First Baptist Church

Sunday School
2025-11-23 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-11-30 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-07 09:30 - 10:30, 2025-12-14 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Chicago)
Join us for a children’s, youth, or adult Sunday school class! More info here:

Children

Youth

Adults

Fellowship Time & Children's Explorations
2025-11-23 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-11-30 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-07 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-12-14 10:30 - 11:00 | First Baptist Church Lawrence, 1330 Kasold Dr, Lawrence, KS, 66049, United States
Between Sunday school and the 11:00 a.m. worship service: Coffee and fellowship for adults and youth, and time with Pastor Cristina for the kids up through 5th grade!

In-person & Virtual Worship
2025-11-23 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-11-30 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-12-07 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for in-person worship or virtually for the livestream on YouTube or Facebook!

2-Way Sermon Discussion Group
2025-11-23 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-11-30 12:30 - 13:30, 2025-12-07 12:30 - 13:30
The Two-Way Sermon Discussion is just that—an opportunity to discuss the past Sunday’s sermon with Pastor Matt. Pastor Matt provides his sermon manuscript for all to peruse as we talk about the parts that are most salient and meaningful for each of us. The last fifteen minutes is spent reading and discussing the scripture for the next Sunday’s sermon. Often, he uses Lectio Divina reading and questioning methods to facilitate this discussion. Open to all adults.

The 2-way Discussion Group meets in person in the Sojourners Room and virtually on Zoom on Sundays following worship at 12:30 p.m. The meeting time is occasionally rescheduled or cancelled to accommodate other after-church events such as fellowship meals and quarterly business meetings.

Click the button below to get the Zoom link to attend!

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FBC Annual Thanksgiving Dinner & Worship
2025-11-23 17:00 - 19:00
Bring your family and friends, and join us for FBC’s annual Thanksgiving dinner and worship service! Stay tuned for details on what food to bring and what will be provided.

THANKSGIVING
2025-11-27 00:01 - 23:59
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Team Blue Trail Runs at Lawrence River Trails (Maybe? Thanksgiving TBD)
2025-11-27 07:30 - 08:30
(On Thanksgiving, whether we’ll run or not is up for question. Always, the 7:30 time shown is TBD. Contact Bryan Miller or Susan Pauls via the FBC office for more info.) Always wanted to get into trail running but don’t know where to start? Want to get a little more active and would like some company? Do we have an offer for you! The Earthworks Blue Team is inviting trail runners with some, little, or NO experience to join us!

The Blue Team trail runners can help with any questions on gear, training or “working up to it” plans (including a “couch to 5K” option), sports nutrition, etc. A “3-mile Thursday” run is kind of a standard one for the group, but we can be flexible on times, distances, and pace.

If you are interested, or just want to find out more, please contact Bryan Miller or Susan Pauls for more details via the FBC office.

Lawrence River Trails location:

The park entrance and parking lot is just off 8th & Oak streets in North Lawrence. Check Google Maps for interactive driving directions.

Directions: Going north on Massachusetts street from downtown, take the first right (east) immediately after the bridge onto Elm street. Follow Elm to 8th street. Turn right (south) onto 8th, and cross up and over the levee. There is a parking lot between the levee and the Kansas River.

NO Chancel Choir Rehearsal Tonight
2025-11-27 19:15 - 20:15
No choir rehearsal tonight. Happy Thanksgiving!

Advent Decorating
2025-11-28 10:00 - 13:00
Join us to decorate the FBC sanctuary and building for Advent and Christmas! Breakfast refreshments will be provided. All ages welcome!

838 Worship Service
2025-11-30 08:38 - 09:30, 2025-12-07 08:38 - 09:30, 2025-12-14 08:38 - 09:30
Join us each Sunday at 8:38 a.m. in person in the Judson Room (enter front double doors and walk straight ahead until you find people)! This service is less formal and more interactive in nature, and is not livestreamed. (Join us at 11:00 a.m. for a livestreamed service!) It’s about 45 minutes long.

Signup Deadline: Team Green Hazardous Waste Pickup
2025-12-03 17:00 - 17:01
Sign up by 12/3 at 5:00 p.m. to have Team Green come by your house to pick up your hazardous waste items on 12/4. Find more details and signup link on the Hazardous Waste Pickup page.

Men's Bible Study
2025-12-03 18:30 - 19:30
Join us every other Wednesday this fall for Men’s Bible Study! Richard Rohr’s From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality is the companion book for this study.

Team Green Hazardous Waste Pickup
2025-12-04 09:00 - 11:00
If you signed up by 12/3 at 5:00 p.m., Team Green will come by your house to pick up your hazardous waste items this morning, 12/4. More details and signup link here.

Christmas Angel Ukrainian Art Workshop with Zoriana Lylo-Otkovych
2025-12-06 09:00 - 12:00
Create a Christmas masterpiece in a traditional Ukrainian style to decorate your home with for years to come! Using templates and with the instructor Zoriana Lylo-Otkovych’s direction, participants will trace a design onto glass in permanent marker and then paint their artwork using colorful acrylics. The result will be a beautiful piece of art that will look like it came from a coloring book. Cost: $40.

Sign up here online or contact Pastor Cristina by Sunday, November 30th!

About the instructor:

Zorіana Lylo-Otkovych is from Lviv, Ukraine. She studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture in Kyiv (Ukraine), Department of Art History. Balancing on the edge of graphics, decorative and applied arts, she creates unique products that resonate with folk art. As a graphic artist, Zorinana likes to experiment with mixed mediums and use bright color schemes. She is the founder of her art studio “Zoriana KoloArt,” where she teaches art and art therapy to adults and children.

Advent Lunch & Learn Bible Study
2025-12-09 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for an Advent Lunch and Learn led by Pastor Matt Sturtevant, Tuesdays at FBC from 11:30a–1:00p, on 12/2, 12/9, and 12/16! Our book this season is Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent by Enuma Okoro. We’ll meet in person in the Sojourners Room and on Zoom.

Get all the details and request the Zoom link to attend virtually by clicking the button below.

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Women's Bible Study
2025-12-09 19:00 - 20:00
The FBC Women’s Bible Study Group is an open women’s group that usually meets monthly during the school year on the second Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. In our December meeting, we’ll read and discuss Matthew 3:1-12. Click the button below to receive email notices of upcoming meetings, study topics, and readings, along with the Zoom link to the meeting.

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Chancel Choir Rehearsal
2025-12-11 08:00 - 17:00
You’re invited to join the chancel choir for rehearsal, each Thursday at 7:15p in the sanctuary during the school year! More info about the choir here.

Gingerbread House Building Party
2025-12-13 14:00 - 16:00
Everyone is invited to the gym for a Gingerbread House Building Party! We will provide basic building materials (bases, graham crackers, and frosting) and ask everyone else to bring some toppings to share to decorate the houses with. All ages welcome!
