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Messenger The
First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa
We are a
body of
believers
united in
Christ to
proclaim,
live, and love
according to
God’s Word.
Messenger The
First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa
I N S I D E T H I S
I S S U E :
225th Anniversary 1
Birthdays and
Anniversaries 8
Budget & Finance 4
Book Bound 3
Calendar 9
Capital Fund 3
Combined
Christmas Choir 2
Church Mouse
Nursery School 7
Community Bible
Study 6
Deacons 4
Falling Leave 5K 3
Family Movie
Night 7
Library 8
Missionaries: Niles 6
Mom’s Bible Study 2
Pastor Tatum 1
Sunday School 2
World Mission 5
Youth Groups 2
O C T O B E R 2 0 1 6 V O L U M E 8 , I S S U E 1 0
From Your Interim Pastor
By Pastor Tatum
With this past Sunday’s Special Business Meeting (September 25, following worship and lunch), the work of your Transition Team came to a close. With minor modifications, the recommenda-tions presented by the Team were approved by the congregation.
I express my appreciation for each member of the Transition Team. Though not every member of the Team was able to serve for the full length of the Team’s journey, each member made a contribution.
Toward the end of the Team’s service, a Pastoral Leadership Expectations Survey was distributed to the FBC community. Those who filled out the survey were asked to select 12 of 42 possible Pastoral qualities that are needed in FBC’s next Pastor. 50 people completed the survey. Following are the 12 items in the survey that were selected the most times, beginning with the items selected the most times.
Our Church needs a Pastor who is an effective preacher/speaker, makes pastoral calls on people in hospi-
tals, nursing homes or confined to homes, is a compassionate and caring person,
sensitive to other's needs, is a helpful counselor, helps people develop their spiritual life, encourages people to relate their faith to
their daily lives, builds a sense of fellowship among the
people with whom he works, works regularly to bring new members
into the church,
is mature and emotionally secure, deals effectively with conflict, is effective in planning and leading
worship, and ministers effectively to people in crisis
situations.
Thanks to everyone who completed a survey.
Another item of business at the recent business meeting was voting on the persons nominated by the Advisory Committee to serve on the Pastor Search Committee. The congregation elected all five nominees, so your Pastor Search Committee consists of:
Troy Filburn, Colleen Pierre, Kevin Porter, Keith Sprenger and Terry van den Heever.
Please be in prayer with your Pastor Search Committee.
God’s Blessings, Pastor Bill
The First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa
225TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Saturday, October 15, 6:00 p.m. Presentation of a musical and historic program. After the program, there will be an informal catered social gathering.
Sunday, October 16, 10:30 a.m. A formal re-dedication of our church and celebration, followed by a reception.
Please RSVP the church office the dates and number attending, 885-8361, [email protected]
P A G E 2
YOUTH GROUPS
The school year has started up again and so have the youth groups. There are two opportunities for youth to learn about God and the Bible.
Youth Group for students 6th through 12th grade meets most Thursdays, from 6:30-8:00 p.m. (Oct. 6, 13 & 27) for worship and Bible Study at the Presbyterian Church, 22 West High St. Please contact Tom Carter for specific dates and if you have any questions, [email protected] 522-5541, or check out their FaceBook page https://www.facebook.com/BSpaChristianYouth/
Every 1st and 3rd Tuesday, 6-8 p.m. High School Bible Study meets at the Episcopal Church, 15 West High St. Please contact Laura Marino for specific dates and if you have any questions, 581-2456, [email protected].
SUNDAY SCHOOL First Baptist Church offers Sunday School for all ages September through June, Sunday mornings, 9—9:45 a.m.
Children & Youth Sunday School
Pre-K - 5th grade, Rita Drew Youth, Kim Sprenger
Adult Sunday Morning Class Study on the Book of Acts
led by Terry van den Heever
Jesus said, “I am going away.” The disciples heard nothing else after that, not even when He promised to send the Holy Spirit to teach and empower them. They must have thought it was impossible to carry on without Jesus. Then came Pentecost and the disciples were transformed into apostles. Join us as we discover the Acts of the Apostles, as the Holy Spirit created the Church and the Gospel spread to the ends of the earth. It will be an exciting journey!
AMAZON SMILE
Do you shop on Amazon? Please consider using AmazonSmile. It is a simple and automatic way for you to support your favorite charitable organiza-tion every time you shop, at no cost to you. Our church is one of these organizations. On your first visit to AmazonSmile, select First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa as your recipient, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation to FBC.
MOM’S BIBLE STUDY
Our book this fall is Uninvited by Lysa Terkeurst. Come join us for coffee, muffins and discussion on Mom related issues. We meet every other Thursday morning from 9:15-10:30 (Oct. 6 & 20). Child care will be
provided or feel free to keep your little ones with you. If you have any questions please call, text or email Becky Patnode. 518-265-9289 [email protected]
All are welcome to join
THE COMBINED CHURCH CHOIRS OF BALLSTON SPA to present:
Celebrate the miracle of Christ’s birth with a collection of some of our most beloved Christmas carols. This
seasonal collection offers original Christmas songs as well as traditional Christmas carols for Choir, soloist, and duets. Hark the Herald illuminates our desire to
celebrate and worship the Christ Child and helps us to focus on the real reason for the season.
Rehearsals are on Wednesdays, October 5—December 7, 8:20 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 22 W. High St.
Presentation will be on Sunday, December 11, 6 p.m. at The First Baptist Church.
Contact Choir Director Eve Kenyon if you have any questions, [email protected] or 885-6515
P A G E 3
MISSION: CAPITAL FUND OF SARATOGA COUNTY
Back in May FBC sent a mission team to help with the Saratoga Springs Horse Show, put on by the Capital Fund of Saratoga County.
The Saratoga Springs Horse Show is the first USEF Premier (AA) Rating and USEF Jumper 4/3 Rating Outdoor Show in the Northeast! The show features Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation classes held in three rings.
All the profits from the show are donated to local charities and the funds are distributed based on the volunteer hours worked and the volunteer’s weighted vote for the volunteer’s top 3 charities.
On Thursday, September 1, Tom Fueston, volun-teer, President/CEO of the show presented three checks to the First Baptist Church. $800 was given to the Carol Pritchard Scholarship, received by Cheryl Dunkelbarger; $1,180 was given to the Summer Lunch Program, received by Joan Anderson; and $1,000 was given to Christ’s Cupboard Food Pantry, received by Pat Stack.
For more information about the Capital Fund or the horse show, see their website: www.saratogaspringshorseshow.com
OCTOBER 10, 2016
A Red Herring Without
Mustard
Alan Bradley
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
DECEMBER 12, 2016
Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor
Lisa Kleypas
JANUARY 9, 2017
Life in a Jar
Jack Mayer
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
The Little Paris Bookshop, A Novel
Nina George
MARCH 13, 2017
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
APRIL 10, 2017 The Red Garden
Alice Hoffman
MAY 8, 2017
What Alice Forgot
Liane Moriarty
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BALLSTON SPA BOOK CLUB
BookBound!
All are welcome! Come each month or just once.
2nd Monday of each Month, 4:30-5:30
Join a diverse group of women to discuss books, share a cup of tea, great fun, fellowship and laughter. Childcare is provided (please call in advance so we can staff appropriately). Contact Sarah Watkins 321-5831 or [email protected]
10TH ANNUAL FALLING LEAVES 5K RUN Saturday, October 8, 10:00 a.m.
Come join in this fun 5K fundraiser! Start and finish at Kelly Park on Ralph St. in Ballston Spa. Hosted by the United Methodist Church. All
proceeds will benefit Vet HELP program ear-marked for the Vet House and Guardian House for male and female homeless Veterans. Registration forms are available on the UMC website ballston-spaumchurch.org/falling-leaves-5k-run.html
All registered participants will have a chance to win gift cards donated by local businesses!
P A G E 4
BUDGET AND FINANCE
Through the month of August, we continue to have a net deficit on our income statement with an income of $145,618 and expenses of $156,245, giving us a deficit of $10,627. Our Pledged giving continues to be behind by $12,327 through the month of August. However, with the return to normal church service hours, we will surely make up some ground on our Pledged giving, and I am confident that we will continue to do so through the remainder of the calendar year.
With that thought in mind, it is the time of the year to start thinking about what you would like to see in the church budgets. Remember that our annual budget is based on our estimates of giving. The Boards have received their budgeting worksheets from our Treasurer and will be preparing their 2017 budgets to be turned into the Budget & Finance Committee. If you have requests for expenditures in 2017, please see the Chairman of the respective boards or me to share your thoughts, as work on next years’ budget has begun.
It is also time to start thinking about your 2017 pledges, and as a part of this year’s Stewardship campaign, FBC will be introducing online giving options for the congregation using credit cards and monthly ACH bank withdrawals. More information will be made available to the congregation later this month.
As we are about to celebrate the 225th anniversary of the First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa, I think about the hard work and sacrifice of all those people who came before us to build and keep both our church facility and church community going strong throughout the years. I pray to our Lord, much like they did, that he will continue to strengthen us and guide us to do good work in his name.
Please feel free to share your thoughts with me regarding anything that your Budget and Finance committee does. Your comments and questions are always welcome.
Troy Filburn
THE BOARD OF DEACONS
Summer has passed and the activities at our Church are increasing. As your board of Deacons we are busy praying and planning for the coming months’ Worship Services. Our Worship together is a very special time and opportunity for all of us and each time we worship together represents a special opportunity for the Spirit to move among God’s people unlike any other time. God uses our time together to strengthen, encourage and do things we may not ever have expected. Therefore we invite all to come and gather for the coming months as we will worship and celebrate special times and events together.
In October we will remember our past and look forward to our future as we will celebrate 225 years together as a Church and baptize four new members.
In November we will remember loved ones with a special service and we will have the opportunity to commit to our future by committing to support our church financially on Commitment Sunday.
In December we will celebrate the Advent Season together. It is a special time together as families will help lead our worship service through special readings, music and advent candle lightings.
We invite and encourage all to be present for these special times together.
The Deacons remind all to be in prayer for the Pastor Search Committee. It is an exciting and special time in the life of our church. The Commit-tee has been approved and has begun to meet, pray and make final preparations before beginning the search for our next Pastor.
Romans 8:14-15 reminds us that as Christians we are sons and daughters of the living God, adopted and born into His family. Because we are His sons and daughters, God loves you, God protects you, God provides for you, God plans for you, God hears you and God claims you as His own. What a wonderful thought to carry us through this season together.
Serving together, Bob Staulters
P A G E 5
WORLD MISSION OFFERING
Celebrate New Life in Christ “on Earth as in Heaven” Matthew 6:10, NABRE
A great and surprising spiritual awakening is happening in Baptist churches in Cuba right now! Since 1990, the number of churches in Cuba has grown by 450%. The number of baptisms has risen by over 500%. And the number of prayer groups and total church memberships have climbed in equally high numbers.
After decades of harsh restrictions, “the church of God has risen from the ashes,” says a retired Cuban church leader who witnessed the remark-able change firsthand. “In God's time, the hearts of so many people have been opened up to the goodness of the gospel.”
The good news is that our church’s support of the World Mission Offering (WMO) is helping to fuel the growth of the Eastern Cuba Baptist Conven-tion through financial and global worker support and through International Ministries (IM)-sponsored pastor conferences.
The better news is that there is a lot that we can learn from Cuba's spiritual revival. For example:
Youth ministry is thriving through camping and sports ministries, concerts and youth rallies in the streets of Cuba's cities and towns.
Spirit-filled outreach is yielding abundant fruit through evangelistic campaigns, undergirded with fervent prayer and fasting.
Discipleship is spreading through numerous house churches and cell groups of prayer.
A new generation of leaders is growing through faithful teaching at seminaries and lay training centers.
And perhaps the best news of all is that Cuba’s spiritual awakening is but one of many thriving ministries run by IM partners and more than 1,800 long- and short-term global workers in more than 70 countries around the world. IM’s vision is “on earth as in heaven,” which reminds us of God’s invitation to participate in his work in the world. And that’s just what IM is doing-through your support of the WMO-by praying, equipping,
serving, proclaiming, teaching, inviting, healing and encouraging in the name of Jesus.
Your gifts to the WMO help to raise up, place and send new global servants and volunteers to reach and touch lives for Jesus around the world. They also help to fill gaps for those workers who haven’t yet reached their support goals, enabling crucial ministries to continue.
Your gifts help support IM's more than 240 global partners who are actively sharing God's message of hope, love and healing with a lost and hurting world. (see Nile’s update on following page).
Your gifts help recruit and train new global work-ers, open up new global mission fields, respond to global disasters with relief and development funds through One Great Hour of Sharing and much more.
The 2016 World Mission Offering will be received during worship each Sunday during the month of October.
Whether God is calling you to GO as a short- or long-term global servant or to GIVE financial support, let us join together to touch as many lives as possible in more than 70 countries around the globe.
Give generously and expectantly to the WMO as, together, we help people everywhere come to Christ, grow in their relationships with God and change their worlds through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Is God is calling you to learn more about how you or your church can volunteer with Baptist partners in Cuba? Please contact mary.weaver@inter nationalministries.org for general information or [email protected] for volunteer information.
PLEASE HELP! Baptists in Cuba and the Dominican Republic have requested our help with scholarships and supplies for youth camps and gatherings. With an overall 10% increase in undesignated gifts to the World Mission Offering (WMO), we can respond to that call. Our congregation’s 2016 WMO goal is $2,500.00.
P A G E 6
BOILED POTATOES AND A CHOIR
Excerpts from a newsletter from Wayne and Katherine Niles, Missionaries serving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (AB International Ministries/ World Mission Offerings)
We should have known better. It was an ambitious agenda: visit 3 hospitals, 3 church districts, and 2 health zones, each at the end of miles of deep sandy road. It was a combined effort, I providing our land cruiser, and Rev. Bavuidinsi, General Secretary of Congo Baptist Community (CBCO), providing the authority of his office to heighten the importance of our supervision visits. He visits the churches while we visit the hospitals.
Dry season turns roads into treacherous stretches of beach sand, so I thank God for my jeep. We got a late start so pitch darkness caught up with us. Unexpectedly, the high ridge of a sandy rut gave way, sliding the jeep into thick sand. The driver sighed, got out, and dislodged the shovel from its place under the back seat. Two men came out of the darkness as Pastor Bavuidinsi noticed palm branches lining the road. We were stuck a mere 300 feet from the local CBCO church, where the faithful had waited half the day for Pastor Bavuidinsi to pass! God ordained this sand trap!
Shortly a group of singing women gathered, the beat of their pwita (drum) resonated into the night. Church members and curious villagers came out of the darkness jubilantly, all marveling at God’s providential sand trap so they could meet Pastor Bavuidinsi! We otherwise would have passed in the night not knowing we were anxiously awaited.
In that darkness, to the drum beat, the women sang, and the men took turns digging. This “choir” went expertly to work, singing all the while. Pres-ently, having dealt with the ridge to their satisfac-tion, youth pushed from behind – and with a roar, the jeep lurched from the sand pit onto firmer ground. The village cheered! We were on our way.
Two days later, we headed back at dawn’s first light. We found breakfast tables set up under a tree and our hosts welcomed us with thermoses of tea and
boiled sweet potatoes. After laying the table, the ladies again took up their pwita and sang for our breakfast. When we continued on our way, we were less spiteful of the deep sandy stretches encountered on the remainder of our trip.
Thank you for your prayers and support for our work in Congo, and for the work of International Ministries around the world. Through our faithfulness together, may God’s Kingdom come on earth, as it is in heaven.
COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY
Community Bible Study (CBS) is a national and international nonde-nominational Bible study. The only
textbook is the Bible and a workbook with questions and observations by biblical scholars. We have begun a new prayer group (precursor to a full on “class”) in Clifton Park meeting at Shenendehowa United Methodist Church (971 Route 146 Clifton Park). We began last year with four of us and have expanded to 25 – God is good!
You will have homework, but a day’s lesson can be accomplished in 10-20 minutes and makes a wonderful part of your daily devotions. (Or, you can leave the lesson until the night before and do the whole thing in one shot! Probably not the best idea!) For moms with preschoolers or who homeschool, childcare is provided and the children will have a Bible lesson as well. We meet
on Wednesday mornings from 10 – 11-30.
CBS is a great opportunity for growth in faith, fellowship and cultivating friendships based on the desire to draw closer to God. Please look at the website – communitybiblestudy.org – to learn more about the program. If you would like to talk more about CBS, please feel free to call me at 585-259-3113. This fall we are studying the amazing book of Daniel and it is generating some thoughtful discussions. I’m new to Saratoga and the area but not new to CBS and I knew I could turn to CBS as a wonderful source of friendships. I’m hoping that some of the women from FBC will join me and give CBS a try. There are brochures about CBS at the Welcome Center.
Barbara Miller
P A G E 7
CHURCH MOUSE NURSERY SCHOOL
We have had a wonderful beginning to the 2016-
17 school year at the Church Mouse. We have full
classes, except for a few openings in our after-
noon 4 year old class. We also have an afternoon
3 year old class, so our afternoons are busy! There are usually tears at the beginning of the year, but
it has been pretty quiet this year.
Our staff knows just what to do to
engage each child so they feel comfortable and happy. I think
there were more parents crying
than students this year!
Our entryway is
complete with new
paint and “lower”
railings and beautiful decals made by
James and Cynthia
Pritchard. There is a
beautiful welcome with our mouse, an alphabet tree and letters placed randomly on the walls.
Olivia Pritchard did a great job placing some of the
letters! We have had so many comment on how
beautiful it looks!
We had our Parent Night on September 26. This is
a great opportunity to connect with our parents.
Communication is so important. We are very thankful for our wonderful, supportive parents.
The Parent Forum has met, and has been making
plans for the coming year. They are having their
first movie night on Friday, October 21 at 6:30 p.m. They will be showing the movie Zootopia. All
are welcome!
The students enjoyed their visit to
the Ellms Family Farm. This is one of our favorite trips. They have various
hands on activities, including a corn
maze. The children enjoyed cider and cider
doughnuts, and each child brought home a pumpkin that they were able to pick right out of
the pumpkin patch.
October is Fire Prevention Month. The 4 year old classes and our Pre K class will walk to Union
Firehouse. The firefighters will visit our school for
our 3 year old classes. We appreciate the time the
firefighters spend with us to help the children
learn about fire safety.
We are so happy to have Time 2
Learn in our building. Nicole Eddy and Joan Faraone (a former
Church Mouse parent), are
enjoying their 2 classes of 2 year
olds. Some of our parents who have younger siblings have taken advantage of
this program. They are very thankful for the use of
this space.
I introduced Chapel time in
September. This month we will
tell the story of Creation and
Noah’s Ark. Mrs. Morelock will play the piano as we learn new
songs.
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief
from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of
childhood.” Fred Rogers
Serving Christ together,
Cheryl Dunkelbarger
FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT
The Church Mouse Parent Organization will present the first Movie Night of the year!
When: Friday, October 21, 6:30 p.m.
Where: FBC Fellowship Hall
What: Zootopia
Cost: FREE! Popcorn and water will be available for purchase for 50¢ each.
*Kids are encouraged to wear PJs, and bring a blanket/sleeping bag to sit on as they'll be sitting on the floor.
P A G E 8
CHURCH LIBRARY
Children’s Books: 1. The Pumpkin Patch Parable by Liz Curtis Higgs
2. Clifford: Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Liz Mills
3. Franklin’s Halloween by Paulette Bourgeois
4. The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin by Stan & Jan Berenstain
5. I’m Going to Be a Fire Fighter by Edith Kunhardt 6. Fire Fighter! by Angela Royson 7. Halloween Mice! By Bethany
Roberts 8. Mouse’s First Fall by Lauren
Thompson 9. If I Were a Mouse by Karma
Wilson
Children’s Books & CDs: 1. Pumpkin Time! by Erzsi Deak &
Doug Cushman 2. The Wheels on the Bus by Jane
Cabrera 3. Skeleton for Dinner by
Margery Cuyler 4. Monster Trouble by Lane
Fredrickson 5. Side by Side by Rachel Bright & Debi Gliori 6. Pumpkin Hill by Elizabeth Spurr 7. Clifford’s Puppy Days: Pumpkin Patch Puppy by
Danielle Denega 8. Little Goblins Ten by Pamela Jane
Children’s DVD: 1. Veggie Tales Big River Rescue 2. Clifford’s Big Halloween 3. The Dinosaur Hunter a family joins
in the excitement of hunting for an intact skeleton of a T-Rex.
Teen DVD:
1. Angel Wars Guardian Force epic, animated, supernatural adventure of angels battling fallen spirits.
Family Films DVD:
1. Underdogs based on true events of the Saint Thomas Aquinas football team.
Adults Books:
1. Better All the Time by Carre Armstrong Gardner a darling family novel.
2. Major League Dad by Tim & Christine Burke the moving story of an all-star pitcher who gave up baseball for his family.
3. A Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers story about family and faith, dreams and disappointments, and ultimately the resilience and tenacity of love.
4. Skin by Ted Dekker recovering cult survivor caught in the middle of a small town murder mys-tery.
5. The Oath by Frank Peretti An ancient sin. An an-cient oath. A town with a deadly secret...
Adult DVDs:
1. God’s Not Dead 2 High school history teacher’s answer to a question about Jesus lands her in deep trouble. The ensuing court case could expel God from the classroom, and the public square.
Enjoy!
Mary Morelock
If we missed your birthday or anniversary, please let the church office know! [email protected]
October Birthdays
2nd Dianne Cox 2nd Dave Fresn 3rd Hayes Patnode 5th Carol Melander 5th Carson Olsen 6th Jim O’Connell 7th Brennan Livingston 11th Molly Filburn 12th Stacey Anderson 14th Lee E. Anderson 14th Dan Wright
15th Allie Johnson 19th Reyna Montiel 25th Todd Anderson 26th Wendy Manzer 29th Krystal Hinckley 30th Alice Lattimore 30th James Pritchard
October Anniversaries
7th James & Barbara Pennie 14h Michael & Nikki Crowe
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The First Baptist Church of Ballston Spa
202 Milton Avenue
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
The First Baptist
Church of Ballston Spa
202 Milton Avenue
Ballston Spa, NY 12020
(518) 885-8361
www.BSpaBaptist.org
Church Office Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Church Staff
Rev. Dr. Bill Tatum, Interim Pastor [email protected]
DARRYL DREW, DIRECTOR OF MUSIC [email protected]
RITA DREW, CHOIR DIRECTOR [email protected]
JUSTINA DANISON, OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR [email protected]
CHARITY BUCKBEE, CHURCH SEXTON [email protected]
