First Baptist Church Christian Education
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Spirit of Peace Camp will be held again this Summer at First Baptist July 14th – July 18th from 9:30a.m. to 12 noon.

Through stories, music, games, activities and a service project, children ages 4-8 will learn about living to be Peacemakers.

Registration for this interfaith camp is $10.00 per child. To register, call 273-5800 or email fbdewitt@verizon.net.  If you are interested in helping with this outreach project please contact Kris at 273-5800 or email kzet@twcny.rr.com

Adult Education Schedule 

Adult Education is in recess until Fall.

**Please note: A sub-committee has been formed to do long-range planning for adult education.  If you are interested in brainstorming ideas, please let Debbie Allen know.  Your help in providing inspirational and thought-provoking programs would be greatly appreciated.**

Monday Evening Bible Study-  We will resume on July 7th.  We will be studying the book of Revelation. We are now meeting in the First Baptist Church Library. Please see Pastor Rich if you have any questions or need further information.

First Baptist  Christian Education Programs

Adult Education

Adult Education at First Baptist Church is a forum that allows mutual learning and discussion regarding spiritual or social justice issues.  Adult Education takes place the hour after the worship service.  Often, topics spring from the interests or passions of the church family. Some of the recent topics include Christianity in the 21st century, missions in the world, health care issues, global warming and other environmental issues, and spirituality issues related to sexual orientation. Some programs are led by experts from outside of the church community, others by the community itself.  Books or movies may be the foundation of discussion.  The beauty of the program is that we all get to share in the passions that have inspired our community.

Bible Study

Members and friends of the church gather once a week to discuss Biblical and Christian texts, spiritual sources from other faith traditions, and films to inspire and challenge us. Our lively and heartfelt discussions bring us closer together; strengthening our relationships and our church community.  Recent topics were The Parables of Jesus, The Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg, The DVD Heaven: Where it is and How to Get There, and our Baptist roots and history.


Church School

Directly following the Sunday service, our children gather together for a healthy snack followed by a time of musical expression.  From there we begin a Biblical lesson using the lectionary based, ecumenical and multicultural "Seasons of the Spirit" curriculum to inform and enliven our current part in Christ's calling for love, justice and peace toward all. Besides music and story, the children participate in and explore the stories and lessons through creative arts and crafts, discussion, reenactments, service projects, plays, games and constructions.

  

 

What does the Lord require of you?
To do Justice, love mercy and walk humbly with your God.
~Micah 6:8~

Peace to all who enter here.