Living Together in Unity

How very good and pleasant it is when kindred live together in unity!

Psalm 133:1 NRSV

First Baptist Family, it has been a busy several weeks in the life of our church. From the Pastoral Installation and 130th Church Anniversary celebrations to resuming Prayer and Bible Study and gathering with the Fellowship of Black Churches of Hackensack and Vicinity for Revival to the Love Connection Tea and 74th Annual Women’s Day, there has been no shortage of activities. Add to this resuming regularly scheduled ministry meetings in person and on Zoom, First Baptist is brimming with passion, purpose, and possibilities.

For some, this activity may seem fruitless. But I want to suggest that we have not been active for the sake of being busy, rather we have been moving forward together intentionally in worship, discipleship, and fellowship and service to the glory of our God.

Allow me to also highlight that for others, this activity has invoked another layer of meaning. I have overheard and been in conversation with many of you about the joy that has been activated within when we actively gather together for the sake of ministry. I have seen with my eyes the goodness of God among us when we share in praise, study, laughter, connection, and the like. This anointed activity was lost during COVID, but God has restored our fellowship. So here’s to more gathering, more worship, more study, more service, and more opportunities to live together in unity, for it is there that we experience the goodness and pleasantness of each other and of our God.

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Donna Olivia Owusu-Ansah