The Body of Christ
known as
First Baptist Church
Fitzgerald, GA
March 8, 2015
A representative from Gideons International will speak briefly during the morning worship and a collection will be taken for the Gideons Ministry after the worship service.
Dr. Michael Ruffin, Pastor
Sunday School - 9:45 am
Morning Worship - 11:00 am
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Sisters and Brothers,
On February 19th, I announced my retirement from full-time pastoral ministry. My last Sunday as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Fitzgerald will be April 26.
Debra and I have been praying, pondering, and talking for a while about how I can best serve the Lord, the Church, and the world in this season of my life; as we have done so I have felt increasingly drawn to a ministry of writing. In recent days I have been offered and have accepted a position as a Curriculum Editor with Smyth & Helwys Publishing in Macon. In this capacity I will serve as Lead Editor for one of their two Adult Bible Study curriculum series. I also plan to complete some of the books that have been running around in my head for the last few years.
We will live on the Ruffin Family Farm in Yatesville, Georgia; it is the farm on which my father was born and raised and which has been in the Ruffin family for almost a century. We plan to move there as soon as our new home has been constructed; it will hopefully be completed by early summer.
I also hope to continue a ministry of preaching on an interim and supply basis and to build a ministry of teaching through Bible Studies and Prayer Conferences.
Please be assured of our love and appreciation for you now and always.
Mike & Debra Ruffin
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Sunday Evening
6:00 pm - Team Kids and Youth Activities
6:00 pm - Evening Vespers for Adults
