Praise the Lord for a great summer at FBC Somerville. VBS resulted in several salvations and baptisms, Centri-Kid camp for children, Student Camp and many other opportunities. Also, I am thankful for the additions to our church family in the past months. 

As a new church year approaches, our Nominating Committee is working to seek people to fill areas of service in our church. Please prayerfully consider where you can serve. The Deacon Screening Committee is seeking up to 5 men to join our active Deacon Body. Deacon Nominations will be received through August 11th. Nomination forms can be picked up in Church Office and at the entrances to the sanctuary. Pray for God’s leadership in submitting names of men who are qualified to serve. 

Thanks to all our volunteers who helped once again by ministering to the Fayette County Public Schools by hosting their In-Service Training and serving over 600 employees a hot breakfast.  

So thankful to serve alongside a generous and serving family of faith.

Pastor Stan

Summer vacation has come to a close, which means it’s a time to reflect on all that God has done over the past couple of months. It was an incredible time full of heart transformation and impacted relationships. We are praising the Lord for eight children who committed their lives to Christ over the summer. We had an amazing time at VBS, CentriKid camp, day camp, and all the events in between. Thank you to everyone who has prayed for, financially supported, and served at these events. It would not have been possible without your help. Thank you also to those who contributed to our school supply drive for Buckley-Carpenter Elementary School. Because of your help, we were able to provide a huge donation of school supplies to the school. As we jump into the school year, be sure to check out our updated Wednesday night schedule for the kids on the other side of this newsletter. Wednesday night dinner for the kids will be upstairs moving forward. If your family is attending the church-wide dinner, then your child is welcome to join you. If you are dropping off your child at church, then those children will need to eat upstairs so they will be supervised. We have also made some adjustments to the times on Wednesday nights, so make note of the changes. Thank you for your continued support of the Children’s Ministry!

What a Summer! The student ministry has had an incredible Summer, capped off with an incredible week at camp in Panama City Beach, Florida. We took 32 students and 11 adults to camp from July 21–25, and we had one girl give her life to Christ. I am so grateful for the dedication and service of our adult chaperones, as they gave up a week of their lives to teach and invest in the lives of our students. Also, our students were WORSHIPING this week and singing loudly, so if you want to see a video of our worship, come find me and I’ll show you so you can be encouraged. Praise the Lord for a productive, safe, and transformational week at camp!

We are getting ready for our regularly scheduled youth activities throughout the school year, and I want to encourage our church to pray for our students as they get ready to start a new school year. The Lord is doing awesome things in their lives, and we pray that He will continue to use our students to reach our schools and community.