Week of Prayer for North American Missions is March 7-14

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions
Our Goal: $25,000
Funds collected from this offering go to missionaries serving in the United States and Canada. For more information, visit www.anniearmstrong.com  or www.namb.net.

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Divorce Care

Divorced? Separated? You don’t have to go through it alone. Through the ministry of DivorceCare – Find Help…Discover Hope… Experience Healing.
Sessions meet weekly on Sundays from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. in room 311, Children’s Center. Childcare available. Led by Jimmy and Vickie Duren.

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New Adult DiscipleLife Studies
Beginning Sunday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m.
The Faith by Charles Colson
Leader: Joe Armour; Room MP326; Six sessions; Cost of study book: $9.00

Parenting by The Book by John Rosemond
Leaders: Pat and Larry Williams; Room CC310

Eight sessions; Cost of study book: $15.00

Beginning Wednesday, March 24 at 6:00 p.m.
Extreme Grandparenting by Jim Darcy Kimmel
Leader: Jerry Lake; Room CC303; Eight sessions; Cost of study book: $8.00

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Vacation Bible School
June 14-17; 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Pre-K - Fifth Grade (completed)
Please begin praying about areas in which you may serve.

This year's VBS has a western theme, Saddle Ridge Ranch published by LifeWay.

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Centri-Kid Weekend Camp
Friday, July 9 - Sunday, July 11
Shocco Springs Retreat Center, Talladega
For children in grades 3-5 (completed)
Cost: $175 per person
(A $50 deposit reserves your child’s spot.)
For more information contact Beth Yates at 366-4417 or BYates@fbctuscaloosa.org.
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Builders' Garage Sale
The Builders for Christ are having a garage sale in May to help defray the expenses of this year’s mission trip to Chicago, Illinois. Now is the time that everyone is invited to donate items to be sold! Lewis Ray and Grady Friday are willing to pick these items up and store them until the big sale. Please call one of them if you have something you would like to donate.

Lewis Ray: cell, 242-6696 and home, 339-8272; Grady Friday: 758-0267

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Holy Land Trip
Anyone interested in this 11-day excursion to "Walk Where Jesus Walked" should contact Dr. Gil McKee at Gil@fbctuscaloosa.org. He will lead this trip scheduled for November 1-11, 2010. Sites to visit include Caesarea, Tiberius on the Sea of Galilee, Petra, Qumran, and holy sites in and around Jerusalem, including Gethsemane, the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount and the Garden Tomb. For more information, please visit www.discoveryministries.com/ministry/McKee-1101-2010a.php. You may also register for the trip through the Discovery Ministries site.

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Men’s Fraternity
Meets Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Click here to visit the Men's Ministry page for more information.

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Global Warning Conference

with Tim LaHaye, Ed Hindson and Gary Frazier

Saturday, March 27, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall

Tickets are $15 each (includes box lunch). After Wednesday, March 17 and at the door tickets are $20 each. Please click here for more information.

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Senior Adventure Ministry

Body Recall - This exercise class for seniors which focuses on flexibility and mobility meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Room 313, Children’s Center.

Click here for more information about our Senior Adult Ministry.

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Sunday Nights at First

6:00-7:00 p.m.
• Worship Service in the Chapel: led by Dr. Gil McKee and Matt Rouse
• Adult Disciplelife Studies: Fireproof - The Love Dare Bible Study, Baptist Faith and Message, Financial Peace University (5:15-7:00 p.m.), and the First Ladies study, Believing God (5:30-7:00 p.m.).
• First Baptist University for grades 6-12
• Bible Skills, Drills & Thrills for grades 1-5
• Activities/child care for babies - age 5

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City Parking Deck Available for Use
The new City of Tuscaloosa parking garage on the northeast corner of 7th Street and 23rd Avenue is now open. People attending First Baptist Church may use this new parking garage at anytime at no cost. Entrance to the garage is from 7th Street, and parking is available on the second, third, and fourth levels. An elevator is located in the northeast corner of the parking garage, and a stairway is in the southwest corner.

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Worship KidStyle

NO Worship KidStyle on Sunday, March 14.

Worship KidStyle is a new weekly worship experience for grades 1-5 that meets on Sundays at 11:00 a.m. in the Children's Worship Center (third floor, Children's Center. Click here for a brochure about FBC's Worship KidStyle!

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