In numerous quiet and unheralded ways, God is using Field Street Baptist Church for His glory and purposes. I would like to take a moment and share some vital, encouraging information with you about some of the ways in which FSBC ministers locally and abroad. The Spirit of Sharing ministry ministers to hundreds of families (literally) on a weekly basis. FSBC has housed for many years now the CWJC and provided capable leadership to assist ladies in acquiring the necessary skills to enter the workforce. There is the Threads of Love ministry which provides handmade blankets to families for their infants at crucial times. We house a Narcotics Anonymous gathering in an offsite residence. We provide GriefShare for those who have experienced grief and loss. There is the Living Christmas Tree which has become a regional outreach at Christmastime. We conduct Backyard Bible Clubs throughout our community each summer. We have an army of volunteers who are the presence of Christ through our Homebound Ministry to those no longer physically able to attend church. We provide an annual luncheon for our CISD employees each August as a way of encouraging and praying for those who serve our student body across multiple campuses. We provide leadership for a reading program at Irving Elementary. We have a growing ELC which provides Christ-centered care and teaching on Tuesdays and Thursdays during the school year. We provide a Vacation Bible School for the children of our church and community each summer. Finally in a local sense, we steward thousands of dollars in benevolence assistance annually. Abroad, God has been sending out people from our fellowship to Poland, various Baptist Encampments, Philippines, Dominican Republic, New Orleans, Mission Waco, and through our consistent support of Xtend Ministries International (led by Dr. Richard and Stephanie Blake), FSBC is being used in a small, but meaningful way to train leaders in Hungary, Latvia, Cuba, and Poland. Are we done? No. Is our track record perfect? No. Should we rest on the work of the past? No. Is there more work to be done in Cleburne? YES. Are there more opportunities for FSBC abroad? YES. Can each one of us play a role in the work of the Lord? YES. Is each of us an ambassador for Christ wherever we go? YES. Who is to do the work of the church? WE ARE...together! God is using our fellowship. Let us be encouraged to continue being useful in His hand both here in Cleburne and beyond.

     Our emphasis this summer is TOGETHER-together in  worship, together in the Word of God, together in our work for the Lord, together on Wednesdays, and together in our witness in this community and beyond. I'm praying God continues to give us favor with a very fruitful summer of ministry and growing closer together!