by Emily Holladay | Feb 2, 2026 | Adults, Announcements, Worship
Since Advent, many of you have noticed something a little different in the bulletin: most of our scriptures have come from a translation called A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church. The Women’s Lectionary centers the voices of women by lifting up biblical stories...
by Emily Holladay | Dec 8, 2025 | Adults, Announcements, Worship
Over the course of the next church year, you may begin to notice something a little different in the bulletin: our scriptures will come from a translation called A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church. The Women’s Lectionary centers the voices of women by lifting...
by Emily Holladay | Dec 8, 2025 | Announcements, Children, Worship
Thanks to the generous support of Godly Play Trainer and former Minister of Spiritual Formation at First Baptist Church on St. Clair, Cynthia Williams Insko, IBC is instituting the Godly Play Curriculum as the primary Sunday School material for preschool and...
by Emily Holladay | Sep 29, 2025 | Adults, Announcements, Music, Worship
Christmas Cantata Rehearsals have begun! If you or someone you know would like to sing with us for this year’s cantata, please let Mac know! He would love to offer you or them the “opportunity” to sing with us. We have already had a few new faces join and would love...
by Emily Holladay | Sep 2, 2025 | Adults, Announcements, Children, Missions, Music, Worship, Youth
A couple of weeks ago, I did something I have never done before: I dedicated my sermon time in worship to offering a “State of the Church” Address. It was one of the Sundays closest to my church anniversary, and after two years of ministry, it felt fitting to look...
by Emily Holladay | Sep 2, 2025 | Adults, Announcements, Worship
During the work we did with through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s Thriving Congregations Initiative, we learned about five traits that CBF identified as indicative of vibrant, thriving churches. This fall, Pastor Emily is leading us through a sermon series...
