September 19, 2010, is UNA Day at First Baptist, Florence.  UNA students, faculty, and staff members will be our special guests in the 10:30 am worship service that day.  Our UNA guests will be recognized and a special prayer for them will be offered.  Other events will be planned for that morning.  We hope you will join us so we can show you how important the UNA family is to the FBC family.  You are always welcome at First Baptist Church in Florence!

10-10-10  OneDay@FBC

First Baptist, Florence, will hold a one day revival on October 10 with special events planned throughout that day.

The morning service at 10:30 am will have as speaker Dr. Ken Weathersby, Vice President of the Church Planting Group of the North American Misssion Board. Ken has served in other roles at NAMB, including Vice President of the Evangelization Group, a Church Planter, and as a Missionary. Ken also served as State Evangelism Director at the Tennessee Baptist Convention and Seminary Professor at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Also, Ken was the founding Pastor of the Douglas Avenue Baptist Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Ken graduated from Mississippi College, B.A., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Master of Divinity and the Reformed Theological Seminary, Doctor of Ministry.

Ken was born in Jackson, Mississippi. He is married to Belva Kennedy Weathersby from Charleston, South Carolina. They have a daughter, Kenyeta, who is a student at South Carolina State University. They also have a son, Breon, who attends Parkview High School. Ken enjoys playing sports such as basketball, softball and golf.

Music for the morning and evening services will be led by Scott Underwood, Associate Pastor for Music at Blythe Island Baptist Church in Brunswick, Georgia. Scott, a Shoals area native, was the music leader in our recent Spring Renewal services.

Scott Underwood will present a concert as the 6:00 pm service.