Welcome to First Baptist Church of Pendleton
As we aspire to keep Jesus at the center of our lives, we are Rooted in Faith, and Growing in Love. We endeavor to be a welcoming and affirming community of grace for all people, loving our neighbors because God first loved us.
Our Lenten Worship Theme is Everything [in] Between
Each week’s theme invites us to take a closer look in the middle of what we often suppose to be extremes:
stranger & neighbor | the good Samaritan (First Sunday of Lent, Mar 9)
faith & works | Mary & Martha (Second Sunday of Lent, Mar 16)
rest & growth | parable of the fig tree (Third Sunday of Lent, March 23)
lost & found | parable of the lost sheep (Fourth Sunday of Lent, March 30)
righteousness & mercy | Zacchaeus meets Jesus (Fifth Sunday of Lent, April 6)
shouting & silence | Jesus enters Jerusalem (Palm Sunday, April 13)
grief & hope | Resurrection (Easter Sunday, April 20)
March 23, 2025 · 10:45 am · Third Sunday of Lent
Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will give the Welcome and lead the Responsive Call to Worship. Rev. Chris Cottingham will sing “Spirit Song” for the Call to Worship. Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will lead the Passing of the Peace. The Song of Praise will be “You Are My All in All.” Dale Chandler will read Luke 13:6-9. Lesa Chandler will lead the Lenten Responsive Reading. The Offertory Hymn will be “Near to the Heart of God.” Dale Chandler will give the Offertory Prayer. Richard Reynolds Huss will play “Softly and Tenderly” for the Offertory. The Sanctuary Choir will sing “Hymn of Promise.” Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will preach the sermon “Hold the Chainsaw.” The Hymn of Response will be “Day Is Done, but Love Unfailing.”
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Luke 13:6-9