by Carol Burns | Jun 28, 2024
AN UPDATE FROM THE SESSION Dear FPCB Congregation, At its stated monthly meeting on Monday evening (June 24), Session took some additional next steps to continue preparing for J.C.’s departure in late July. Per Presbytery and Committee on Ministry guidance, Session...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Jun 21, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: LOOKING AHEADFriends, I want to express my profound gratitude for all the kind notes and texts that I have received since announcing the news of my call to Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church in Severna Park, Maryland last Sunday...
by Carol Burns | Jun 14, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE MISSION STEERING COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRSThis is the text of a Minute for Mission given recently in worship by Don Robertson and Donna Taggart, co-chairs of the Mission Strategy Steering Committee, updating the congregation on our two strategic mission...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | Jun 7, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: SUMMERTIME WORSHIP PRACTICES “Summertime… and the living is easy…” I know it’s not technically summertime yet, but since it’s June, and we seem to be past an unusually cool and rainy spring, many folks are busy planning or...
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 31, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: AN UPDATE OF OUR PLANNING PROCESSES I want to thank everyone who turned out for the Community Open House last Thursday, May 23, in which we presented the preferred concept design for the campus redevelopment project to the public....
by The Rev. J.C. Austin | May 24, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE REV. J.C. AUSTIN: THE ‘REAL’ START TO SUMMER WORSHIP This Sunday, several things are happening in and around worship to which I want to call your attention. This is the second week of our Summer Worship schedule, but in some ways it is really the...
