You're Invited to Our Fall Fest!

First Baptist Matthews' 20's and 30's community is hosting a Fall Fest at Stumptown Park as an unofficial kickoff to the new fall semester. We'll be there this Sunday starting at 4 PM playing volleyball and cornhole, eating food and enjoying each other's fellowship. Everyone is invited; college students, singles, couples, young parents; so please come. If you're looking for a new church home or just want to meet new people, invite all your friends and we'd love to see you there!

GROW schedule

We just got our class' GROW schedule for the rest of the year. GROW is intentional outreach to those in our community, so that they have a place to know, love and serve God.  We gather to pray, call, write letters or visit those in the Matthews area. GROW begins at 4 PM.

 

Our class' GROW schedule is:

October 2

November 6

December 4

We've flipped!

We have been patiently waiting for our Sunday morning classic and contemporary worship services to flip times and they finally did this Sunday! From now on, the classic service is at 9:00 AM and the contemporary service is at 10:30 AM.

It was great to look up in worship this past Sunday and see our worship team glorifying the Lord. The kaleidoscope of colors in the stained glass reflected in the colorful clothes and joyful voices of our choir. You get bonus points if you can spot the members of Journey group in the worship team!

New Bible study sign-ups

Don't forget to sign up for a Bible study! The change of format to Journey group for the fall has allowed us to offer three new weekly studies lead by our own members. In order to give each leader an idea of how many people to expect, please contact him or her this week to sign up.

1.  The book of Mark: join Phillip in a study of Mark that will empower participants to dig deeper in their walk with Christ and peel back layers of the text to reveal a living, breathing word that has applications for our lives today. Study the life of Jesus, the Second Temple Period and how these influences shaped the writing of the Gospel of Mark. Text: the book of Mark. Facilitator: Phillip Pope. Location: various cafes and restaurants in the Charlotte area beginning at Dilworth Coffee in Matthews. Date and time: Mondays at 7 PM beginning September 19.

2. Living Beyond Yourself: Exploring The Fruit of the Spirit by Beth Moore: an in-depth Beth Moore study of the fruit of the Holy Spirit as presented in the book of Galatians. Moore walks through each trait and encourages women to know the freedom of a Spirit-filled life. Text: Beth Moore workbook, $15. Facilitator: Bethany Morrison. Location: 1414 Crescent Ln, Apt. F, Matthews, 28105. Date and time: Tuesdays at 7 PM, beginning September 20.

3. Devotion and Craft: join Vicki Collins in her home as she leads a thought-provoking devotional combined with a small craft. This series will be a great ministry tool for outreach, since the study does not require knowledge from the previous week in order to participate. This small group is a community where participants can share, learn, receive biblical advice and bond together with fun activities. Text: various texts and topics. Facilitator: Vickie Collins. Location: 1533 Riverton Rd., Matthews, 28104. Date and time: Thursdays at 7 PM, beginning September 22.

In addition to the new Bible studies, we've also added a new Sunday night experience. Connect on Sunday nights with our entire group starting September 25 at 5:30 in the New Fellowship Hall.  Hope to see you there!