For Students in Grades 6–12
Date: January 16-18, 2026
Time: 5:00 p.m. on Friday–12:30 p.m. on Sunday
Location: First Baptist Garland & Host Homes
Cost: Earlybird: $65 ($85 after November 16)
Registration: Please visit fbcgarland.org/dnow-main
Theme Reveal will be at Refuge Bible Study on December 3
Details: Join us for an At-home DNow weekend filled with worship, Bible study, great guest Bible study leaders, awesome host families, service projects, and hanging out with your brothers and sisters in Christ.
Limited scholarships available. Please contact Alyson Davidson if you need assistance.
Contact: Alyson Davidson, 972-276-7194, x284, or [email protected]
| Both of our youth choirs are singing Sunday, November 2 in the 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. services. What to wear: Nice jeans, nice shirt or blouse (no tshirts), and closed toed shoes. (We will wait until Christmas to wear black pants/skirts). Here is the schedule for that morning: 7:30 a.m. - Be in the Fellowship Hall for warmup 8:30 a.m. - Both youth choirs sing in the service Choirs will leave quietly during the video before the sermon and head to Common Grounds for breakfast (donuts, fruit, milk, OJ, water) 9:45 a.m. - Students attend Sunday School 10:50 a.m. - Student should be in place in the Fellowship Hall for the 11:00 service. Choirs will leave quietly during the video before the sermon to meet their families. We DO have rehearsal Sunday night, we will be preparing for Christmas. If you have any questions, please reach out to Tamara Palmer. |
Come be a part of Sistersgiving! We will have our Soul Sisters Thanksgiving event in Room 283, upstairs at the MAC on November 8 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm. Please sign up with Jennifer and the party planning committee to bring a food item. We will need sandwiches, potato dishes, mac and cheese, salads, desserts and drinks. Yum! We will also have games, trivia, music, and prizes. Make sure you don't miss it!
Due to limited parking, please park in the Green Parking Lot and walk if you can.
Yes, you read that correctly. Come join us for a cookout and an Axe Throwing Tournament on November 8 from 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm at the Broussard's home. Eat a hot dog, throw an axe, and pet a donkey! Any way you slice it, it is going to be a lot of fun.
Dane & Teri Broussard's Home: 2957 Whiteley Rd, Wylie, TX 75098
Impact Middle School Choir:
We will hold drama and solo auditions for our Spring musical after choir rehearsal on November 9. If you wish to audition for a solo, please prepare a song. You will need to have a karaoke track to sing with and please learn the words. You will need to sing at least a verse and a chorus.
If you are interested in auditioning for drama, you were sent a skit to practice with before auditions. If you need a copy of it please email Alyson Davidson. Please do not come to your audition and read the skit to us for the first time. Practice and show us what you are capable of so that we can assign speaking parts accordingly.
Legacy Choir:
You will also have musical auditions on November 9 after choir. Please contact Tamara Palmer or Lisa Creech if you have questions about what is required of you.
We will have a Friendsgiving dinner during our last Dive In Deeper meeting of the semester on November 23. All students and leaders have been asked to sign up to bring something to share. Please follow the link to our sign up genius page to see allergies and let us know what you're bringing.
Join our 11/12 Grade Sunday School Department for a Friendsgiving supper after choir on November 23. This will take place in room 350 (Paul & Timothy room) and all students have been asked to bring a side dish or dessert.
Contact Kelli Mabra if you have any questions.
Make sure to turn in your Advent devotional. We will also be taking pictures of you for the Advent book on
Sunday, November 2 and Wednesday, November 5 .
If you have already signed up to write a devotional you can email your devotional to Alyson Davidson here by November 2. Remember, we are trying to produce our Student Advent Book in Spanish this year and need time to translate it.
Please turn your devotional in AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
Our last Deeper Discipleship class of the Fall semester will be on November 23. All classes (Dive In, Soul Sisters, and Paul & Timothy) will be meeting from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm. Classes will resume January 11, 2026.
Impact and Legacy Choir will be from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm that day.
Wednesday Night Refuge Bible Study
Refuge All-Youth Bible Study is meeting in-person each Wednesday evening from 6:15-7:15 PM in Main Stage! After Refuge, there will be a time for fellowship in Common Grounds or the MAC Gym until 8:00 PM.
Refuge NOT meeting over Thanksgiving break: November 26
6:15-7:15 PM: Message and Worship in Main Stage
7:15-8:00 PM: Snack in Common Grounds. You can also use the foosball, carpet ball, table tennis, or board games on the third floor. The MAC gym will also be open to students.
We need adults volunteers to help supervise the gym on Wednesday nights. Please sign up here for as many nights as you can do. Without volunteers, we will not be able to have gym time each week.
