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Welcome to the Friendship Baptist Church (FBC) blog! Here, you will find up-to-date posts on our latest church news, interesting articles related to the Christian faith, explanations of common key doctrinal questions, and more. Be sure to check back with us regularly to see our very latest posts!


The Top Ten Books I Read in 2019

Jan 08, 2020, Christian Living

Written by Bob DeAngelo, Pastor of Youth and Outreach My love for reading (and more than that, for learning) took me through 55 books in 2019. I try to read a diversity of books – books on subjects such as theology, counseling practice, marriage, technology, and spiritual growth…but also books on history, politics, productivity, fiction, […]

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The True Meaning of Christmas: A Friendship Kids Review

Dec 12, 2019, News and Updates

Written by Kris Wilder, Children’s Ministry Director A Friendship Kids Review It’s that time of year again! The big day is quickly approaching while the stress to be prepared is beginning to mount. Some are spending the weekends making sure they don’t forget anything, while others are procrastinating until the very last minute. Some will […]

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Handel’s Messiah

Dec 03, 2019, News and Updates

Written by Brent Brondyke, Music Pastor On December 15, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. the choir and orchestra of Friendship Baptist church will present George Frideric Handel’s choral masterwork, Messiah. Several notable aspects make the work itself and the undertaking remarkable and unique. Handel was born in Germany in 1685, but moved to London in 1712 […]

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Contemplative Prayer: a Critique (Part One)

Sep 27, 2019, News and Updates

Written by Pastor Bob Vradenburgh, Senior Pastor If Satan cannot keep us from getting earnest about prayer, he will try to get us off on “rabbit trails” – or worse – spurious prayer! That’s what “contemplative prayer” (hereafter referred to as “c.p.”) is.  It sounds so spiritual!  Shouldn’t we contemplate God when we pray?  Yes! […]

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Celebrating 50 Years of Friendship Christian School

Sep 18, 2019, News and Updates

Written by Ric Nelson, Friendship Christian Head of School On Sunday September 8, 2019, Friendship Baptist Church celebrated her 54th anniversary. If you have never heard about the history of FBC, it is worth a read. We certainly do appreciate the faith and commitment of the charter members. This year was special for FBC. Its […]

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Who Is a Choir Member?

Sep 03, 2019, News and Updates

Written by Brent Brondyke, Music Pastor [This blog equally applies to orchestra members. You may insert “orchestra member” anywhere you read “choir member.”] A choir member is a special kind of person. Of course, he likes to sing. Choosing choir as a ministry would be rather odd if that weren’t the case! But, he is […]

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Introducing Friendship Kids

Aug 01, 2019, News and Updates

Written by: Kris Wilder, Children’s Ministry Director Who’s the Hero? Moses and the Burning Bush. David and Goliath. Daniel and the Lion’s Den. Jonah and the Great Fish. Whether it’s been through coloring pages, flannelgraph, or even animated vegetables, these Bible stories have been shared with children in churches around the world. Some may debate […]

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Our purpose is to make much of our Lord Jesus Christ and His gospel through the preaching of His Word and the making of disciples. At Friendship Baptist Church (FBC) we teach the Bible in order to facilitate spiritual growth in all of God’s people and to provide opportunities for Christian fellowship. God has graciously used Friendship to further His work both locally and across the globe since 1965.