Korben Dee Rasmussen
Lover of History

Korben informed me that in 1845 Seadrift was founded by German settlers and that in 1865 the Rasmussen family emigrated to Seadrift. I was impressed with what he had to say about Seadrift’ history.

Korben and his love for history was quite evident when Mayor Elmer DeForest came to the Seadrift Baptist Church during its Wednesday night youth program to speak to the kids about Seadrift and its city government. After it was finished Korben enjoyed visiting with the mayor about Seadrift and its history. It was evident that both the mayor and Korben had a love for Seadrift and its history!

Korben is nine years old and attends fourth grade at the Seadrift School. His mom is Misty and his dad is Ryan. Korben wanted me to mention his aunt Tiffany because “she has been there for me.”

Korben’s pets are: Freya and Roxi (his dogs) and Rolo, Bear, and Smokey (his cats). His hobbies are walking around, going on trips, playing games, and hanging out with friends.

Korben attends the Seadrift Baptist Church. Commenting about the church Korben said, “I like how they run the place.” His favorite Bible passage is John 3:16 which reads: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son so that whoever believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life.”

In conclusion Korben had this to say about history and his teachers, “I like history because it interests me and I want to thank both of my teachers, Patrick Chrisco and Cathy Chatham, for teaching me all I know.” -Tanya DeForest

Our FBC Pastor Search Committee has invited our present interim pastor, Brother Richard Schaller to be our new full time pastor. He has been preaching for the last several weeks. If you have not heard him preach or watched services on Facebook, now is the time . The church will send out notices letting members know we will be voting after the 11:00 service on May 28, 2023. This is an important event in the life of FBC. Please make plans to attend on the last Sunday of the month and be a part of the decision making process. Our committee has worked very hard to follow God’s direction and believe they have been led by Him to make this choice for our church. God is good and we look forward to seeing what this new chapter in the life of our church will bring. Please Pray for all involved.

School is almost out for the summer and that means our TEAM KIDS program is over until August. We will be having our end of year party on front beach on Wednesday, May 17 from 6:00 until 7:30. We will have games, hot dogs, popcorn and snow cones, plus so much fun and fellowship. This is the end of our second year with these young people. I can’t begin to tell you how much we love having them here at FBC each week. They have all learned so much about the Lord and the Bible. We have learned from them how thirsty they are to take in everything they can about being a Christian. We so look forward to the program starting again next fall!

In the meantime, Vacation Bible School will be held June 12 through June 15 from 9:00 until 12:00 each day. Parents or family members can sign up on line soon. Watch for the link to sign up on the fbc page and the fbc vbs page on Facebook. Volunteers are needed. Contact the church or Candice Stryker for more details.

Our Samaritan’s Purse Shoe Box Project goes on all year long. We collect items and mailing money each week. A list of suggested items include chalk, colorful bandaids, bar soap, brushes, combs, crayons, hair items, wash cloths, small toys, sewing supplies, fish hooks and fishing line. So many useful things will go into a shoe box. Please choose to be a part of this wonderful undertaking. The last two years we’ve filled 200 boxes!! We want to surpass that this year.

We collect each week for our Community’s Food Bank. This is a pressing need in our community during these hard times. Many of our neighbors have trouble making ends meet and need our help. Every food item donated is quickly given out to those in need.. Please think about bringing non perishable food items to church each week. We will take them to Fisherman’s Chapel to be handed out. God bless each one who supports this project.

FBC is waiting to welcome you. Our official greeter extraordinaire, Evelyn Kitchens, is by the door every week to greet you with a hug and make you feel at home with us. Besides Sunday school for all ages at 10:00 and church at 11:00 and 6:00, we have Bible study for women on Tuesday at 4:00 in our Fellowship Hall. We will be starting a new study in June. Anyone is welcome to join us.