The Media Center of First Baptist Church is an integral part of the life of our church in that it serves as an arm reaching out to every organization of the church. Primary consideration is given to acquiring materials relating to all phases of the church curriculum, the ministries of the church, the training of church members and leaders, and the Christian growth of all individuals. Our goal is to have Christian materials that provide inspiration, information, and fun-loving books that will create a love of reading and unimaginable blessings. Christian recreational books and DVD’s are provided for every age group from the toddlers through the senior citizens on almost every subject. The Media Center is run by the Media Center Ministry Team, under the direction of Betty Stagg.
Hours:
Sunday: 8:30 – 10:15 a.m., 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.
Media Happenings 3/8/12
In the book, Search Committee by Tim Owens, the small-town southern church throws a hodgepodge of wildly different personaliies together in a van and sends them off to look for a new pastor, and the dust gets kicked up in more ways than one. They started out seeking a pastor. BUT WHAT THEY FOUND WAS EACH OTHER. (F Owe) Advent of a Mystery by Marilyn Leach is filled with hometown mysteries—where love and suspense meet. Berdie Elliott thinks retirement in a small English village will be ideal. As the wife of the new parish...
read moreMedia Happenings 3/5/12
The Wings of Morning by Murray Pura is Bk 1 of Snapshots in History Series. Jude Whetstone and Lyyndaya Kurtz are young, Amish, and in love. By 1917, Jude had also fallen in love with that newfangled invention, the aeroplane. When the U.S joins the war effort, young American men are expected to enlist. But Jude and the young Amish men In the colony are men of peace and are exempt from military service. Amish are suspect since German is the enemy and many of the Amish speak German. When Jude joins the U.S effort, he will be shunned by...
read moreMedia Happenings 3/2/12
This week, we add the remaining titles honoring the 42 plus years of Betty Stagg in the FBC Media Center: Kisses for Katie by Katie Davis, invites readers on a journey of radical love down the red dirt roads of Uganda. You’ll laugh and cry with Katie as she follows Jesus into the impossible and finds joy and beauty beneath the dust. Katie and her children delight in saying yes to the people God places in front of them and challenges the readers to do the same, changing the world one person at a time.(92 Dav). In this Gold Medallion...
read moreMedia Happenings 10/31
Much has been happening in theMediaCenterthis summer and fall, and it’s time to catch you up! For almost 43 years, Mrs. Betty Stagg has been the heart and soul of theFBCMediaCenter. She and her assistant, Ms. Judy Mims, have ministered to countless members of our church and their service is greatly appreciated. Due to Mrs. Betty’s health concerns this summer, Tracey Knight was enlisted to lead theMediaCenterministry team beginning August 1. Mrs. Betty and Ms. Judy continue their work in the day-to-day operations to make sure...
read moreMedia Happenings 10/20
It’s Back! Media Happenings has been down for the past few months due to formatting issues on the website. However, more weekly updates will be coming your way very soon, beginning with this one! We have just added several suspense books for the MediaCenter. We had already added Book 1 of the Women of Justice Series entitled Too Close To Home by Lynette Eason. This is a book you’ll enjoy. Don’t Look Back, Book 2 of the Women of Justice Series by Lynette Eason is now available. ...
read moreMedia Happenings 7/23
Many more books continue to make their way to the Media Center each week. The Blackberry Bush by David Housholder is an invitation to a treasure hunt through the landscape of your soul…Josh grows up an artistic and gifted California Golden Boy, but for all that life has handed him, he struggles with his identity and role in the world. Surrounded by unrealistic expectations, he feels hedged in. Katie’s German heritage presents its own obstacles to understanding herself and what freedom means. She is crushed by disappointment at never...
read moreMedia Happenings 7/8
Several new books have recently been added to the Media Center that you will enjoy! What would you do if you lost everything—your job, your home, and the love of your life all at the same time? When it happens to Alan Christoffersen, he’s tempted by his darkest thoughts. A bottle of pills in his hand and nothing left to live for, he plans to end his misery. Instead, he decides to take a walk. But not an ordinary walk. Taking with him his barest necessities, Al leaves behind all that he’s known and heads for the farthest...
read moreMedia Happenings 7/1
I am so excited about the new books that are coming in at this time! After hearing Ace Collins speak at the Young at Heart Luncheon, I could hardly wait for his book to officially come out on that very day. It is here! The book Jefferson Burke and the Secret of the Lost Scroll by Ace Collins (click here for Ace’s webiste) is indeed a wonderful book. I quote author Suzanne Woods Fisher in saying, “In true Ace Collins hang-onto-your-seat fashion, history and modern times overlap in this fast-paced story about a scroll that...
read moreMedia Happenings 6/24
New books are hot off the press and now ready for you in the Media Center! Don’t miss them! If you enjoy Christian suspense, you’re sure to love Forever After by Deborah Raney. Lucas Vermontez was a proud firefighter like his father. Not only has he lost his father and his best friend, Zach, in the fire of the Grove Street homeless shelter, but the devoted rookie can no longer do the work he loves after being crippled in the tragic event. When friendship with his buddy’s beautiful widow turns into more, he wonders what he could...
read moreMedia Happenings 6/14
New books have just been added to our Media Center for you to enjoy. In the new biography book Choosing to See by Mary Beth Chapman, we see a journey of struggle and hope. Mary Beth unveils her struggle to allow God to write the story of her life, both the happy chapters and the tragic ones. And as the story unfolds, she’s been forced to wrestle with some of life’s biggest questions: Where is God when things fall apart? Why doesGod allow terrible things to happen? How can I survive hard times? This tender story will...
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