Youth Evangelism Celebration (YEC) is coming up. It will be Nov 19-20 in Lafayette. Information is available online (students.fbcjennings.com), or in the Refuge. Sign up now. Cost is $45 per person
Author: Derrick Laughlin
Derrick Laughlin
Student Pastor
derrick@fbcjennings.com
Office: 337-824-3271
Cell: 337-356-6334
Derrick gets the privilege to teach students how to navigate one of the hardest points in their lives, as well as help remind them to have fun, embrace relationships, and focus on God as they live. He works bi-vocationally, working full-time as a registered nurse.
Hurricane Harvey – Update #2
Church services will be canceled on Sunday Evening Aug. 27th, 2017.
FBC School will be closed on Monday, Aug. 28th. Please continue to follow the Jeff Davis Parish Public School System alerts.
If you or anyone you know needs assistance in any way, please call our church office or reach out to a member of our staff.
Update #1 – Aug. 25th, 2017
Our staff is closely watching the developments of Hurricane Harvey. Please join us as we pray for those who will be effected. Please also check in on those in our church and community that you know, and let’s serve one another in preparation for excessive rain and flooding over the next several days.
If you know of any one with needs, please get that information to our church by calling the office (337-824-3271), emailing (info@fbcjennings.com) or texting to 337-356-6334.
We will also update any changes in our planned services, activities and events.
Stay tuned for more information.
Links and Resources
Hurricane Harvey
Our staff is closely watching the developments of Hurricane Harvey. Please join us as we pray for those who will be effected. Please also check in on those in our church and community that you know, and let’s serve one another in preparation for excessive rain and flooding over the next several days.
If you know of any one with needs, please get that information to our church by calling the office (337-824-3271), emailing (info@fbcjennings.com) or texting to 337-356-6334.
We will also update any changes in our planned services, activities and events.
Stay tuned for more information.
Links and Resources
See You At The Pole
For the over 25 years, See You at the Pole has been about one simple act—prayer. SYATP is still about students uniting themselves in prayer before God interceding for their generation.
There are two opportunities to unite in prayer with your friends:
- DAY: SEE YOU AT THE POLE day is on Wednesday, September 27, at 7:00 a.m. local time. All around the globe, in every time zone, students will be gathering at their flagpoles, praying for their school, friends, families, churches, and communities. SEE YOU AT THE POLE is a day committed to global unity in Christ and prayer for your generation.
- WEEK: The GLOBAL WEEK OF STUDENT PRAYER (Sunday, September 24 through Saturday, September 30) encourages students to find new and unique ways, places, and times to pray throughout the week. Whether you attend PUBLIC SCHOOL, PRIVATE SCHOOL, or HOME SCHOOL, gather your friends wherever and whenever and pray! The GLOBAL WEEK OF STUDENT PRAYER is dedicated to prayer and launching your on-campus Bible clubs, prayer strategies, and student ministries.
For more information or to purchase SYATP merchandise, visit syatp.org.
Youth Lock-In
Back to School Youth Lock – In:
Join us on Friday, August 25th for our back to school Lock- In. This is an all night event from August 25th until Saturday, August 26th. Students will have food, games, worship, a time in God’s Word, and time with lots of friends. The cost is $5 per person. All students must check in upon arrival, and have an emergency contact form completed. We will have the forms when you drop off your student or you can visit the website and download the form. (students.fbcjennings.com)
Be The Church
This summer, our staff has challenged the church to break the mold. Instead of coming to church, it’s time to “Be the Church”. All summer long, each member of the staff is delivering a different approach to meeting together as believers. As we follow the first church from the book of Acts, we are practicing different aspects of what the earliest believers did. Our key focus is to remain as true to Scripture as possible, while continuing to shine the light of Jesus Christ to our community.
42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to the prayers. 43 Then fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being performed through the apostles. 44 Now all the believers were together and held all things in common. 45 They sold their possessions and property and distributed the proceeds to all, as anyone had a need.[a] 46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple complex, and broke bread from house to house. They ate their food with a joyful and humble attitude, 47 praising God and having favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to them[b] those who were being saved.
The summertime schedule for Sunday evenings is as follows:
June 18: Prayer Walk – Eric Sonnier
June 25: Worship Band/Discipleship – Derrick Laughlin
July 2: Backyard BBQ/Waterslide – Brian Wells
July 9/16: Off (Bounce Team here)
July 23: Game Night Fellowship – Cassandra Garbarino
July 30: Worship in the Park (I-10 Park) – Sean Bean
August 6: Ice Cream Social – Jeff Cook
Spring Garage Sale
The Spring Garage Sale has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
Any items you wish to donate, can be left in the designated rooms in the Education Building.
Window/Door Project
The project to remodel the windows and doors around the church office, nursery, library, and Refuge will soon begin with a total estimated cost of approximately $100,000. To date we have collected over $30,000.
Offerings and pledges will continue to be received throughout the construction period.
Mother’s Day 2017
Join us as we celebrate Mother’s Day with 2 services. 8:30am and 11am. Sunday School will follow the first service. We hope to see you there!
Youth Fundraiser – Parents’ Night Out
Parents need a break too. Our students want to help parents, while parents help us with raising money for our summer mission camp. Our students and helpers want to help parents by planning an evening of events for kids (ages 4 – 10 yrs), including meals and games while parents are able to get a few hours off. Kids can be dropped off at 5:30pm and children need to be picked up at 9pm. The cost is $10 per child and includes the cost of food.
All events will be held in the Family Life Center, and kids will be supervised by students and adults through the night. To come, please be sure to sign up so we can make plans for you to attend.