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First Baptist Church 81 Saint Paul Street Ste. 1 Burlington, VT. 05401 VOLUME NO. 3           March 1, 2025 GREEN STEEPLE, GRATEFUL PEOPLE, GROWING IN FAITH, PROCLAIMING GOD’S LOVE WE JOURNEY WITH JESUS AND JESUS JOURNEYS WITH US! During the season of Lent we often think of this time as a […]

GREEN STEEPLE MESSENGER First Baptist Church 81 Saint Paul Street Ste. 1 Burlington, VT. 05401 VOLUME NO. 2           February 1, 2025 GREEN STEEPLE, GRATEFUL PEOPLE, GROWING IN FAITH, PROCLAIMING GOD’S LOVE NEW OPPORTUNITIES This past Sunday was our Annual Meeting and I was gratified by the willingness to look ahead […]

GREEN STEEPLE MESSENGER First Baptist Church 81 Saint Paul Street Ste. 1 Burlington, VT. 05401 VOLUME NO. 11     November 1, 2024 GREEN STEEPLE, GRATEFUL PEOPLE, GROWING IN FAITH, PROCLAIMING GOD’S LOVE THE CURRENCIES OF BLESSINGS This Fall we have discussed new ways of thinking about our resources and ministries. Holy Currencies encourage us […]

GREEN STEEPLE, GRATEFUL PEOPLE, GROWING IN FAITH, PROCLAIMING GOD’S LOVE REFLECTIONS 10 years ago this month, I was installed as First Baptist’s 24th permanent pastor. Mylife as part of First Baptist began much earlier. As a child, First Baptist was mychurch home. It is from this life-long perspective that I reflect on the ministries ofthe […]

April 1, 2024

RESURRECTION Come, ye faithful, raise the strain of triumphant gladness; God hath brought God’s people forth into joy from sadness. – John of Damascus, 8th century It has been a long and difficult Lenten Season. We have suffered unexpected griefs and challenges. We are sad and tired and in great need of God’s grace and […]