Posts and Events

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.

Hey all,

You heard on Sunday about a big need that is easy for you to fill.

We are always looking for ways to improve our relationship with North High School. The Lord has sovereignly given us land right next door. There is a reason for that and it very well could be for us to bless North in every way possible.

To that end, the North HS football team is having dinner at our church on Thursday evening and we need your help with desserts. Please bring desserts to the new kitchen by Wednesday at 5:00. We need to see on Wednesday how many desserts will be provided so we can get more on Thursday if necessary. These are high school football players which means they will eat any dessert you would make. Cookies, brownies, dirt pudding, or anything else are good options.

One other way to help is to come to serve. We need about 10 people to help with the dinner. Please be there at 5:15 on Thursday to help with that.

It would be such a help, blessing, and an encouragement if you could help in either way.

If you need anything else, contact Ken or Kristy Hansen or myself (812-455-6112).

Hey church family,

We wanted to send out another reminder about our ice cream social this Sunday.  There will be ice cream (and other desserts), there will be food, there will be swimming, there will be outdoor games, and there will be fun, fun, fun.  We are also having a contest for the best homemade ice cream.  You do need to let us know if you are competing in this homemade ice cream contest.  There will also be a prize for whoever wins.

We hope this gets you excited and makes you want to come but, more than anything, we hope you come because you want to spend time with your church family.  We do these events several times a year to get you all together to build friendships.  So we hope you come, if for no other reason, than to have time with your church family.

What to bring:

1. Whatever food you might be bringing for the potluck
2. Drinks for you and your family.
3. Camp chairs (there will be some chairs provided but please bring some if you are able)

We are starting at 4:00 on Sunday and will eat at about 5:00.  We are meeting at Dan and Ellen Grimm’s house.  Their address is 14241 Petersburg Rd. Their driveway is across Petersburg Road from Bluegrass Church and on the southeast of the intersection of Petersburg Road and Cemetery Road.  Once you pull into their driveway, go all the way back to their house. If you get lost, you can call me (812-455-6112).