Mission Central

This year we are kicking off the week-long Praisin’ in the Park celebration with a fun-filled night of activities for the entire family. Join us on Sunday night July 25th from 4-7pm for free food, games and live music from local bands.

Come join us July 26th through July 29th for Praisin’ In The Park, a community celebration for rising Kindergarten through 6th graders in Felt’s Park in Galax Virginia. Praisin’ in the Park is a community wide Bible School held every July in Felts Park in Galax. Praisin in the Park is a joint effort of [...]

The clinic will hold its next all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast fundraiser at the Galax Applebee’s on East Stuart Drive on Saturday from 8-10 a.m. It will be hosted by Pleasant Grove Baptist youth group from Independence. The cost is $5 per person. The event is held the first Saturday of each month. For more info, contact the [...]

This will be a fund raiser for the upcoming Costa Rica Mission Trip.  The games will start at 11AM and the cookout will follow. It will be held at the First Baptist’s Baseball field. For this event we’ll have father/ son and/or daughter teams. If a ‘father’ does not have a ‘son’ they can ‘adopt’ [...]

First Baptist Church in Galax will be holding an auction on June 5th at 11am to raise money for the upcoming mission trip to Costa Rica. They will have furniture, tools, appliances, tickets to Dollywood, the NC Zoo, NC Wolfpack football tickets, and a LOT more!!! Come, eat a hotdog or two and bid for [...]

Join the Fuller Center for Housing www.fullercenter.org Sept. 6-10 in Indianapolis, Ind.,The vision of this grassroots movement is to end poverty housing, The Fuller Center will be building new homes in addition to renovating many others in Indianapolis during the build week. During that same time period, an additional 100 houses will be built, renovated [...]

Nicaragua after Thanksgiving! Cornerstone Community Church will be leading a Mission Trip to Nicaragua from Nov. 26 – Dec. 4, 2010. This trip with be with Because We Care Ministries and will have multiple components of serving the Lord from Food, Medical, Village Visits, Labor, Testimonies to a Radio program each day. If you want to work [...]

Free food, games and entertainment for the entire family. Sponsored by local churches and businesses as a non-denominational event for the Twin Counties and surrounding areas, the Hallelujah Luau is an event held in Felt’s Park in Galax with something for everyone. Come hear great bands and speakers and take part in fun family activities. [...]

First Baptist Church in Galax is planning a mission trip to Costa Rica. Here are the details. We’ll be working at Casa Betel (Bethel House), a halfway house for men struggling with addictions. Casa Betel is located in Orotina, Costa Rica, about 1 1/2 hours from the capital. The major project will be to start [...]

During the second weekend in June, the Galax Leaf & String Festival serves to highlight the best our region has to offer.  Originally created as a traditional music event, the Galax Leaf & String Festival, like our community, has continued to evolve into a showcase for all the things we take pride in, our music, [...]