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THE CONTACT: First Baptist Church of Burlington
First Baptist Church of Burlington
FirstBaptistBurlington.com
Phone:336.226.2433
info@FirstBaptistBurlington.com
Sunday Service Broadcast Live on 1150 AM
CHURCH STAFF
Dr. Terry E. Peele
Senior Pastor
Office: 336.226.2433
Cell: 336.213.4559
Home: 336-261-3069
Rev. Joel N. Marshall
Associate Pastor of Music & Worship
Rev. Stacey L. Grimm
Associate Pastor of Admin. & Communication
Rev. Cameron M. West
Associate Pastor of Children, Youth & Families
Gwen Mitchell
Church Secretary
Carol Burnett
Financial Secretary
“Mommy,
look what I have!” This statement could take a number
of directions, and most of us could write a book about the crazy,
off-the-wall sayings our kids have come up with, or events which
have happened during a family dinner. Family time often turns
into an impromptu improve session, whether we acknowledge it
or not. To celebrate the chaos of family, and enjoy laughing together, FBC is hosting a professional IMPROV group! While this
Katherine Thomas
Principal Church Accompanist
is geared for families, everyone is invited! It’s healthy to laugh
Belinda Wisterman
Church Organist
together, and to celebrate life together. On Sunday, March 13th
Al and Patricia Paschal
Church Custodians
Danny Scott
Maintenance Technician
Lisa Moore
Child Development Center Director
we get to experience a true family-appropriate IMPROV session
together. Please invite families to come experience a laugh
together!
March, 2016
Vol. 10, Issue 3
Spotlight on Missions!
Hear Stephen and Anita Collins Speak
Mt. Zion WMU Annual Missions Celebration will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at First Baptist Church, Mebane, NC. Registration and refreshments will begin at 6:30 pm. The program beginning at 7:00 pm will feature Stephen and Anita Collins, son
and daughter-in-law of Jack and Faye Collins and missionaries
with the International Mission Board.
Contact Mary Alexander 336-449-0752 or Margaret Muegge
336-269-5453 for carpool opportunities. Everyone is invited.
Agape Women
Agape Women on Mission will meet at
7:00 p.m. Monday, March 14 at the
home of Mary Alexander, 104 Avenue of
Trees, Elon. Call Sarah (586-9049) if you
need transportation. All ladies of the
church are encouraged to attend. Agape
is a missions-minded group that focuses
on missions activities and prayer support
for local missions as well as our missionaries around the world.
It’s Time ….
It’s time to begin planning your Appalachian Christmas Outreach
Backpack 2016. It’s time because hats, gloves, sweaters, and
Backpack Buddies Ministry
warm coats are ON SALE NOW. Age categories for recipients of
Our Backpack Buddies Ministry provides
your gifts are Boys and Girls ages 3-5, Boys and Girls ages 6-9,
food for children in need. Currently, we
and Boys and Girls ages 10-14.
are running short on several items.
Backpacks given to children in Appalachia open the way for them
Please consider giving: Pop Tarts, small
to learn of the love of Jesus. Begin now to pray that the child
boxes of cereal, fruit cups, jello or pud-
who receives your backpack will learn about the best gift of all,
ding cups, small containers of mac &
eternal life.
cheese, cans of soup, ramen noodles
WMU NC Missions Extravaganza
Missions Extravaganza WMU NC will take place at Ridgecrest Conference Center on Friday – Sunday, April 1 – 3,
2016. The theme for the week-end is “Both Feet In: A Journey to Surrender, Sacrifice, and Service.” Missionaries
will speak about their journeys. Places for Christ followers to offer more service will be discussed and training for
service will be available.
Cost for the week-end when staying off site is $70.00. Contact Mary Alexander ( 336-449-0752 ) by March 10 for
more information. See the website www.wmunc.org.
Family Ministry at FBC!
The Date Escape!
Good To Know…
We had a total of 19 families who participated in our Date
Escape Night! We had 8 guest families; three of those are daycare families. We had 25 children and 7 youth in attendance
for Mad Science! Our Family Worship Night attendance is averaging 60 people. We started with 11!
This is a great time of outreach and growth. Invite your friends
and family to come and be a part of all that is happening here!
Family Worship Night!
Mark Your Calendar!
New Check –In Process
Saturday, March 5—Church Under the Bridge
To ensure the safety and security of our children, we
We will meet at FBC at 4:30 to pack some daily-
have initiated a Sunday morning check-in system for
item bags to hand out to our homeless brothers
all children 5th grade and under. Parents will come to
and sisters. Then we will head to Greensboro’s
the Welcome Center where they will be greeted by
Church Under the Bridge for worship. We will
one of our volunteers who will help them enter their
stop for dinner on the way home.
children into our check-in system.
Sunday, March 13—Family Improv Night
Children will then be given a nametag to wear; the in-
All FBC members, friends, and families are invit-
fants’ nametags will be clipped onto their diaper
ed to join us at 5:30 in the fellowship Hall for
bags. Children, k-5th, will receive a sticker name tag
food, fellowship, and fun with a local comedy
each week.
improv group. Invite your friends!
At check-in, nursery parents will be given temporary
Saturday, March 18—Youth Lock-In
key fobs to enter the nursery hall, which will remain
We will meet at FBC at 7:00 pm to leave for Air
locked on Sunday mornings as an added security
Bound in Greensboro (attached is the waiver
measure. Only nursery parents and workers will have
form). The cost is $10 per-student and money
access to this area on Sunday mornings.
for food at Waffle House. FRIENDS ARE EN-
Inside the door of each classroom will be a chart la-
COURAGED!
beled “FBC Burlington Nursery.” Parents will use this
We will grow as a family among the youth
chart to record any allergies we need to know about.
group…and to eat lots of food and jump at sky-
This information will be passed from teacher to teach-
zone, but probably not in that order!
er and week to week appropriately.
After the service, parents will return their key fobs
when they pick up their children. Nametags will be collected for re-issue each week.
jOURney CLASS
Our new Sunday morning Bible study class is off
to a great start! If you are a young adult or a
parent of a child in the home, please join us!
We are in the beginning of this process. Over time we
will modify it for efficacy and efficiency. Please be patient in this process and remember that safety is our
first priority.
We meet at 9:45 on Sunday mornings in a classroom behind the Community Room. Enter our
Welcome Center through our side entrance and
someone will be waiting to great you and show
you where to go!
We Welcome Our New Members!
Community Lenten Services
March 1
Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter
320 E. Davis Street, Burlington
Rev. Richard Goeres, Macedonia Lutheran Church
March 8
First Baptist Church (Apple Street)
508 Apple Street, Burlington
Jordan
Hunter
Eric
Johnson
Patricia
Qualls
Rev. Ray Wittman, Front Street United Methodist
March 15
First Reformed United Church of Christ
The Isley Family
Brian & Alyssa
513 W. Front Street, Burlington
Rev. Lindsay Conrad, First Presbyterian Church
Hailey, Gage,
12:00 Noon Each Tuesday
Riley, Colton,
Following each service, a light lunch will be
served. The cost will be $8.00. A special offering
Mackenzie
will be received each week to be shared with The
Salvation Army and Allied Churches.
From Here to There… Meals for Guatemala
In July, 18 of our members, led by Cameron West, will travel to Guatemala. For the next few months we will be
hosting a series of monthly meals to benefit this mission trip. Join uson March 20, April 24, May 22, and June 5 after
worship in the Fellowship Hall. A meal will be provided. Donations are welcome. Reservations are not needed.
All donations will go towards this trip...the more money received the more they can accomplish when they go...think
supplies for Back Yard Bible Study, Bibles, building materials, bunk beds, shoes and the like.
We are calling this endeavor "From Here to There...Meals for Guatemala." We are going from here (FBC Burlington)
to there (Guatemala) with the goal to help the people of Guatemala get from here (where they are now) to there
(their potential through Christ). What a great way to 'get in on what God is doing'. Hope to see you there.
These donations have been made to our Media Library.
We are located on the second floor. Stop by and check us out!
Author
Title
Series
Donor
In Honor
CHARLENE
SMITH
In Memory
WITEMEYER,
KAREN
A WORTHY PURSUIT
JEFFERSON,
CAROLE
A BLESSING AND A
CURSE
KELLY, LEISHA
EMMA'S GIFT
HALL .
HANNAH C.
GOD BLESS OUR
CHRISTMAS
AUSTIN, LYNN
ON THIS
FOUNDATION
THE RESTORATION
CHRONICLES, 03
JEFFERSON,
CAROLE
THE RESTORATION
PROJECT
MYSTERIES OF
SILVER PEAK, 12
LUCADO, MAX
IN THE MANGER
JEFFERSON,
CAROLE
LIGHTS AND
SHADOWS
WHITLOW,
ROBERT
A HOUSE DIVIDED
CHARLENE
SMITH
HER MOTHER,
ANN HOLLAND
HANNON, IRENE
ONE PERFECT
SPRING
CHARLENE
SMITH
HER MOTHER,
ANN HOLLAND
KARON, JAN
COME RAIN OR
COME SHINE
KLASSEN, JULIE
THE PAINTER'S
DAUGHTER
HARRIS, LISA
VENDETTA
THE NIKI BOYD
FILES, 01
CHARLENE
SMITH
ALEXANDER,
TAMERA
A BEAUTY SO RARE
A BELMONT MANSION
NOVEL, 02
CHARLENE
SMITH
JEFFERSON,
CAROLE
WHEN LIGHTNING
STRICKS
MYSTERIES OF
SILVER PEAK, 14
EDITH IVEY
HATCHER,
ROBIN LEE
THE HEART'S
PURSUIT
MYSTERIES OF
SILVER PEAK, 11
HER MOTHER,
ANN HOLLAND
EDITH IVEY
ANGIE BARKER
EDITH IVEY
CINDY MCNIEL
MYSTERIES OF
SILVER PEAK, 13
JOEL & BECKY
MARSHALL & THE
SANTUARY CHOIR
EDITH IVEY
A MITFORD NOVEL,
13
March Wednesday Supper Menus
Wednesday, March 2
Meatloaf, Baked Potatoes, Green Beans,
Salad Bar, Yeast Rolls, Dessert
Wednesday, March 9
Cranberry Glazed Chicken, Mac & Cheese,
Mixed Veggies, Salad Bar, Yeast Rolls, Dessert
Wednesday, March 16
Spaghetti, Baked Apples,
Salad Bar, Garlic Bread, Dessert
Wednesday, March 23
Pot Roast, Seasoned Carrots, Potatoes,
Salad Bar, Yeast Rolls, Dessert
Wednesday, March 30
No Wednesday Night Supper or activities
Reminder
There will be no Wednesday night supper or activities on
Wednesday, March 30. This is the week of spring break for
Reservations
our students and teachers. All regular Wednesday activities
If you are planning to attend Wednesday Night
will resume on Wednesday, April 6.
Supper, you will need to make a reservation
each week by 12:00 noon on the Tuesday before.
Reservations can be made by calling our
church office at 336-226-2433 or by going to
our Website at FirstBaptistBurlington.com.
A Note From Stewardship
As you walk into a warm, clean building, listen to uplifting
music, see the increase in the number of children in our
church each week (check out the preschool hall!) and enjoy
It is very difficult to prepare without an accu-
Bible Study each Sunday morning in Sunday School please
rate reservation list. Thank you for your help!
remember that YOUR tithes and offerings through our budg-
See you Wednesday night!
et make all these things possible.
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Easter Lilies
This Easter we will continue our tradition of offering church members the opportunity to donate Easter Lilies in honor or memory of loved ones. This year they are $22.00 each. If you
would like to participate, please notify the church office by Wednesday, March 16.
Daylight Savings!
Special Thanks!
Don’t forget to spring forward on
Our FBC Deacons served at the
Sunday, March 13! Set your clocks
Allied Churches homeless shelter in
one hour ahead.
February. In March our Pilgrim Class
will serve.