All young adults (college students included) are invited to Sunset Series this summer! We will have a monthly gathering outside on the patio on Monday evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm for dinner, conversation, and a short devotional. Our third one is Monday, July 27th at the Baileys’ house (address in the weekly email). Let Beth know if you are attending or if you have any questions by text or email at beth@fxbgbaptist.org.

Make a splash with us at our Family Pool Party on Sunday, July 26th from 5:00–7:00 PM at Grafton Pool (711 Jett St. Fredericksburg, VA 22401)! Families with children or youth are invited to join us for an evening of swimming, pizza, and summer fun together. Please be sure to email Stephanie or Beth ahead of time so we can plan for food and order enough pizza for everyone!

FXBG Baptist Walking Group- July 9 & 23, August 6 & 20, 7pm

Walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to join together at Pratt park for walking that promotes connection and health. We will meet in the parking lot of Pratt park at 7pm and begin walking by 7:05pm. If you have small children, feel free to bring bikes or scooters  or even just come to spend time with other parents on the playground. If you have dogs, feel free to bring them on a leash. We will walk until 8pm but feel free to do as little or as much as you would like. No sign up necessary, just join as you can! Contact Erin Silver with any questions. 

Join us for a joyful morning of play and connection in the church playroom! Families with little ones—from babies through preschool—are warmly invited to enjoy toys, simple activities, and time to connect with other children and caregivers. We’ll gather on June 17 and July 22 from 10:30–11:30 AM. Let Stephanie know if you can attend!

Museum of the Bible & Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition, July 22nd 9am- 4pm

Join us for a trip to Washington DC to visit the Museum of the Bible and the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit. We will leave the church at 9am and  spend our day exploring exhibits and enjoying lunch together. We will plan to be back by 4pm or earlier depending on traffic. Cost of the trip is $32 and includes admission to the museum, Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit, and a boxed lunch. Please sign-up and pay for your trip by July 1st. You may sign up by contacting Tammy in the front office. Please see Erin with any questions about the trip. 

Theology on Tap is back for the summer, but with a twist! We are meeting monthly during the summer for Backyard Theology on Tap from 7-8:30 pm where will fellowship & have dialogue on different topics that surround the theme of "Liberating Lenses." Our dates and locations for the summer are June 9th at the Houghton's House, July 21st at the Pryce's House, and August 18th at the Stewarts' House. Bring your own beverages (spirited or not) and a lawn chair and come ready to participate in engaging conversation! Reach out to Beth Bailey at beth@fxbgbaptist.org for more details and for the address.

Join us for an ice cream sundae at Silver Ridge Farm on Sunday, July 19th! We will gather for fellowship and a sweet treat from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Feel free to bring a favorite board game, card game, or yard game to share. Please contact Erin Silver with any questions. 

FXBG Baptist Walking Group- July 9 & 23, August 6 & 20, 7pm

Walkers of all ages and abilities are invited to join together at Pratt park for walking that promotes connection and health. We will meet in the parking lot of Pratt park at 7pm and begin walking by 7:05pm. If you have small children, feel free to bring bikes or scooters  or even just come to spend time with other parents on the playground. If you have dogs, feel free to bring them on a leash. We will walk until 8pm but feel free to do as little or as much as you would like. No sign up necessary, just join as you can! Contact Erin Silver with any questions. 

All youth (rising 8th graders through graduated seniors) are invited to a movie night under the stars at the Hauns' house! As we watch a movie in the backyard, we will have popcorn and snacks. Make sure to bring a lawn chair or a blanket to sit on and bring any snacks you want to enjoy. Let us know if you are coming by Monday, July 6th by emailing or texting Beth or responding in the GroupMe. Contact Beth Bailey at beth@fxbgbaptist.org for more details.

All young adults (college students included) are invited to Sunset Series this summer! We will have a monthly gathering outside on the patio on Monday evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm for dinner, conversation, and a short devotional. Our second one is Monday, July 6th at the Carmichaels’ house (address in the weekly email). Let Beth know if you are attending or if you have any questions by text or email at beth@fxbgbaptist.org.

All youth in 7th through 12th grade are invited to meet Beth (& maybe her dogs) for ice cream on Wednesday night, July 1st!

Location: Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.

Time: 8-9 pm

We will hang out and enjoy some ice cream together! Families & pets are welcome to attend - we will try to sit outside if it's not too hot!

Contact Beth Bailey at beth@fxbgbaptist.org for more information.

We’re excited to invite your family to our upcoming evening Family VBS! Each night will begin with a light dinner—a simple way to gather and connect. Throughout the week, children will explore faith through storytelling, play, crafts, and music, all centered on building community and celebrating who God created us to be. Our Just Like Me theme highlights inclusion, belonging, and the joy of growing together as a church family. Please email Stephanie if you plan to attend.

All college students & young adults are invited to join Beth & Colin for a sweet treat at Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.!

Date: Tuesday, June 30th

Time: 7-8 pm

Location: Blue Cow Ice Cream Co.

We will bring the dogs (if not too hot)! Let me (Beth) know if you are coming by text or GroupMe.

We’re excited to invite your family to our upcoming evening Family VBS! Each night will begin with a light dinner—a simple way to gather and connect. Throughout the week, children will explore faith through storytelling, play, crafts, and music, all centered on building community and celebrating who God created us to be. Our Just Like Me theme highlights inclusion, belonging, and the joy of growing together as a church family. Please email Stephanie if you plan to attend.

We’re excited to invite your family to our upcoming evening Family VBS! Each night will begin with a light dinner—a simple way to gather and connect. Throughout the week, children will explore faith through storytelling, play, crafts, and music, all centered on building community and celebrating who God created us to be. Our Just Like Me theme highlights inclusion, belonging, and the joy of growing together as a church family. Please email Stephanie if you plan to attend.

All children & youth families are invited to a Bay Day Trip at Beth & Colin Bailey's family farm on Saturday, June 27th!

Location: Leonardtown, MD (about 1 hr from FXBG)

Activities: water skiing & wakeboarding, paddle boarding, tubing, fishing, rides on the boat & jet skis, swim in the bay and/or pool AND a fireworks display at the end of the day!

Time: 10 am to 8:30 pm (or whenever your family chooses to leave)

Cost: free! We just ask that you bring a side or dessert to contribute to our lunch/dinner potlucks.

Sign up your family below by June 25th! Contact Beth Bailey at beth@fxbgbaptist.org to sign up and for more information.

As we enter the summer months and a new sermon series on a Season of Play, we are reminded that joy is something to be welcomed. During the month of June, Beth Bailey will be leading a book club on Joyful, Anyway by Duke Divinity School professor, Dr. Kate Bowler. In this book, Kate reminds us that joy coincides with grief and "the aches" of life, and that it can be a part of our lives alongside the pain, and that there is more.

Book Club will occur on Tuesday and Thursday nights in June on the dates below on Zoom (linked below) from 7-8:30 pm. Join us in this season of play as we discover how joy can be a part of our daily lives! Below are the dates along with the sections of the book we will discuss on those dates:

• June 2nd — Part I: The Ache

• June 11th — Part II: Mourning

• June 23rd — Part III: Joy

• June 25th — Part IV: Living

Zoom link is below. The passcode for the Zoom meeting is joy. The link to purchase the book is also below. Hope you will join for meaningful conversation together!

As we enter the summer months and a new sermon series on a Season of Play, we are reminded that joy is something to be welcomed. During the month of June, Beth Bailey will be leading a book club on Joyful, Anyway by Duke Divinity School professor, Dr. Kate Bowler. In this book, Kate reminds us that joy coincides with grief and "the aches" of life, and that it can be a part of our lives alongside the pain, and that there is more.

Book Club will occur on Tuesday and Thursday nights in June on the dates below on Zoom (linked below) from 7-8:30 pm. Join us in this season of play as we discover how joy can be a part of our daily lives! Below are the dates along with the sections of the book we will discuss on those dates:

• June 2nd — Part I: The Ache

• June 11th — Part II: Mourning

• June 23rd — Part III: Joy

• June 25th — Part IV: Living

Zoom link is below. The passcode for the Zoom meeting is joy. The link to purchase the book is also below. Hope you will join for meaningful conversation together!

All young adults (college students included) are invited to Sunset Series this summer! We will have a monthly gathering outside on the patio on Monday evenings from 7 to 8:30 pm for dinner, conversation, and a short devotional. Our first one is Monday, June 22nd at Susan Graham's house (address in the weekly email). Let Beth know if you are attending or if you have any questions by text or email at beth@fxbgbaptist.org.

As we move into the summer season together, we invite you into a new worship series called Season of Play. In a world that often tells us to hurry more, worry more, produce more, and carry more, this series invites us to rediscover something holy we too often forget: joy. From the wonder and creativity of Creation to the laughter, meals, celebrations, and surprising moments shared throughout Jesus’ ministry, scripture reminds us that delight is not separate from faith—it is part of God’s design for life itself.

Beginning next Sunday and continuing through Sunday, June 21st, we will explore how play, rest, creativity, imagination, and shared joy can become sacred practices that reconnect us to God and one another. Together, we will discover that play is not simply a reward after the “real work” is finished, but one of the ways God forms us, heals us, and reminds us that we are beloved.

Throughout the series, expect moments of laughter, creativity, participation, storytelling, and grace-filled connection for all ages. We will invite one another into simple, meaningful practices both in worship and at home that help us step away from fear, exhaustion, and pressure and return to delight, wonder, and community.

This is a series you will not want to miss. Invite a friend, bring your family, and come ready to experience a church that reflects the joy, imagination, and delight of God. After all, God delights first—and we are invited to respond.

As we move into the summer season together, we invite you into a new worship series called Season of Play. In a world that often tells us to hurry more, worry more, produce more, and carry more, this series invites us to rediscover something holy we too often forget: joy. From the wonder and creativity of Creation to the laughter, meals, celebrations, and surprising moments shared throughout Jesus’ ministry, scripture reminds us that delight is not separate from faith—it is part of God’s design for life itself.

Beginning next Sunday and continuing through Sunday, June 21st, we will explore how play, rest, creativity, imagination, and shared joy can become sacred practices that reconnect us to God and one another. Together, we will discover that play is not simply a reward after the “real work” is finished, but one of the ways God forms us, heals us, and reminds us that we are beloved.

Throughout the series, expect moments of laughter, creativity, participation, storytelling, and grace-filled connection for all ages. We will invite one another into simple, meaningful practices both in worship and at home that help us step away from fear, exhaustion, and pressure and return to delight, wonder, and community.

This is a series you will not want to miss. Invite a friend, bring your family, and come ready to experience a church that reflects the joy, imagination, and delight of God. After all, God delights first—and we are invited to respond.

Join us for a joyful morning of play and connection in the church playroom! Families with little ones—from babies through preschool—are warmly invited to enjoy toys, simple activities, and time to connect with other children and caregivers. We’ll gather on June 17 and July 22 from 10:30–11:30 AM. Let Stephanie know if you can attend!

As we move into the summer season together, we invite you into a new worship series called Season of Play. In a world that often tells us to hurry more, worry more, produce more, and carry more, this series invites us to rediscover something holy we too often forget: joy. From the wonder and creativity of Creation to the laughter, meals, celebrations, and surprising moments shared throughout Jesus’ ministry, scripture reminds us that delight is not separate from faith—it is part of God’s design for life itself.

Beginning next Sunday and continuing through Sunday, June 21st, we will explore how play, rest, creativity, imagination, and shared joy can become sacred practices that reconnect us to God and one another. Together, we will discover that play is not simply a reward after the “real work” is finished, but one of the ways God forms us, heals us, and reminds us that we are beloved.

Throughout the series, expect moments of laughter, creativity, participation, storytelling, and grace-filled connection for all ages. We will invite one another into simple, meaningful practices both in worship and at home that help us step away from fear, exhaustion, and pressure and return to delight, wonder, and community.

This is a series you will not want to miss. Invite a friend, bring your family, and come ready to experience a church that reflects the joy, imagination, and delight of God. After all, God delights first—and we are invited to respond.

All youth in 6th through 12th grade are invited to join us for a day trip to King's Dominion!

Date: Sunday, June 14th

Time: 11 am (right after Sunday School) to 8 pm

Cost: $50 (includes admission & dinner) + bring extra $ for lunch inside the park

Parents: I need chaperones! Per KD's new guidelines, I will need to have at least 1 adult chaperone per 5 youth. Each adult will need to walk around with a group of 5 during the entire day.

For more details & to sign up, contact Beth Bailey at beth@fxbgbaptist.org. Sign up by June 1st!

As we move into the summer season together, we invite you into a new worship series called Season of Play. In a world that often tells us to hurry more, worry more, produce more, and carry more, this series invites us to rediscover something holy we too often forget: joy. From the wonder and creativity of Creation to the laughter, meals, celebrations, and surprising moments shared throughout Jesus’ ministry, scripture reminds us that delight is not separate from faith—it is part of God’s design for life itself.

Beginning next Sunday and continuing through Sunday, June 21st, we will explore how play, rest, creativity, imagination, and shared joy can become sacred practices that reconnect us to God and one another. Together, we will discover that play is not simply a reward after the “real work” is finished, but one of the ways God forms us, heals us, and reminds us that we are beloved.

Throughout the series, expect moments of laughter, creativity, participation, storytelling, and grace-filled connection for all ages. We will invite one another into simple, meaningful practices both in worship and at home that help us step away from fear, exhaustion, and pressure and return to delight, wonder, and community.

This is a series you will not want to miss. Invite a friend, bring your family, and come ready to experience a church that reflects the joy, imagination, and delight of God. After all, God delights first—and we are invited to respond.

As we enter the summer months and a new sermon series on a Season of Play, we are reminded that joy is something to be welcomed. During the month of June, Beth Bailey will be leading a book club on Joyful, Anyway by Duke Divinity School professor, Dr. Kate Bowler. In this book, Kate reminds us that joy coincides with grief and "the aches" of life, and that it can be a part of our lives alongside the pain, and that there is more.

Book Club will occur on Tuesday and Thursday nights in June on the dates below on Zoom (linked below) from 7-8:30 pm. Join us in this season of play as we discover how joy can be a part of our daily lives! Below are the dates along with the sections of the book we will discuss on those dates:

• June 2nd — Part I: The Ache

• June 11th — Part II: Mourning

• June 23rd — Part III: Joy

• June 25th — Part IV: Living

Zoom link is below. The passcode for the Zoom meeting is joy. The link to purchase the book is also below. Hope you will join for meaningful conversation together!

Theology on Tap is back for the summer, but with a twist! We are meeting monthly during the summer for Backyard Theology on Tap from 7-8:30 pm where will fellowship & have dialogue on different topics that surround the theme of "Liberating Lenses." Our dates and locations for the summer are June 9th at the Houghton's House, July 21st at the Pryce's House, and August 18th at the Stewarts' House. Our first topic on June 9th will be "Voices from the Margins." Bring your own beverages (spirited or not) and a lawn chair and come ready to participate in engaging conversation! Reach out to Beth Bailey at beth@fxbgbaptist.org for more details.