Youth T-Shirts are Here!

See Laura to Get Your T-Shirt

Our motto T-shirt slogan is Live Out Loud because we want everyone to know what we believe by how we live our lives and how we treat each other.

Youth Room Redesign

After Wedesday's Bible study, Nora took the youth upstairs to continue working on the room clean-up and redesign.  We're almost ready to pull up some carpet!  Come on out and get involved with us, physical labor is great for the soul!

Youth Begin Room Expansion and Redesign

The teenagers in our church have had some unremarkable classrooms. 

Yet they are such remarkable people....

With remarkably creative, unique personalities . . .

Who have proven that they can learn, worship and praise in remarkably odd places . . .

We think they deserve a remarkably creative room for all their endeavors -- praise, worship, Bible study, and entertainment ("fellowship").

The youth group is currently cleaning out the upstairs rooms above the church library to redesign into the FBC Youth Center.  Plans include replacing the carpet, painting the walls and furnishing with recliners and couches.  We'd like to put in a big screen tv with Wii games, a pool table, a ping pong table, a mid size refrigerator and a shelf of excellent reading materials and study guides they can use for individual use.

If you can donate financially or donate any of these materials, please contact the church office, Doug Busbee, or Nora Johnson.

LUL Raving Fans Video Contest

C'mon FBC Wagener Youth, you guys can enter this contest!  Make a video to prove you are LUL's biggest fans.  Wear your LUL shirts, use your LUL water bottles, anything you have "LUL," stick in the video with you.  You have to use people who will be attending this summer and you have to keep it under 2 minutes.

Look Up Lodge Raving Fans Video Contest from Look Up Lodge Productions on Vimeo.

Click here for more information.
Ready? Set? Go!!

Winterjam 2011, Columbia SC

FBC Youth recently attended WinterJam '11 which has become an annual event for us.  As usual, they saw some old friends including Jimmy Steen and the Frasers -- Jordan, Anslee and Brenna.

The following is a report from Shannon Williams Christofferson, a brave and honorable chaperone.

We loaded the bus and I was taking pictures of everyone so we knew what they had on (just in case).  Needless to say, they all thought I was crazy.  When I told Gabby to look at me, she threw up the crazy face.  She was so excited.  This was to be her very first concert.

We stopped at Zaxby’s to fill up before the concert.  Poor Libby and her friend got stuck sitting with Dad!

 Still at Zaxby’s filling up.  This picture took three attempts.  Hunter kept looking every direction except towards the camera.  So Grayson wrapped his arm around him and forced him to focus!

Two chaperones at the very beginning of the concert.  We were happy to get everyone to our seats and accounted for:

The coliseum was packed.  Kids were screaming and cheering before, during and after every song.  It was an awesome experience to watch.  At one point, we all collectively bowed our heads and prayed for Jesus to forgive us our sins.  Then they asked the people who had never prayed for it before to stand up and cheer.  There were so many that cheered!  It was an amazing feeling to hear all of those kids accepting Christ in the middle of a concert.

Cody was so happy and having so much fun.  All of the kids were really getting into the music and the movements. 

April is an amazing child of God!  Every time I went to take her picture she would stop moving.  Through the entire event, she danced and sang.  April has no inhibitions about worshipping God the way she wants.  We could all take a lesson from her.

It was a Ho-Down good time!  One of the bands played a song that was reminiscent of an Old Southern Ho-Down.  Blake had to dance appropriately!

On the way home!  No one lost!  Everyone tired!  All still going strong!  Fun was had by all! 

Click here to read about WinterJam '09.

Valentine's Day 2011

The youth did a fabulous job again with their annual Valentine's Banquet. (video below)  The banquet is a fundraiser where the youth serve as waitstaff and treat us to an elegant, delicious dinner. 

For the traditional Newlywed Game, we convinced our new pastor and his wife to play along.  It was a great opportunity to get to know them better.  Way better.  As in T.M.I. better.

A big thanks goes out to all the youth and the adults who worked so hard to make this a success.  Especially (not pictured) the lady who made the Red Velvet Cake.

Brielle and Erika did a great job hosting the Newlywed Game and pulling quiet, reserved people out of their shell.  

Enjoy the following video from the Newlywed Game.

Click here to see last year's video.

Another Redneck Snowday

Church was canceled the day after Christmas, 2010. It was a cold, cold, wet day, it was too wet to play. What were we supposed to do? Sit in the house? To sit there with Patti, to sit there, we two, and say "how I wish we had something to do?"
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I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny! I know some good games we could play.... I know some good tricks, I will show them to you, your mother will not mind at all if I do ..."
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Former Youth Spotlight: Jon Coffee

An update from former FBC youth Jon Coffee, includes his exciting new hair-do, an awesome video and really coolly carved pumpkins. Clearly, he misses us a lot. Also? Here's his blog.
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Prepare for Ski Trip '11: Gatlinburg

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It's that time again! We are starting to prepare for our Ski Trip!
January 13 - 17, 2011
And it's not just skiing. . . It's . . .

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. . . Games . . . Eating . . .
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. . . Bible Study and Praise Music on the top of a mountain . . .
(wayne pippen's mountain!)
(we love wayne pippen!!)
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. . . Snowboarding!! . . .
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. . . Carousel Rides!!?? . .
(pretty sure that wasn't on the itinerary)
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Squealy, girly-girl bonding . . .
(who's the lady in the back?)
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. . . ice skating . . .
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. . . did I mention girly-girl bonding? . . .
(. . . and developing life-long slogans like "three words")

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Friday, 1/14: Ober Gatlinburg, Skiing, tubing and ice-skating
Saturday, 1/15 - Shopping & Applebarn
Sunday, 1/16 - Pancake House, Worship Service, Nascar
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You In??

Be sure to sign up on the bulletin board at church or call the church office.
Questions?

See Vicky Tyler, Ross Smith, Michael Shealy or Doug Busbee
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VBS '20: Saddle Ridge Ranch

Psssst.....

Howdy, Wrangler, Just a note to remind you . .
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-VBS this week has turned First Baptist Church into Saddle Ridge Ranch.

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July 25 - 30, 6-9 pm, Supper included.
Little Cowpokes aged 4 - 11 can ride the range for some craft, music, recreation and Bible classes. Older Rangers aged 12 - 18 have a Round-Up of their own, too.
Everyone is invited.
Shoot, we even had one waddie show up who wasn't even out of diapers:
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Our first night at Saddle Ridge included a cattle drive. Victoria, an old Bronc Buster from way back, had the Day Heard Shift:
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That first night also featured Cowgirl Lindsay doin' some rope, whip and pistol tricks. Cowgirl Lindsay even gave each cowpoke a lasso to take home.
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And a'course we got the best grubb around, causing us a stampede when Coosie Steve rolls out the Chuck Wagon and rings the dinner bell.
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We'll be rustlin' up some games each night for the tenderfoots.

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Don't forget to encourage your older Ranch Hands to come out, too.
We got us a wild bunch this year.

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And a'course we got our share of Grub Line Riders, too.

Pass the word to all the Buckaroos you see...

Saddle Ridge Ranch

FBC

July 25 - 30

Big Family Night Performance on Friday night.

Prepare for Look Up Lodge '10

Preparations are being made for our annual Summer trip to Look Up Lodge. We'll be leaving Sunday, June 27. Laura and Jamal are working up there again this Summer and we can't wait to see them. Here's a look at Look Up Lodge this week - our friends at Mount Hermon Baptist are up there this week!

Camp Update: June 13-18 from Look Up Lodge Productions on Vimeo.


Here's a cute video of the staffers working on skit ideas:

Look Up: Behind the Scenes - Episode 1 from Look Up Lodge Productions on Vimeo.

Valentine's Banquet '10

We want to shout out a big THANK YOU to all the volunteers that helped us raise money for camp with our Annual Valentine's Banquet. We appreciate the parents, volunteers and all the church people who came out and supported us, thank you, thank you!
It was another great Valentine's Banquet. The youth did a great job working hard and having a servant's heart. Enjoy the following photos.

We always look forward to seeing Mr. JB's Valentine Socks.
It's a tradition.