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Beloved Community,
Extraordinary Time
July 4th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, After Pentecost Sunday we entered that long season of the church year known as “Ordinary Time”....
Beloved Community,
Amy’s Reflections from Sabbatical
June 24th, 2024
First on Fifth family, Whew!!! I had no idea how FAST six weeks felt until it was time to come back....
Beloved Community,
From Kyle
June 13th, 2024
Beloved Community, It’s Kyle here. As Emily would say, “I serve as one of the pastors here at First Baptist on Fifth.”...
Beloved Community,
Divert Daily. Withdraw Weekly. Abandon Annually.
June 6th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Over the years, my dad offered encouragement to pastors early in their call about the rhythms of life, and I found it myself to be so h...
Beloved Community,
Reborn Again
May 16th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, Each year that I have had the honor to serve as your pastor, we have experienced full and mighty Pentecost weekends. I recounted that i...
Beloved Community,
The Gifts of a Teaching and Learning Church
May 9th, 2024
Dear Beloved Community, One August Sunday some three years ago, I met a winsome pair of brand-new students on the precipice of beginning a three-year journey t...