Welcome to First Baptist Charlestown 

Worship | Community | Discipleship | Mission 

March 31, 2024

We are so grateful you are joining us for worship, and our prayer is that you have a fresh encounter with Jesus Christ. Throughout our service, we have times of prayer, singing, preaching and an opportunity to respond to the gospel message. At FBC, we invite you to be yourself. We are imperfect people that have hope in a perfect God, and we want to shine the spotlight on Him. 

In order for us to connect with you, please complete the Connection Card located in the pew and please let us know if you have any prayer requests or ministry needs. At the end of service, please take it to the kiosk in the Connection Center as we have a gift for you.  Also, we have free Bibles available in the Connection Center if you need a copy of God’s Word.

Mission/Vision of First Baptist Church:  We exist to see the hope of Jesus Christ transform Charlestown by providing every person with an opportunity to hear and respond to the good news of Jesus and equipping them to grow up into maturity in Christ.   

At FBC we believe that when Christ calls us to salvation, He also calls us into community with one another to pray, apply Scripture to real life, encourage one another,  serve and share Jesus together.  

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Your gift to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering fuels North American missionaries! Help FBC Charlestown to Make Jesus Known! You may give online through the app, put in the offering plate or bring your offering to the office!               FBC Goal: $5,000.00        Received to Date:  $1,698.05

Women on Mission will be meeting tomorrow morning at 9 AM in the fellowship hall.  See Linda Jones with any questions.

Sunday Night, April 7th at 6 PM: We will join together at the Charlestown Independent Church for a special

service “Celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus”. This celebration is sponsored by the North Clark

Ministerial Association.  Make plans to join everyone!

Chili Cook Off Fundraiser Sunday April 14th Immediately following the morning service in the

fellowship hall.  Donation offering with all donation’s going towards Nathaniel Hillmer’s Mission Trip

Seeking Him: Experiencing the Joy of Personal Revival:  We have groups meeting each Wednesday at 6:30 PM and on Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM, both in the fellowship hall. We would love to have you join us.

SCBI TRANSFORMED WOMEN’S RETREAT...Friday, April 12 to Saturday, April 13 @ Calvary Baptist Church in Greenwood, IN     COST:  $70 .  If you plan to attend see Allison Allen ASAP!!

CROSSOVER INDIANAPOLIS:  Save the Date:  June 3-7.  Crossover is an annual evangelistic emphasis that takes place in the city where the Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting is held. Many churches in the host city plan an evangelistic outreach the week before the meeting, and many will plan evangelistic events the Saturday before the annual meeting starts and will recognize a Harvest Day the next day.   

This year the Southern Baptist Convention will be held in Indianapolis.  First Baptist Charlestown will be taking a group to Indianapolis to most likely help serve alongside a church plant in their evangelistic efforts to reach Indianapolis with the Gospel.  This might be a family day, VBC, Block party, sports camp, canvassing or so much more!  We will find out more details in the coming months.  Begin now to pray for this evangelistic effort in Indianapolis and that God would prepare hearts in advance.   Also, pray about going along with the group FBC to serve in June! 

Chris Conrades, State WMU President, is needing volunteers for children's programs that occur during the SBC Convention in Indianapolis which will be held on Tuesday/Wednesday, June 11-12th.  She needs:

  • 15 preschool workers (babies-2 or 3-4 year olds)
  • 2 adults in each time slot for Tues morning/Tues afternoon, Wed morning/Wed afternoon to ASSIST the missions leader who will be teaching the Giant Cow ministry
  • 4 adults to join the Youth on Mission group for the entire day Tuesday and Wednesday as they leave the convention center and travel to ministry locations throughout Indy.

If you would like to volunteer with any of these positions, please see Amy Farmer.

Crossings Camp is coming up on July 13-17! The remaining balance of $300 is due on June 23rd. If you’d like to donate to a student’s balance, be sure to designate your donation to the student ministry. Thank you!

Budget Giving for 03/24/2024:

Weekly giving needed to meet our budget needs:          $7,757.00

Undesignated receipts received toward budget needs: $4,744.22

(Designated giving is available on monthly budget reports or call Sandy for any specific information).  Thank you.

 Worship Attendance 03/24/24:  90

Serving Today 03/31:

Counters: Barb Spaulding, 

Door Lock: Gary Orr

Prayer Chapel

Tag Team: Lesley Tyler

Babies: Laura Waters, Tiffany Grayson

Toddlers:  Tara Koressel, Susan Newton

Preschool Praise: Oscar & Maria Duarte

Children’s Church: Amy Farmer

April Birthdays:

2 Valarie Masingo

4  Titus Speth

 (Please contact the office at 256-3421 or office@fbctown.com if your birthday or you know of someone’s in the FBC family that’s been left off the monthly lists! Thanks!)

Activities for this Week, April 3:

 6:30 PM: Mission Kids, Mission Friends, Youth Group, Seeking Him Bible Study

Deacon of the Month

David (Melinda) Dieterlen

(812) 558-4513