FBC Students

FBC Students exist as a ministry of Thomasville First Baptist Church to help 6th-12th grade students follow Jesus for the joy of Thomasville and the nations.

Everything we do at FBC Students is centered around Jesus. We want your student to find their complete satisfaction in Christ alone. We strive to create a fun environment where students can come enjoy community, be discipled, hear the Gospel, and find out that Jesus is better than the world!

Mid-Week Students

6:00 pm // Wednesday Night Youth

We create a space for students to come and grow in their faith with their friends. Middle and High school students come together to hang out, worship together, and talk about their faith. We take time to play a game, sing songs together, hear a message from the Bible, and gather in groups to talk about the message. We want students to love coming to church, so we plan our Midweek activities to be fun and engaging, but always centered on Jesus and the Gospel.

Wednesday Night Youth Structure

5:30 - 6:00: Arrival & Check-in
6:00 - 6:15: Intentional Community time, announcements, and game
6:15 - 6:25: Worship and prayer
6:25 - 6:45: Gospel-Centered message
6:45 - 7:00: Small Groups

Sunday mornings

9:45 am // Life Groups

We believe community is the best context to know and love Jesus. During our Sunday Morning Life Groups, your student will gather in a small group of gender and age specific students and be paired with two adult leaders who love Jesus and want your student to follow Jesus!

Life Group Structure

9:45 - 10:00: Intentional community building time
10:00 - 10:05: Announcements and life group lesson overview
10:05 - 10:45: Life Groups with two adult leaders centered around intentional community and biblical teaching

11:00 am // Worship Service Student Section

If your student isn’t sitting with you as a family, we’d love for them to join us in the student section. We believe this fosters a sense of belonging and excitement when attending our worship service. Families can also attend the 8:30 am service followed by
Life Groups at 9:45 am.

Yearly Events for FBC Students

Although we have different events throughout the year, these are our consistent, yearly events:

Every January our church hosts DNOW! DNOW is our annual in-town weekend retreat centered around helping your student taste and see that Jesus is good. We will have three worship services throughout the weekend to foster spiritual growth. Your student will stay in a host home to foster intentional community. On Saturday afternoon, students will serve in our community and be a blessing to others! This weekend is students’ favorite weekend of the year and we can’t wait for your student to join us for our next DNOW!

Frequently Asked Questions

Here at First Baptist we ensure that every safety precaution is in place to protect you and your children! Each volunteer has an official background check and is a member of First Baptist, meaning that our church family knows and approves of them as well. We also have a two-adult-to-student policy where all individual students and groups of students always have at least two adults present at all times. We also have multiple layers of security in place for our building for the safety of your student.