Testimony--Jim Whitaker

Three years ago when I moved to Murfreesboro, I though that I would have to spend 40 days in the wilderness in order to find a church that would suit me and my family well. I came to FBC Murfreesboro in the beginning because it was First Baptist Church. I remember coming with my son and we walked into the wrong building (we tried to stay since they had donuts) but we were taken to the right place. We were plugged into good Sunday school classes and then we came to the service. Having grown up in a traditional service with a time of 11:15 for the start, I thought I was going to come into a traditional service. I was surprisingly wrong. It was the contemporary service (now the Connections service). I was blessed to have been able to come here first and experience this service. I knew at the end of the day that I had found where I needed to be and where God wanted me to be. This church has blessed me with the salvation of my son and his baptism and also the support in the birth of my twin girls. It has also deepened my call from the Lord and allowed me to pursue my Masters in Divinity through Central Baptist Theological Seminary. My spiritual growth has come a long way in three years and it has been directly impacted by the Connections service and First Baptist. I know that during this time that we re-examine the Connections service and how we can better worship God that we will come through it with an experience that will be awesome for all those who attend.