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INFORMER
First Baptist Church
February 11, 2015
Vol.7 No. 06
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CORNER OF CONCERN
AT HOME: Sandra Parker, Myrt Radney, Shirley Pruim
Charlotte Hargrove, Evelyn Belcher, Betty Whitt, Libby
Beauchamp, Ruth Koopal
SYMPATHY: to Charles Strickland & family in the
death of his brother-in-law, David Warren of Canton.
FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES:
Sam Aker, nephew of Leslie Crawford
LaVonne Anderson, sister of Ken Norberg
Gayle Baker, daughter-in-law of Mary Baker
Riley Beal, great-grandson of Bill & Carolyn Hancock
Bill Bittick, uncle of John Mixon
Alma Busby, sister-in-law of Jack Busby
Susan Cook, cousin of Bob Beauchamp & Bonny
Dunbar
Irene Crawford, grandmother of Kyler Crawford
Carolyn Daniel, friend of Gail Ariail and others
Faye Eason, sister of Betty Forehand
Dan Enfinger, son of Mike Enfinger
Jack Enfinger, uncle of Mike Enfinger
Hannah Eubanks, friend of Marlee Harper
Lynn Farmer, daughter of Marianna Holloway
and sister of Denise Burgess, Clint Holloway,
Laura Faircloth
Mark Forehand, son of Betty Forehand
Tommy Gill, uncle of Rusty Mauldin
Carol Grimes, mother of Mark Grimes
Frankie Hancock, mother of Bill Hancock
Harold & Ginger Huffstutler, cousins of Sandra Fowler
Lawana Hughes, mother of Debra Hughes
Ray Jackson, friend of Jim Russell
Pamela Carson Jenkins, friend of Sandra Johnson
Patricia Johnson, friend of Nancy Gerlach
Bowen Kilby, friend of Jessica Brown
Will Koopal, son of Bob & Gloria Koopal
Christy LeRoy, former member of FBC
Laura McGray, friend of Marsha Smith
Sophia Muldrow, daughter of Essie Lowe
Eunice Nelson, mother of Jimmy Nelson
Ellison Olinger, FBC Preschooler
David Pate, cousin of Mary Baker & Ann Busby
Gene Steenbergen, brother-in-law of Carolyn Hancock
J. D. Stripling, friend of Laura & Jimmy Faircloth
Bruce Thompson, cousin of Sandra Fowler
Jackson Timmerman, great-grandson of Myrt Radney
Steve Turner, brother of Greg Turner
Matthew Willis, friend of Bill & Gay Sheppard
Rev. Don Wilson, friend of Connie Dozier
Price Woodard, friend of Ervan & Gail Ariail
Bill Wysochansky, friend of many at FBC
Phil Youngblood, friend of Bob Beauchamp
Spencer Aycock, son of Kathy Bishop
Evan Countryman, New York
Carl Johnson, West Point
D. J. Newton, Ft. Bragg
Joey Newton, Afghanistan
Brandon Samas, Ft. Gordon
Tal Sheppard, Huntsville
Jay Walker, brother of Christina Walker
Timmy Whitt, Bangor WA
PRAY FOR MISSIONS:
Mike & Diana Windle, IMB, Korea
Rendell & Teresa Day, Nepal
Richard & Jesse Roberts, Taiwan
ON MISSION WITH GOD:
Those Without Christ & Those Unchurched
Jackson Street Ministry
Friendship Assoc. ~ Harland Kentucky Assoc. Partnership
Michelle Ruffner ~ El Salvador, March 13 - 22
Mary Countryman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928-1453
Coralie Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 928-1483
When you call the number, you will be prompted as to
what you need to key in and then hang up. The holder
of the pager will know that you have just prayed for
them.
HOMEBOUND THIS WEEK
Christine Harvey, Elizabeth Harrell, Charles
Henderson, Dot Tanner, Marianne Stevens
SUNDAY SCHOOL FEBRUARY 8
Enrolled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512
Members Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Total Present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
GIVING FOR THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 8
Week’s Budget Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $14,740.50
Weekly Budget Needs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,440.00
Capital Improvements This Month . . . . . . . $ 145.00
Worship Service Attendance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271
February 11 ~ Paula McDonald, Jamie Roland
February 12 ~ Landon Law, Luke Law
February 13 ~ Brandon Revell
February 15 ~ Charlotte Hargrove, Ruth Sanders,
Our Sunday Six has resumed on Sunday nights. Meet
in the Chapel at 6:00 pm, as we study the book of
Colossians.
Faye Robinson,
February 16 ~ Jeremy Poole, Jonathan Poole
February 17 ~ Mallory Pinnell
February 18 ~ Gabe Roland, Ella Arnold, Karen
Jansen
xWe are trying to encourage Sunday night
attendance by having “Youth Hang Outs”
every 3rd Sunday night after worship. We’ll be
meeting at different places, so be here to enjoy the fellowship.
Service begins at 6:00 pm in the Chapel.
xNow until March 11th on Wednesday nights ~ we will make
our way through the first ten chapters of THE BAPTIST
FAITH & MESSAGE.
xStudent Life is July 12th ~17th in Daytona Beach FL. Total
cost is $359.00.
RAINY DAY PARKING FOR OUR
SENIORS:
Our Deacons will be available on rainy
Sunday mornings to assist you from your
car and will be parking your car for you.
e WEDNESDAY NIGHTS e
A portion of our Wednesday night prayer meeting will
be dedicated to intentional prayer for God’s guidance.
Let’s listen together for His voice.
THIS FRIDAY NIGHT ! !
Valentine Date Night: The F.U.S.E.
Sunday School class will be providing
free child care for parents that want to
enjoy a Valentine's Date Night, this
Friday, from 6:00 pm-9:00 pm. Please feed your child
supper before dropping them off at the Preschool entrance
of FBC. A light snack will be provided. Please contact
Jessica Brown at 938-6700 if you plan to bring your
children.
We will be accepting registration
forms for all current Preschool
Families and Church Member
Families starting on Tues.,
Feb.17th. Registration will be open to all others as of
Monday, February 23rd beginning at 5:30 pm. The
preschool will be open on the 23rd from 5:30 pm
until 6:30 pm to begin accepting applications. Some
classes do fill up very quickly as space is limited. We
will be registering children for our Summer 2015
Program and the Fall 2015-2016 Program. Please
contact Pam Grimes at 924-2525 if you have any
questions.
We have started a ladies book
study on the Lysa Terkheurst
book "The Best Yes." We meet
after Sunday night services on
Feb. 22nd, and Mar. 8th. It’s not too late to join us.
We'll enjoy a pot luck style crock pot dinner each
night. We'll discuss several chapters at once - having
read them prior to the meeting (about 70 pages per
discussion).
Contact Laura Gerlach for questions 931-9585.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
For the months of February and
March, we will be collecting wash
cloths for the Operation Christmas
Child shoeboxes. We want to be able
to put a wash cloth in each box. You
can buy 18 wash cloths for $4 at Wal-mart and Dollar
General. You can place them in the designated box in
Collection Connection.
GUESS WHO’S COMING
TO DINNER
Sunday, March 22 ~ 5:30 PM
Look for more details about being a host or a guest.