Please join us  Sunday, September 26 (3:00 – 6:30 p.m.) at First Baptist Church of Centralia  (101 South Collier Street, Centralia, MO) for our Heart of Missouri Baptist Association’s Annual Meeting and community worship service. This event is free and open to all.

For more information, visit the Heart of Missouri Baptist Association, where you can also find information about our association’s ministries, upcoming ministry training (D3 Advance), partner churches, and more.

As always, we hope you will join us every Sunday and Wednesday for our regularly scheduled services and activities.

Supper (for all interested kids and volunteers) will be served each evening (Sunday through Thursday) at 5:00 with the VBS program beginning at 5:30. We will be done right at 8:00 each night, and we’ll finish off the week with a big VBS family celebration (9:30 a.m.) and lunch on Sunday, July 28.

VBS is for children who recently completed preschool through sixth grade, with nursery only being provided for the children of our volunteers.

For more information, please contact us. Check out the below video to learn more about this year’s theme – In the Wild.

Then, in July, we have some youth joining dozens of other youth from the Grand Crossings Baptist Association on their annual mission trip to North Dakota. While there, they will continue their gospel ministry to Native Americans living on a reservation.

Finally, in November, we have a few people heading to Central Asia to minister to locals with the hope and promise of Jesus Christ.

Would you consider supporting those going on these trips? Our church is in the process of doing some fundraisers with more information in our foyer, like the envelope campaign pictured below.

Also, you can give quickly and securely online by clicking HERE and selecting “Mission Trip Fund” from the dropdown menu.

If you have any questions about God’s heart for the nations, our commitment to His mission, or anything above, please contact us.

Safe Families for Children is a national movement of compassion that gives hope to families in crisis. This network of volunteer host families help parents who need temporary care for their children as they work through unmanageable or critical circumstances.

Would you consider being a “safe family?” Please join us Sunday. For more information and/or if you are interested but cannot join us for the meeting, please contact us.

As always, you are also invited to our regularly scheduled activities each week. Click HERE for our weekly calendar.

Thursday, November 29 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m.) = Are You Called into Ministry?
Have you ever thought God might be calling you into the ministry or missions? What if you sense a desire to be a worship leader or serve in children or youth ministry? Or, maybe you know you are called to preach but need some help refining that calling. If so, Preston Thompson (the Director of Missions for Grand Crossings Baptist Association) invites you to come to this introductory meeting for a new training ground that is being developed specifically for churches in our area.

Sunday, December 2 (2:00 – 2:45 p.m.) = Monthly Ministry at Fulton Nursing & Rehab
This takes place the first Sunday of each month. Anyone is welcome to join us as we sing hymns with the residents, and Pastor Nick preaches a short message.

Thursday, December 4 (7:00 – 8:00 p.m.) = Disaster Relief Ministry Meeting
Preston Thompson is calling all trained volunteers from Grand Crossings Baptist Association and everyone else interested in being a part of Disaster Relief to join us for this meeting. We are seeking to get more organized on how we can go out on deployment as an associational team and will also talk about the upcoming trainings.

Saturday, December 8 (9:00 – 11:00 a.m.) = Candy-Making Saturday
Join us for this family-fun event of fellowship and candy preparation for the Christmas season.

Sunday, December 9 (12:00 – 1:30 p.m.) = Recycled Teenagers’ Christmas Dinner & Party
Our senior adults are invited to join us for a Christmas lunch and gift exchange.

Sunday, December 23 (5:00 – 5:45 p.m.) = Christmas Candlelight Service
One of the highlights of the year for many people, this short candlelight service is a great time of worship through song, prayer, the reading of the Christmas story, and a short message.

Saturday, January 5 (5:00 – 8:00 p.m.) = Missions Supper and Pie & Cake Auction
Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to show off your best baking skills for a great cause. In our fellowship hall, we will have a pie and cake auction in order to raise support for those going on mission trips in 2019. We have missionaries going on trips to Guatemala, North Dakota, and Central Asia next summer. Here is what is required: 1) make your best 1 or 2 pies or cakes for the auction. 2) Invite your friends and family to come to the auction. Also, we will have a dinner for this event, so everyone can eat before the auction begins. Remember, this is a fundraiser and will be a fun time of fellowship for everyone. If you have any questions please contact Preston Thompson at 573-826-9584 or grandcrossings@gmail.com.

*NOTE: Unless otherwise stated, all events will take place at our church facilities.

As always, you are invited to join us every Sunday and Wednesday. Hope to see you soon!

In the meantime, please join us now for Vacation Bible School. We started Sunday evening and will continue each evening (5-8 p.m.) through Thursday. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us.

We will have games, the moon bounce, a carry-in meal (5:00 p.m.), popcorn, a bonfire, a hayride, and plenty of fun and fellowship.

The community is invited, so please invite family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, etc. If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact us.

To preregister your children for VBS, please fill out the vbs registration form. You can scan and email your registration forms to info@playground.laredcreative.com, mail or bring them to the church office, or just bring the forms when you bring your children Monday evening, July 27 at 5:00. Registration will also be available here at the office at 4:45 p.m. each afternoon next week.

Our annual family celebration for VBS will be Sunday, August 2nd at 10:40 a.m. This will include a presentation by the children and will be followed by lunch, snow cones, popcorn, games and the famous bounce house.

We hope your children will join us in our Journey off the Map!

Beginning at 8 a.m., we will be working all day, so even if you can only help for a short time, please plan on joining us. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact us.

For those who are here and helping, lunch will be available and served around noon.