Leader(s): Pamela Wright
Day: Wednesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: It was an easy question to answer when they were little, but life gets complicated for teen girls. When they get stuck in drama, discontentment, sadness, and shame, how can they even begin to look ahead to the future? In this 4-part series, author, Bible teacher, and Founder of IF: Gathering, Jennie Allen, inspires teen girls to throw off everything that holds them back and be energized by God's dreams for them. Connecting Scriptures from the New Testament with everyday life, Jennie talks about the big and small ways they can use their unique gifts, spend time with God, and have fun giving His love away. Each session features real-life stories of girls who have struggled to overcome obstacles and find meaning in their lives, but are beginning to see God's vision unfold.
Dreaming big isn't about the perfect job or a glamorous life “some day.” Dreaming big starts now. When girls are secure in who Christ made them to be and believe in what God can do in and through them, they will grow in confidence, create community, and accomplish great things.
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Day: Sunday Time of day: Evening
Location: Topic: Serve Day
Description: FMBC Serve Day 2024
Leader(s): Quentin Byrd
Day: Monday Time of day: Not Applicable
Location: Topic: FMBC Vision Partner
Description: Become a FMBC Vision Partner by signing up and letting us know that you are on board with helping fulfil the Vision and Mission God has given the Freewill Ministry.
Leader(s): Rumegus Howard Timothy Alexander
Day: Thursday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Free at last study group
Description: In this series, we are going to take a deep dive into the book of Galatians, a letter written by Paul to the Christians in Galatia. More than any other person, Paul shifted the focus of Christianity from the proclamation of Jesus to the proclamation about Jesus. He singlehandedly transformed Christianity from an exclusively Jewish faith to a faith that included both Jews and Gentiles. He made Christianity open to everyone, everywhere, at every time. As we begin to study the book of Galatians, we will see that the theme of this book is “Free at Last!” Paul began his ministry to churches emphasizing the freedom Jesus Christ brings from sin, from the fear of death, and from trying to be good enough for God. No other book in the Bible explains why Christianity is completely, uniquely, and absolutely different from every other religious faith. Jesus offers freedom that no one else can, and that’s the freedom Paul explains in Galatians.
Leader(s): Sharon Foreman L. Renee Gibson
Day: Thursday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: We live in a culture that's all about self, becoming the best “me” I can be instead of becoming like Jesus. This me-
centered message affects every area of our lives—our friendships, families, self-image, even our faith—and it negatively impacts each one. The self-focused life robs our joy, shrinks our souls, and is the reason we never quite break free of insecurity. In this 5-part series, Sharon Hodde Miller invites us into a bigger, Jesus-centered vision—one that restores our freedom and inspires us to live for more. Based on her book Free of Me, this study unveils our deepest insecurities and equips us to focus on God and others instead of ourselves. Discover a purpose bigger than “project me” and experience freedom from the burden of self-focus.
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Day: Thursday Time of day: Not Applicable
Location: Topic:
Description: Funeral
Leader(s): Brunetta Johnson Allean Jones
Day: Wednesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: In a world full of voices that constantly try to define and categorize us, it is easy to have a crisis of identity. Culture has its own assumptions or half-truths that we call stereotypes that can easily make their way into our lives and control the way we perceive ourselves and others. It is time for us to change the narrative that culture says about women by becoming a different kind of woman. So we rise, tearing off labels and declaring to the world, “I am not!” In this devotional study, we will identify 8 common stereotypes about women in our culture: “Women are… manipulative, gossip, cliquey, too emotional, always comparing, naïve, weak, overwhelmed.” Then we will dig deep into the root causes of each of these internal struggles and learn practical and actionable steps that you can take at the end of every session to help you break free and become the woman God designed you to be.
Leader(s): Anthony Gill Jarvis Provitt
Day: Wednesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: How can God love me when I've done so much wrong? How do I know God is speaking to me? How can a God of love allow bad things to happen? Teens are struggling with very difficult questions and doubts. In these four youth Bible study sessions, David Nasser will offer hope and encouragement to students from Scripture on their winding journey of faith.
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Day: Friday Time of day: Not Applicable
Location: Freewill Baptist Church Topic: Women's Conference 2024
Description: Ladies of Freewill and beyond, mark your calendar for April 19th – 21st, as we host the Kingdom Women Rising - Women’s Conference 2024. This is one you don’t want to miss. Join us as we learn what God’s plan is for his daughters to heal and to have remarkable recoveries. Together we can learn how to become happy and healthy Kingdom Women.
Leader(s): Dorothy "Jean" Young Douglas Jones Jr
Day: Tuesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Money life
Description: Let God’s Truth transform your journey toward financial freedom. Seek wisdom about the root causes of your financial issues. Rather than attacking the symptoms alone, the MoneyLife® Personal Finance Study applies biblical teaching to the heart of the problem, providing real healing and hope.
Leader(s): Tammie Jones Linda Willimas
Day: Wednesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: Are you overwhelmed by the noise, busyness, and pace of your life? Join Jason Perkins for this six-part series on Soul Care and learn to tend to the garden of your inner life. Discover what it means to apprentice under the Master, Jesus — not just by believing His teachings, but by living the way He lived. As you adopt His rhythms of rest and relationship and practise His habits of silence, solitude, Sabbath, and simplicity, your soul will begin to thrive and bear fruit.
Leader(s): Ruby Garrison Donna Moncrief
Day: Wednesday Time of day: Lunch
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: Get to Know God as He Really Is. Dr. Tony Evans believes seeking to know God is life’s greatest purpose. In this practical, 6-session video series, he shares strategies and skills for how you can live victoriously as a child of God.
Your connection with God can be so much more than going to church, reading the Bible, and attending study groups. Using in-depth scriptural studies alongside stories from his own life, Dr. Evans will equip you with the tools you need for pursuing an authentic and life-transforming relationship with your Savior.
Leader(s): Stacy Sanders Pamela Langford
Day: Wednesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: Join the Evans family as Jonathan leverages the ministry of Jesus to teach life lessons to his five children (ages 3-13)
Through everyday activities and family adventures. Seemingly normal activities—such as a fun family cooking competition, camping in the great outdoors, a trip to a theme park, or a hands-on homeschool activity—turn into hysterical adventures and epic teachable moments. Jonathan and Kanika follow up the day’s events with a bedtime Bible lesson that connects their experience to the teachings of Jesus in a way their children will never forget! Whenever the kids realize they are about to hear the Stories from the Storyteller, they’ll be begging for bedtime!
Leader(s): Janavia L. Taylor Alexis Goode
Day: Wednesday Time of day: 6:30 p.m.
Location: In-person meeting Topic: Bible Study
Description: Living Out Loud for Christ
Being confident in our faith isn’t always easy. Culture wants us to conform rather than stand out and church culture often glorifies perfection and power, making us want to hide our flaws and weaknesses. So how do we proclaim the gospel when it is much easier to stay silent? Can we live boldly for Jesus when we know we are weak and flawed? Join Grammy and Dove Award-winning hip-hop artist Lecrae in this six-session series as he equips, empowers, and encourages us to live unashamed of our faith and of who God created us to be.