By Loretta Fulton A lot of kids would have gotten burned out on church if they had gone as much as Mike Greenfield did when he was growing up in Snyder. But fortunately for First Baptist Church that didn’t happen to Mike. After graduating from Snyder High School in 1979, Mike planned to be a lawyer but someone at his
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Click here to read “Abilene Author,” a feature about Greg Young written by Loretta Fulton for the March/April issue of Abilene Scene magazine. By Loretta Fulton If you’ve been around Abilene very long, you’ve probably heard Greg Young perform, maybe at Texas Star Trading Company singing Christmas carols right after Thanksgiving or maybe at First Baptist Church where he is
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By Loretta Fulton The annual Holy Week Luncheon Series, a tradition in Abilene for over 40 years, will begin Monday, March 30, with the theme, “Love Showed Up: Four Days That Turned the World Upside Down.” “Many in our city consider this series as some of the best evidence of the shared faith and trust of Abilenians,” said Rev. Cliff
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By Loretta Fulton The long wait was worth it for members of First Baptist Church when a new pastor and his family moved to Abilene, bringing the energy that only a family with four young children can provide. Ray Miller was named pastor on June 15 following a vote by the congregation and preached his first sermon in August. The
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Links to articles from 2024First Baptist Church Pastor ResignsFBC Moving Forward After Pastor ResignationFBC To Vote on Interim Pastor July 7 By Loretta Fulton Dr. Ray Miller was named the new senior pastor at First Baptist Church Sunday, June 15, a little over a year after the former pastor resigned. Miller, 41, has been senior pastor at Crievewood Baptist Church
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By Loretta Fulton Beth Young is the new director City Light Community Ministries, an outreach of First Baptist Church that is one of the city’s leading ministries to the homeless and needy. Prior to taking on the new position, Beth was missions ministry assistant. She was a volunteer in the front office and helped with housing grant applications. City Light,
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By Loretta Fulton The annual Holy Week Luncheon Series, a tradition in Abilene for over 40 years, will begin Monday, April 14. A brown bag luncheon will be held each day through Thursday, April 17, at one of four host churches–Highland, St. Paul, First Baptist, and First Central Presbyterian. Each day a minister will preach the sermon at another minister’s
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Links to previous stories First Baptist Church Pastor Resignshttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/07/first-baptist-church-pastor-resigns/FBC Moving Forward After Pastor Resignationhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/15/fbc-moving-forward-after-pastor-resignationFBC Welcomes New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2023/01/26/fbc-welcomes-new-pastorFirst Baptist Names New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2022/12/19/first-baptist-names-new-pastor By Loretta Fulton The congregation at First Baptist Church will vote Sunday, July 7, on whether to accept a proposal from the church’s personnel committee to ask Matt Cook to be the interim senior pastor. A town hall discussion
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Links to previous stories First Baptist Church Pastor Resignshttps://spiritofabilene.com/2024/04/07/first-baptist-church-pastor-resigns/FBC Welcomes New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2023/01/26/fbc-welcomes-new-pastorFirst Baptist Names New Pastorhttps://spiritofabilene.com/2022/12/19/first-baptist-names-new-pastor By Loretta FultonPastors are lined up for Sunday mornings through May 12 at First Baptist Church, but the process for selecting a full-time senior pastor has just begun. Brandon Hudson, who was senior pastor for just over a year, resigned following a DUI arrest
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