First Baptist Church (Bainbridge, GA)

Children & Preschool Ministry

Children are an important part of the total ministry of First Baptist Church. The main purpose of this ministry is to provide a safe, happy Christian environment for children and preschoolers, and to encourage growth of each child spiritually, emotionally, mentally, physically, and socially. This ministry also encourages parents to participate in workshops, Christian maturity, and to promote a sense of cooperative endeavor among parents and teachers.

A.W.A.N.A. Club For Children 3 years to 5th Grade	Sundays 5:30 P.M. Fellowship Hall
Preschool Sunday School Birth to Kindergarten	Sundays 9:45 A.M. Preschool Hall
Children's Sunday School Grades 1 - 6	Sundays 9:45 A.M. 2nd Floor Shell Annex
Children's Church For children ages 4 - 5	Sundays 10:50 A.M. 2nd Floor Education Building

FBC Student Ministry

We believe that it is time for a new generation to fulfill the purpose for which God intended them to do. We want our youth to live lives solidly based on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and to radically influence their peers as they share their faith daily. We challenge our teens to walk the talk and to have fun while doing it.

Sunday School
Grades 6 - 12

Sundays
9:40 A.M.
2nd Floor of Shell Annex Room 201

Praise/Worship

Wednesdays
Supper 6:00 P.M. Basement
Worship 7:00 P.M. Room 201 of Shell Annex

High School / Middle School Schedule

H.S. - Eat M.S. - Study	6:00 P.M.
Worship Together	6:45 P.M.
H.S. - Study M.S. - Eat	7:15 P.M.

Special Events

We offer many activities for our students including:
Summer Camps, Winter Retreats, Mission Trips, S.N.A.C. Fellowships, Disciple Now Weekends, 5th Quarters, and much more.

Senior Adult Ministry

First Baptist Church of Bainbridge in the only church in the area with a minister on staff to meet the needs of seniors. Seniors, aged 50 or better, have a wide variety of activities designed just for you. In addition to the small group fellowship and Bible study found in our Sunday School, and the fun and fellowship of our singing Saints Alive Choir, seniors have a monthly gathering known as the Fellowship Club.

The Fellowship Club is a lively gathering that meets at noon on the first Monday of most every month in our Fellowship Hall. Exciting speakers, themes, games, music, and fun characterize our time together each month. Using our comfortable 55-passenger bus, we travel around on trips, retreats, tours, shopping, and special out of town events.

Music Ministry

We love to worship the Lord through music. We minister each week through music in many different ways. All of our music ministries extend farther than just the sanctuary of our church, but rather to the community and beyond. Below are the different types of Music Ministries that we offer.

Churchestra
(Sanctuary Orchestra)

This is a dynamic ensemble of adult and high school aged musicians using their skills to the glory of God. We minister each week in our services, leading our congregation in worship. Our ministry extends from our church, to our community and beyond. Membership is by audition and we continually seek to "play skillfully" as instructed in Psalm 33:3. Rehearsals are in the Sanctuary, Sunday mornings before Sunday School.

Saints Alive Choir

Meets every Monday morning from 10:30 to 11:30. Rehearsals in the Choir room are always filled with great fun and fellowship. We share music at church, in community settings, at festivals, and on choir tours. Anyone 50 years young and older is invited to join us.

Youth Choir

Meets in the Choir room each Sunday afternoon from 5:30 to 6:15. Exciting, contemporary, and life changing are some of the characteristics of our music. Any teen in grades 6 - 12 are invited to join.

Children's Choir

We offer four Children's Choirs. All children, ages four through the 5th grade are welcome to enroll. The Preschool and Children's Choirs meet on Wednesday nights. Each choir is fully staffed with trained leadership. Each choir is designed to teach your child about the love of Jesus through the wonderful medium of Music Education.

Handbell Choir

This is a special music ministry. The choir rehearses Wednesdays at 7:00 P.M. in the balcony and is open to anyone with music reading skills.

Chancel Choir

Rehearsals are on Wednesday evenings from 7:55 - 9:00 P.M. in room 101 of the Shell Annex. Visitors and potential members are always welcome to join us. Choir rehearsal is intended to primarily prepare a wide variety of choral music for Sunday morning worship and to develop musical skills. It also provides a time of spiritual refreshment and great fellowship as we sing praises of the Lord.

WMU Ministry

We have an active Women on Missions program that spans the ages three through senior adults. Our goals are to study about missions, give to missions, carry out mission projects, and pray for missions.

WMU is made up of four groups of ladies that meet regularly each moth as well as Mission Friends and Girls in Action (GA's)

Helen Lane Group	Second Monday 3:00 P.M. Meets in various homes
Mamie Nordan Group	First Monday 7:00 P.M. Meets in various homes
Mary Blair Group	First Monday 7:00 P.M. Meets in various homes
Women On The Go Group	Third Monday 7:00 P.M. Meets in the Fellowship Hall
Mission Friends GA's	Wednesday Nights 7:00 P.M.

Mission Ministry

Romania Mission We are proud to be called a "Church on Mission". The mission's ministry team meets several times a year to plan mission activities that will aid people on a local level as well as on national and international levels. Below is a list of projects the we are a part of.

Romania Mission	Bible clubs and construction projects
Agape Shoppe	Clothing, toys, etc for foster children
Stepping Stones	Rehabilitation home for women
Bags of Love	Providing personal items for local people
International Board of Missions	Partnership with Mali, Africa
Adopt-A-Church	A year commitment to aid First Baptist Church in Grand Bay, Alabama in helping rebuild homes after Katrina

There is a place for you in missions. We encourage everyone to become involved in some aspect on mission work here at First Baptist Church of Bainbridge.

If you have any questions about our Ministries, please
email us or call us at (229) 246-1563