note? We are thankful to be part of a church that provides generous resources for spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
As we enter the Christmas season, we want to remind you of ways you can make your year-end gifts other than the church offering boxes:
Online giving is fast and easy using the link on our website, or through the Church Center phone app.
Mail your year-end gift to the church office, 1597 Sawnee Dr., Cumming, GA 30040, postmarked by December 31.
Drop off your year-end gift at the church office.
If you need to drop off a gift after office hours, please use the locked mailbox located to the left of the large office mailbox on the front side of the office building.
If you have any questions concerning year-end giving, please call Judy Ware or Greg Deeter at the church office at 770-887-2428. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Christmas Day Online-Only Service
Join us in celebrating Christmas by watching the pre-recorded Christmas Worship service at 10:30 AM on Christmas Day. You can view the service, here.
Brazilian Christmas Eve
You are invited to join us for a Brazilian Christmas Night on December 24 from 10 PM until 2 AM at the Middle School Building (please note change of location). We will have a traditional Brazilian Christmas celebration including fellowship, food, and games.
Christmas Eve Services
We hope you will join us this Christmas Season as we celebrate the birth of Jesus our Savior. You can join us for a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24 at 1 PM, 2:30 PM, & 4 PM in the Sanctuary.
Communion Sunday
We will observe Communion on Sunday, December 22 at both worship services. The Deacons will be collecting the White Bucket Benevolence Offering which helps aid those in need in our community such as widows, orphans, shut-ins, the poor, the needy, the sick, and the grieving. If you would like to contribute, please click here or bring your offering.
Family Promise Volunteers Needed
Family Promise of Forsyth County, Inc. serves families who are experiencing homelessness. In cooperation with community churches and volunteers, we provide a safe place to stay and meals along with programs and supports to help the families gain or regain sustainable independence.
FBC will be hosting families the week of Dec. 22 - 29.
Please look over the sign-up genius and see if you can help.
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” Matthew 25:40
Click here to view the Sign-Up Genius
Christmas Caroling with Friends of India
Christmas Caroling Mission Trip with Friends of India from FBC to nearby neighborhoods starting at 3 PM on December 21 & 22.
Reception for Scott & Catherine Carpenter
After 30 incredible years of serving as our High School Pastor, Scott Carpenter and his wife Catherine will be moving to North Carolina. Their impact on our church and community has been immeasurable, and we are so grateful for their dedication, love, and leadership.
You're invited to a special reception in their honor on Sunday, Dec. 15, directly after the 11 AM worship service in the Atrium.
Come by for light refreshments, share your well-wishes, and celebrate the legacy Scott and Catherine leave behind as they begin this new chapter.
We will miss them dearly but are excited to send them off with love and appreciation!
Baptism Sunday
Is your next step baptism? If so, we will have our next Baptism Sunday on December 15 at the 9:30 AM & 11 AM services. If you'd like to be baptized, contact Pastor Michael O'Neal, here.
The Christmas Express Musical with FirstKidz Cadet Choir
Join us on Sunday, December 15 as the FirstKidz Cadet Choir presents The Christmas Express Musical at the 9:30 AM & 11 AM Worship Services in the Sanctuary.
FaithBridge Foster Care & Adoption Awareness Luncheon
One of our Orphan Ministry partners, FaithBridge, will be here on Sunday, December 8 immediately following the worship service in Aud. 2 for you to have the opportunity to learn more about foster care & adoption awareness and how you can support and serve.
To find out more and register, click here.
Hope is Born with Choir & Orchestra
Join us on Saturday, December 7 at 7 PM or Sunday, December 8 at 9:30 AM & 11 AM as the FBC Choir and Orchestra presents HOPE IS BORN in the Sanctuary. This is a wonderful outreach opportunity for you to invite your family, friends, neighbors, etc. to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ through music!
FBC Europe Partnership Zoom Call
Please join other FBC members on December 5 from 10 AM to 11 AM for an online prayer gathering with our Acts 1:8 mission partners in Europe. This gathering, via Zoom, is a great way to connect with our mission partners, learn more about their amazing work, and pray for them. For those who register, a Zoom link will be sent a few days before the gathering. We look forward to praying with you!
Please register so we can send you the Zoom link.
Women's Christmas Gathering
We cannot wait for our annual, community-wide Women's Ministry Christmas Gathering! It’s an evening filled with beautifully decorated tables, wonderful conversations, great music, an inspiring word from our guest speaker Elizabeth Pehrson, and of course the delicious three-course meal!
Preschooler's Singing in Worship Service
Join us on Sunday, December 1 to hear our Preschoolers (3’s - PreK) Sing in the 9:30 AM & 11 AM Worship Services!
Guatemala Mission Trip Interest Meeting
An interest meeting for the Guatemala Mission Trip will be held this Sunday, November 24, in room 206 immediately following the 11 AM worship service for anyone wanting to learn more.
Family Promise Volunteers Needed
Family Promise of Forsyth County, Inc. serves families who are experiencing homelessness. In cooperation with community churches and volunteers, we provide a safe place to stay and meals along with programs and supports to help the families gain or regain sustainable independence.
FBC will be hosting families the week of Thanksgiving - November 24 - December 1.
Please look over the sign-up genius and see if you can help.
“Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” Matthew 25:40
Click here to view the Sign-Up Genius
DNOW for MS & HS Students
Disciple Now is an amazing weekend, on the campus of First Baptist Church, November 15-17. Students will experience great speakers, band and College Leaders and move from being “UNIDENTIFIED” to discovering the truth of who they really are in Christ.
The cost is $125 for the weekend.
Church Conference
The next FBC Church Conference will be on Sunday, November 17 at 5:00 PM in the Sanctuary. The topics will include the approval of: the 2025 Operating and Capital budgets, the FBC standing committees, Deacons, and new members.
50+ Supper Club
Please join us at the 50+ Adult Dinner on November 14 at 6:00 PM. Bring a dish to share and then join us in fellowship for the meal. After dinner, we will have entertainment with Cross Ties at 7:00 in Auditorium 2 of FirstKidz. If you are unable to join us for dinner, you can still join us for the entertainment. We look forward to seeing everyone there!
Explore First
Join Pastor Cole Wilkins and Pastor Michael O’Neal for our Explore First Class on Sunday, November 10, 2024 from 11 AM-12 PM in Room 317. New and prospective members are welcome to learn more about our church’s mission and how you can get involved!
50+ Trip to Atlanta History Center, in Buckhead
The next trip for the 50+ Adults group will be to the Atlanta History Center, in Buckhead. We will leave the FBC parking lot on Thursday, November 7, at 10 AM and expect to return between 3 and 4 PM. Cost of the trip is $32, which includes admission and transportation. We will have lunch before returning to FBC.
register here!
FBC Women's Bonfire & S'mores
FBC Ladies, join us on Sunday, November 3 at 5:00 PM for a bonfire & s'mores on the lawn behind the FirstKidz building. No registration is necessary. We hope to see you there!
Character Coach Lunch and Interest Meeting
Come learn about the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in Forsyth County, the partnership between FCA and FBC, and what is involved in the volunteer role of an FCA Character Coach. The meeting will help you decide whether volunteering as an FCA Character Coach is something you would enjoy, and you will receive details of the upcoming training that will follow the interest meeting.
Please register as lunch is provided.
Support our UK Mission Partners this Christmas!
This holiday season, you can make a difference in the lives of our UK Mission Partners. We’re collecting donations for a special Christmas offering to ensure these families can celebrate joyfully. Serving overseas comes with significant sacrifices, and we want to show our support as their sending church.
To contribute, please visit www.fbccumming.com/give and select Acts 1:8 London Mission Partnerships Fund