Volume 6, Issue 1 January 4, 2016

First Baptist Church 101 North Bolivar Avenue

Cleveland, Mississippi 38732

Phone: (662) 843-2701 FAX: (662) 846-7392

Website: www.underthesteeple.com

F I R S T B A P T I S T C H U R C H

OUR FINANCIAL REPORT Receipts December 19 & 27 ...... $ 48,895.70 Weekly Budget Goal .................... $ 19,891.70 Year-To-Date Receipts ............. $ 953,675.93 Budget Requirements To Date.......... $ 1,034,368.34

Building Fund Receipts Dec. 19 & 27 .. $ 42,655.00 Building Fund Receipts 2014-15 ...... $ 947,624.64

SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE Enrollment ................................................. 679 Members present ........................................... Visitors .............................................................. Total ..................................................................

THURDSAY NIGHT REBROADCAST

January 7: Tommy Barrett

January 10 - 5:00 p.m.

Dress Like a Mess Night!

Be a fashion disaster!

LGT: Children will learn how God created us in His image.

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering

Our Church Goal: $40,000

Given to Date: $16,013.00

Please include the following information when making a contribution in honor or memory of a loved one:

In memory/honor of: _______________

Address for notification of gift: ________

Contribution Fund: ________________

Gift from: _______________________

Address: ________________________

Including this information will be helpful in making sure your gift goes to the right fund and that the family will be notified promptly.

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YOUTH MORNING PRAYER

BREAKFAST

Wednesday, January 6

January 11

NO MEETING

PARENTS' NIGHT OUT, January 8, from 6-9 p.m.!! Parents must be members of the church. After the holidays are all over and the rush for school is to begin, parents, take a night out on the town, go on a date, or even take a nap for a couple of hours! We will provide FREE childcare for you to enjoy a night to yourselves. We will even feed your kids! We have to know how many to prepare for, so you MUST register at www.underthesteeple.com/age-groups/children/ no later than January 6.

2015 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

Final 2015 contribution reports will be mailed by the second week in January, 2016. Please review your report carefully and contact the office if you have any questions.

DEACONS MEETING

January 10

Following the evening worship service

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

101 North Bolivar Avenue Cleveland, Mississipptri 38732

(Returned Service Request)

US Postage PAID

Permit #85 Cleveland MS

DEACON OF THE WEEK RONALD SWAFFORD

Mr. Swafford invites the following families to be his guests for supper,

Wednesday, January 6: Butch, Cindy, & Lee Michael Bassie; Shawn Brewer; George & Donna Campbell; Mike & Brenda Dean; Roger & Freida Easley; Michael & Darla Harlow; Andy Jones; and Brent, Ryan, & Ethan Mitchell.

DEACON HOSPITAL MINISTRY & PRAYER TIME for the week of January 3

Ronald Swafford................................................................ 721-6360 Mike Dean .......................................................................... 719-2280 Milton Bradley ................................................................... 843-3054 Brett Moorman .................................................................. 719-8917 Harry Howarth .................................................................. 843-4134

Ronald, Mike, Milton, Brett, & Harry will meet in the lower level of the baptistry area on Sunday, January 3, at 9:30 a.m. to serve as our weekly prayer team.

USHER NEWS Sunday, January 10

Bill Ryan Tabb, Bobby Douglas, Jerry Bullock, Ric Mullins, & Will Howarth

Mr. Steve Raines invites the following families to be his guests for supper, Wednesday, January 6: Brad, DeAnna, Samantha, Kaiden, Liam, & Judah Beckwith; Julia Hawkins; Keith Latham; Darby, Jessica, Garrett, & Dawson Shook; Donald, Sonya, & Shelby Swafford; Ronald, Tracy, & Katherine Swafford; James & Beverly Taylor; and Gayle & Patti Walls. Mr. Clint Russell invites the following families to be his guests for supper, Wednesday, January 6: Sean, Debbie, Niven, & Kolten Bullock; David, Beth, Cross, & Gracie Crowe; Howard Hooper; Roscoe Hooper; Lawson, Carrie, & Mary Lofton Melton; and Melissa Warrington. Mr. Darby Shook invites the following families to be his guests for supper, Wednesday, January 6: Tommy & Memorie Naron; Joe & Dottie Reed; Mike, Jan, & Parker Shepherd; Allen, Callie, Campbell, Caroline, & Lawson Towles; and Kelli & Bela Wallace.

EXTENDED TEACHING 1/10/16

Coordinator ........................................................ Sarah Williford

Bed Babies ............................... June Patterson & Melanie Hall

2 Year Olds ................. Brittany Howarth & Hallee Pinkerton

3 - 4 Year Olds ................ Andrea Marble & Roianna Correro

SUNDAY MEDIA CREW 1/10/16

AM Director ......................................................Buster Bingham

8:30 House Sound ............................................. Ryan Rutledge

11:00 House Sound ................................................ Kent White

Camera AM ............................................................... Jeff Killion

Broadcast Sound ................. Warren Bailey & Charles Boyles

AM Projection ...................................................... Wendy Fuller

PM Director ......................................................Buster Bingham

House Sound .............................................................. John Kyle

Camera PM ................................................................ Carol Kyle

Broadcast Sound ................................................ Charles Boyles

6:00 Projection ........................................................ Sarah Boyles

Join us this week for a delicious supper, warm fellowship, and a time of prayer and Bible study beginning at 5:00 p.m. Supper this week, January 6, will be Spaghetti, Salad, French bread & Dessert.

Thank You Dear Friends at First Baptist Church, Cleveland, A sincere thank you for your prayers and concern for my health condition. Recent evaluations show my condition as non-aggressive and stable. We honor God who provides for our every need. God bless each of you as you minister through prayer.

Hilda Roberts Freeman

Dear Prayer Ministry, Bob and I thank you for all the prayers. He has felt the spirit of their power. He is improving, but we do have two more treatments. We will be in Memphis next week.

Love, The Bobby Elliott Family

Dear FBC, Thank you for your prayers this year. I have had so many blessings because of prayer. Please continue to pray for me as I have a scan in January to check on the tumor.

Libby Agee

IN SYMPATHY

Bro. Beckwith and members of First Baptist Church offer sincere sympathy to Kim, Nicholas, and Mykenzi in the death of her husband & their father, Scott Brown.

IN

MEMORIAM

December 29, 2015

SCOTT BROWN