JUNE 23, 2024  - 

Gary Smith  - Worship Center 
Leading in Worship East - Libby Shorman

FBCR Star of the Week is Carol Riley!

Carol Riley joined our church just a few years ago and went straight to work!

She has been very involved with our Austin Street Center Ministry where she serves baked potatoes and spends time with the clients on a monthly basis. During the Christmas season, Carol has been instrumental in our Angel Tree for Cornerstone. Organizing all of your generous gifts and making sure they get delivered is no small task and she does it with grace. She especially enjoys participating in a mission trip…both locally and beyond. In fact, she will be leaving Sunday for our Valley Mission Trip.  Carol has a heart for missions and has been involved in some way in almost all of our mission groups and has also served on the Mission Committee.

Thank you Carol for living generously by sharing your time!

We are moving into an exciting chapter for FBCR! Our Pastor Search Committee has narrowed their search to one candidate. You will have an opportunity to get to get to meet the prospective pastor. On Saturday, June 29 at 1pm, he will be in the Worship Center for a Question & Answer session. Please join us to find out more about him. He will be with us in worship Sunday, June 30. After he delivers the sermon, a special called business meeting will be held in which church members will vote  to call him as our next pastor. The agenda for the business meeting is available below.

Join us for a lively event of Pizza and Pickleball at the First Baptist Richardson Activity Center! Whether you're from FBCR or beyond, this gathering is tailored for young adults seeking connection and fun. Come enjoy great food, exciting games, and the opportunity to build lasting relationships while growing in your faith journey. Let's come together and have a fantastic time while being encouraged on our path towards Christ. See you there!  

This concert will feature the combined choirs and orchestras from First Baptist Richardson, The Heights, and Hunters Glen Baptist. The night will be filled with music of faith and freedom.

You are cordially invited to a special brunch hosted by the Deacons on June 29th at 10:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall. This event is dedicated to honoring and supporting widows and widowers within our church community.

Please join us for a morning of fellowship, delicious food, and entertainment.

STUDENT MINISTRY | JULY 17

Dive into exciting games, refreshing splashes, and great fellowship with SWIM VERTICAL. Bring all your friends for a fun night. Be on the lookout for location via the Remind App. If you haven't already joined the Remind App for Student Ministry, you can do so below.

JULY 1 - JULY 5

Have the summer of a lifetime close to home! WinShape Camps for Communities brings the ultimate day camp right to your neighborhood, combining fun, faith and friendship into an action-packed week.

Campers completing grades K5-5th cultivate their God-given skills and talents in a mix of indoor and outdoor moments, physical activity and creative play, with epic adventures at camp all day and sleeping soundly back at home at night—all of this while learning more about Jesus. At the end of the week, we serve up a yummy lunch for the whole family to wrap up camp!

Students in grades 7-12 will travel to Amarillo for the Top Of Texas Tour. While on mission, students will work with several churches as they support those living in the inner city and surrounding communities in the greater Amarillo area. They also will visit some of the sites like the Cadillac Ranch, eat at the Big Texan Steak House, and enjoy a night under the stars watching the musical, Texas in Palo Duro Canyon.

On this trip, we will work primarily with CityRelief. CityRelief is an organization that helps to first show the love of Jesus and offer hope. Then they provide resources and connection to those that are marginalized. As a volunteer, you will help transform lives and, in the process, be transformed as well. You will be a beacon of hope and connection to hurting and isolated people.

Our secondary mission will be with Prayer Stations. This is an opporunity to stretch yourself by praying for strangers. I have never been to NYC, and I have been multiple times, when this ministry did not transform those who went.

Blood donors are needed now to help ensure patients have access to lifesaving blood. Give blood this month and make a real difference to someone in need. We will be hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, from 10am to 4pm in the Activity Center.  Schedule Now.

GET READY TO START THE PARTY!
Jesus gives us the most amazing reason to party. Let’s celebrate the Good News of Jesus!
For kids entering Kindergarten through entering 6th grade.

JULY 29-AUGUST 1
6-8PM
$25: Cost Includes Dinner every night & T-Shirt

VOLUNTEER!
VBS is coming and we need your help! If you would like to volunteer for VBS, please register below. We are in need of small group leaders, small group assistants, behind-the-scenes workers, and so many more! Let’s Start The Party by signing up to be a VBS volunteer!—-text VBS HELP to 972-235-5296.

BACKPACK BASH-DONATIONS - DONATION DEADLINE JULY 7TH 

Help us realize our goal of giving a backpack filled with school supplies to every elementary-aged child at a high-need RISD campus.

Whether you can give a little or a lot, every $20 donation is equivalent to one more RISD child starting school with a new backpack and new school supplies.

For some families, purchasing a backpack filled with school supplies is a financial burden they simply cannot afford. That’s why we need you! Your support makes the Backpack Bash a success. Your contributions directly impact the lives of RISD students and alleviate some of the stressors faced by many RISD families.