{"id":643,"date":"2016-06-18T14:22:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T14:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fbcgraham-org.j9elxcy4-liquidwebsites.com\/?page_id=643"},"modified":"2025-01-28T21:42:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T21:42:48","slug":"grow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fbcgraham.org\/?page_id=643","title":{"rendered":"Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday School<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The mission statement of First Baptist Church states that, \u201cAs a community of faith, we share the love of Christ through missions and ministry.\u201d\u00a0 More specifically, we offer opportunities for worship, fellowship, missions and ministry all of which are designed to proclaim the love of Christ.\u00a0 It is our goal to offer a variety of programs for all ages, from preschoolers to senior adults, for spiritual growth, and hands on mission endeavors.\u00a0 The educational experience is geared toward fellowship and outreach.\u00a0 It is important that our members and guests experience a friendly, engaging, and receptive environment where they grow faithfully in their relationship with Christ.<\/p>\n

Since our beginnings in 1874, First Baptist has stood firm to the historic principles of priesthood of the believer, the authority of scripture, and freedom of the individual.\u00a0 First Baptist is also involved in a number of mission organizations which proclaim the liberating power of Christ through all the earth.\u00a0 Mission organizations supported by First Baptist are: Mt. Zion Baptist Association, and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.\u00a0 In addition to these organizations we also seek to cooperatively work with other churches and social organizations in the area to support community and world mission needs.<\/p>\n

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Children’s Ministry at First Baptist Graham<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Our Children\u2019s Ministry at FBC Graham is growing in wonderful ways. We offer many different opportunities for children to learn more about what it means to live in community and to learn about God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n

On Sunday mornings at 9:30, our children\u2019s Sunday School meets to learn about who God is and how God shows us his love.\"\" Our children\u2019s teachers use many hands-on activities to engage children in learning, and the children leave each week knowing their teachers care about them. For our youngest Sunday School students (infants through age 3), we provide childcare in our nursery.<\/p>\n

During Sunday morning worship at 11:00am,\"\" we provide worship bags and bulletins for all children, and we encourage families to worship together and let children\"\" see what it means to be an active participant in singing, praying, speaking and listening to God speaking in many ways. A nursery is available during worship for infants through age 4.<\/p>\n

Our missions education time is called Spark, and children enjoy participating in our backpack ministry as well as hearing about missionaries around the world and across the street. They begin to understand how they can tell others about Jesus and show Jesus\u2019 love everywhere they go. During November at Spark, children participate in Operation Christmas Child as they put together shoeboxes with small toys and toiletries to send across the world through Samaritan\u2019s Purse.<\/p>\n

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Got Kids? Bring them to our Sunday Service for our “Children’s Message”. This is a part of our morning worship service, which begins at 11:00am. Our kids and youth are an important part of our church family. During the service we also provide a nursery, staffed with our women of the church volunteers. There are also Sunday School opportunities for kids\/children.<\/p>\n

Have questions? Please call our church office (336) 226-7395 or come by to see our church staff during our Mon-Fri office hours.<\/p>\n

Each year, we have an Easter Egg Hunt on the Saturday before Easter, and in the fall we have a fall festival or Trunk or Treat for children in our church and community.<\/p>\n

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Youth Ministry at First Baptist Graham<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Sunday School for youth grades 6 through 12 meets weekly on Sunday morning at 9:30. Several of our youth are members of our Chancel Choir and sing in worship each Sunday at 11:00am. Worship is a time for our church family to come together and celebrate our community in Christ as we sing together, pray together, and hear and speak God\u2019s word together.\"\"<\/p>\n

Youth are often asked to participate in worship leadership through scripture reading and music.<\/p>\n

Our Youth\"\" attend Passport Missions Camp at Averett University in Danville, Virginia, for one week each summer. FBCG Youth participate in several different missions activities in the Danville community throughout the week and enjoy meeting other youth from around the country as they learn more about their place in the world. In the spring, we have a youth fundraiser meal following morning worship where we ask the church family to contribute toward our Passport camp tuition.<\/p>\n

When our youth return from Passport Camp, they share with our congregation in worship their experiences and what they have learned.<\/p>\n

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Youth fellowship activities take place throughout the year, and youth participate in many different ministries through FBCG, especially our Starfish Ministry and Backpack Ministry.<\/p>\n

Youth also provide leadership at our community events such as Fall Fest, Trunk or Treat, and Easter Egg Hunt.<\/p>\n

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