As it seems prone to do, summer has absolutely flown by this year, BUT with that, comes the exciting opportunity to join together in preparing for the new school year ahead and sharing about some of our experiences from camp! Whether you are involved in our children and youth programs or you just want to show them your support, here are a couple of worship services that you won’t want to miss! We hope everyone will make it a priority to come out and experience God in these unique ways over the next couple of weeks!

Sunday, July 20th – Blessing of the Backpacks

As we prepare for the return to school, we encourage all our children and youth to bring their backpacks with them to church to be blessed. During our “Children’s Moment,” we will pray over the backpacks and pass out tags that our young ones can keep with them as reminders of our love and support for them! There will also be family resources available with intentional conversation prompts for families with children going back to school!

Sunday, July 27th – Youth & Children’s Summer Share and Move-Up Sunday

A Sunday all about our young people. This is a wonderful morning celebrating our children and youth and their involvement in this church. This service allows them to participate in worship leadership, as well as share stories from their summer. A spiritual year in review! We invite everyone to wear your favorite youth or children’s ministry t-shirt and come be a part of this special day dedicated to our kiddos! Also, join us as we support our 1st graders and 6th graders who will be receiving their new Bibles as they move up to their next stage of life both at school and here at Aiken’s First Baptist Church!

In truth and love,

Sarah L. and Matt W.