First Southern Baptist Church

05/29/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday May 31, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “Know That We Know” 1 John 2:3-6
5:00 pm: Women’s Bible Study
6:00 pm: 5th Sunday Sing, Youth, Children

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

Benevolence Sunday-Give a generous gift for someone in need.

5th Sunday Sing Sunday night at 6:00~Worship in song, readings, & prayer.

Deacon-(From the Greek word diakonos, which translates “servant” or helper”). The deacons have a meeting tonight at 7:00, following our 5th Sunday Sing.

June’s calendar/newsletter is available in the foyer. Birthdays & anniversaries, a calendar of events, plus a message from Jennifer.

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

05/22/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday May 24, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “They Spoke Up” Acts 4:1-20
5:00 pm: Women’s Bible Study
6:00 pm: Evening Service, Youth, Children

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

The church office will be closed Tuesday, May 26th. Have a blessed week!

Join us July 5th-9th for Emerald Crossing VBS! A journey through Ireland, where Psalm 23 comes to life! If you are interested in helping, see Keri Barnes or text 417-793-4529. Positions include: group leaders, registration table, tech person, Bible teacher, Science station, crafts, and Recreation. Looking forward to see God work in the lives of these children! Please be in prayer over the preparation and for sharing of the gospel, and watch for a donation list in sanctuary!

Memorial Day...Remember and Honor.

Join us for our 5th Sunday Sing, next Sunday, May 31st at 6:00pm.

Help support Alpha House Pregnancy Resource Center by taking a baby bottle from the foyer and filling it will money, loose change or otherwise! Bottles must be returned by June 21st (Fathers Day).

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

05/14/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday May 17, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing
6:00 pm: Evening Service, Youth, Children

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

Congratulations Stockton High School Class of 2026:
Lucas Burton
Cuper Duncan
JD Flora
Salvador Gonzalez
Raelyn Henderson
Jayden Mason
Morgan Nikodim
Kale Rader
Jorja Redman
Logan Reser
Carter Thornton
Colter Woods

There will be no Women’s Bible Study this Sunday evening. We will resume next Sunday, May 24th, at 5:00.

Men’s Bible Study will take a break for the summer. We will resume meeting this fall.

Help support Alpha House Pregnancy Resource Center by taking a baby bottle from the foyer and filling it will money, loose change or otherwise! Bottles must be returned by June 21st (Fathers Day).

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

05/08/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday May 10, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “Stubborn Persistence” Luke 11:1-10
No Evening Activities

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Baccalaureate

Happy Mothers Day! “Her children rise up and call her blessed;
Her husband also, and he praises her:” Proverbs 31:28

No evening service or other activities Sunday night due to Mothers Day. Have a blessed day!

Join us Wednesday morning, May 13th, for a time of worship with the residents at Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility. Service starts at 11:00am.

Baccalaureate services will be held here this Wednesday evening, May 13th at 7:00. (No other evening church activities)

Thank you for all your prayers and cards after the loss of my sister, Jean Lane. Laurel

Help support Alpha House Pregnancy Resource Center by taking a baby bottle from the foyer and filling it will money, loose change or otherwise! Bottles must be returned by June 21st (Fathers Day).

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need. See less

05/01/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday May 3, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “When in the Midst” Acts 4:1-20
5:00pm: Men’s Group, Women’s Bible Study
6:00 pm: Evening Service-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing, Youth, Children

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

Offerings for Missouri Baptist Children’s Home can be left in the little house at the front of the sanctuary or as a designated amount given in the offering plate in honor of a special day you are celebrating in May.

Sunday morning Young at Heart will be cruising to Boone’s BBQ Barn in Bolivar for a bite to eat.

We will have Men’s Bible Study Sunday night as we finish The Discipline of a Godly Man study.

Join OCC Fillers & Fellowship Saturday, May 9th, from 10:00 to noon as we prepare items for the Christmas Shoeboxes we will be sending to children around the world. Each box will contain the gospel message which can reach untold numbers of people through one simple gift.

Taking place in the city park this Thursday, May 7th, at noon will be the National Day of Prayer. Come pray with others in our community for needs nationwide.

We will be opening the church this Thursday, May 7th, from 3:00pm to 8:00pm for a prayer vigil. This is a come and go time of prayer for our community, schools, government, or whatever else is on your heart to bring before God in prayer.

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

04/24/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday April 26, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “Tribulations are Coming” James 1:2-4
6:00 pm: Evening Service, Youth, Children

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

This, the last Sunday of the month is when we collect an offering for our benevolence fund. This offering is used to help our congregation with unexpected needs.

There will be no Men’s Bible Study Sunday night.

Women’s Bible Study will resume Sunday night at 5:00. We’d love to have more join us!

There is a deacons’ meeting Sunday night at 7:00.

We will be delivering Meals on Wheels this week April 27-May 1. See Kelly Creek or call the office if you are interested in finding out how to help with this ministry.

Join us this Sunday morning for a fellowship meal in the CLC.
Everyone is invited!

Thank you to my church family. Stacie & I needed much prayer, you heard the call and prayed. God showed us mercy and grace and we give Him all the Glory.
The hospital visits, calls and messages as well as the many other acts of kindness were greatly appreciated.
Ken & Stacie

Thank you on behalf of all the families impacted by your donations to Sanctity of Life through Alpha House Pregnancy Resource Center. We appreciate you!

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

04/17/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday April 19, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “Get in the Boat” Luke 8:22-25
6:00 pm: Bonfire/Cookout

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

We will have our quarterly business meeting Sunday morning following worship. It’s time to elect a nominating committee, so if you are a member, we hope you can stay for the meeting!

Sunday night at 6:00 is our bonfire/cookout. We will provide hamburgers & hotdogs and would be happy to share in eating any side dish or dessert you might like to bring! See you there!

SAMA (Stockton Area Ministerial Alliance):
Helping Local Families
Food Pantry
Thrift Store
Christmas Baskets
Back to School Fair
Utility Bill Assist
Transient Assist

Next Sunday, April 26th, our focus of giving for Sanctity of Life through Alpha House will be new baby clothing.

New Member Welcome Lunch: Join us next Sunday, April 26th, at 11:00 as we welcome new members, Logan Holdeman, Jillian Warner, and Colter Woods with a lunch in their honor. The church will provide sandwiches. Please bring soups, desserts, or anything else your heart desires!

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

04/10/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday April 12, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “Answer Your Calling” Luke 9:1-6
5:00 pm: WMU
6:00 pm: Evening Service, Youth, Children

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

We will observe The Lord's Supper this Sunday in morning worship.

Lunch time for the ladies! Young at Heart will dine on Mexican food in Lamar Sunday.

WMU meets Sunday night at 5:00.

Trustees meet Sunday night at 7:00.

Our quarterly business meeting is scheduled for next Sunday, April 19th at 11:00. One of the agenda items will be electing a nominating committee, so please plan to attend.

It’s time for our spring bonfire and cookout next Sunday evening, April 19th at 6:00. We will provide the hamburgers and hotdogs so if you want to bring a favorite side dish or dessert we’ll help you eat it! Invite a friend or neighbor to join you for this special time of food and fellowship with our church family.

Next Sunday, April 19th, our focus of giving for Sanctity of Life through Alpha House will be baby toiletries.

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.

04/02/2026

04/02/2026

Announcements for the week beginning Sunday April 5, 2026.

Our Mission: To Glorify God Through the Fulfillment of the Great Commission

Sunday's Worship Opportunities:
8:45 am: Sunday School
10:00 am: Morning Worship-Message by Pastor Steve Ewing “What The Angel Did!” Matthew 28:1-8
No Evening Activities

Wednesday's Worship Opportunities:
7:00 pm: Prayer Meeting with Bible Study, Youth

Happy Easter! Celebrate the risen king! (No evening activities Sunday)

OCC Fillers & Fellowship will get together again Saturday, April 11th from 10:00am to noon. Join us!

Wednesday at 11:00am we will have church service at Lake Stockton Healthcare Facility. Join us if you can!

Thank you for helping us support the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering! We collected $675 of our $1,500 goal.

Next Sunday, April 12th, our focus of giving for Sanctity of Life through Alpha House will be diapers & wipes.

WMU’s mission focus for the next three months is SAMA.

ALMS collected in April, May & June will benefit SAMA.

We are now live streaming on YouTube instead of Facebook. Search “FSBC Stockton” on YouTube and look for our logo.

Bring us your Best Choice labels and WMU can use them in support
of missions!

Receive the gift of RightNow Media from FSBC for yourself, your family and your friends. Just text FSBC to 49775. You will receive a text message with a link to register. Share it with everyone!

SAMA Food Pantry: Put your pocket change toward a great ministry! Please drop monetary offerings for the SAMA Food Pantry in the bread box in the foyer. Thank you for your support!

We encourage everyone to utilize the wire board hanging in the foyer. If you or someone you know has a need such as help with repairs, clean-up, etc., please put a short description and contact information on the index cards provided and hang them on the board. Someone will contact you or the person in need.