October 11, 2026 Our mission statement is to know Jesus and make Him known to all people and to love God, love your neighbor, and go tell somebody.
The Southern Gospel group Unashamed will be joining us at 5:00 P.M. tonight in our Sanctuary. We will be collecting a love offering during this event. We hope you will make plans to attend
Operation Christmas Child We are currently collecting donations for Operation Christmas Child (OCC) and will have empty shoeboxes in the Sanctuary in the coming weeks for you to pick up, fill, and bring back to church. Filled shoeboxes need to be returned to the church by November 8. If you are writing a check to purchase items for a shoebox, please make the check out to Franklinton Baptist Church and write “OCC” in the memo line. If you are filling a shoebox, please include $10 for postage. Checks for postage should be written out to “Samaritan’s Purse.” Our goal is to pack 450 shoeboxes.
Pastor Appeciation Sunday Next Sunday, October 18, we will observe Pastor Appreciation Sunday with a meal in the Fellowship Hall immediately following our morning worship. Please make plans to join us for this time of fellowship as we honor our pastor, Dr. Richard Childress, and his wife, Pam. Please bring your favorite vegetables or casserole. We will supply the meats, homemade ice cream, and beverages. We thank God for sending Richard and Pam to us, and we want to show them how much we love and appreciate them!
Dogs for Toys On Saturday, October 17 from 11:00 A.M.—2:00 P.M., we will be raising funds for our Christmas Toy Giveaway with hot dog plates. A plate with two hot dogs, chips, a drink and a dessert is $7.00, and a plate with one hot dog, chips, a drink and a dessert is $5.00. Thank you for your support!
Packing Shoeboxes at Operation Christmas Child Headquarters We are excited to have the opportunity to pack shoeboxes at the Operation Christmas Child Headquarters in Boone, NC on December 9 from 10:00 A.M.—2:00 P.M. We have also been invited to tour the Disaster Relief location of Samaritan’s Purse in North Wilkesboro, NC on December 8 at 2:00 P.M. and to join our contact, Angie Eddins, for lunch just prior to this tour. There is a signup sheet and an itinerary for those who would like to join us on any or all of this. For those who would like to join us for the tour and the packing of shoeboxes, we will be staying at the La Quinta Inn & Suites in Boone, NC on December 8. Cost of the hotel room is $42.50 per person (2 people in a room). This cost will be paid with one payment for the group, so if you wish to spend the night at the hotel, the $42.50 per person will be due by November 15. If you write a check, please make it payable to Franklinton Baptist Church with “Boone Trip” in the memo line.
Upcoming Events We will be voted in as full members of the Raleigh Baptist Association at the Association’s Fall Meeting on October 27 at 10:30 A.M. at Samaria Baptist Church in Raleigh. We would love to have a good attendance from our church. Please let Richard know if you would like to attend.
Luncheon for Operation Christmas Child We will have soup and sandwiches on November 1 following our morning worship hour to raise funds for Operation Christmas Child. Cost is $10 per plate.
Christmas Toy Giveaway Donations are being accepted through November 29 for our giveaway on December 5. Specific needs are listed on a poster in the Welcome Center. Contact is Phil DiFrancesco at 919-724-3304.
Turkey Giveaway We will be sponsoring the Turkey Giveaway for Thanksgiving this year. The giveaway will be November 21 at 9:00 A.M. (with November 22 as the rain date). More details to come....
Blessing Box Sunday School Rotation 1st Sunday of Each Month: Faithful Workers 2nd Sunday: Bill Pearce Class, Youth 3rd Sunday: Rick Shirey Class 4th Sunday: Messengers of God, Nursery Workers 5th Sunday: Chancel Choir, Seekers
