The puppet ministry at First Baptist Church has been active since 1977. It had almost completely disapated until Michael O'Hara and friends started rebuilding the team in 1990. At this point, he became the unofficial "director" of what is now known as Puppets Praising Christ (PPC for short). They met in a small basement room at First Baptist Church, where they developed shows that they performed during Children's Church and at the annual Jean Lake Festival. Several PPC icons were created during this time. Reverend Jake The Snake and Deacon Jack the Turtle became centerpieces for the shows. Near the end of the century, the team made a large transformation. Some of the older members moved on in their lives and new members joined to fill their shoes. Along with new members came a move to a new location, to the current practice room inside the FBC office building. As we have begun a new era, spirits and shows seem to be soaring. Besides regular performances in children's church,we have begun to add special performances in regular church services and special seasonal shows. We also began attending puppet workshops and festivals in order to build our puppetry skills. Just recently, we have also begun to perform for local community events and receive invites frequently to perform at special out of town children's events.