Construction at West 7th Ave and Main Street will begin on August 12.  This represents a major change in traffic flow at that intersection.  It will have an effect on Sunday traffic, but the most notable change will be for Church Weekday families.
During construction, the intersection will likely be impassable at many hours and restricted [...]

Calling all drivers of church vehicles.  A mandatory driving training will be offered for three Sundays:

August 9 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm in room 254
August 23 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm in room 254
August 30 from 3:30 – 5:30 pm in room 254

You only need to sign up for one of these classes.  Contact Carolyn [...]

We are having our quarterly church workday on Saturday, June 27th, starting at 9 am. We will be cleaning our walkways around the church.
We will need pressure washers and hoses. Everyone is welcome, so come and enjoy the fellowship as we work together. We will meet by the playgrounds, next to Pearl Street.
For more information, [...]

First Baptist Belton will be hosting Family Promise from May 10-17, 2009. Family Promise is a nonprofit organization committed to helping low-income families achieve lasting independence.
The problem of poverty is complex. It won’t yield to a simple solution or a quick fix. It requires an integrated approach that begins with meeting immediate needs but [...]

We are opening our gym as an emergency shelter to house 100 people displaced by Hurricane Ike. Governor Rick Perry has declared 88 coastal counties as disaster areas, and many towns are preparing for mandatory evacuations.
We will begin receiving people at around 4:00 p.m. today. Our Emergency Preparedness Team is meeting at 11:00 [...]

VBS is in full swing here at First Baptist.  We had more kids come today.  Of course, doing everything here involves everyone here, including the facilities staff.  Each morning someone is here to unlock the building, turn on lights and lower a/c temps.  During the day, the crew makes sure that bathrooms are picked up, [...]

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While you were out this week, we’ve upgraded some of the systems in the worship center. We’ll call it our gift to dads for Father’s Day. We figured if anyone would like some cool new tools to aid in your worship, it’d be dads. In any case, we’ve included some photos from [...]

Many lights in the Worship Center will be replaced next week.  Most of the recessed can lights have burned out.  We will be renting a lift and replacing all of those lights along with the small chandelier lights (the ones along the side).  The large chandelier lights have already been changed out a few months [...]