Veterans Day Celebration and Play Nov 11
On this coming Veterans Day, November 11, 2018 (the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI), the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge is hosting a free community-wide tribute to our veterans. The featured event will be a presentation of Sergeant York: The Play by Maryville College professor and playwright Lisa Soland. This one-actor play features Morristown native Greg Helton…
Trunk or Treat 2018
Our church’s first Trunk or Treat is October 24th! If you’ve never participated in one of these events, rest assured it is both easy and fun for all. Your job is to decorate the inside of your car’s trunk in whatever theme you prefer and load it up with a stash of candy. (If you want bonus points, you could also wear a costume.) Then, the children will walk around the…
Jubilee
Join us in celebrating our 75th Anniversary Jubilee on Sunday, Oct.14, 2018. Coffee, tea, and finger foods will be served in the Narthex from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Worship Service will begin at 10:30. The service will be followed by a church-wide luncheon in the Fellowship Hall. Lodging information for out-of-town attendees: Comfort Inn – (865) 481-8200 Days Inn –…
Church Picnic – Postponed
Schedule delay! The picnic has been postponed because of weather. We’ll keep you posted! Join us for food and fun at Melton Lake Pavilion on Sunday, Sept. 16! We will meet at 4:00 and eat around 5:00. The church will provide hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, and trimmings. Drinks and paper products will also be provided. Everyone is asked to bring a salad, vegetable, or…
Fall Work Evening
Come help dress up the church grounds on Thursday evening, September 13, 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.: Pruning, weeding, mulching, spraying. Thank you!
10th Anniversary Organ Concert
William “Bill” Morrow will present an organ concert on Sunday, July 22 2018 at 3:00 p.m. to celebrate 10 years as organist at First Baptist Church. The concert will be given on the church’s 25 rank Schantz pipe organ. The concert will include classical, hymn, and patriotic music. Composers and arrangers will include Gordon Young, Fred Bock, David Lasky,…
Easter Sunrise Service
Join us at 7:00 Easter Sunday morning to remember and celebrate the risen Savior. Stay for breakfast and fellowship with us. NOTE: Volunteers helping with setup should be at the church at 6:00 a.m. Thank you!
Easter Egg Hunt
On Saturday, March 31, bring the kids for the annual Easter Egg Hunt at 11:00. This is a great time to enjoy an activity with the children, celebrating spring and new life!
Good Friday Service
The Good Friday service begins at 7:30 p.m., intentionally late to coincide with sunset. The tone will be dark, the lights will be dim. Pastor Rory Naeve remarks “We observe Good Friday because we have to be reminded of the darkness before we can truly appreciate the light. We must feel the burden of the cross before we can feel the freedom of the empty tomb. We must come…
Come Walk with Me
This Sunday morning, walk with the Chancel Choir through the events of the Passion: The entrance to Jerusalem, supper in the upper room, Jesus’ last farewell to His disciples, the unavoidable betrayal by one of the twelve, the garden prayer and the disciples’ inability to stay awake and watch. Scene by scene, from the triumphal entry to Jesus’ burial, composer…