October 11, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, October 11.

Once a month, the adult choir of First Baptist Church of Center... goes caroling! On a Wednesday evening, instead of rehearsing, the group travels to the front yard of a shut-in and shares songs and encouragement. The choir members are a blessing, and they are blessed.

October 6, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Friday, October 6.

Today is the second day of our county's annual event, Poultry Fest. All the excitement happens right across the street from our church in our town square and around our historic 1885 courthouse. If you're local, I hope you'll stop by the First Baptist booth between seven and ten tonight - I'll be selling ice cream! And all the profits go toward mission projects.

October 4, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, October 4.

A great Shelby County tradition begins tomorrow - Poultry Fest! But, there's a great First Baptist Center tradition that happens again tonight. On the eve of Poultry Fest each year, our church has the honor and blessing of hosting a supper for all the carnival workers. At 5:30 this evening, just off our historic town square, we'll share food and encouragement with all the "carnies".

October 2, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Monday, October 2.

On October 2,1950, a little comic strip was first published called "Li'l Folks". Doesn't ring a bell? Well, the name was changed to "Peanuts", and it went on to become the most successful comic in history. At its' peak, it was featured in over 2600 newspapers, with 350 million daily readers. It was expanded to TV shows, movies, even a Broadway musical. And it earned its' creator, Charles Schulz, over a billion dollars.

September 28, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, September 28.

On September 28, 1968, the Beatles’ song “Hey Jude” became the #1 song in the world. Many consider it the greatest of all the great songs that came from that group in the ‘60’s. And for many, it was their one and only connection to that name ”Jude”. But there was another.