God has been moving in the lives of families with students who have special needs. First Baptist has had the privilege of playing a part in that! For the past three years, we’ve had a basketball program called Buddy Ball for students with special needs. We’ve seen rich fruit along with outstanding growth each year. As we [...]

We are so excited to offer a night of respite for our church families who have a child or an adult with special needs. Respite is simply a short time of rest or relief. So, this night would allow an opportunity for you to have an evening out while your kids will get to eat [...]

The A+ Support Group, formerly called the Autism Support Group, will meet in room 256 on Saturday, May 15 from 10 am until noon.  Enter via the north entrance of First Baptist Belton, near the playgrounds.  The support group is designed for families who have a child with any special need, chronic illness or disability. [...]

Statistics show that 1 out of every 110 children, 1 out of every 70 boys, will be diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. That number is astounding, but seems irrelevant to most people – unless your child is the 1. What is the impact to the one? How is their life changed? Or maybe the [...]

Buddy Ball is a 5-week basketball program for students with special needs that assigns buddies to players who need assistance. We had a record number of participants sign up this year.  We have 33 players enrolled this season, and we will begin practice on Mondays at 6 pm starting July 6.  We are excited to [...]

We’re looking forward to another great season of Buddy Ball this summer. We can’t wait to see how God uses our church to minister to students with special needs and their families! For those of you who don’t know, Buddy Ball is a 5-week basketball program for students with special needs that assigns Buddies to [...]

The A+ Support Group, formerly called the Autism Support Group will meet in room 256 on Saturday, February 21 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.  Enter via the north entrance of First Baptist Belton, near the playgrounds.  The support group is designed for families who have a child with any special need, chronic illness or [...]

The A+ Support Group, formerly called the Autism Support Group will meet in room 256 on Saturday, January 17th from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m.  The support group is designed for families who have a child with any special need, chronic illness or disability. Deborah Morgan, M.Ed. is a Speech Language Pathologist and Certified Teacher. [...]

Christmas Fellowship The STARSS Small Group Bible Study will have its Christmas Fellowship on Friday, December 5 at 6:00 p.m. The fellowship will be held in Room 256 at First Baptist Belton.  We will enjoy fun activities, food and fellowship. December Mission Project During the month of December, the STARSS Small Group Bible Study will [...]

This year FBC Belton and the Children’s Special Needs Network joined efforts to start the Autism Support Group for this area.  The group is for parents, educators, medical professionals, ministry leaders – basically anyone who wants to learn more about Autism Spectrum Disorders and how they affect our children. The group meets on the third [...]