August 2015 - to visit Ebenezer Baptist Church West, Athens, GA

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Monthly Newsletter of Ebenezer Baptist Church West | August 2015
Mark Your
Calendar
Aug 2
O.P.A.L.S. Luncheon
Finance Literacy Workshop
Aug 6
Kenya Mission Team
Meeting
Aug 9
Donations for CMC Food
Pantry
Aug 15
“FEED MY SHEEP”
Teachers Workshop
Aug 16
Annex Building Committee
Report
Aug 23
137 Church Anniversary
th
Aug 30
Mission Sunday
137th Church Anniversary
It brings me much pleasure to extend this special invitation to the
members and friends of Ebenezer, West to join us on Sunday, August
23rd at the 10:00 am worship service to celebrate the 137th anniversary
of this great church. Following the worship service, please join us in the
Fellowship Hall for a reception. It has been 137 wonderful and blessed
years attending to the spiritual needs of the membership, local
community and the national and international community.
We hope to see many friends and families at this special event.
However, this can only be accomplished if every member does their
part in sharing this observance with others. This anniversary celebration
is an opportunity to thank God for all His provisions to the Ebenezer
family for 137 years. Each member of Ebenezer is asked to come
prepared to offer a sacrificial anniversary offering based on your
commitment, dedication, loyalty to the church in honor of the One who
Sacrificed His All for you.
Rev. Dr. Winfred M. Hope, Pastor
EBCW Scholarship
Ministry
The Scholarship Ministry
announces the Ebenezer
Scholars scholarship.
Applications are in the
church office. Deadline is
Sept 1, 2015. To qualify, you
must submit the application,
be a member of EBCW,
current GPA of 2.0 or higher,
and submit current school
transcript. Any questions,
see Sis. Susan Williams,
Anita Stampley, Sandra
Draine or Bro. Tommy
Simmons or email
smwillia@uga.edu.
UGA Football Fans.
The EBCW Scholarship
Ministry needs volunteers to
help with parking lot duty to
raise funds for our Ebenezer
Scholars program. The lot is
open 3 hours before kickoff.
Home games are Sept 5,
Sept 19, Sept 26, Oct 3, Oct
17, Nov 7 and Nov 21. We
encourage families of past
scholarship awardees to help
serve at least one game
during the football season.
Any questions, see Sis
Susan Williams
(smwillia@uga.edu), Sandra
Draine, Anita Stampley,
Bro. Tommy Simmons
or John Draine.
Music Arts Drama Dance Ministry
During the months of June and July members of the M.A.D.D. Ministry
and the EBCW Music Ministry were blessed to be able to share some
special time with the lovely people at the Athens Community Council on
Aging (ACCA). We sang songs, shared God’s Word, played BINGO and
helped to serve lunch to members of the ACCA.
We look forward to returning in the future and, hopefully, bringing more
EBCW members with us to experience the joy and happiness that only
ACCA can bring! Our only hope is that we were a blessing to those in
attendance because they certainly blessed us!
(Ministry Members: Christina Turner, Kimberly and Steve Almond, Marcel,
Chandra and Makenna Mincey, Erica and Rosalyn Chandler, Robert Tucker,
Fredric Creamer and Dr. Tony Rucker)
Bro. Robert Tucker, M.A.D.D. Coordinator.
Older People Are Lovingly Special!
O.P.A.L.S. Recognition Luncheon
Ebenezer OPALs who are 50+ years of age or older are cordially
invited to attend the OPALS Annual Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall
immediately after the morning worship service on Sunday, August 2.
Also, in support of the 2015 Kenya, Africa Mission trip, the EBCW
OPALS Ministry will donate mosquito nets for the children of the St.
Carl Home of the Champions Orphanage. Our goal is to provide funds
for at least 100 nets at the price of $6.00 each. If you are interested in
supporting this effort, please contact Sis. Pearl Powell, OPALS
Coordinator at pearl.powell @charter.net. Thank you.
Ebenezer Baptist Church, West is on
Facebook.
See our website for more
information at www.ebcw.org. Spread the word…
”Meet You at the West Every Sunday!”
Shirley Wilcox – 8/1
Stephanie Kimble – 8/1
Yasmine Barnett – 8/4
Anita Pratt – 8/5
JoAnn Handy – 8/6
Shirley Daniel – 8/7
Lindsay Ravenell – 8/8
Jeannettie Dyson – 8/11
James Fair – 8/16
Marian Jackson – 8/17
Fredric Creamer – 8/19
Tianna Wilson – 8/22
Mia Daniels – 8/23
Rsaundra Goddard – 8/24
Xaivon Wilcox – 8/28
Danerius Jennings – 8/29
Betty Hope – 8/30
Dierdra Stroud – 8/1
Ilean Collins – 8/2
Chris Brown – 8/4
LaShun Bass – 8/5
Matthew Johnson – 8/6
Kelvin Tillman – 8/7
Myrestine Malloy – 8/9
Farris Johnson – 8/12
Sharon Goddard – 8/17
Roy Legette – 8/18
Ashley Barnett-Heard – 8/20
Tameeka Swain – 8/22
Kyoto Jordan – 8/23
Bretannia Mayfield – 8/26
Susan Harper – 8/28
Greg Blasingame – 8/29
Al Neely – 8/30
Olga Dillard-Hancock – 8/1
Angela Cosby – 8/3
Katherine Downs – 8/4
Naomi Glenn – 8/6
Reko Ball – 8/6
Morgan Gardner – 8/8
Diane Burch – 8/9
Taylor Rucker – 8/14
Joseph Randolph – 8/17
Felisa Creamer – 8/19
Shirley Billups – 8/21
Robert Tucker – 8/23
Donna Hood – 8/23
Robert Sims – 8/26
Jeremiah Jordan – 8/28
Amanda Dixon – 8/30
Pearl Hall – 8/31
Death:
Sis. Deloise Florence – Sister of Sis. Margie Dean – Friday, July 24, 2015
Please remember in prayer all of our sick and shut-in
members, those in the nursing home, hospice care, military
and prison.
Community Convo…
Finance Conversation Series
Sponsored by the
Community Ministry Center
of EBCW
Every First Sunday of the
Month. For more
information contact
Sis. Michelle Pearson
mpearson0604@gmail.com
E-Giving!
Remember to sign up and use on line giving for
making your donations to EBCW.
www.e-giving.org/ebenezerbaptistchurchwest
Donate Today to the 2015
Kenya Mission Trip!
Visit our website today for
more information at
www.ebcw.org. Thank you.
“Search me, O God, and know my
heart; test me and know my anxious
thoughts. See if there is any offensive
way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting.”
(Psalm 139: 23-24 NIV)
“FEED MY SHEEP” Teacher’s Workshop
The 2015 Christian Education Teacher’s Workshop is Saturday, August 15
in the Fellowship Hall from 9:30 am to 12 noon. This workshop is open to
all current teachers and the following ministries: Sunday School,
Wednesday Bible Study, Thursday Bible Study, Saturday Bible Study, Kids
for Christ Children’s Church, Ministry Chaplain and Advisors, and for any
persons interested in teaching in 2015.
The workshop will focus on Bible study teaching skills, the use of
technology and visual aids in small group study, and introduce the new fall
curriculum for Wednesday and Sunday classes. Light refreshments will be
served.
This fall kicks off our new Wednesday Bible Study curriculum entitled,
Bible Studies for Life-When the Bible Meets Life. “In chapter 4 of John's
gospel, Jesus encountered a lonely, outcast woman at a well. Through a
series of questions, Jesus connected with her right where she was, and
helped her see how He was the answer to her greatest need. That brief
conversation inevitably resulted in a life, and even a community, redirected
in pursuit of Jesus Christ. Our people, all of them, need Jesus to meet them
right where they are in life. They need to see how the Bible meets their lives
and they need a community of Christ followers surrounding them.” It is our
prayer that this study will…….
Connect the Unconnected
Strengthen Families and Help
Grow Mature Disciples!
Registration for Wednesday Bible Study will be August 9-23, 2015 in
the church foyer.
We will continue our current Sunday School curriculum this fall, “The
Gospel Project-The Story Begins.” This year we are adding new curriculum
for our nursery, toddlers and Pre-K children.
All members and friends of Ebenezer, West are invited to share with us in
our small group series of Bible Study each week!
Prayer Warriors Ministry
Prayer Warrior - A
Christian who prays
continually and effectively
for others in the manner
of praying taught in
Scripture.
To engage in the spiritual
battle… “praying in the
Spirit on all occasions with
all kinds of prayers and
requests”
(Ephesians 6:10-18).
“No Problem Is Too Hard
For God!”
Come Let Us Pray,
Saturday, August 22
10:30 a.m.