Sunday
8:42 and 11 am, Worship
9:45 am, Sunday School 10 am, College Sunday School 11 am, Deaf Worship, Chapel
12 pm, Free College Lunch
4 pm, Latino Worship, Trentham Hall
5:30 pm, Chapel Choir Rehearsal, Music Suite Tuesday 11:30 am-1:30 pm Sanctuary
Open for Prayer
Wednesday 11:50 am, Bridge Luncheon, Trentham Hall
5 pm, Family Dinner, Trentham Hall
5:45 pm, Childrens' Choirs, Preschool and Children's Floor
6 pm, The Parables of Jesus led by Dr. Shiell, Room 304
6 pm, Chapel Prayer Meeting, Chapel
6 pm, Middle School Gathering, Youth Suite 7 pm, Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal, Music Suite
Thursday 11:30 am-1:30 pm Sanctuary Open for Prayer
UPCOMING EVENTS August 11-31, Shoes for Orphan Souls Shoe Drive Kickoff September 7, Nielson and Young Concert September 9, Shane & Shane Concert
Divorce Recovery
Join this group beginning on Sept. 3, 6 pm, Education Building Room 300. This group is open to anyone. Free childcare is available by reservation. To register contact Jill Crocker (jcrocker@fbcknox.org or 246-4653).
From Sunday, August 24
Dr. Shiell's message, "When the Missing Come to Church" taken from Matthew 18:1-14, is available on audio CD and cassette. To order, contact Kim Pieratt in the Music Office (246-4655 or kpieratt@fbcknox.org). For a printable version of the order of worship from Sunday, August 24, click here.
MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, plans fun and informative programs for the new year
FBC Knoxville’s MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, group has created an exciting fall line-up of events to be held every 2nd Friday, 10 am in the Blue Room. Join us for the first program on Sept. 12, “Beginning the Adventure.” Contact Carol Linger (clinger@fbcknox.org or 246-4651) to make a reservation for free childcare and for additional information.
Shoe Drive Continues through Aug. 31
In 2007, FBC Knoxville hosted its first-ever Shoes for Orphan Souls shoe drive in a partnership with Buckner International. This year, we are partnering with Buckner and local media partner, FOX43.
Duo-Pianists Nielson & Young to Perform Sept. 7
After more than three decades of musical collaboration that continues to take them around the world, duo-pianists Stephen Nielson and Ovid Young are veterans of more than 3,500 concerts in a fascinating array of venues.
Tickets to the Sept. 7th concert may be purchased on Sunday mornings in the Reception Office; Wednesday evenings in Trentham Hall; or by calling Kim Pieratt in the Music Office at 246-4655. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students.
"Thin places," said Celtic Christians, are the sacred spaces in the world where heaven comes close to touching earth. For the First Baptist family, our sanctuary has been that thin place since 1925. From the platform, we have welcomed the missing, reunited believers, watched a groom kiss his bride, and grieved with the same groom years later as he mourned his lost loved one. We have dedicated babies and welcomed adopted children. We have walked the aisle, created new worship services, united with a community during times of tragedy, and joined the service by television when we could not attend in person. The platform has been a thin place for the past 83 years.
In 2009, we will have the opportunity to reach beyond these memories into a new future for the sanctuary platform and media ministry.
Greg Johannsen Named Interim Pastor to the Deaf Since becoming a member in January of 2006, Greg Johannsen has been a familiar face around FBC Knoxville. Originally from Paxton, Illinois, Greg joins the ministry staff with an extensive background in deaf ministry and missions. He served as pastor at Holston Baptist Mission Deaf in Johnson City, Tenn. for sixteen years and served in several leadership roles in the Southern Baptist Conference of the Deaf including a term as president.
Greg will maintain regular office hours in the church office including Mondays, 11 am to 3 pm, and Wednesdays, 1 to 8 pm. Greg can be reached by email at gjohannsen@tmo.blackberry.net, or he can be contacted through Carol Linger by calling 246-4651.
Bridge Luncheon Series--Now through October 15
'Missing' Series CDs Available
Copies of Dr. Shiell's presentation on the Missing are now available for purchase for $10.00. Get your copy today by contacting Beth Winstel in the church office at bwinstel@fbcknox.org or by calling (865) 246-4652.
Sunday, August 10, marked the beginning of KIDS Connection, our exciting new Workshop Rotation Children's Sunday School program. For more information, please visit the Children's Ministry page of our website.
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Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
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Welcome
Welcome to Knoxville's First Baptist Church. Located in the heart of East Tennessee, we touch lives from the center city of Knoxville to the country of Croatia. I look forward to hearing from you. Bill Shiell, Senior Pastor
First Thoughts, Dr. Shiell's blog, is designed to give preview and review of upcoming sermon topics as well as commentary on church life and culture. Comments and feedback are welcome and encouraged. See recent postings, and a photo album put together by Dr. Shiell, about FBC Knoxville's ongoing relief work on Fairview (Williamson County), Tenn.
