http://www.fbchammond.com/rss/pr/ en-us First Baptist Church's Latest Press Releases http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=12_23&y=2008 23 December 2008 00:00:00 CST "First Baptist Church of Hammond will host as many as 500 sailors from the Naval Station Great Lakes this Christmas Day, offering home-cooked food, video games, and sports activities. Five-hundred visitors for dinner would make this year's gathering the largest of its kind since the church began hosting the sailors five years ago." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=12_23&y=2008 http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=12_05&y=2008 15 December 2008 00:00:00 CST "Sunday, December 14, at 6 p.m., the First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, presents "I Heard The Bells", a Christmas concert featuring a 50-piece orchestra and a 120-voice choir. A full evening of Christmas favorites, from the new to the traditional, has been planned, at no charge to the public." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=12_05&y=2008 http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_26&y=2008 26 November 2008 00:00:00 CST "Dozens of members from the First Baptist Church of Hammond have donated turkeys, hams, pies, and other goodies to feed sailors who are unable to go home for Thanksgiving. The objective is to provide good food and a home away from home to as many as 100 servicemen from the Great Lakes Naval Base in Great Lakes, Illinois." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_26&y=2008 http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_17&y=2008 18 November 2008 00:00:00 CST "According to Outreach magazine's "Outreach 100" for 2008, First Baptist Church of Hammond was listed as the largest church in the state of Indiana, and is currently ranked 19 in size nationwide." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_17&y=2008 http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_14&y=2008 18 November 2008 00:00:00 CST "There were 16,930 people in attendance, with 2,011 first-time visitors. It was the first Sunday of a 7-week campaign, emphasizing the carrying out of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19, 20). Additionally, the church had 431 baptisms on that same day." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_14&y=2008 http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_03&y=2008 3 November 2008 00:00:00 CST "During the conference, First Baptist Church of Hammond was awarded "Church of The Year" for 2008. In receiving the award, First Baptist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Jack Schaap, was cited as having influenced many churches nationally and internationally to start RU programs." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=11_03&y=2008 http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=10_30&y=2008 30 October 2008 00:00:00 CST "The public is invited to a special ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11, at the newly restored Memory Lane Memorial Park mausoleum. The ribbon cutting will begin promptly at 3:00 p.m. and a patriotic service will be conducted." http://www.fbchammond.com/news/pr/article.php?d=10_30&y=2008