Mobile Meals- Mission Moment

Every weekday, Mobile Meals provides lunch to 400 seniors aged 60+ who are unable to prepare a meal. All of these people live in their own homes and many of them live alone. Every 3rd Friday at 9:30am, 40 people, mostly First Baptist members, gather at to deliver hot...

Los Laureles, Chile – Construction Update

In January 2014, Fred Binder and Scott and Molly Lyle went on a construction mission trip to Los Laureles, Chile.  Below is a note from the Pastor of the church in Los Laureles, Osiel, that he wrote to Van Newman, retired missionary to Chile and mission trip...

Missions Moment – Jim Frost

Jim Frost shared last Sunday about volunteering with the 5th Wednesday Grace Fellowship Meal team to provide a meal to the hungry in our community.  First Baptist has been asked to expand our involvement by providing a meal once a month in addition to the 5th...

Introducing Anna Holladay | Missions Intern

Anna is a third-year at Wake Forest School of Divinity and is originally from Louisville, KY. When not busy with school, she loves to travel, re-read Harry Potter, and spend time with family and friends. On the topic of missions, Anna writes: “Missions should seek to...

Seed Freedom

On Tuesday evening, November 4, I had the pleasure of listening to Dr. Vandana Shiva at Wake Forest School of Divinity.  I had not heard of her before but was intrigued by her bio and the work she was doing. Shiva is an Indian environmental activist and...