On November 24, we will enjoy a church-wide meal together. Gather with us as we celebrate and focus on how our church strives to SEND people to reach the unreached with the gospel. In gratitude, we will share a Thanksgiving meal!
All leaders in the church are invited to meet on campus for lunch from 12-1 on the first Thursday of each month. Join us for training about leading life groups and making disciples! Register each month to get your free lunch.
All men are invited to join the First Moore Men’s Ministry for our next Ski Trip in January 2025! We will head to Casa Del Colorado House in Pagosa Springs on January 17 and return to Moore on January 21, 2025. The cost is $240 per person and includes lodging for four nights as well as breakfast and dinner each day. Lift tickets, Ski Rental, Travel Meals, Lunches, and Transportation cost extra. The deadline for Registration/Payment is December 31, 2024, but payment is non-refundable after December 1st, 2024. Mark Hamm can answer any questions at marks.hamm@cox.net or 405-613-6200.
All leaders in the church are invited to meet on campus for lunch from 12-1 on the first Thursday of each month. Join us for training about leading life groups and making disciples! Register each month to get your free lunch.
Dr. Joshua Straub will be our guest speaker for Parent Focus Sunday!
9:00am Session for Parents in Atrium w/ Continental Breakfast
10:30am Dr. Straub will preach in our service
12:00pm Lunch Session (registration required) Free if you register by Monday, October 28. $5 after.
Dr. Straub's official bio:
Josh takes most pride in his role as a husband and dad. On stage, Josh is a speaker, author, marriage and leadership coach, and podcast cohost.
He and his wife, Christi, lead Famous at Home, a company equipping leaders, corporations, and families in emotional intelligence and relational connection. Josh is also a Fellow of the Townsend Institute for Leadership and Counseling.
Josh most enjoys coaching leaders to be famous at home so they can thrive on their stage. He speaks regularly for Joint Special Operations Command and serves military families across the country.
Josh is author/ coauthor of nine books including Famous at Home: 7 Decisions to Put Your Family Center Stage in a World Competing for Your Time, Attention, and Identity and Safe House: How Emotional Safety is the Key to Raising Kids Who Live, Love, and Lead Well. He and his wife, Christi, host the Famous at Home podcast, lead a yearlong coaching program called the Leader's Heart Cohort, and co-wrote three children’s books, What Am I Feeling?, What Do I Do With Worry? and What Do I Do with Anger? to help parents foster emotional awareness in kids.
They also have two children's books to help kids experience the true meaning of Christmas and Easter, 25 Days of the Christmas Story: An Advent Family Experience and 10 Days of the Easter Story: A Family Experience Through the Feelings of Holy Week.
First Moore is excited to host a night of fun, food, games, and more for the family on Sunday, October 27 from 5:00-7:00pm.
There are many opportunities for the people of First Moore to serve our community. You could decorate a space and hand out candy, donate candy, help with food, inflatables, parking, registration, and more.
What is Trunk or Treat? Trunk or Treat is an outreach event for the families and children in our community. Trunk or Treat is similar to a Fall Festival in that it serves as a safe and fun alternative to traditional Halloween activities. It also provides a great opportunity to connect with our community.
When is Trunk or Treat? Sunday, October 27 from 5:00pm-7:00pm.
How does a Trunk or Treat work? At a Trunk or Treat event, people decorate their trunks and give candy or prizes to the children as they walk by. (You could even have a game in your area if you would like.) We have set a goal for 60 decorated trunks to help make this a fun family event. (The church will provide the candy!) This year, put your creative caps on because we will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes for the best-decorated trunks!
How can I be a part of this event? There are several ways that you can be a part:
Decorating a trunk and pass out candy.
Donating wrapped candy to be handed out. (There are candy donation boxes around the church to drop off your candy.)
Work at the Snack Stop.
Help set up/run activities. (connector team, inflatables, pumpkin painting, safety team, etc.)
Help clean up following the event.
On October 20, we will be having our quarterly Church Family Sunday. We will have our Sunday morning schedule of LifeGroups at 9:00am and our Worship Service at 10:30am, which will be followed by the two additional events listed below.
Noon- Fellowship Meal We will enjoy a meal together following the worship service. The cost for the meal is $5 per person with a maximum of $20 per family household if you register by Sunday, October 13. The cost will be $10 per person with a maximum of $30 per family household after October 13. A ticket must be purchased for the meal and can be done online or at either connection hub, or west desk (during the week).
Menu- Pot roast with carrots and potatoes, rolls, salad, and assorted cobblers
12:30pm- Family Business Meeting We will review finances from our last quarter, get updated on many of the ministry efforts of the past quarter, and more.
We will not have any Wednesday night activities on October 16. Enjoy your evening!
The Oklahoma Worship Choir is made up of 9 church choirs from around the state of Oklahoma. Join us on Sunday, October 6th at 6:00pm here at First Moore for a powerful night of worship, as we premier our brand new album, He’s in the Room.
The Moore Fraternal Order of Police is hosting a car show with the Men’s Ministry of First Moore on Saturday, October 5. There are 8 different classes and the cost is $20 per class. We have a class for current law enforcement patrol vehicles which is free for agencies to enter their patrol vehicles in. To enter, please click the button below!
All leaders in the church are invited to meet on campus for lunch from 12-1 on the first Thursday of each month. Join us for training about leading life groups and making disciples! Register each month to get your free lunch.
Men, join us on September 29 for an evening of great food and fun. We will get to enjoy a meal from Van’s Pig Stand and hear a message from Chris Jensen, OBU’s Head Football Coach. The cost is $10 if you register before Sept. 23, after that, the cost will be $15. Stick around for door prizes!
Learn about Chris Jensen:
“Hired in 2012, Chris Jensen is the first Oklahoma Baptist University head football coach since 1940. He enters his 12th season as head coach on Bison Hill.
Under his direction, OBU has compiled a 45-66 record and turned in four winning seasons, including back-to-back years in 2019 and 2021. Jensen has coached 20 All-Americans in Division II, NAIA, and NCCAA. He totals 71 All-Conference selections, and 85 players who were Academic All-Conference and one Academic All-American. Additionally, he has seen five players named NAIA Scholar Athletes.
Jensen posted his latest winning season on Bison Hill in 2023 (6-5), which featured the program's best home record (4-1) in its Division II era. The OBU defense played a key part in the team's success, holding opponents to the fewest amount of points per game since the school joined the NCAA. Oklahoma Baptist also turned in program bests in total offense and passing yards (146.2) allowed per game. The Bison finished the year as the No. 1 ranked passing defense in the GAC for the first time ever.
For their efforts, three defensive players earned All-GAC nods, a tie of the school's record, while two (Scooter Baker, Brett Karhu) became the first defensive All-Americans in the DII era. OBU turned in six total All-Conference honorees (Offense - Michael Marshall, Nick Harris, Jake Sitsler), the second-most in program history.
Jensen has seen three Bison sign major professional contracts, such as wideout Keilahn Harris, who inked a unrestricted free agent agreement with the Atlanta Falcons in 2023. Additionally, quarterback Preston Haire signed with the European Football League's Hamburg Sea Devils and offensive lineman Jake Foshee accepted a deal with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League.
In 2021, Jensen steered the Bison to its best-ever NCAA Division II record at 8-4. That included a trip to the postseason where Oklahoma Baptist defeated UT-Permian Basin in the FunTown RV Heritage Bowl. That season, OBU extended its win streak over conference Oklahoma schools to 16 games.
Jensen saw 50-plus school records fall on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, as his 2021 squad was one of the most prolific teams in his coaching career. Four Bison (Preston Haire, Keilahn Harris, Josh Cornell, Tyler Stuever) earned All-America honors and Keilahn Harris was named a D2CCA First-Team All-Region honoree. Quarterback Preston Haire was tabbed GAC Offensive Player of the Year for a second consecutive season after ranking amongst the top in Division II in statistics for another year.
Under Jensen's watch, the Bison offense set a program record and ranked fifth in the nation in first downs (313), along with leading the GAC in three other offensive categories. The passing attack accounted for 41 touchdowns, a significant jump from the 2021 total of 26. In fact the next closest touchdown occurred in 2018, when OBU racked up 28. The 2021 offense saw its best numbers in the following categories since joining Division II: Passing yards per game (287.08), passing yards (3,335), passing efficiency (149.52), completions (322), and completions per game (26.83).
The 2021 defense recorded a GAC-best 34.0 sacks after totaling 11.0 in 2019. Furthermore, OBU led the conference with 79.0 tackles-for-loss. Much of the credit was given to linebacker Josh Arnold, who led the charge with 20.0. Arnold finished as the all-time leading tackler in program history with 395 stops on Bison Hill. Additionally, Robert Lolofie, an All-GAC selection in 2021, led the team with 9.0 sacks, the most by a Bison player in the Division II era.
Jensen's 8-3 mark in 2014 landed the Bison in the No. 26 spot in the NAIA rankings and tied a school record for single-season wins. In 2017, the Bison finished No. 1 in the NCCAA power rankings.
Jensen came to OBU from Southmoore High School, whose football program Jensen also began. He rebooted the Bison program in 2012 and had the first season in the fall of 2013.
Jensen started the Southmooore football program in 2008. In his and the program's second year, the SaberCats were 11-2 and reached the Class 6A semifinals. Jensen was named Oklahoma 6A-1 Coach of the Year in 2009.
Jensen's coaching stops also include assistant posts at Westmoore (defensive coordinator), Bartlesville (offensive coordinator), Durant (offensive coordinator and assistant head coach), Moore (offensive line) and Little Axe (offensive line and outside linebackers).
Jensen was a varsity letterman at the University of Oklahoma, playing on the offensive line.
A self-described Army brat, Jensen graduated from Lawton High School and received a Naval Academy nomination. He achieved the level of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts of America.
Jensen received his Bachelor of Science degree in education in December 1992 from OU. He earned his master's degree in education administration from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in May 2006.
Chris and his wife, Patti, have three children, Tayler, Tanner, and Camryn. They are members of Immanuel Baptist Church in Shawnee.”
On September 28, the Foster Care and Adoptive Association of Oklahoma will be using our campus for a training from 9am-3:30pm. We would like to serve the parents attending by caring for their children. If you would like to serve this day, you can pick a three-hour time slot and what age you would prefer to care for. Please register below to let us know you want to help!
Have you recently become a member of First Moore? Are you interested in becoming a member of First Moore, or do you have questions about what membership is? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then we would like to invite you to join us for FBC 101 on Sunday, September 8th.
At FBC 101, we will help people understand what we believe as a church, what we expect of our members, and how a person can be a part of First Moore. Through a mixture of teaching, testimonies, and Q&A, we hope to help everyone present become more acquainted with our church. There will be lunch and childcare will be available. Please RSVP using the button below to let us know you are coming.
All leaders in the church are invited to meet on campus for lunch from 12-1 on the first Thursday of each month. Join us for training about leading life groups and making disciples! Register each month to get your free lunch.
Join us for Parents’ Night Out, starting at 5:30 and will end at 9pm on August 30, 2024!
PJ party, kids can wear their pjs! They will get to eat pizza, play games, and watch the movie “Migration!”
$5 per child, $20 max per family
Ages: Infant - 6th grade and Special Needs.
Registration ends August 28.
For three weeks, Pastor John will discuss the importance of fellowship, friendship, and discipleship within the life of a believer. Join us at 6:30 in the atrium as we dive into, “The three ‘ships.”
Free roller skating for the family to celebrate the start of the new school year! Meet your Next Gen team at Skate Moore for a night of fun and fellowship.
NNO is a unique crime prevention event sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW). It is scheduled for Tuesday from 7:30–9:30pm in the Warren Theatre parking lot. As a community partner, we will have tents set up to greet our community. This is a unique outreach opportunity for us to invite our community to connect with us! If you would like to help us connect with others for an hour shift, please email kenzi.bradshaw@firstmoore.com!
On Wednesday, July 31, we will have a corporate Night of Prayer. We pray for the Moore Public School Staff and Teachers. Following our prayer time, we will pack gift bags for these educators! Would you join us?
On July 28, we will be having our quarterly Church Family Sunday. We will have our Sunday morning schedule of LifeGroups at 9:00am and our Worship Service at 10:30am, which will be followed by the two additional events listed below.
Noon- Fellowship Meal We will enjoy a meal together following the worship service. The cost for the meal is $5 per person with a maximum of $20 per family household if you register by Sunday, July 21. The cost will be $10 per person with a maximum of $30 per family household after July 21. A ticket must be purchased for the meal and can be done online or at either connection hub, or west desk (during the week).
Menu- Catered by Alfredo’s. Chicken and Beef Fajitas, Rice, Refried Beans, Chips, Queso, and Salsa.
12:30pm- Family Business Meeting We will review finances from our last quarter, get updated on many of the ministry efforts of the past quarter, and more.
Some members of First Moore have a unique opportunity to join with a sister church in Japan (Tokyo Baptist Church- TBC) and help bring the gospel to some communities in and around Tokyo, Japan. Please support our mission team by lifting them in prayer before the Father during this time. Please pray as the Lord leads you. Please use the following daily prompts as “starters” for your own prayers on their behalf each day. If you’re uncertain what to say, pray the verses included for each day!
Monday, 7/22 - Departing OKC around 7:30 AM. After months of anticipation, the team is excited to get going! Pray for them as they journey many, many hours to have traveling mercies - make all their flight connections, luggage travels with them, and everyone remains healthy. Pray they can rest on the long flights. Ask the Lord to help them be salt and light at all times despite being with “new” travel partners and being away from family and their usual routines. (Col 4:5-6)
Tuesday, 7/23 - Finally arriving in Tokyo around 4 pm Tokyo time. The team plans to eat supper then get some sleep. Pray that their bodies can easily adapt to the time difference, and that the Lord will grant them rest and recovery from the flights. Pray they can embrace new sights, sounds, and smells as many visit Japan for the first time. (Is 30:15)
Wednesday, 7/24 - The team will begin with orientation and have a time of prayer together, followed by lunch. Pray they will each have a learner’s heart and bond quickly as co-laborers. The early evening will be devoted to prayer walking and evangelism at the Shibuya train station. Ask the Holy Spirit to grant them spiritual insight as they cover the area in prayer on behalf of the lost of the Shibuya area as well as the believers of the local congregation of Tokyo Baptist Church. Ask for “divine conversations” with curious commuters who are interested in spiritual conversations or just practicing their English with an American! (Col 1:28-29)
Thursday, 7/25 - Pray for the team as they minister in the afternoon to many seniors through the local ministry. Pray they will boldly love these dear ones in ways that clearly reflect how much God loves them. Pray for continued insight and impact as they return to the station in the early evening for more prayer walking/evangelism. (Ps 92:12-15)
Friday, 7/26 - Daytime hours are free time and may be spent in touring, resting, etc. Pray for each team member to have a growing understanding of local culture and spiritual needs, as well as insight into their own personal walk with the Lord. (Ps 73: 25-28) As they return to the station in the early evening, pray for key conversations and spiritual breakthroughs among the lost of Shibuya.
Saturday, 7/27 - Pray for leadership and each team member to have servant hearts, reflecting the heart of Christ (Phil 2: 5-11) as they serve refreshments at the TBC English Cafe where local citizens have been invited to learn and practice their English skills (a favorite of many Japanese!). Pray for believing hearts to be knit together in the love and unity of the Spirit as our team joins in evening worship with Japanese believers.
Sunday, 7/28 - Ask for traveling mercies as the team journeys about two hours away to help lead worship among another community (TBC-Misato) of local believers. Ask that these believers will be encouraged by the love, prayers, and service of the team during a time of praise, studying God’s Word together, and sharing a fellowship meal afterwards. Ask the Lord to give the team and local believers insight into how best to help bring the Good News to the citizens of Misato. (Col 3:12-17)
Monday, 7/29 - As the team ministers alongside a local Detention Ministry, pray they will be salt and light to both those serving time as well as the guards and other staff. Pray that His light will shine brightly in the midst of darkness. Pray for detainees to have openness to a Christian praying with them for concerns for themselves and their families. (Matt 25: 35-40) Pray for the team to have spiritual and physical endurance as well as boldness as they spend the afternoon in prayer walking and evangelism at a local park. If the Lord allows, they may be able to minister to homeless in the park. Pray for wisdom and divine conversations to draw those they meet closer to knowing the Lord personally. (Eph 6: 19-20)
Tuesday, 7/30 - This is intended as a free day for the team. Lift them up as they process all they have experienced and prepare to return to their home culture. Sometimes coming back home can be a greater challenge than going. The team will have had experiences and challenges that friends and family back home might not fully relate to. Ask the Lord to prepare all of us to receive them back and have eager, listening hearts as they use words and photos to share all they’ve seen the Lord do. (Ps 75:1)
Wednesday, 7/31 - The team will depart Tokyo and return, Lord willing, all in the same day, despite many hours of travel time. Ask again for traveling mercies. Ask the Lord to speak clearly to each individual as well as our congregation at First Moore to understand how He wants us to partner with Him and working with other laborers in His harvest fields around the world. (John 4:34-38)
Join us in the Fellowship Center for a come & go shower for Travis & Stephanie. Light refreshments will be served. This will be a display shower, meaning if you choose to bring a gift, leave it unwrapped and just add a card. Their registry can be viewed here!
Join us on Sunday, June 30 starting at noon in the Atrium for a time of fellowship and celebration. We will be enjoying a church meal together as we celebrate the freedoms we have as Americans. Our meal will be Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Baked Beans, and Potato Chips from Van’s Pig Stand. The meal is free if you RSVP by June 23 and it will cost $5 per person and $20 family max after June 23.
We will also be raising funds for Missions through a dessert auction. If you would like to donate a dessert for the auction you can do so by selecting “bring a dessert” below.
First Moore’s Preschool Ministry is planning a special time for families on April 14, 2024, with our Family Dedication during our Worship Service. The Bible speaks many times about the importance of parents in the spiritual development of their children. Our goal as a church is to come alongside parents and support them as they disciple their children.
Our Family Dedication Sunday is designed to be a time of commitment and encouragement for parents as they promise to do their best to raise their children God’s way.
After you have registered your children, please email one picture for each child being dedicated to brennan.ludwig@firstmoore.com by June 12, 2024.
We have a group of 16 adults and college students headed to serve in Nicaragua later this month. Join us in praying for them now and while they are serving.
This lunch and training is for our current team members and those interested in joining the Connection Team. It will be held in the East Leadership Center from 12pm-2pm.
Our Embracing Generations Game Night is a night where all ages come together and simply play games and grow relationships! On May 8, come prepared to play some pickleball, dominoes, corn hole, board games, gaga ball, 9 square, and more!
