New Sermon Series | Transformed

Martha and I have had a wonderful month. We are looking forward to being with you next week. With school starting soon, I will begin a new sermon series on making significant changes to your life. The title is: “Transformed: The Art of Living Differently.” The Word of God is all about transformation. God tells us not be conformed but …

Deacon Elections

Each year First Baptist Church elects twelve men to serve as deacons for a two year period. These twelve men join the twelve elected the previous year to make up the deacon body of First Baptist Church. At FBC deacons have the responsibility to jealousy guard the unity of the church and to lead it to health. Deacons contact new …

Mark Your Calendar

Public schools begin in less than a month. It’s time to get back on a schedule and look at the opportunities that a new school year brings. I hope that you will make this August like the beginning of the new year—a time to reflect about where you are in your relationship with God. Here are several places where you …

Summer @ FBC

I probably don’t have to remind you how busy and hectic the summer can be.   Public schools in St. Tammany Parish are only seven weeks from starting up again.  Isn’t this the first week of summer? Summer is a large part of what we want to accomplish at FBC. Let’s discuss our plan for doing ministry. First, we want to do a week …

What Impressed Me About VBS, FBC Style

I’ve always been impressed by Vacation Bible School. I can remember several important events in VBS from the time when I was a kid. I remember a story about a POW. Only a few students knew what a POW was. We learned a valuable lesson that day about depending on God and knowing that God would never forsake you. Since …

Why I Want To Write A Blog

Have I lost my mind? Why would I want to add to my workload by writing a blog? Maybe I shouldn’t be the one to determine whether or not I’ve lost my mind, but I can answer why I want to write a blog. First, let me give the spiritual answer. This is the most important to me. In my …

More Really Good News

In March 2001, First Baptist Church moved its main worship and ministry location from its 90 plus year address in downtown Covington to our present 43 acre campus. Churches that relocate face special problems. First, people are attached to the old location. My family certainly was. It was all that we knew for church. Our daughter was married there. I …

Conformed to the Image of Christ

As a teenager, my parents took us on a wonderful trip–two weeks to Yellowstone and back. Part of the way back was a ride through the Badlands of South Dakota, the last part of the trip before turning south and heading home. Near the little village of Keystone, stands the magnificent Mt. Rushmore with its likenesses of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, …

Ministry to teens flourishes with an inviting place to connect

[frame_left][/frame_left] First Baptist Covington invested resources in facilities that offer the ultimate ministry connection point. Just 30 miles north of New Orleans, one can find rich culture and deep community in the heart of Covington, LA. As a thriving part of the locale, First Baptist Church Covington continues to find new and relevant ways to bring the ultimate message of …