SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
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Fall Rod Run Update
Add These Dates to Your Calendar
A Word about Giving
10x25 Project Update
The Golden Offering for TN Missions
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Fall Rod Run Update
Add These Dates to Your Calendar
A Word about Giving
10x25 Project Update
The Golden Offering for TN Missions
Online Bible Studies for FREE!
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The Fall Pigeon Forge Rod Run was a HUGE event!
What a weekend!!!! THOUSANDS of car enthusiasts came to town to show off their cars and trucks or to see what others brought.
By Wednesday evening, Kevin W., John F., and the parking team had our parking lot set up and ready to go for those who want to display their cars in front of the church. The back lot was ready for visitors. The prayer tent was set up in front, as well.
And, boy, did they come!
The parking lot was full nearly all weekend. People stopped by the prayer tent asking for prayer for the Charlie Kirk family, our nation, and concerns they had for their own families. We ran out of hotdogs and water bottles.
And they kept coming!
Folks were also very generous in their donations to our mission projects. Funds donated for the parking spots -- both permanent and temporary -- and for snacks and water came to....
By Wednesday evening, Kevin W., John F., and the parking team had our parking lot set up and ready to go for those who want to display their cars in front of the church. The back lot was ready for visitors. The prayer tent was set up in front, as well.
And, boy, did they come!
The parking lot was full nearly all weekend. People stopped by the prayer tent asking for prayer for the Charlie Kirk family, our nation, and concerns they had for their own families. We ran out of hotdogs and water bottles.
And they kept coming!
Folks were also very generous in their donations to our mission projects. Funds donated for the parking spots -- both permanent and temporary -- and for snacks and water came to....
Drumroll, please!
...
$11,138.39!!!
THANK YOU, ROD RUNNERS!
And thank you, everyone who helped make this ministry possible.
We are so very blessed!!!
And thank you, everyone who helped make this ministry possible.
We are so very blessed!!!
Put These Dates on Your Calendar!
Oct 4, Baptist Men’s Breakfast
Oct 5, Observance of the Lord’s Supper
Oct 7, Deacons’ Meeting
Oct 12, Emma Clabough Baby Shower
Oct 20, Sevier County Baptist Assoc Meeting @ First Baptist Church Pigeon Forge (A reception will be held in the fellowship hall before the meeting.)
Nov 11, Ladies' Devotional & Luncheon
Nov 3-6, Grace Fellowship Seminar
Oct 5, Observance of the Lord’s Supper
Oct 7, Deacons’ Meeting
Oct 12, Emma Clabough Baby Shower
Oct 20, Sevier County Baptist Assoc Meeting @ First Baptist Church Pigeon Forge (A reception will be held in the fellowship hall before the meeting.)
Nov 11, Ladies' Devotional & Luncheon
Nov 3-6, Grace Fellowship Seminar
A Word about Giving
from Wendy Freels, Financial Administrator
As we approach the final quarter of 2025, it’s important for you to know where we stand financially as a church family. While giving often increases during the holiday season and at year-end, here’s where things stand as of Sunday, September 14:
Some may wonder about the balance we hold in various accounts. While our total funds are just over $873,000, the majority is designated or tied up in CDs and long-term accounts. What is readily available for day-to-day ministry is much smaller.
Why share this? Because as we plan for 2026—with new ministry opportunities, potential staff hires, and rising expenses—it is vital that giving remains a priority for all of us. Scripture reminds us that “the tithe…is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord” (Leviticus 27:30), and Paul encourages us to give “not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Tithing is more than finances—it’s also about our time, our talents, and our hearts for God’s work in this community. Pastor Terry will be addressing these themes in his October sermon series.
Thank you for the many ways you give, serve, and pray for our church. Together, we can meet these challenges and look forward with faith to what God has in store for 2026!
- 2025 Undesignated Offering to date: $286,238.93
- 2025 Budgeted to date: $380,119.27
Some may wonder about the balance we hold in various accounts. While our total funds are just over $873,000, the majority is designated or tied up in CDs and long-term accounts. What is readily available for day-to-day ministry is much smaller.
Why share this? Because as we plan for 2026—with new ministry opportunities, potential staff hires, and rising expenses—it is vital that giving remains a priority for all of us. Scripture reminds us that “the tithe…is the Lord’s: it is holy unto the Lord” (Leviticus 27:30), and Paul encourages us to give “not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Tithing is more than finances—it’s also about our time, our talents, and our hearts for God’s work in this community. Pastor Terry will be addressing these themes in his October sermon series.
Thank you for the many ways you give, serve, and pray for our church. Together, we can meet these challenges and look forward with faith to what God has in store for 2026!
10x25 Project Update
The 10x25 Project is going great! The school teachers and administrators are so excited that their students are included in this ministry. Your support to this project means FBC is touching lives and making a difference in our community!
$10 will supply a child with a weekend's worth of food.
$250 will help feed 25 children.
$250 will help feed 25 children.
To support the project financially, you can give to the 10x25 Project at any time. Please write "10x25 Project" on your check's memo line. To give online, simply select the 10x25 Project option from the drop-down menu of funds.
10x25 Project donations come to
$5,050!
Imagine how many children we are able to feed with this? Thank you for your generosity!!!
The Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions collection continues
“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in the one Spirit, striving together as one for the faith of the gospel.” –Philippians 1:27
The Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions (GOTM) and Cooperative Program
(CP) provide resources that support missions and ministries of the
Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
GOTM began in 1902 and is named in honor of Dr. & Mrs. W.C. Golden. CP
began in 1925, allowing for churches to pool their resources for the work of
the Gospel.
(CP) provide resources that support missions and ministries of the
Tennessee Baptist Mission Board.
GOTM began in 1902 and is named in honor of Dr. & Mrs. W.C. Golden. CP
began in 1925, allowing for churches to pool their resources for the work of
the Gospel.
FBC Goal
$1,000
For more information, visit www.tnbaptist.org/gotm and www.tnbaptist.org/cp.
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