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VOLUME 58 April 1, 2015 NO. 13
Weekly Activities
Thursday, April 2, 2015
7:00 Long Range Planning
Friday, April 3, 2015
Good Friday Church Office Closes at Noon
Saturday, April 4, 2015
7:00 Runnin’ Disciples
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Easter 8:30 Worship Service
9:45 LifeGroups
11:00 Worship Service in the
COAC
Monday, April 6, 2015
Easter Monday
Church Office Closed
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
7:00 Mary Parker Group
7:00 Visionary Circle
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
5:15 Fellowship Meal
6:15-7:45 AWANA 6:30 POWERHOUSE – in Room
B-201 (Men’s SS Class)
6:30 The Basement for 6th – 12th
Graders
6:30 Wednesday Night LifeGroups
7:30 Stewardship
7:35 Sanctuary Choir
Saturday, April 11, 2015
7:00 Runnin’ Disciples
8:00 – 2:00 AWANA Fun Day
Sunday, April 12, 2015
THE VISITOR
Phone 803-222-3216 Web site: www.fbcclover.com
8:30 AM in the Sanctuary
9:45 LifeGroups (Sunday School)
11:00 AM in the COAC
Pastor Mike Stafford preaching
Hallelujah!
First Baptist Church 117 South Main Street
Clover, SC 29710
Return Service Requested
Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid
Clover, SC 29710
Permit #12
STAFF
Rev. Mike Stafford Minister of Outreach &
Evangelism
Rex Simon Interim Worship & Music
Director
Rev. Kevin Dix Youth Director
Karen Barr Children’s Director
BUILDING FUND REPORT
Receipts to Date $1,467,001.47 Paid to Principal 1,008,135.08 Paid to Interest $431,457.74 Building Fund on Hand 27,408.65 Cost of Bldg. Renovation $1,629,100.80 Paid to Principal 1,008,135.08 Loan Balance Owed $620,965.72
Sanctuary Renovation Fund Balance: $25,336.00
STEWARDSHIP STATEMENT 3/29/2015
ATTENDANCE
Sunday School Attendance .................................. 277
8:30 AM Worship Service...................................122
11:00 AM Worship Service ................................ 202
Designated Offerings:
Building Fund ......................................... 1,007.00
Designated Offerings .............................. 1,727.47
Expense Reimbursements ................................. 20.00
Wednesday Dinner .......................................... 290.00
................................................................................. Tithes for the Week ................................... 19,606.37
Weekly Budget .......................................... 17,175.00
Year to Date Tithes Received ................... 241,947.63
Year to Date Expenses Paid ..................... 213,853.93
Year to Date Budget ................................ 223,275.00
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and
there remember that your brother has something
against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your
brother, and then come and offer your gift.
Matthew 5:23-24 (NKJV)
Deadline for articles in the Visitor is NOON on Tuesday.
Honorariums / Memorials
Contributions to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering have been
received in honor of the following:
Marguerite Phillips Danny Sipe
Contributions to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering have been
received in memory of the following:
Kenneth Price Horace & Mary Nivens
Dot Biggers Norman & Grace Biggers
Bill & Catherine Penley
A contribution to the Sanctuary Renovation has been received in
memory of the following: Dan Wall
Serving this week April 5, 2015: In The Pond... A Time of Fellowship...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT MEAL
April 8, 2015
Pasta Bake; Salad; Drink & Dessert
Please call to make reservations or cancel by noon on Tuesday.
VAN DRIVER
Joey Bradberry
DEACON VISITORS Steve Myers Eric Burkhart
Todd Moser Zack Lester
TELLERS – (Tuesday) 4/7/15
Shirley Broadwell Ida Tenney
DISCIPLES OF THE WEEK
Zack Lester Joey Lark
VOLUNTEERS 8:30 Service: Nancy Hester
11:00 Service:
Tadpoles: Jimmy & Darleen Sutton
Frogs: Crystal Dix & Chelsea Rackley
Fish: Andy & Tammie Carter
Turtles: Clint & Elizabeth Boyd
Thoughts from our other staff...
Our church will be collecting items to send to a special needs home in Guatemala. These items are given to the Mothers who arrive with special needs children who need surgery. They stay for weeks, by the side of their children, with no clothes other than the ones on their backs. We will get these items to Kathy Wheeler, Nancy Lester's sister, who spends 6 months a year as a volunteer there.
Our church will be making skirts and collecting the following items for mothers and children:
Small or medium tops (No plunging necklines or sleeveless ones, please).
Sandals or flip flops in size 6 or 7. Lightweight towels, wash cloths. Trial size: soap, shampoo, crime rinse, deodorant. Hair brushes, pony tail or headbands. Receiving blankets and onesies.
Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples. Psalm 96:3 (NKJV)
Annie Armstrong TOTAL: Year to date: $7,641.89 Our Goal: $8,000
I recently came across this article and I felt as if it challenged me in my own views of singing and worshipping God. I wanted to share a part of this article, but feel free to find the article in its entirety at www.crosswalk.com as an article written by Todd Pruitt. Thanks and hopefully this article will at least challenge us in the way we think about music and singing.
Smile, Rev Kev
In his helpful book True Worship Vaughan Roberts offers four consequences of viewing music as an encounter with God. I will summarize them. 1. God’s Word is marginalized. In many Churches and Christian gatherings it is not unusual for God’s Word to be shortchanged. Music gives people the elusive “liver quiver” while the Bible is more mundane. Pulpits have shrunk and even disappeared while bands and lighting have grown. But faith does not come from music, dynamic experiences, or supposed encounters with God. Faith is birthed through the proclamation of God’s Word (Rom 10:17). 2. Our assurance is threatened. If we associate God’s presence with a particular experience or emotion, what happens when we no longer feel it? We search for churches whose praise band, orchestra, or pipe organ produce in us the feelings we are chasing. But the reality of God in our lives depends on the mediation of Christ not on subjective experiences. 3. Musicians are given priestly status. When music is seen as a means to encounter God, worship leaders and musicians are vested with a priestly role. They become the ones who bring us into the presence of God rather than Jesus Christ who alone has already fulfilled that role. Understandably, when a worship leader or band doesn’t help me experience God they have failed and must be replaced. On the other hand, when we believe that they have successfully moved us into God’s presence they will attain in our minds a status that is far too high for their own good. 4. Division is increased. If we identify a feeling as an encounter with God, and only a particular kind of music produces that feeling, then we will insist that same music be played regularly in our church or gatherings. As long as everyone else shares our taste then there is no problem. But if others depend upon a different kind of music to produce the feeling that is important to them then division is cultivated. And because we routinely classify particular feelings as encounters with God our demands for what produce those feelings become very rigid. This is why so many churches succumb to offering multiple styles of worship services. By doing so, they unwittingly sanction division and self-centeredness among the people of God. Scripture is full of exhortations to God’s people to sing and make music to the Lord. Our God has been gracious to give us this means to worship Him. But it is important to understand that music in our worship is for two specific purposes: to honor God and to edify our fellow believers. Unfortunately, many Christians tend to grant music a sacramental power which Scripture never bestows upon it.
Our Christian sympathy is extended to the family of Adora Howe following her recent
death.
From the Children’s Dept.: Beginning Easter Sunday, April 5th -June 21, during the 11:00 Worship Service - all 1st and 2nd graders will remain in the Worship Service with their family.
Hospital Care Packages
News
Dick Whisenant would like to thank our church family for the
cards, visits, and most of all, their prayers during his recent
knee surgery recovery. He sends his love and gratitude for
your outpouring spirit of love and concern.
(Ladies In Fellowship Together)
April 16, 2015 6:30 PM
Introducing Funny Lady Speaker Author Bible Teacher
Frankie is a national speaker, author, and Bible
teacher for women’s conferences, retreats, and events. Listening to her message, one might think
she is watching a scene from Steel Magnolias as Frankie reminisces about growing up in the days of “Big Hair” and “Elvis”. She is hilariously funny
and “as southern as sweet tea”!
Purchase your tickets this Sunday on the Adult Hall between services, or contact Tammie Bradberry at
803-627-2858 or [email protected]. Tickets with meal are only $10.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO... HAPPY ANNIVERSAY TO... HOSPITALIZED: HOMEBOUND:
April 5 Sarah Denton
6 Brad Behrends
Ashley Moore
7 Daniel Moses
Anita Pocci
8 Teresa Behrends
Jenny Clary Rhonda Simmons
9 Hudson Adams
10 Gene Jenkins
Savannah Kellett
Kaila Lewis
11 Judy Walker
12 Laura Grace Howell
John Ludwig
13 Allison Williams
14 Mary Robinson
R.L. Davis Susan Hill
Dakota Smith
Steven Thomas
Shannon Wagner
15 Michael McAfee
Amy Koewing
Synthia Thomas
Stewart Wood
16 Rose Adams
17 Caden Clatterbuck
Kalan Holbrook Billy Turner
18 Stacey Thomas
19 L.T. Matheson
Bobby Queen
Kristin Sadler
Danny Sipe
Angela Smith
20 Sheena Stewart
Wilson
21 Chris Carroll
22 Frank Falls Helen Ware
23 Chip Maier
Brenda Brodmerkel
24 Camden Dix
Connie Ludwig
25 Joey Bradberry
Amanda Humphries
Andrew Humphries
Lauren Simmons
Corbin Woodham
26 Raegan Ashley
James Hall LeRoy Pendleton
Greg Walker
27 Jude Bechtel
Peggy Bowers
Slade Brackett
Portia Jones
28 Joshua Broome
Ethan Clatterbuck
Carolyn Franklin
29 Daniel Ballew
Margie Smart Glenda Swart
Gladys McCarter
Belvedere Commons of Seneca
515 Benton Street Apt. 115
Seneca, SC 29672
864-882-4571
Adora Howe
Autumn Care of Saluda
501 Esseola Drive Saluda, NC 28773
Jack Funderburk
1631 Lawrence Rd. Clover, SC 29710
222-4793
From the Sunday School Office:
Answers Bible Curriculum: The Great Commission...God reconciles sinners to Himself
through the gospel of Christ. (Matthew 28:18–20; Romans 1:16–17, 10:14–17)
Bible Studies for Life: Resurrected Like No Other...When were you excited to
experience something firsthand? (Matthew 28:1-10)
Explore the Bible: The Declaration (Luke 24:1-12)
April 11 Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Cranford
4/15 Mr. & Mrs. Tim Boggs
4/17 Mr. & Mrs. Burnett Jenkins
4/18 Mr. & Mrs. Donald Thomas
4/20 Mr. & Mrs. Chris Clary
4/21 Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Whisenant
4/21 Mr. & Mrs. Ron Barker
4/27 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Elliott
4/28 Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Howell
Spring Bible Studies
We have received some excellent Bible study materials
that we would like to share with our congregation. What
we lack are the people to lead the studies. Here is a list of
the courses we would like to share this spring. If the Lord
speaks to your heart about sharing His Word, please see
Pastor George Miller about your interest. You may contact
him at 614-783-7804 or [email protected].
Ladies Bible Study: “Breathe: Making room for Sabbath”
by Priscilla Shirer
Evangelism Challenge: “Come Home: A Call Back to
Faith” by James MacDonald
Prayer: “Praying with Paul: A Call to Spiritual
Reformation” by D.A. Carson & Brian J. Tabb
Parenting: “Ready to Launch: Jesus-Centered Parenting
in a Child-Centered World” by J.D. & Veronica
Greear
Doctrine: “Saved: Life in the Face of Death” by Ed
Stetzer & Trevin Wax (Doctrine of Election)
Discipleship Training - one on one: "The Beginning:
First Steps for New Disciples" (If you would like
to be involved leading a new believer in spiritual
growth using this material, see Pastor Mike)
April 11, 2015 9:00 am-1:00 pm Parents join us for a fun-filled family day to cheer your Sparkie or T & T
Awana Clubber. They will be playing fun, team-oriented games, and meeting new friends from other area churches.
Please be sure to sign your family up at SignUpGenius website -www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A45ACAB2EAAF94-awana
Parent volunteers are needed for this day, please contact Karen Barr if you can volunteer.
Thank you! *Free Hotdog meal will be included.
An Announcement from the
Worship Committee...
The Worship Committee has made a decision to have Rev. Mike Stafford to continue as Interim Pastor until
Father’s Day. Please join us in prayer for Rev. Mike and for our search in filling the position of Senior Pastor.
Thank you.
You are invited to New Hope Baptist Church
Ladies Jubilee Saturday, April 18th
1:00 – 4:00 PM Featuring Singer, Debra Perry
Call 803-412-8151 for tickets or more information.
Bruce Benfield – Piedmont Medical
Leonard Burton – Gaston Memorial