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We are a community of believers in
God as revealed in Jesus Christ as
Lord. We believe in the authority of
the Bible, the equality of all members,
unity in diversity, and the priesthood of
all believers. In communion with and
through the power of the Holy Spirit,
we follow the Way of Jesus the Christ
and share the Good News through
worship, education, ministries, and
missions. As an autonomous Baptist
Church, we value our heritage and the freedom it allows us to minister
alongside other groups, both Christian and non-Christian. We express our
love for all in gratitude for the love God has shown to us.
April 8, 2015
First Baptist Greenville
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Rustlings...
John, the author
of our fourth gospel,
wrote, “Jesus did
many other things
as well. If every
one of them were written down, I
suppose that even the whole world
would not have room for the books
that would be written.” Matthew,
Mark, Luke and John each tried
to condense the life of Jesus into
just a few chapters. The church
presses the life of Christ into the
liturgical year – the First Sunday of
Advent to Ascension Sunday. It’s
a challenge to contain so great a
story in such a small space of page
and time.
This Sunday, our Communications
Committee will unveil our church’s
new logo. It is quite a challenge to
press the essence of our church
into one simple symbol, but our
Communications Committee has
done inspired, excellent work. I
have the privilege of incorporating
the elements of this new emblem
of our faith family into my sermon.
I want you to see what I see. I
want us to be able to interpret the
insightful nuances of this logo to
our friends and neighbors. I want
the magnets and stickers that
grace our automobiles to convey
not just our identity, but the depth
of our identity.
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864-233-2527
This Sunday at First Baptist Greenville
Sunday, April 12, is a day full of activities for members and guests
of First Baptist Greenville. For those wishing to chaperone/teach/assist
in areas that involve preschool, children or youth, going through the
Protecting Our Children process is required. The class will be offered at
9:30 a.m. in A-317.
During worship at
10:30 a.m., the guest
service choir will be the
Furman University Chamber
Choir under the direction
of Bill Thomas, former
FBG music minister. This auditioned choir is a select group of vocalists,
non-music and music majors, who perform both accompanied and a
cappella. Performing across the Southeast, the choir saves its most
robust performance – ”A Festival of Lessons and Carols” – for Furman.
The annual event draws a standing-room only crowd to Daniel Chapel.
The new church logo will also be unveiled during this service. Don’t miss it!
At 11:30 a.m., the congregation will move to the Fellowship Hall for a
church conference and lunch. The Youth Ministry is preparing a baked
potato bar. No reservations are required. As this is an activity to raise
funds for the Youth Ministry, please come prepared to make a donation.
After worship, children registered with Becky
will gather to film the next of their Vacation
Bible School videos. They plan to finish by
2:00 p.m.
At 2:00 p.m., meet others at the AYMC for
the 2nd Annual Walk for Prevention of Child
Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 PM
Abuse. Register at www.projectpinwheel.com.
First Baptist Greenville
Be sure to choose First Baptist Church as your
team.
There are many opportunities to be involved.
Find
your place!
Register on www.ProjectPinwheel.com
Project Pinwheel, the
Upstate’s child abuse prevention
month campaign, promotes the
little things every family can
do to help keep children
safe and secure.

Participants will walk from First Baptist

A minimum $10 donation is requested.
Greenville to the Julie Valentine
Memorial.

Pre-register to receive a Project
Pinwheel t-shirt!
Photo by: Reéactions
Photography
Thought from the Spiritual Engagement Committee
“To find harmony is to find balance, to touch the center point of wholeness.”
– Dianna Butler Bass, Christianity for the Rest of Us
www.firstbaptistgreenville.com
Sunday’s Worship
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Living Generously @ FBC
The Second Sunday of Easter
10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary
2015 Budget Goal: $2,300,000
Needs as of April 4: $575,003
Proclaimer: Jim Dant
Scripture: John 20:19-23
Sermon: Do You See What I See?
Anthems: “Easter Anthem” – BILLINGS;
Receipts as of April 6:
$583,162
“This Joyful Eastertide” – HARRIS; “Alleluia” – THOMPSON;
“Alleluia” from Motet VI – BACH
Guest Choir: Furman University Chamber Choir
The 10:30 a.m. worship will be simulcast live on WLFJ 660 AM
and 92.9 FM from 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
Focus on
Missions:
During the
month of April,
emphasis is
being placed
on the on-going
collection of food items for the
United Ministries pantry.
In partnership with Leadership
Greenville and Harper Corporation
and in order to return dignity to
those seeking assistance, United
Ministries plans to overhaul their
crisis food distribution by creating a
client choice food pantry. This will
give those seeking assistance the
ability to choose food items that
fit their families’ needs. In the old
system, pre-packaged bags are
given to qualifying participants. In
the new model, participants will
be able to choose from available
foods that best fit their families’
nutritional needs, thereby cutting
down on food waste and allowing
active participation in their food
assistance experience.
The client choice food pantry
design is donated by Leadership
Greenville Class 41 member Tom
Lockhart and his firm McMillan
Pazdan Smith Architecture.
Harper Corporation will donate
construction services.
Please place donated items
in the collection containers
Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers in the Sanctuary are
given in loving memory of Libba
and Waddy Thomson by their
children and grandchildren.
Easter Lily Dedications
Nelle and Papa
Locke give lilies in
honor of their “grands”:
Anderson, Millie and
Anne Langford Drake.
Lib Hunter donates a lily in
memory of Bill Hunter.
Linda Alpert places a lily in
memory of James William Sparks.
Martha Hall gives a lily in
memory of J. Floyd Hall.
Kae Harper Childs places a lily
in honor of her Line Dance Class
ladies.
Mary and Jerry Wylie give a lily
in memory of Mary Langley.
Mae-Webb Tatum and Family
place a lily in memory of Odes
(Buz) Tatum III.
Alvin H. Rampey donates lilies
in memory of Edna Rampey and in
honor of Al, Vin and Jada Rampey.
Rosalind and Ted Tedards give
a lily in memory of Mell and J.D.
Todd.
Karen and Randy Childers place
a lily in memory of Doris S. Wilson.
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Missions
Offering
$5,080
Stephen Ministry Call
The Stephen Ministry ministers
announce a new training program
for Stephen Ministers to begin
in September. Applications will
be accepted beginning April 1.
Everyone who is interested in
becoming a Stephen Minister
is urged to apply. The training
program will include 50 hours of
training, 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday evenings with perhaps
two full days on a Saturday. The
commitment to serve as a Stephen
Minister is for a period of two (2)
years after being appointed.
The current Stephen ministers
are ready to assist new candidates
who in turn will serve the church,
helping those in crisis or having
difficulty who would like a Stephen
minister to walk with them through
their troubled times. Will you
serve? For more information,
contact Ann Quattlebaum at
aquattlebaum110@gmail.com.
Remember
these who are
not always
able to be with
us in worship:
April 8
Polly Gaskin
1203 Rutherford Road
Greenville, SC 29609
April 8
Suzy Heape
217 Meyers Drive
Greenville, SC 29605
Roadrunners
Holy Rollers
Roadrunners Extra
April 19
April 14
May 4-6
“The Man Who Came to Dinner”
Mary C. Mullen Bible Camp
Fountain Inn Younts Center
Lake Lure, NC
GEORGIA TRIP
Callaway Gardens
Depart FBG: 2:00 p.m.
Tour and Lunch
Return to FBG: 5:00 p.m.
Depart Enoree: 10:00 a.m.
Cost (play/bus): $17.00
Lunch: pay your own
Please contact Sylvia Clyborne at 370-2522 ext. 137 or
sylvia.clyborne@firstbaptistgreenville.com to make reservations
for any trip with Roadrunners or Holy Rollers.
Make
Wednesday
night supper
reservations
by calling the
Reception
Desk by noon on Monday. Serving
lines are open 4:45-6:15 p.m.
April 8
Bar B Q Chicken,
Broccoli Casserole,
Pineapple Casserole,
Spinach Salad,
Garlic Butter Biscuits, Dessert
Kids: Fish Sticks, Buttered Corn,
Sweet Potato Fries, Fruit, Cookies
April 15
Margerita Stew, Yellow Rice,
Mexican Salad, Cornbread,
Dessert
Kids: Meat Balls, Tater Tots,
Fruit, Dessert
LILIES
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Emily and Jim Fayssoux
give lilies in memory of Cathey
Fayssoux and Jack Grady and in
honor of Verda Fayssoux and Sue
Grady.
Gail House places a lily in
memory of her husband, Thomas
Edward House.
Gail House gives a lily in
memory of her parents, Grady and
Louise Toney.
Gail House donates a lily in
memory of her sister, Sharon
Toney Newton.
Ron Buff places a lily in memory
of his son, Ronald Keith Buff Jr.
Steve and Carroll Luck give a
lily in honor of Ava, Norah and
Michael.
Forrester Gibbs places a lily in
memory of Vello Forrester and in
honor of Donna Forrester.
Jeanie and Bill Stoddard donate
lilies in memory of Ruby and Bill
Stoddard and Pauline and Thomas
Pillow.
Ben Turner gives a lily in loving
memory of Anne Turner.
Rhett and Sarah McCraw place
lilies in memory of Frank and
Dorothy Kelly and Buddy and
Mildred McCraw.
Nancy McKittrick donates a
lily in memory of Jim and Becky
McKittrick.
Julie B. Cline gives lilies in
memory of David M. Cline and Ted
Ellett and in honor of Richard and
Annamarie Burts.
Javie Norris and Joan HagoodNorris place a lily in loving memory
of William E. Hagood.
Nancy Strange, Laura Gabrels
and Anne Peterson place a lily
in memory of their mother, Mary
Chester “Chet” Gabrels.
Bert and Nancy Strange give
a lily in memory of Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert L. Strange.
Bert and Nancy Strange donate
a lily in honor of their children and
grandchildren.
(Pine Mountain)
“Little White House” of FDR
(Warm Springs)
U.S. Army Infantry Museum
(Ft. Benning)
Lodging: Comfort Inn
(La Grange)
Lunch at Blue Willow Inn
(Social Circle)
Depart FBG: 7:00 a.m.
Return to FBG: 5:00 p.m.
Cost per person:
$242 (single occupancy)
$151 (double occupancy)
Cost includes breakfast, lodging,
tours - all other is pay your own.
Payment required for reservation.
Contact Senior Adult Committee
members for more info:
Gene or Betty Morin, 288-0731
Herlane Edwards,963-5009
Anne Cargill,268-2506
Tom or Nancy Kirby, 288-9445
Volunteers Needed!!
Greenville Literacy Association’s
Greer Learning Center is in need of
volunteer tutors for their upcoming
Spring session (April 6-June 26).
Adult Basic Education (ABE) tutors
are needed for morning classes
assisting adults preparing for the
GED.
English as a Second Language
(ESL) tutors are also needed for
morning classes, 1.5 hours, once
a week. No teaching experience or
foreign language skills are needed.
Training is provided.
The Greer Learning Center is
located in the J. Harley Bonds
Resource Center at 505 North
Main Street, Greer. For more
information, contact Gabriela
Rueda at 864-848-5370 or rueda@
greenvilleliteracy.org.
Richard S. Hardaway places
a lily in memory of Susan Collins
Hardaway.
A free Parent Workshop: An
“Inside Look” at Financial Aid
will be hosted by First Baptist
Greenville in partnership with
SC Test Prep, a local nonprofit
dedicated to improving the
Upstate’s college readiness. Topics
will include an introduction to
financial aid, a discussion of terms
and definitions, and advice on how
to evaluate a school’s offer. Make
sure to save the date!
The workshop will be April 26,
4:00-5:00 p.m., on the Terrace
Level of the AYMC.
Contact: For more information
please contact Kendra
Plating at kendra.plating@
firstbaptistgreenville.com or Rob
Welborn at rob@sctestprep.com.
The Senior Adult Committee is
sponsoring a voluntary registration
of FBG members who are 50 and
above. Our committee would like
to create a contact list so that all
senior adults could
receive notifications
and reminders
of senior adult
events more easily.
Please sign up
at Wednesday night
dinner or in your Sunday School
class. You may sign up May 1, at
First Friday Lunch and More or at
the church front desk. You may
also register with Sylvia Clyborne
by phone at 233-2527, ext. 137
or e-mail at sylvia.clyborne@
firstbaptistgreenville.com.
The News
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Vol. LVI April 8, 2015 No. 14
Care List as of
4/8/2015
In the Hospital:
Memorial: newborn
twins, Charlie and Millie Smith
North Greenville:
Oscar Funderburk
Returned Home:
John Greene,
Alvin Hawkins, Dale Evans,
Vara Graham to Rolling Green
Sympathy to:
INTRODUCING
...Beth Miller in the death
of her sister.
DANT
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Join me during Sunday
morning’s worship service as
we explore the ways Christ has
shaped us. There’s no way one
symbol can contain our complete
identity, but this new logo comes
pretty close…
– Jim
Summer Teaser
The 7 Vocations of Jesus
June 7-August 9 (except July 5, 12)
9:30 a.m. - Fellowship Hall
Stay tuned...
Alec McLeod and Michael Williamson, 7 Barrett
Street, Greenville, SC 29601, joined the church on
December 7, 2014, by previous profession of faith
and baptism. Alec is employed at O’Neal Inc., and
Michael is employed by the City of Greenville.
Olivia Dennis, 120 W. Seven Oaks Drive, Greenville,
SC 29605, joined the church on December 7, 2014,
and was baptized on February 15, 2015. Her
parents are Beatriz and Jack, and her sister is
Ana Whatley.
Extended Session: April 12
Caroline and Nick Reinhardt
(Directors)
TBD
(Twos)
Carrie and Herbert Rieder (Threes)
Krista and Sean Martin
(Fours)
Hailey and Stewart Caldwell (Fives)
Helen Lee Turner
(Worship)
TBD
(Pianist)
PASTORAL CARE
EMERGENCIES
Nights and Weekends
April 6-12
Kendra Plating 828-208-1313 (m)
370-2522 ext. 199
April 13-19
Baxter Wynn 288-4078 (h)
370-2522 ext. 199
If you are unable to reach this minister
immediately, please call the Church
Office, 233-2527, and leave a message
by pressing the number “3” for “Pastoral
Care Emergencies.”