Church Family,
We have a couple of things to celebrate for this issue of the Forerunner. First of all, thank you so much for serving our community during our third annual Impact Week. From September 12-18, our church gave 458.5 hours of volunteer service to our community!
Our church served at places like the St. Louis County Area Food Bank, Loaves and Fishes, Room at the Inn, the Sonshine Place, New Beginnings Missionary Baptist Church, Bridgeton City Hall, our public parks, and more. We had people write cards and bake cookies. People prepared and delivered meals. We did yard work and painted a home and did basic repairs. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. I am so incredibly thankful for the way our church stepped up and served our community!
Also, I wanted you to know that, at least in one circumstance, our church having new shirts to wear specifically for our local missions projects during Impact Week paid dividends. While serving at the Food Bank with our staff, I got to strike up a conversation with a couple who were pleasantly surprised to see a bunch of us in our Fee Fee shirts serving. In fact, after talking with them about Impact Week and what our church was doing, they asked for more information so they could come and visit sometime soon. That was pretty exciting! It reminded me about the passage we examined in Matthew 5, where Jesus says that when we are a light in our community, the world sees our good deeds and glorifies our Father in Heaven. And that is just one example of how our Impact Week made a positive impression on those in our community.
In addition to a successful Impact Week, I also want to take a moment to celebrate the fact that this month marks the 25th anniversary of Mike Bayles’ employment here at FFBC! Mike, who is our Maintenance Supervisor, is an incredible hard worker who has served our church so well for the past quarter-century. The Bible tells us to give honor where honor is due, so we are going to be recognizing Mike in our worship services on September 26. In addition to that recognition, we want to invite you to bring cards to show appreciation for Mike that Sunday.
Let’s thank God for a great Impact Week, and let’s thank Him for Mike Bayles and his 25 years of service here!
In Him,
Pastor Zach