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Celebrate Recovery
This group meets every Thursday night, at 7:00 pm. to seek God's healing power in our lives in order to recover from our personal hurts, habits, and hang-ups. God's road to wholeness, growth, and spiritual maturity is revealed through 8 Biblical principles and 12 Christ-centered steps to recovery. As we are willing to accept God's grace in solving our life problems, we learn to negotiate life the way God intended, experiencing freedom from past wounds and hurtful hang-ups. This freedom creates peace, serenity, and joy in our lives and enables us to grow closer in a strong personal relationship with God and others.
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Christian Hands for Quilting
Learn to quilt or share your skills with others to benefit infants in the Neonatal Unit of Baystate Medical Center, and simply enjoy fellowship while making projects of your own. Please join us the first Monday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
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Counseling
Do you ever find yourself wishing for a listening ear, a little advice or need counsel in dealing with a longstanding issue? First Central Baptist Church is a church that constantly provides counsel on several levels of an individual and family's life. We do so through teaching God's Word and applying its practical and relevant wisdom to all who participate in our ministries.
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Dinner for Six
New to the Church? Get to know your First Central Baptist family around the comfort of the dinner table! Whether you like to cook or host, this ministry promises to get you connected and growing in your relationships with the Church family. The ministry leaders do all the hard work for you. Just get together with your group and watch how simply sharing a meal together blesses everyone who participates. Groups are put together three times a year and run for three months. Watch the Bulletin for details.
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DivorceCare
DivorceCare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are separated or divorced. It's a place where you can be around people who understand what you are feeling. It's a place where you can hear valuable information about ways to heal from the hurt of divorce. We will meet every Sunday night from 6:30 to 8:00 pm in Room 211.
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Ladies Bible Study
Meets each Thursday at 10:00 am from September through April. Taught by Carol Sumler, this is a rich time of Biblical teaching and discussion. Come early for coffee and pastries! Nursery is provided. Marion Moran teaches another bible study on Wednesday nights at 6:30 pm.
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Library
Our church library is well stocked with many of the newest literature and videos as well as the old favorites. Feel free to come in and browse around - it is located on the 2nd floor.
Times:
Sunday 9:30 - 11:00 am, 12:00 - 12:30 pm, and 6:00 - 6:30 pm
Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00 pm
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Lord’s Pantry & Clothing Closet
We believe that as a church our primary responsibility is to meet spiritual needs; however, it is our desire to follow Christ’s command in providing essentials such as food and clothing for needy families. Our Lord's Pantry and Clothing Closet show Christ's love to people in a practical way. God has used this ministry to open doors, bringing people to know about Jesus Christ, our Savior. These ministries are open every Tuesday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am, year round (except the 2nd Tuesday of each month, when we are open 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm).
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Missions
God has blessed our Missionary Family and the work they are doing as they spread the GOOD NEWS of Jesus Christ and His love to the people of the world. We count approximately 30 families and 12 agencies as our missionary family serving in fields such as Africa, Indonesia, Russia, South America, and the Philippines, as well as here in the United States. We schedule our missionaries to speak whenever possible during the year but especially at our Annual Missions Conference in October. We periodically make opportunities available for short term missions. Our desire is for First Central to be a "Missionary-Minded" Church.
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MOPS
Mothers of Pre-schoolers is our monthly meeting 9:00 - 11:30 am, of all those moms with infants up to kindergarten. The morning starts with a delicious breakfast, followed by announcements and a topical speaker. The discussion group that follows is something that all moms can learn from. It is a time to discuss the topic of the month and also to gather information from other moms who have conquered the various stages of pre-schoolers. How to discipline, set bed times, make your marriage fun, and tackle the many tasks of a mom are just some of the areas touched upon. A simple yet useful craft time ends the morning with something that even the craft-challenged can do. MOPPETS is the delightful, age-appropriate, well-staffed group that will care for, love, and teach your child(ren) in a way that they think is play. Snacks are included for them.

We also offer open play in our gym for preschoolers on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 - 11:00 am from February 23 until April 6. No gym days on March 9 and April 13 due to our MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) monthly program. Bring your child and a toy (riding toy, ball, trucks, etc) to share. Light refreshments served.
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Music
Music is an integral part of our worship at First Central Baptist Church as we lift up the name of the Lord in celebration of who He is and what He's done for us. We hope our congregational singing encourages you and that you worshipping with us and the many gifted people whose music warms our hearts and challenges our lives. Whether you have a musical talent to be used for the Lord or simply a desire to benefit spiritually from music, our music program will help to meet your needs.
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Nursing Home Ministry
This special group is a dynamic ministry ministering to the spiritual needs of those confined to area nursing homes. The gospel of Jesus Christ is presented through the use of testimonies, music, Scripture reading and a special devotional message. This ministry is conducted on the third Sunday of each month at 3:00 pm.
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Prayer
Prayer is an important part of the Christian life and is an important part of our ministry here at First Central Baptist Church. Our Wednesday Night Alive program has an emphasis on prayer and a weekly prayer sheet is distributed. The men of the church gather once a month for a night of prayer. We also have a Prayer Chain ministry which can be contacted 24/7.
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Senior Saints
Senior Saints is a ministry to everyone over the age of 55. This group meets the third Saturday of each month at 12:00 noon for a potluck luncheon, which also includes music, a guest speaker, and of course, good fellowship. Special events are also planned throughout the year.
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Small Groups
Men and women meet at various times during the week for prayer, study and encouragement. Call the church office 592-5353 for more info.

Sports Ministry
Sports is a big part of First Central's Men's ministries. From September to April we meet to play basketball on Monday nights at 7:00 pm. The Softball team plays in the Inter-church Softball League from May to August. Co-ed Volleyball is played each Friday night in the church's gymnasium all year long. Co-ed Inter-Church Bowling League is on Friday nights from September to May.
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Sunday School
Sunday School is the Church at study; the Church in fellowship. It not only provides a fruitful study of God's Word without which a Christian cannot grow, but it also provides the small group setting in which real fellowship and sharing can take place. There are classes for all ages - 2 through 102, including several classes for adults meeting a variety of needs. Come join us Sunday Mornings at 9:45 am.
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Wednesday Night Alive
A high-energy night of prayer, worship and small group study. Various topics are studied throughout the year. Prayer is emphasized. Children of all ages attend AWANA and youth group. Nursery is also available.
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