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Hello all,

We are having a lunch after church this Sunday, January 18. We are asking for everyone whose last name begins with A-M to bring a soup and N-Z to bring a dessert. Also, plan on bringing drinks for your family. The church will provide deli sandwiches and salad.

As many of you know, we can’t have too many crockpots plugged in the old kitchen. If you are bringing your soup in a crockpot, we will help you find somewhere to plug it in.

We always enjoy spending time with our church family and trust you do as well. As Pastor Colin explained in the sermon on core principles a couple Sundays ago, being a church family is very important to us and we should like spending time together.

We look forward to worshipping with you Sunday morning and eating lunch with you after.

Hello all,

Happy Saturday to you. This is a reminder that Sunday School is starting back up tomorrow, January 11th. It will begin at 9:00 am. As you all know, we have classes for all ages and the nursery workers will be ready for your little ones.

The adult class is starting a series on marriage. Tomorrow we will be talking about what happens when two people become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). We will discuss many practical aspects that we hope makes your marriage more rooted in Jesus Christ.

The high school Sunday School teachers and the elders thought it would be helpful for the high school students to sit in on the marriage series. A large majority of our high school students are seniors, and some in serious relationships, so it seems like it would be valuable for them.

The 4th-8th grade class is continuing their study of the New Testament. They will start with the letters of Paul to begin the semester.

The K-3 class is similar because they too just finished the Gospels and Acts and are moving into the epistles. Most weeks they have Bible games or crafts to keep kids interested.

We are excited to see you and hope you see Sunday School as important as we do.

Hello all,

We are having our FBC Christmas party this Sunday, December 15 at 5:00. There will be games, cookie decorating, Christmas singing, and more. We hope you are as excited about it as we are.

For dinner we are having lasagna and chicken Alfredo and also a salad. We are asking those whose last name begins with A-M to bring rolls/bread of any kind; N-Z please bring desserts. Also, please bring drinks for your family.

We love our all church events. We organize these and put quite a bit of thought and time into them, trying to make events that you want to come to and will enjoy. We want to give you time to spend with your church family and grow in relationships with one another. We trust you are committed to one another and to our church.

Hello all,

We wanted to give you the schedule for the next month during our Christmas season. 

1. We will have our annual Christmas party on the evening of December 14 at 5:00. There will be a post sent out soon with specific details and what food to bring. 
   
2. We will have our Christmas Eve service on Thursday, December 24 at 5:00.
   
3. We WILL NOT have Sunday School on December 28th nor January 4. Our Sunday School classes will start back up on January 11th.

If you were at church on Sunday, you probably received the Christmas devotional we are reading together. It is our hope that you take 5 minutes to read this with your family. You might have to adjust the wording for younger children but what it says is good for all ages. Below is an excerpt from the reading from December 2. We hope it encourages you to read it if you haven’t been doing so yet.

“Nothing in all of those centuries that had passed was able to stop the promise of God. Jesus, Son of Man, Son of God, the Lamb, the Savior was born at just the right time to provide justification, reconciliation, forgiveness, and new life to all who believe. God’s promises are not limited by human weakness or the passage of time. Don’t give way to fear; God will do what He has promised to do.”

This is a reminder that all presents for the Affordable Christmas need to be turned in by this Sunday, December 7. The Dream Center asks for the presents to be in the $25-$50 range. Click here to see an Amazon wishlist created by Dream Center. For any other information, please see the post below.

Family Bible Church is hosting a women’s event coming up December 2. It is the “Prepare Him Room” virtual event from Lifeway. Here’s what the evening will look like:

6:00-6:30 pm Fellowship & Dinner: Pasta, Salad, Rolls and dessert of course!
6:30-8:00 pm Lifeway video with worship and teaching from Kelly Minter

She teaches on two of the most prominent women in the Christmas
story – Mary and Elizabeth.

8:00 pm Leave feeling encouraged and maybe a little challenged!

Feel free to invite friends and family. It is geared for high school age and up. There is no charge for the event. Please just RSVP so we can plan for food. If it works better for you to just come to the video portion, just come then.

Call or text Ellen Grimm with any questions or to RSVP. 812-453-2412

Hello all,

Family Bible Church is participating with the Dream Center in the Affordable Christmas program again. As a reminder, the Dream Center asks us to buy gifts for boys and girls, between the ages of 3-17 (the older kids typically have less presents so if you feel so inclined to buy for the teen group I am sure they and their parents would be appreciative). The Dream Center asks for all presents to be unwrapped and in the $25-$50 range. They need to be dropped off at church by Sunday, December 7. Dream Center has created an Amazon wishlist to make it easy on your shopping. Click here to see that wishlist.

We will deliver the presents to the Dream Center where they will invite all parents from the Jacobsville neighborhood to come. Every present is marked at $2 and they want to emphasize that this program is not a hand-out but is a huge help to parents in need. The Dream Center has been focused on ministering to the residents of the Jacobsville area for close to 30 years and this program is a great tool to help them continue to build relationships. Click here if you want to see a map of Jacobsville.

Dear Family,

As a reminder, we will hold our annual members business meeting at Family Bible Church this Sunday, November 9, immediately following our worship service. All members over the age of 18 are encouraged to attend so that we may establish a quorum needed to conduct business; so that you may be well-informed about important matters at our church; and so that we may benefit from your input into our decisions. The agenda for our meeting will include our proposed budget for 2026, which will be presented for your approval. If you would like to see a copy of the budget prior to the meeting, please send a message through our contact us page and a copy will be emailed to you. Also, after a two year hiatus our elders will recommend Keith Findley for your approval as a candidate to rejoin our elder team. Keith will be familiar to all of you, having served faithfully as an elder at FBC from 2017-2023. I hope you will join us to consider these and other matters you may wish to discuss.

See you Sunday,

Pastor Colin

Hello all,

This is just a reminder that the time change occurs this Saturday night (11/1). We will fall back, which means set your clock back an hour so you are not early for church.

If you do not normally make it to Sunday School, this would be the perfect Sunday to check it out. We have classes for all ages and I am sure it will be an encouragement to your faith in Christ. Sunday School begins at 9:00 am.

See you all Sunday morning!

Fall weather + worship + hot dogs + s’mores = a great evening with church family.

On Sunday evening, Family Bible Church is gathering for a night of worship. We are asking you to get here about 4:30. We will start singing sometime around 5:00. At about 5:45 or so we will break for dinner and then start another set of singing.

Hot Diggity Dogs will be here for dinner. The church is paying for hot dogs for everyone so please come hungry. We will also have a bonfire with a s’more station.

As of right now, we are planning on doing this outside so please dress appropriately. If it does rain we will move inside.

Things to bring for your family:
1. Chairs
2. Drinks for your family as well as chips or anything else you might want to eat.
3. Blankets and/or warm clothing.

We hope you come to join your church family in a night of fellowship and worship this Sunday, starting at 4:30.