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Last August our church celebrated a historic milestone. For 175 years, God has been at work through the body of believers known as First Baptist Church of Lawrenceburg and has blessed us with a rich legacy of ministry. But as great as our past has been, greater days are yet to come. In other words, God isn’t done with First Baptist but still has great and exciting plans in store for her. If we want to see those plans become a reality, we need to continue to invest in our church. Historically we have done just that by strategically improving our facilities to accommodate growth and diverse ministries. In 1953 the members of First Baptist built a three-story educational building that continues to be used today as our Children’s Building, and subsequently in 1960 a two-story annex that houses our kitchen and Fireside Room was constructed. In 1976, the existing sanctuary was renovated and in 1990 First Baptist acted on faith and built what is our current Christian Life Center – a first for our community! With each project, each investment, the faithful members of our church recognized a need and supported by prayer and planning came together and gave generously and sacrificially. In all cases God richly blessed the faithfulness of our members. Now, in 2010, we as members of First Baptist and recipients of what is its rich heritage, have both the privilege and the opportunity to invest in both the present and future ministry of our church as we draw closer to implementing the first phase of our Master Plan. The need is there. The time is upon us. As our church continues to grow and our buildings continue to age, the only question that remains is: “will we step up and meet the challenge like those who have gone before us?” Let us prayerfully commit that the answer is “yes!”
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