BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-// - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://firstdallas.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20260308T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20261101T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T090000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20220802T182104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220802T182104Z UID:49426-1759654800-1759654800@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Pastor's Prayer Partners | Women DESCRIPTION:Women are invited to join us in prayer for our pastor and church as part of Pastor’s Prayer Partners–Women. We meet each Sunday at 11am and the first Sunday of every month at 9am in Worship Center Level 1 – Missions Room 107B. \nIf you are interested or looking for more information\, please contact womensmin@firstdallas.org. \n\n\n \n \n Pastor Prayer Partners | Women\n \n \n FIRST NAME(Required)LAST NAME(Required)PHONEEMAIL(Required)\n \n DOES YOUR CELL ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES?(Required)DOES YOUR CELL ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES? \n \n YES\n \n \n NO\n WORSHIP SERVICE YOU ATTEND:(Required)WORSHIP SERVICE YOU ATTEND:\n \n CHOIR & ORCHESTRA LED WORSHIP 9:15AM\n \n \n CHOIR & ORCHESTRA LED WORSHIP 11AM\n \n \n DAY ONE BAND-LED WORSHIP 11AM\n PREFERRED SUNDAY TO SERVE(Required)PREFERRED SUNDAY TO SERVE\n \n 1ST\n \n \n 2ND\n \n \n 3RD\n \n \n 4TH\n ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA?(Required)ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA?\n \n YES\n \n \n NO URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/pastors-prayer-partners-women/2025-10-05/ CATEGORIES:Women ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PPP_Women_h.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T091500 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T130000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20250731T155129Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T155129Z UID:48813-1759655700-1759669200@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Invite a Guest Sunday DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable day of worship\, inspiration\, and thought-provoking discussions on October 5 for Invite a Guest Sunday!  \nWe are honored to have Lee Strobel\, a former investigative journalist and atheist-turned-Christian\, as our featured guest speaker. Strobel’s personal journey and profound insights will inspire and challenge you with his message\, “The Case for Heaven.”  \nAfter the service\, we invite you and your guest to a complimentary lunch\, where you’ll have the opportunity to engage in a thought-provoking Q&A session with Lee Strobel and Dr. Jeffress. This is your chance to listen to discussions about the evidence for life after death and gain insights that will grow your faith. \nInvite a Guest Sunday is designed to inspire everyone to extend an invitation to friends\, family\, neighbors\, and colleagues. Whether you’ve been a lifelong believer or have never stepped foot into a church before\, we hope you join us for this special day! \n \nLee Strobel \nAtheist-turned-Christian Lee Strobel\, the former award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune\, is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books\, including The Case for Christ and The Case for Christianity. Described in the Washington Post as “one of the evangelical community’s most popular apologists\,” Strobel’s remarkable testimony has impacted millions of people. After his education studying Journalism at the University of Missouri and Law at Yale Law School\, he was a journalist for 14 years at The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers\, winning Illinois’ highest honors for both investigative reporting and public service journalism from United Press International. Using his skills and experience as an investigative journalist\, Strobel probed the evidence for Jesus for nearly two years before becoming a Christian. After coming to faith\, he served as a teaching pastor at three different churches and hosted the national network TV program\, Faith Under Fire. He currently serves as Founding Director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University. URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/invite-a-guest-sunday/ LOCATION:Worship Center CATEGORIES:Churchwide ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/IAGS-2025_Lee-Strobel_H2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T110000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20220802T182104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T161313Z UID:29531-1759662000-1759662000@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Pastor's Prayer Partners | Women DESCRIPTION:Women are invited to join us in prayer for our pastor and church as part of Pastor’s Prayer Partners–Women. We meet each Sunday at 11am and the first Sunday of every month at 9am in Worship Center Level 1 – Missions Room 107B. \nIf you are interested or looking for more information\, please contact womensmin@firstdallas.org. \n\n \n \n Pastor Prayer Partners | Women\n \n \n FIRST NAME(Required)LAST NAME(Required)PHONEEMAIL(Required)\n \n DOES YOUR CELL ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES?(Required)DOES YOUR CELL ACCEPT TEXT MESSAGES? \n \n YES\n \n \n NO\n WORSHIP SERVICE YOU ATTEND:(Required)WORSHIP SERVICE YOU ATTEND:\n \n CHOIR & ORCHESTRA LED WORSHIP 9:15AM\n \n \n CHOIR & ORCHESTRA LED WORSHIP 11AM\n \n \n DAY ONE BAND-LED WORSHIP 11AM\n PREFERRED SUNDAY TO SERVE(Required)PREFERRED SUNDAY TO SERVE\n \n 1ST\n \n \n 2ND\n \n \n 3RD\n \n \n 4TH\n ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA?(Required)ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE CHOIR & ORCHESTRA?\n \n YES\n \n \n NO URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/pastors-prayer-partners-women/2025-10-05/ CATEGORIES:Women ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PPP_Women_h.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T140000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20250828T210734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T163358Z UID:49137-1759672800-1759672800@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:State Fair Day | Single Adult Ministry DESCRIPTION:The First Dallas Single Adult Ministry is excited to announce a trip to the State Fair of Texas on Sunday\, October 5! You can either carpool from the church\, take the DART rail\, or drive yourself. Once you arrive at the fair\, please meet at Big Tex for a Texas-sized group photo at 3:00 PM. After the photo\, feel free to enjoy the rides\, indulge in all the fried food\, or check out the butter sculpture. We hope this will be a wonderful time of fellowship with friends and making new ones along the way! Make sure to invite your One Life! \nWe have a limited number of tickets available for purchase for $15\, but everyone is welcome as long as you have a State Fair ticket. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/state-fair-day-single-adult-ministry/ CATEGORIES:Single Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Single-Adult_State-Fair-2025_H.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T170000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20250523T171226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T151244Z UID:47828-1759683600-1759683600@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:PICKLEBALL | FALL DESCRIPTION:Join us for a time of great fun and fellowship in our Winter Pickleball league. The league will consist of men’s and mixed divisions. All divisions will be played on Sunday afternoons and evenings. \nWhen: Beginning Sunday\, September 7th \nWhere: First Baptist Dallas—Wicker Gym (1935 San Jacinto) \nPark in the Horner Garage on any floor. Take the south elevators to the 6th floor. The gym will be on your left out of the elevators. \nCost: $50 per/team \nTime: 2:30-9PM \nDIVISIONS: \nMen’s Doubles (Competitive and Recreational Divisions) \nREGISTER HERE\nMixed Doubles (Competitive and Recreational Divisions) \nREGISTER HERE\nTournament: Each Division Will Conclude Its Regular Season With A Tournament. Seedings Will Be Based On League Play. URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/pickleball-fall/2025-10-05/ LOCATION:Wicker Gym CATEGORIES:Sports ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pickleball_Fall2025_h-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20220721T161719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250819T150451Z UID:48975-1759685400-1759685400@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Sunday Night Date Night DESCRIPTION:Sunday Night Date Night offers married\, engaged\, and seriously dating couples a weekly date night that includes childcare\, a $50 Gift Card to a local restaurant\, tons of quality time with your significant other\, and fellowship with other couples. New this year\, on campus marriage enrichment topics will take place on off weeks. We will cover topics like communication\, quality time\, and other relationship topics. Don’t miss this fun Sunday night time! \nFive On-Campus Sessions – Learning about couples in the Bible \nFour Off-Campus Date Nights – Enjoy dinner at a local downtown Dallas restaurant with a $50 gift card. Save $40/ couple by pre-purchasing all four off-campus Date Nights at once for just $100 per couple. Otherwise\, the cost per individual Date Night is $35. Registration for each week closes at 3pm on the Thursday before the event. \n\nSept. 7 – On Campus HFC705\nSept. 14 – North Italia\nSept. 21 – Meso Maya\nSept. 28 – On Campus HFC705\nOct. 5 – On Campus HFC705\nOct. 12 – Elephant East Dallas\nOct. 19 – Terry Black’s BBQ\nOct. 26 – On Campus HFC705\nNov. 2 – On Campus HFC705\n\nCall (214) 969-2427 for more information. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/sunday-night-date-night/2025-10-05/ CATEGORIES:Married Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SNDN_Fall2025_h-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20221214T212300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T212300Z UID:49092-1759685400-1759685400@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Student Worship | Fall Kick-Off DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Student Worship Fall Kick-Off on Sunday\, September 7\, at 5:30pm! URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/student-worship-fall-kick-off/2025-10-05/ LOCATION:Choir Room CATEGORIES:Students ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Student_Worship-Graphic-Fall-2025_H_edit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20250818T212945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T213251Z UID:48995-1759685400-1759685400@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Deeper Fellowship With Christ - DU Class with Dr. Ben Lovvorn DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special DU class with Dr. Ben Lovvorn\, on Sunday Nights at 5:30pm beginning on September 7. \nA theme the Lord has put on our hearts for this year is—abide. Abiding means walking in a deeper fellowship with Jesus Christ at each moment of each day. In this study of 1 John\, Dr. Ben Lovvorn will take you verse by verse through this powerful book\, equipping you with practical ways to draw closer to the Lord while making a greater impact for His kingdom. Each class meeting will open in worship led by our First Dallas Band to help us all connect with what we’re learning from God’s Word that week! A Scripture Notebook for 1 John will be available for each participant. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nCourse Schedule: \nLesson 1 – 1 John 1:1–2:2 | The Foundation of True Fellowship \nLesson 2 – 1 John 2:3–17 | True Fellowship Means Walking\, Not Just Talking \nLesson 3 – 1 John 2:18–27 | True Fellowship Endures through Faith \nLesson 4 – 1 John 2:28–3:10 | True Fellowship Breaks Sinful Patterns \nLesson 5 – 1 John 3:11–24 | True Fellowship Inspires Sacrificial Love \nLesson 6 – 1 John 4:1–6 | True Fellowship is Rooted in the Holy Spirit \nLesson 7 – 1 John 4:7–19 | True Fellowship was Initiated by God’s Love \nLesson 8 – 1 John 5:1–21 | True Fellowship Lasts Forever URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/deeper-fellowship-with-christ-du-class-with-dr-ben-lovvorn/2025-10-05/ LOCATION:Truett Chapel ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/7_FALL_DU_DrBL_Deeper-Fellowship_H.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20240116T174958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T185444Z UID:48549-1759685400-1759690800@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Discipleship University | Fall 2025 DESCRIPTION:Join us as we begin our fall semester of Discipleship University! Classes begin Sunday\, September 7\, at 5:30pm. \nOur desire at First Dallas is to develop each participant’s complete spiritual maturity in order to achieve the ultimate goal of transforming our world with God’s Word…one life at a time. We are delighted that several familiar faces are returning with new courses\, as well as a few courses offered in previous semesters of Discipleship University. Please prayerfully consider which course best inspires and reignites your passion for the gospel of Christ. Whether you want to play a sport\, learn about apologetics\, or dive deep into Scripture\, there’s a DU class for you! \nClick here to learn more about all of our courses and register. URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/discipleship-university-classes-begin/2025-10-05/ LOCATION:Concourse CATEGORIES:Churchwide ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/DU_Fall2025_OpenHouseBegins_h-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20250820T154842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T154858Z UID:49027-1759685400-1759690800@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:Discipleship University: American Sign Language Class DESCRIPTION:Did you know there are over 70 million Deaf people in the world\, and less than 2% are biblical followers of Jesus? That means more than 98% have not heard or had access to the gospel. \nIn this nine-week course\, you’ll learn the fundamentals of American Sign Language (ASL) that you can use to engage with Deaf individuals wherever you go. You’ll also gain insight into the global Deaf community and how the gospel is beginning to reach this often overlooked population. This class is for ages 12 and up. \nREGISTER HERE URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/discipleship-university-american-sign-language-class/2025-10-05/ LOCATION:Harris RM 908 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/DU_ASL2025_h-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251005T190000 DTSTAMP:20260626T213159 CREATED:20250827T192421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250915T164333Z UID:49127-1759685400-1759690800@firstdallas.org SUMMARY:"Is He Lord" | Single Adult Bible Study DESCRIPTION:In today’s culture\, the topic of individual rights is powder keg of controversy. From Women’s Rights\, Civil Rights\, and Personal Rights\, the right to control your own life rules the headlines. But\, for today’s Christian\, the real question is: “Who is Lord of your life?” \nJoin us for “Is He Lord?”\, an 8-week study designed to help you discover what it looks like for Jesus to be the Lord of your life. \nThis in-depth exploration begins Sunday\, September 14th at 5:30 pm in the Horner Family Center\, Room 715. There is no cost to participate\, but pre-registration is required to reserve your spot and ensure you receive all necessary materials. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into the heart of your faith and deepen your walk with Christ. \nREGISTER HERE\n  \nEvent Details: \n5:30 – 5:45 PM – Welcome and Ice Breaker \n5:45pm – 6:30pm – Teaching Time \n6:30pm – 6:50pm – Small Group Discussion and Prayer Time URL:https://firstdallas.org/event/is-he-lord-single-adult-bible-study/2025-10-05/ LOCATION:HFC-715 CATEGORIES:Single Adults ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://firstdallas.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Singles_DU-Fall-2025-Class_H_03-1.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR