Update on First Baptist Church of Hammond

[patriotic]

Moving trailer out front as we are less than a week from leaving our Indiana home - countless wonderful memories

Chris Tefft Headed to Carver, Massachusetts where he will Pastor the Faith Baptist Church of Plymouth County

http://www.faithbaptistcarver.org/menu/id/41/Home%20Page

My good friend from HAC started FBC in Massachusetts.

 

[Matthew1323]

Yes, BM walked the halls of HAC and visited the streets of north Chicago during the 80's.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Chris gets one of those questionable docs.

 

[brainisengaged]

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/first-baptist-church-sued-in-investment-scheme/article_069b4bf9-21d7-5995-a11f-0ddc7de34f0c.html

 

[bgwilkinson]

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/first-baptist-church-sued-in-investment-scheme/article_069b4bf9-21d7-5995-a11f-0ddc7de34f0c.html

Well now that it is the in the Times I think we can discuss it.

Very interesting.

 

[Twisted]

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/first-baptist-church-sued-in-investment-scheme/article_069b4bf9-21d7-5995-a11f-0ddc7de34f0c.html

Well now that it is the in the Times I think we can discuss it.

Very interesting.

Hmmm, the church does appear to have some liability.

 

[sword]

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/first-baptist-church-sued-in-investment-scheme/article_069b4bf9-21d7-5995-a11f-0ddc7de34f0c.html

Joe was still sending out Mission Letters on the FBMI.org web site as of April 21, 2016.

Not sure how this will effect his status in Hammond.

I'm so sorry for those people who lost so much money. Kind of a IFB Bernie Madoff situation.

 

[Matthew1323]

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/first-baptist-church-sued-in-investment-scheme/article_069b4bf9-21d7-5995-a11f-0ddc7de34f0c.html

Joe was still sending out Mission Letters on the FBMI.org web site as of April 21, 2016.

Not sure how this will effect his status in Hammond.

I'm so sorry for those people who lost so much money. Kind of a IFB Bernie Madoff situation.

Yes, the ongoing reputation of scandals and bad judgment continue to be a sad situation that FBC may not be able to recover from, IMO.

 

[bgwilkinson]

"We are all ready for the Graduation Alumni and Friends Fellowship in the old Auditorium."

Actually they made it rather clear that only graduates and pastors were welcome.

All alumni were not welcome. There are many more alumni than graduate alumni that would have liked a free meal.

The old auditorium is frequently used as a banquet center.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Forgot to mention we had a little graduation today in the new auditorium.

Sure not like it used to be.

We had a handful of graduates as picture here. Maybe you know some of them.

 

[bgwilkinson]

He is a pic of Chris don't you think he is just barely hanging on.

He looks so unhappy. Far away look in his eyes.

Bet he's thinking about the East coast and counting the minutes til he is out of here.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Here is a pic of the graduation today.

Ok, I lied this is from Sunday night a few weeks ago. I'm too embarrassed to show and actual graduation pic.

This years graduation was this morning so you only get a small handful of people and they are mostly all college related.

You could count the tables in the old auditorium and that will give you a good idea how many were there this morning.

I believe there are about 250 chairs in the old auditorium for the banquet setup. Maybe 300. That's about the attendance today counting the graduates.

Baptists do like to eat.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Having this guy for summer school at the college.

 

[bgwilkinson]

This gives you an idea of the percentage of tables filled.

Notice no one is sitting with Larry.

 

[Twisted]

For a second I thought that looked like Bill Grady there on the left.  then I realized where this photo was taken.

 

[bgwilkinson]

Try this clip it doesn't  show too much, not too embarrassing.

https://www.facebook.com/JessicaFaulds/videos/10209506600362658/

 

[bgwilkinson]

For a second I thought that looked like Bill Grady there on the left.  then I realized where this photo was taken.

He was always so arrogant, he never realized how little he knew.

 

[qwerty]

He is a pic of Chris don't you think he is just barely hanging on.

He looks so unhappy. Far away look in his eyes.

Bet he's thinking about the East coast and counting the minutes til he is out of here.

It appears the HACker preaching has fallen asleep at the pulpit.

 

[Twisted]

For a second I thought that looked like Bill Grady there on the left.  then I realized where this photo was taken.

He was always so arrogant, he never realized how little he knew.

That's why he tapped into the brain of Jack Patterson.

 

[prophet]

For a second I thought that looked like Bill Grady there on the left.  then I realized where this photo was taken.

He was always so arrogant, he never realized how little he knew.

That's why he tapped into the brain of Jack Patterson.

It worked out.

earnestly contend