Fee Fee Baptist Church

Author: Tara Smith

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 5

    We have very exciting news! Preschool and children’s Bible Study has started again at 9:45 a.m. on Sundays. I am so thankful for our dedicated teachers who are willing to teach our kids God’s Word. Please keep us in prayer as we start back! We are requiring teachers and kids to continue to wear masks, as well as check-in at the preschool area where we will take temperatures and sanitize hands, too. This month the kids are walking with Jesus through the last week of His life on earth. It will be an exciting time!

    Here are updates on other in-person kids’ activities:

    Wednesdays: AWANA Club 6:00-7:00 p.m. for kids 3 years old through 5th grade. Kids: bring your book, Bible, and wear a mask.

    Sundays: Preschool Care is provided for birth through pre-K during 11:00 a.m. worship. We hope to open Preschool Care for 8:30 a.m. worship by April.

    KidsZone meets at 11:00 a.m. for kids K-5th grade. The 4th Sunday of each month, K-5th grade kids will worship with their parents and the Lord’s Supper will be observed. When there is a 5th Sunday in the month, we will have a Birthday Bash to celebrate birthdays from the months prior.

    We are planning to do VBS Wilderness Escape and Sports Camp the week of July 26-30. If you would like to be involved in leading, it’s not too early to volunteer – just let me know, kathy@feefeebc.org. Registration will be online in April.

    “I am absolutely sure that not even death or life can separate us from God’s love. Not even angels or demons, the present or the future, or any powers can do that. Not even the highest places or the lowest, or anything else in all creation can do that. Nothing at all can ever separate us from God’s love because of what Christ Jesus our Lord has done,” (Romans 8:38-39).

  • A Word From Pastor Zach – Vol. 61, No. 5

    Coming up at the end of the month, we will be having our week of prayer for North American Missions. This week of prayer coincides with our Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, where 100% of what is given to this offering goes directly to the North American Mission Board (NAMB).

    I wanted to share with you why it is so important for us to be praying for and supporting NAMB. According to a study by the Hartford Institute in 2010, there were 338,000 Christian congregations. The US population then was about 309 million, which makes the church to population ratio roughly 1:1000 (one church for every one thousand people).

    In the last 10 years, our population has grown by 19 million people. Projecting forward, by 2050, there will be over 400 million people in the United States. In order to maintain that 1:1000 church to population ratio, we will need to start 76,000 new churches.

    The good news is that church planting is being emphasized by NAMB. In fact, according to Lifeway Research, there were 4,000 churches that were planted last year. That sounds great! It sounds like we are well on our way to maintaining or even exceeding that 1:1000 ratio. However, those 4,000 new church plants are only part of the story. Sadly, while there were 4,000 new churches started last year, 3,700 closed their doors.

    That means, in actuality, we only had a net gain of 300 churches last year. In order to have that net gain of 76,000 churches, we need to be starting about 1,900 churches a year! We are falling woefully behind the curve.

    So, what is that we can do about this issue? First, and foremost, we pray. We pray that God will send workers into the harvest. We pray for revival. We pray for established churches to grow and for new churches to be started. We pray for God to move and work in our nation!

    Additionally, because of the cooperative program of the Southern Baptist Convention, we can partner with other churches and send out church planters to start new churches all over North America. We partner with our Baptist Association here in St. Louis and support new churches. Also, everything that we give through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering will go to help the North American Mission Board.

    As a church, we have set a goal for $13,000 for Annie Armstrong. Would you join me in praying about what God would have us give so that we can meet this goal?

    The need is immense. We need more churches in North America. Let’s all prayerfully support NAMB as they lead the way in helping us reach the lost in our neighborhoods.

    In Him,

    Pastor Zach

  • Music Musings – Vol. 61, No. 5

    No Music Musings this week. Check back with the next issue on March 22.

  • Bible Study Corner – Vol. 61, No. 5

    More Bible Studies are beginning in person. We will announce these changes at church and teachers will be notifying their classes. If you are interested in in-person Bible Study, just ask a greeter in the Welcome Center or front entrance and they will be able to help you.

  • Devotional Corner – Vol. 61, No. 5

    Taken from L.B. Cowman’s “Streams in the Desert,” Zondervan Updated Edition

    “We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first,” (Hebrews 3:14).

    Often the last step is the winning step. In Pilgrim’s Progress the greatest number of dangers were lurking in the area closest to the gates of the Celestial City. It was in that region the Doubting Castle stood. And it was there the enchanted ground lured the tired traveler to fatal slumber. It is when heaven’s heights are in full view that the gates of hell are the most persistent and full of deadly peril. “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up,” (Galatians 6:9). “Run in such a way as to get the prize,” (1 Corinthians 9:24).

    The greatest challenge in receiving great things from God is holding on for the last half hour.

    In the bitter waves of woe

    Beaten and tossed about

    By the sullen winds that blow

    From the desolate shores of doubt,

    Where the anchors that faith has cast

    Are dragging in the gale,

    I am quietly holding fast

    To the things that cannot fail.

     

    And fierce though the fiends may fight,

    And long though the angels hide,

    I know that truth and right

    Have the universe on their side;

    And that somewhere beyond the stars

    Is a love that is better than fate.

    When the night unlocks her bars

    I will see Him—and I will wait.

    —Washington Gladden

     

  • Announcements – Vol. 61, No. 5

    Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday, March 14

    Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead 1 hour!

    Pickleball is Back On!

    Tired of being cooped up in the house? Want to get a little exercise and have fun while you’re doing it? Pickleball is starting back up in the Gym every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. Adults of all ages are welcome! Masks are required the entire time on the church campus and while playing the game. If you are interested in joining in a game of Pickleball, contact Carol Gollaher at (314) 620-4036.

    Our Goal is $13,000

     

  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 5

    Week of Prayer for North American Mission, March 29-April 4

    North American Missionaries have had some unique challenges with COVID-19. But what has not changed is the need for the Gospel to be declared. They could definitely use our prayers. March 29 through April 4 is our Week of Prayer for North American Missions. You can download the Prayer Guide on the Downloads section of our website. Then Sunday, April 4 we are taking a special offering for the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering. All the money given to this offering goes towards North American Missionaries. Please be praying for our missionaries!

    Upcoming Mobile Markets

    We know that right now it is difficult for some people to get the food they need. Fee Fee has partnered with St. Louis Area Foodbank to provide a Mobile Food Market! Every other Monday from 10:00 a.m. until noon, you can drive through the church parking lot and volunteers and staff will put food in your car. We ask that you have space in your vehicle for the food items and that you not leave your vehicle during the distribution. The upcoming Mobile Markets are March 22 and April 5. You can contact Andrew if you have any questions or would be interested in volunteering, andrew@feefeebc.org.

  • Community Connection – Vol. 61, No. 4

    Blood Drive, February 26

    Our Blood Drive is this week and we still have spots left!! Sign up to give blood this Friday, February 26 from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. on the Red Cross website (www.redcrossblood.org) and use the Sponsor Code “FeeFeeBaptistBridgeton.” Alternatively, you can make an appointment by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767). The drive will be held in the Family Life Center. Everyone donating can drive around to the back of the church and park in the lot by the gym and enter through the gym doors. On the blood drive page on the church website (www.feefeebc.org/blooddrive) you can find helpful info about donating, including who can donate and how to donate, and a link to sign up. If you have any questions, contact Andrew (andrew@feefeebc.org).

    Tom and Lela Warner Missions Fund, February 28

    We will have a special offering for the Tom and Lela Warner Missions Fund on Sunday, February 28. All money given towards that fund goes to support our members that go on mission trips. If you give, make sure to label your gift as “Warner Mission Fund.”

    Mobile Food Market

    We love our partnership with the St. Louis Area Food Bank to get free groceries into the hands of families in need in our community. Upcoming Mobile Market Mondays will be:

    March 8

    March 22

    Each of these will take place starting 10:00 a.m. (until the food runs out) in the church parking lot. Contact Andrew at andrew@feefeebc.org to volunteer.

  • Bible Study Corner – Vol. 61, No. 4

    Beginning Sunday, March 7, I will be leading a Grounded Bible Study group in person at the church on Sundays at 9:45 a.m. until we finish the New Testament in May. Everyone is invited to attend. We will be discussing some of the scriptures we have read that week. Come prepared with questions or comments on a passage that spoke to you. This group will only meet in person each Sunday at 9:45 a.m.

    If you still don’t feel comfortable meeting in person, we will do a Facebook live version of Grounded on Wednesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. It would be great if you could join live to comment and answer questions, but it will also be available on our website to watch at your convenience.

    It is so meaningful to discuss what you have been reading in scripture. Hope you can join me in one of these formats.

    Of course, our usual Sunday morning Bible Studies will continue either online or in person as will our Wednesday night men’s and women’s studies.

    Join us in studying Scripture together.

  • Family Front – Vol. 61, No. 4

    Here are updates on in-person kids’ activities:

    Wednesdays: AWANA Club 6:00-7:00 p.m. for kids 3 years old through 5th grade. Kids: bring your book, Bible, and wear a mask.

    Sundays: Preschool care is provided for birth through pre-K during 11:00 a.m. worship. KidsZone meets at 11:00 a.m. for kids K-5th grade. The 4th Sunday of each month, K-5th grade kids will worship with their parents. When there is a 5th Sunday in the month, we will have a Birthday Bash to celebrate birthdays from the months prior.

    Preschool and children’s Bible Study classes will start back on Sunday, March 7 at 9:45 a.m. between worship services. We are looking forward to having our kids back in their classes with our teachers! There will also be adult and youth Bible Study classes offered at the same time.

    We are planning to do VBS Wilderness Escape and Sports Camp in some form this summer.  It may be a drive-in experience for families, or it may be in-person. But we plan to have something! If you would like to be involved, it’s not too early to let me know.

    “And let us watch out for one another to provoke love and good works. Not neglecting to gather together, (even if it’s online) … but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching,” (Hebrews 10:25).