August 2012 Volume 23 Issue 8

The church has a tremendous opportunity before us with the change of our Sunday School time

to 9:15 a.m. and the worship time to 10:30 a.m. With the time change, we need to invite and

welcome individuals and families to our worship, fellowship and ministry. I believe we have

relationships with many people who will find it more convenient to worship at a later hour.

Who might be interested in such changes in time? I think of the dechurched. These individuals and families

have virtually quit attending church. They have been hurt, disappointed, or alienated. Some of them have

grown apathetic in their faith and they have simply fallen away due to lack of care, involvement or interest.

Some of the easiest people to reclaim to our Lord’s church are the dechurched. I want to encourage you by

letting you know that we have had three conversations in the past week with former families that have

attended our church who are talking very positive about coming back due to the time change.

I think of the unsaved. These individuals have never placed their faith and trust in Jesus as Lord. Most do

not have the habit of getting out early on Sunday to attend worship. In fact, many have told us that our

former worship times are too early for a Sunday. I believe many of them will consider coming to worship

with a later start time.

What are people looking for in a church? They are looking for people with a genuine faith exhibited through

love, ministry and friendships. I am confident they want to see the power of God’s grace through our

redeemed and changed lives. This will give them evidence and hope of a living God who makes a difference

in our lives.

Is there a place for them in our fellowship of believers? We are launching a new “Care and Involvement

Ministry” on August 5th. Hopefully you will begin to see a difference through our First Impression Teams

(greeters) and new Sunday School class leadership.

Each adult Sunday School class is being asked to enlist a care leader, outreach leader and ministry leader.

Each position has a job description and training is being provided. The care leader facilitates appropriate

care responses to absentees, hospitals patients, and families in bereavement. The outreach leader provides

information to the Sunday School class for inviting guests to the class. The ministry leader gives opportuni-

ties for ministry to their class from time to time.

We have many facets to the Care and Involvement Ministry. We will continue to introduce you to each of

them in the coming weeks and months. The objective of the Care and Involvement Ministry is to create a

culture that invites, welcomes, and ministers to newcomers and church family alike. We desire to become

church where everyone senses the presence of God through our love, fellowship and ministry. Steve Boyd

Pastor’s Pen

CHURCH FAMILY

Dear Church Family,

Thank you so much for the prayers,

visits, cards, phone calls, food and beauti-

ful plaque in remembrance of Dorothy

Carlson.

Larry & Shirley Vessels and family

Dear Church Family,

Following my recent cancer

diagnosis I was overwhelmed by the love

and care which we received from our

church family. Your prayers mean a great

deal to me.

Joyce Crawford

Shari,

Thank you so much for the wonder-

ful lunch today and for the mounds of sup-

plies. Your group was terrific. The excite-

ment of the children and their joy in serv-

ing was energizing.

Lucretia Mobbs

The Next Door, Nashville

Simpsonville Baptist Church,

Thank you for sponsoring VBS for our children

at Christ Church @ Churchill. I know it was a spiri-

tual learning experience for them. We were so proud of

them & enjoyed so much watching them perform the

songs you taught. Hope you are able to return & worship

at the track with us. Thanks again.

James Woods

August Birthdays 1 Karly Dugle, Taylor Nash

2 Mike Moore

3 Vera Stewart, Don Ashby, Mary Coulter

5 Daniel Poulter

6 Johnnie Gowin, Maryann Phillips, Zach Scott

7 Maureen Bland

8 Caleb Vogel, Katie Vogel, Karra Axline

10 James Minor, Logan Rogers, Sarah Grace Garner

16 Charlotte Bradley, Gerri Boyd, Shari Thompson

18 Brian Hunter, Alan Straub

19 Gary Vogel, Carl Bunch

20 Nanette Ray

21 Luc Kramer, Matt Garner, Larry Otterback

23 Sean Cook, Juanita Myers

24 Nancy Hyman, Jerry Ray, Matt Thomas, Jessie Harp

25 Paula Garner

26 Larry Vessells, Ray Coulter, Doris Gordon

27 Marie White, Wes Pace, John Vaughan,

Mike Dugle, James Renfro

28 Alisa Vaughan, Eddie Clay

29 Marilyn Rhoads

30 Carley Rogers Stein, Jonah Goldsmith, Randy Magallon, Lowry Miller

31 Dale Sanford, Robert O’Neill

Don’t see your name? Let us know and we will add you.

Sunday, August 12 5:30pm

This class is for all new members and for those that are considering membership.

Please RSVP to Angie at ext. 18 by August 5th.

Experiencing God Knowing & Doing The Will of God

Begins Sunday, August 19 5:30pm Cost: $15 for workbook This is a 13 week class.

Facilitator: Steve Boyd

This revised and expanded edition of the classic best-selling course guides learners to experience the kind of relationship with God through which they come to know and do His will. Through examination of biblical and contem-porary illustrations, participants will understand and apply seven realities of experiencing God. Churches will be helped to better function as the body of

Christ as members understand how to experience God as a church.

Financial Peace University Begins Sunday, August 19 5:30pm Cost: $99 (Scholarships available)

Facilitator: TBA This is a 13 week class

More than 1.5 million families have attended Financial Peace University with amazing results. On average, these families paid off $5,300 in debt and saved $2,700 in just the first 90 days! Stop

worrying about money, and start your journey to Financial Peace today.

Revelation Part 2 Unveiling The Book of Revelation

Kay Arthur Precept Class Chapters 4-22

Begins Thursday, August 16 6:30pm Cost: $25 for workbook for 13wk class

Facilitator: Shari Thompson

Sign up for all classes at the kiosk by August 12.

PLEASE NOTE NEW CLASS START DATES!!

August brings to an end an amazing summer of Bible Schools, mission trips, camps and other faith-building activi-ties in the Kid Connection ministry. It also begins an exciting year of Sunday School, Kid Connection Church (children’s church), AWANA clubs and other discipleship opportunities for preschool (birth–age 4), younger elemen-tary (grades K-2) and older elementary kids (grades 3-5). Our church has new Sunday School and worship times beginning August 5th. Sunday School will begin at 9:15am and end at 10:15am. Kid security check-in will take place in the lobby of the Family Life Center. Parents will receive a security label for each child and check in for Sunday School and Kid Connection Church. This station will be attended from 9-9:20am for those arriving for Sunday School and from 10:15-10:40am for those arriving at worship time. The station will still be open for those arriving later but will require that parents use the self check-in and get a security label for their child. This label will be required to check your child out of Sunday School and Kid Connection Church. Parents should check out their children ages 3-5th grade from their Sunday School rooms beginning at 10:15am to attend the first part of worship as a family. All children should be picked up no later than 10:25am to prepare for worship time, which begins at 10:30am. Children birth thru age 2 will remain in nursery care with worship hour workers checking in by 10:20am. Preschool and elementary kids will be dismissed from family worship around 11am to go to Kid Connection Church. Two preschool and one elementary helper will be at the back of the sanctuary to meet your child and escort them as a group to their classrooms. They will have ID badges so you will know who is the adult in charge of caring for your child. This allows preschool parents to remain in the worship service and everyone to go to their church area in a secure and orderly manner. Children will be checked out from preschool church on the second floor and elementary church from the double doors to the Fellowship Hall beginning at 11:45am. The outside door by the kitchen facing the gym will remain locked for security reasons. The same security label will be required for check-out as with Sun-day School. All children should be checked out of church no later than 12pm. Thank you in advance for your patience the first few Sundays in adjusting to the new schedule and traffic flow. These changes will allow us to better care for and teach your children about Jesus. Wednesday AWANA clubs will begin with a kick-off party on August 15th. AWANA is an acronym, which stands for A Worker Approved and Not Ashamed. This is an exciting program of discipleship through Bible study, worship, games and missions. There will be clubs for children age 4 through 5th grades. There are special club activities throughout the year. For more info, or to volunteer to help in this ministry, please contact me or our new commander Mike Moreno, also known as Commander Moose, and let us know of your desire. There will be special training session for all AWANA workers on Sunday, August 12th at 5:30pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Shari Thompson

AWANA Worker Training

Sunday, August 12 5:30pm

Nursery Workers Needed We are in need of two nursery workers to replace those that are unable to

complete the 2012 schedule. Please contact Patty Wentworth at pwentworth@hotmail.com or

(502)224-4240 if you can help.

American Heritage Girls Back To School, Bring A Friend, Pool Party

Friday, August 24 7:30-9:30pm Held at Clear Creek Park Family Activity Center

Registration packets will be provided at the event. Our first meeting will be held on Friday, September 14 at 5pm.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Adventure Club is accepting registration for our After School Program and Preschool

Program. We have 2, 3, and 5 day 3-year-old program with Before School and Extended Care

available. We only have a few spots left in our 4-year-old program, so come by soon to hold

a spot!!

Our Summer Program is coming to an end very quickly. I would like to share some of the ac-

tivities the children have participated in! We have gone on several fieldtrips. Our second trip

was to the Louisville Science Museum. We will definitely be doing that again next year!! AC

has been working with the Simpsonville Park and they offered three camps for our AC kids in

June. All of the AC kids have been going to the park daily except in the case of bad

weather. The kids have really enjoyed the fun activities planned at the park!

AC enrichment programs began this summer with dance and piano lessons. The AC Dance Kids will be performing at

the "Back to School Bash"! We will begin flag-football, dance, piano, music, and art enrichment programs this school

year. Please support our Back to School Bash. Signs up are at the kiosk in the lobby.

Blessings,

Cindy Lowe

Friday, August 3 at 6pm Sponsored by SBC Kid’s Ministry & Adventure Club

Held at the Simpsonville Park

Free Bouncies & Kids Activities

Parent info booths will be available to provide both community resources and school information.

Concessions will be sold to purchase school supplies for needy children.

We need volunteers to help with bouncies, set up, clean up, and registration. We also need donations of hot dogs and buns, individually wrapped chips, snow cone syrup, and home-made wrapped brownies or cookies. Please sign up at the kiosk or fill out the volunteer

form in the bulletin. Contact Shari Thompson 722-5246 ext. 15 or Cindy Lowe 722-5249 for more info.

COMMUNITY

Summer has just begun but much has been happening! Worship We were able to get a projector installed at the back of the room for the people on stage, choir, etc. Thanks to Creative Image Technology out of Shelbyville who installed it for us!

I am in the initial stages of planning for seasonal Christmas music and I’m looking forward to how the new schedule changes may encourage others from the community to start attending, which would hopefully mean we could share the gospel with them in a fresh, corporate way during that family-time of year. When choir starts again at the end of summer, make some time on a Wednesday night to come sing with us and get involved!

Let me encourage you to come prepared on Sunday mornings for our corporate worship time. You can prepare yourself and your family by making sure you have personal worship time through the week; read God’s word and listen to what He has to say to you; spend time in prayer and praise before you set a foot out your door; be thinking of the message series and where we’ve been going over the past weeks and months. Sunday morning cannot be the only time you schedule God into your life, and it shouldn’t be a time where you are sitting as a viewer. We are all the church, and however you need to express your devotion to God, I encourage you to do that.

Missions I’m sure Shari and Jon will share in the newsletter about their experiences with missions for kids and students, but

overall it has been an inspiring and successful summer of missions already! Who would have imagined that we would have so many students and adults head to Alabama in the heat of summer to help people in need and share the love of Christ, or that our youngest ambassadors of Christ would be able to serve women in need in Nashville?

Ken Hyde’s team that served Mountain Community Fellowship in Paintsville, KY, was ministering the same week that the other team was in Alabama. This church is a fairly young church plant in a poor area of town surrounded by a mo-bile home park that is known for its drug activity. The church is committed to seeing the gospel penetrate that area and that God would be glorified among the people! SBC has helped them in the past and seen God work. In Ken’s own words: “We had a budget to complete the flooring in the foyer, drywall five rooms, purchase and install fire doors, purchase and install 30 can lights, paint five rooms and the foyer and feed 14 tired and hungry workers. WE DID IT.” Pray for the pastor Jason Hutchinson and his wife Jennifer as they lead the church to do bold things in Paintsville and in Haiti where they also minister.

As I type this, there is another team in Inez, KY, led by Linda Otterback through Eastern Kentucky Sonrise. They are working and ministering with Haven of Rest and other local ministries. Haven of Rest is a ministry that serves the visiting families at the Big Sandy Federal Prison located on the Johnson/Martin County line in Eastern Kentucky. Pray for the minis-try that happens there on a daily basis and that Christ is proclaimed among the prisoners and their families. I know that we will hear of the many wonderful things God did in Inez with this team!

We have had an idea for a while now of a ministry umbrella called “Serve60” that would encompass all of the local ministry that we do and hope to do for all the communities along Highway 60, starting with Simpsonville. SBC has been ac-tive in ministry in many ways and through different organizations through the years, and we praise God for that! We would love for the community around us to see our church as people who love and care for them in the name of Christ, and that’s what Serve60 is all about.

We will have an opportunity to do that through our parks system on August 3 for a community Simpsonville Back-to-School Bash that our children’s ministry and Adventure Club will be sponsoring and leading at the Simpsonville park. It will be a time where we offer free bouncies and games for kids, and booths will be set up to help parents navigate through some of the things they need to know for school and the community. We will sell concessions, and the money that is collected will go toward school supplies for kids in the school system who need a helping hand.

Let us know if you can help by serving that evening or by donating towards the concessions. You’ll find a list of the needs in another box in the newsletter or in an upcoming bulletin. This needs to be a time when SBC is permeating the com-munity with the light of the world!

As I write about this, I am reminded of people who are doing it now. God has greatly blessed Simpsonville Baptist for years now with a committed couple who epitomize the ideal of servant evangelism: Ed and Shirley Ragan. They have served in many capacities through the years and are always ready to give and give and give, whether it is to the people at Colonial Hall or the students at Whitney Young or the residents of local apartment complexes or the myriad of other ministries they serve. Thank you Ed and Shirley

Matt Garner

MISSIONS

MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP MISSION TRIP

MISSIONS

Photos Needed! If you participated in a mission trip to Alabama, Honduras or Kenya this year, please provide photos for our Missions Bulletin Board located in the Mission Cove. Photos can be given to Linda Otterback or placed directly on the board.

Thank You!! A big thank you to everyone who provided school supplies for our Honduras Mission Trip. The children were extremely surprised and grateful!!! Eusebio Barrera

2012 Community Ministries

Family Movie Night Whitney Young Job Corps Colonial Hall Personal Care Home Back To School Bash

Touched Twice MOPS ALC Pregnancy Resource Center Amber Oaks

Helping Hands Churchill Downs VBS Quest-Individuals in need Jewish Hospital Cart-T4L

Shelby County Schools (teachers and students)-Students & Kid Min ministries

Open Door of Hope-Sunday School classes and Student Ministry

Kids Community Outreach Events-David Garrard-Animal Wonders, Egg Hunt

2011 Community Ministries

Helping Hands Christmas Food Baskets Open Door of Hope Whitney Young Colonial Hall

Living Nativity Touched Twice MOPS Operation Care Masonic Home

Christmas Caroling Meadow Ridge Apts Amber Oaks Crestview Homeless Meal

Salvation Army Bell Ringing Simpsonville Fall Festival ALC Pregnancy Center

Simpsonville Angel Tree Jewish Hospital Cart-Truth4Life Simpsonville Fire & Police Departments

Portland Neighborhood Thanksgiving Meal Kid’s Community Outreach- Easter and Slime Time

Shelby County Schools- Teachers, Back Pack Program

Collections for Jefferson Street Baptist Center, Hell Is Real, ALC, Sunrise Children’s Services

2010 Community Ministries

Christmas Food Baskets Whitney Young Homeless Meal Ministry Simpsonville Angel Tree

Colonial Hall Helping Hands Meadow Ridge Apts Touched Twice

Jewish Hospital – Truth4Life MOPS Simpsonville Fall Festival

Portland Thanksgiving Meal World Equestrian Games Simpsonville Block Party

Serve 60 is a ministry initiative to support local

community needs. Highway 60 runs from East to West

and divides the county North and South. SBC has served

in a myriad of ways and places during the past three

years. We are very excited to continue this much needed

ministry this Fall, as we provide avenues for Sunday

School classes to involve themselves and their families in

service to our community.

SERVE 60

Wow! What an awesome week at camp. I am writing this article from the “J Café” at

Jonathan Creek. We have had an incredible week so far, and I know that God is up to some-

thing BIG within our student ministry. Please pray for our students and the decisions they

have made. Pray for our students to be united in Christ and that they will be bold in their

witness to their family and friends.

The summer is coming to an end, and the school year is just around the corner. As we

look forward to the ministry that will take place on our school campuses, I encourage all of

our church family to find ways to serve in this upcoming school year. There are many admin-

istrators, teachers, and staff from our schools that need your prayers and support. If you are

looking for an opportunity to serve, let me know and we can plug you in.

Thank you so much for being a church that supports the student ministry. Thank you

so much more for the overwhelming support that this church has shown Bobbi and me. You

guys are awesome, and I look forward to the work God is going to continue in our lives and

community.

Serving Him,

Jon Caranna

On the Road Finale at the WHITE HOUSE

Wednesday, August 1st from 6:30-8pm This is a “Welcome to the Youth Group” party as well as our summer finale! We will eat some great

food, swim, and have a devotion. All of our upcoming 6th graders are welcome to attend.

Great Wolf Lodge-Welcome to the incoming 6th graders On August 3 & 4, we will take a Great Wolf Adventure. We want to welcome our new 6th graders

in style. Your money for this trip is due no later than Sunday, July 29. The cost is $60. This will be a

great time to meet some adults within the student ministry, and a great opportunity to just have

some good ol’ fun!

Wednesday Night Bible Study- Begins August 8th from 6:15-7:30pm Please join us for a great night of worship, Bible study, and small groups in the Student Basement.

Ministries For Women Who Want To

Grow In Faith

WOMEN’S MINISTRY

W.O.W. Book Club

Women of the Word will be starting the book "A Lineage of Grace" by Francine Riv-ers. This book is a compilation of the five books in the best-selling series "A Lineage of Grace." The book shares the stories of the five unlikely women who changed eternity.

Tamar, betrayed by the men who controlled her future, she fought for her right to believe in a loving God. Rahab, a women with a past to whom God gave a future. Ruth, who gave up everything, expected nothing, and God honored her. Bathsheba, her beauty stirred the passion of a King, her pain moved the heart of God. Mary, all eternity had been waiting for this moment and she responded in simple obedience to God's call.

The book is available in electronic form and printed. The first ten people to sign up before August 19th will receive the book for free. You, must, however, participate in the book club to receive the book. Our first meeting will be Monday, September 24 at 7pm to discuss Tamar. We will continue to meet on the fourth Monday night of each month at the home of Amy Griggs.

Please sign up at the kiosk today!

CARE & INVOLVEMENT MINISTRY

Do you have the gift of encouragement and mercy?

The Barnabas Ministry team is a part of the Care and Involvement Ministry. Our

goal is to create ministry teams that will touch lives, identify needs, provide care,

and share God’s love through cards, phone calls, meals, and personal visits.

Our Barnabas Team leader is Vera Stewart. Sign up today for either team or both

teams. A meeting will be scheduled once teams have been organized.

Team 1 Encouragement Team Encouragement Team members will receive a short list of individuals to contact each week via phone call or cards.

Team 2 Comfort Team Comfort Team members will make a minimum 2-month commitment to focus on one individual and make a variety of contacts as needed.

SENIOR MINISTRY

Goodtime Travelers Adult Day Trip

The Overlook Restaurant in Leavenworth, IN

Wednesday, August 8 Leave from the church at 11am.

Contact Alice Wells at (502) 212-6431 by Monday, August 6th to reserve

your seating.

Please note that the previous restaurant chosen, Magdalena’s Café, has closed.

Fall Community Senior Social

Saturday, September 15 4pm

Gospel Singing & Comedy Skits

Menu: fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans & cobbler

RSVP to Cecil Jones at 722-5482 Contact Stanalee Gowin at 633-5007

if you would like to help.

This would be a great ministry to introduce

your family to serving our community and

God’s people!

August 2012

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

9am

Prayer Group

6:30pm

On The Road

2 3

6pm Community

Back To School

Bash

4

5

9:15am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

4:30pm Deacon

Meeting

6 10am Craft Group

7 8 Public School

Begins

9am

Prayer Group

11am Goodtime

Travelers

6:15pm

Student Ministry

begins

9 10 11

12 Lord’s Supper

9:15am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm

AWANA Training

5:30pm

New Member Class

13 10am Craft Group

14 15

9am

Prayer Group

6:15pm

AWANA Kick Off

6:15pm

Student Ministry

16 6:30pm Revelation Class Begins

17 18

19

9:15am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

11:45am Baptism

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm

Discipleship Begins

Student Ministry

20 10am Craft Group

21 22

9am

Prayer Group

5:45pm

Family Meal

6:15pm AWANA

Student Ministry

23 6:30pm Revelation Class

24 7:30pm AHG Pool Party

25

26

9:15am Sunday School

10:30am Worship

1pm Hispanic Worship

5:30pm Discipleship

Student Ministry

27

10am Craft Group

28 29

9am

Prayer Group

5:45pm

Family Meal

6:15pm AWANA

Student Ministry

30

6:30pm Revelation Class

31

6th grade Great Wolf Lodge

Simpsonville Baptist Church

P.O. Box 56

Simpsonville, KY 40067

Sunday School Promotion Sunday

Sunday, August 5

Sunday School All children and student Sunday School classes will proceed to the

next grade level.

Kindergarten Room 209 1st grade Room 208 2nd grade Room 206 3rd grade Room 205 4th grade Room 207 5th grade Room 203

Children’s Church

Children who are presently in the Kindergarten children’s church class (Green Apples) will go to elementary children’s church in the Fellowship Hall. 5th graders in elementary children’s church will

graduate to the student ministry.

Adult Sunday School If you are not currently involved in one of our adult classes, this would be a great time to visit some and

find a small group that will help you to grow in Christ and His ministries. Small group classes also become extended families for many of our folks.

Unsure which class would be a good match for you? Contact Steve at ext. 12 or Angie at ext.18 and we will assist you.