So the Congregation Can Congregate

Many years ago, I attended the Single Adult Sunday School Class at another Baptist church. On Sunday afternoons, we would gather to play volleyball at the designated court. We either played each other or other church groups. This became an event that every single adult in our large class looked forward to attending. Even if they did not play the game, they cheered from the sidelines. Visitors also felt comfortable attending, which opened the door for our ministry to them.

Shortly after we moved our church to the new location on South W. S. Young Drive, I was blessed to receive a small inheritance from a family member and recognized the need to provide a volleyball court to our church property. I wanted this to be a ministry that would bless the single adults and others with Christian fellowship as it did for me when I was single (by this time, I was married with children).

I spoke with Pastor Randy Wallace and later the volleyball court became a reality, obviously with additional funding.

[Editor's addition]: Today, the court continues to welcome church and community members alike as it is regularly used on weeknights throughout the summer and other seasonally appropriate days. This is the power of legacy: taking opportunities that were provided to us in our time of need and using them to pass on resources to the next generation out of the blessings we have been granted today. Thank you to this anonymous donor for investing in the future of ministry at First Baptist Church Killeen.