ELDERS Mark Elliott

Lyn Fite Bill Kelton Less Roland Jeff Smith

DEACONS

Jim Gray Glenn Neimeyer

Ever Pando Glen Thompson

MINISTERS

Adam Elliott Greg Fleming

SECRETARIES Tammy Porter

Betty Smith

EVANGELISM

Stephen Cavitt Raleigh, NC

Paul Dowell SIBI dean & instructor

Christian Garcia SIBI student

Connor Reed A.I.M., Bolivia

Lalo & Jamie Rocha Mexico City

RECORD August 11

Bible Class n/c

Morning Worship 114

Contribution $7996.50

Average Contribution $8208.63

Ice cream supper after singing

at 5:00. Bring your favorite ice

cream, snacks and sandwiches!

in the fellowship hall

DOWNTOWN

We will be Family Promise hosts

September 1 - 8.

If you wish to participate in this

ministry, please contact Gail Green.

ALSO HONORING LYN & JO FITE

AND JEANETTE PORTER

AS THEY MOVE AWAY

PRAYER UPDATES

Josephine Wilkerson, slow recovery from eye

surgery

Rex Akins, former member, home recovery

Danny Sanders, brother of Joann Fleming, shoulder surgery recovery

Dee Rhoads, former member living in Granbury, cornea transplant surgery went well

Austin Herd, strength while serving prison sentence

Chris Ferguson, thanks for good test results

Elder Contact August

Lyn Fite

Food Contact August

Pat Langlitz

B.Y.O.D (bring your own dinner)

Aug. 19th - Lunch for the Midland High Students

Aug. 20th - Ladies Fellowship 6:30 PM

Aug. 21st - Ray Young, Seminole, speaks

Aug. 22nd - Sewing/Knitting 1:00 PM

Aug. 23 - 25th - Small Groups Meet

Sept 1st - Potluck Luncheon

Sept. 3rd - Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Class begins

THANK YOU Downtown COC!!!

So much appreciation to all who brought in school supplies

and volunteered by putting packets together and passing

out supplies. Because of your generous spirit, close to 60

students were able to start the year with school supplies.

The spirit of giving touches and changes lives!!

Thanks again for making this community outreach a

success!! Liz Campbell

Neva J. Spinks met her husband, Paul Cooper,

while he was working for Southwestern Bell in

Kermit, Texas. She became a Christian after she met Paul, who had grown

up in a Christian home. They married in 1951. After they married, Paul’s

advancement in management with Southwestern Bell required that the

growing family move several times. But when they moved to Midland in

the early 1960’s, the couple put down lasting roots. The Coopers were

blessed with five children, four of whom are still living. There also are ten

grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Though Paul’s father was a full-time school teacher, he was also a

“supply” preacher who preached for some congregation of the Church of

Christ most Sundays. After two years in the U.S. Army, part of which was

spent as part of the U.S. occupation forces in Japan, Paul attended

Abilene Christian College, graduating in 1950. He then went to work for

Southwestern Bell, retiring in 1986 after 36 years mostly spent in

management. After her children were older, Neva studied at Sul Ross

University and completed a degree in education. She is a retired educator.

Paul served as an elder for many years both at the North “A” congregation

in Midland and at the University congregation in Abilene. Because they

had grandsons who needed housing while attending ACU, the Coopers

moved to Abilene in 1994. Though Neva and Paul loved the five years

spent there, after the boys finished college the couple returned to Mid-

land, which was home to them.

Starting in 1978, Paul made fourteen short-term mission trips to India.

Neva accompanied him on two of those occasions. They have kept in

touch with many Indian and American preachers who gather for annual

India workshops. Until 2010 the Coopers continued to assist in India

missions by keeping records and disbursing funds to evangelism workers

in that country.

In retirement, Paul and Neva kept busy with Meals on Wheels delivery,

World Bible School, income tax preparation, Casa, therapy dog visits, and

many numerous other service activities both in the congregation and in

the community. In recent years Paul’s declining health has occupied much

of Neva’s life. Paul passed from this life this year in January. She says that

Paul would have been thrilled to know of the merger of the Main Street

and North “A” congregations. Her favorite Bible verse is:

Rejoice in the Lord. Philippians 4:4

Neva Cooper

Christmas Joy Boxes

If everyone can fill their

boxes and bring them

to the church building

by September 22nd

, we

can ship them out in

time to make the

deadline.

https://

www.hopeforhaitischildren.or

g/join-us/christmas-joy-boxes

meet next week

August 23-25

New address for Austin Herd:

AUSTIN TEVIS HERD TDCJ #02246558 POLUNSKY UNIT

3872 FM 850 SOUTH LIVINGSTON, TX

77851

AUGUST 25

If you are unable to serve, please call the church office

(682-8653) or e-mail downtown@nts-online.net

ANNOUNCEMENTS Less Roland

PRAYER John Griffin

CLOSING PRAYER Clint Elliott

SONG LEADER Wesley Meeks

COMMUNION

MEDITATION & PRAYERS

Greg Fleming

W EST EAST

Jim Gray Hoppy Hopkins

Manual Contreras Chelsey Davis

Alan Stepp Clint Elliott

USHER

George Hargrave

GREETERS

Sammy & Amy Gonzalez

RESPONSES

Bill Kelton

CONTRIBUTION Jim Gray

Alan Stepp

order of worship August 18

welcome & prayer Bill Kelton

scripture stand Psalm 69:6-13 Lyn Fite

3 hymns Wesley Meeks

prayer Bob Campbell

let the children Adam Elliott

sermon Adam Elliott

invitation hymn

shepherd Mark Elliott

communion

meditation reading Romans 15:2-3 Less Roland

communion hymn

prayers & distribution of bread & cup

Lyn Fite Jim Gray

Ever Pando Arnulfo Zarate

Greg Thompson Glenn Neimeyer

offering weekly collection & Operation Pick-up

announcements Bill Kelton

scripture stand Romans 12:1-8 Bill Kelton

closing hymn

prayer Glenn Neimeyer

usher Arnulfo Zarate

greeters Margie Bradley & Janice Connally

contribution Less Roland & R.T. Haile

Sunday Breakfast will resume after summer

PM service

announcements Bill Kelton

SING PRAISES in fellowship area