FBC Top Ten events of the 00's

The Top ten events in the last decade at First Baptist

We embark on our first mission trip to Mexico with thirteen people from the First and Central Baptist Churches in 2007.

We come together in worship with Central Baptist for eight weeks in January and February 2006 and begin discussions about joint ministry.

We celebrate our 200th Anniversary with a new addition on the church and special monthly activities that culminate with a wonderful weekend of activity and services in 2000.

A group of seven youth and four adults head out to Colorado to the ABCUSA National Youth Gathering in Estes Park in 2000.

Our Praise Team is formed in response to continuing prayer on Wednesday nights when Steve Contois and Cliff Vanase start playing for us in 2002.

We begin an eighteen month program in 2008 working with Glynis LaBarre from ABCUSA National Ministries to look at what it means to be a "missional church" and it catapults us into a whole new way of doing ministry.

The Norwich Korean Church (October 2005) and Buenas Nuevas Hispanic Church (April 2006) begin meeting for worship in our building.

The resignation of Rev. Sheldon Keller at Central Baptist Church in May of 2007 puts a halt to all talks of a possible merger.

On the occasion of his twentieth anniversary as pastor of the church, Cal took a sabbatical leave and the church enjoyed ten weeks of preaching by some very distinguished preachers.

We laid a new floor in the sanctuary and painted the ceiling to give us a new look for worship.

That's my top ten list. What's yours?

Cal