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Fear and Faith

British mathematician, philosopher and famous atheist, Bertrand Russell had this to say about fear and faith. “Religion is based mainly on fear … fear of the mysterious, fear of defeat, fear of death. Fear is the basis of the whole thing.… Science can help us to get over this craven fear in which mankind has […]

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October 2021 Update

Dear FBC Friends, Crisp fall weather, bonfires, sweaters, football, amazing colors in the trees, pumpkin-spiced everything! These are a few of my favorite things. With the change of the seasons we can see God’s beautifully creative work all around us. Also with the change of seasons, please look for fresh starts and new direction. We […]

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August 1 Update

Dear FBC Friend, The summer will soon wind down and back to school flyers are already appearing. Our attendance, including returning frequent guests, has been steadily growing over the past few months. Praise God! We want to continue to reach more of our community. Thanks for inviting friends, family and neighbors to join you at church […]

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Book Recommendation – Summer Reading

If you are looking for a great book to start off your summer reading, here is my (Pastor Mark) recommendation: Jesus the King: Understanding the life and death of the Son of God by Tim Keller. This will nicely compliment our new The Cross & The Crown sermon series at FBC. I also recommend you […]

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June 2021 Update

What’s happening this month at First Baptist in Dunkirk? How will you worship, grow and share? It’s June and western NY is staring to warm up again. Lake Erie and our local lakes are inviting us to jump in. The school year at CCA is wrapping up and we are all looking forward to a […]

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Meet our newest deacon, Dan Jones

Dan Jones was elected to serve a three year term as deacon at First Baptist Church at our Annual Ministry & Business Meeting in January. Dan and his wife Holly, have been attending for several years and joined our membership in 2019. You have probably seen Dan in the back of the auditorium involved with […]

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Five Myths About Marriage

Pastor, author, speaker, Paul Tripp shares five common but dangerous myths about marriage. How does your faith and a biblical view impact this important (human) relationship? Everyone’s marriage becomes something they didn’t intend it to be. You are required to deal with things you didn’t plan to face. In every marriage sin complicates what would […]

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