FRUNERALS

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First Baptist Arlington is honored to host funerals and memorial services for our church members. Funerals at FBCA are for church members; we do not host community funerals without a connection to our church.

To begin planning, please contact the Pastor’s Office at 817-276-6405 or talk to a member of the Pastoral Care staff.

Service Options

At First Baptist Arlington, we have two spaces that can be used for funerals and memorial services.

Sanctuary: The Sanctuary seats about 1100 people and is best for gatherings of over 75 people. The Sanctuary is the only space that accommodates a service with a casket. It is also the only space with streaming and recording capability.

Chapel: The Chapel provides a more intimate space with seating for up to 75 people. The Chapel includes a piano and monitors for video support. Services in the Chapel cannot be live-streamed or recorded.

FBCA is available for funerals Monday – Thursday | 10am -3pm Limited Friday Availability

Planning The Service

Some of the planning questions will be:

When do you want to have the service?
Where do you want to have the service? (Sanctuary, Chapel, funeral home, etc.)
Who would you like to officiate?
Will the service be a funeral or a memorial service?
What funeral home are you working with?

Some questions that the officiating minister might ask are:

What are some Scriptures you would like included in the service?
What songs/hymns do you want to be sung or played?
Do you need a pianist or a soloist?
Would you like the service recorded or live-streamed*?
Are any family or friends participating in the service?

Additional items you may want for the service:

Framed photos
Memorial videos
Poems
Printed programs
Guest book for the service

Some items you might want to include in the printed program are:

Cover portrait
Obituary
Additional Scriptures, poems, or pictures as space allows
List of pallbearers
Where memorial gifts can be given
Reception information

These are personalized for each family and we can accommodate most requests.

Order of Service

An example of an Order of Service is below. Each service is unique; the officiating minister will help develop an order of service personalized for your family. A printed program can be provided for services hosted at First Baptist Arlington only.

Prelude
Words of Greeting & Prayer
Hymn/Solo
Eulogy/Family Remembrances
Scripture Reading
Hymn/Solo
Message
Benediction
Postlude

Scripture suggestions below:

Psalm 23, Psalm 90:1, Psalm 116, Psalm 121, Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, Isaiah 25:6-9, Isaiah 61:1-3, Matthew 5:4, John 1:1-5, John 10:11-16, John 11:21-27, John 14:1-6, Romans 5:2-8, Romans 8:14-19, Romans 8:38-39, 1 Corinthians 15:55,57, 1 Peter 1:3-6, 1 John 3:1-2, Revelation 7:9-17

Hymn suggestions:

It Is Well With My Soul
Amazing Grace
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
When We
All Get to Heaven
How Great Thou Art
Victory In Jesus
In the Sweet By and By
When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder
Blessed Assurance
What a Friend We Have In Jesus • I’ll Fly Away • Because He Lives‘
Tis So Sweet to Trust In Jesus
Soon and Very Soon

Music & Media

At FBCA, we have talented Worship Ministers who can help with the service. If you need a soloist or instrumentalist, they can also assist in finding those musicians. Our Worship Ministers are available for consultation.

Secular (non-worship) music is allowed, but approval of the song & lyrics are required 48 hours prior to the service.

*Subject to copyright – see below

Families desiring to present memorial slide shows are encouraged to do so. These memorial videos must be in .mp4 format and either a downloadable link be sent to church staff or transferred to us on a thumb drive. We cannot accept .wmv or .mov files. We have screens in both the Sanctuary and Chapel.

*Live-streamed services must not contain copyrighted music. If you have questions regarding this, please discuss it with the officiating minister.

Staffing Expenses

First Baptist Arlington provides the Sanctuary and Chapel for members at no charge. If you want to contribute to the fund that offsets these costs, you may do so through a contribution to the Pastoral Care account.

We ask the families to give honorariums or fees to the following staff.

Worship Minister $100
Soloist $100
Instrumentalist/Pianist $100
AV Technician $100
Officiating Minister Honorarium (your discretion)

Families can distribute these funds via labeled envelopes (cash or check) on the day of the service. Staff can help with distribution. If families are unable to pay these fees, assistance is available through the church.