“Whatever It Takes” to be United in Christ’s Love: Through our Faith, Our Families, and our

Community is our new motto at Marietta First Baptist Church! This is something you will hear over and over

again as we move forward into what God has planned for us as a body of believers. God has called us to live

like it is written in Psalm 133:1, “How good and pleasant is it when brothers live together in harmony.” As a

church family we must look to God in everything we do and work together for His kingdom.

In the month of June we have seen God do some amazing things! We had an amazing “Game On”

Vacation Bible School where so many people helped in so many ways. On our last night we had a young lady

come to Christ. Vacation Bible School is still a very important ministry. VBS cannot happen unless we do

whatever it takes to reach all ages with the gospel of Jesus Christ. So thank you to everyone who helped make

our VBS a great outreach. Also, thank you to Kim Craig and her team who directed and organized everything.

On another note we have had some great times in our community this past month. We had two

community Ignite outreaches in the month of June. During these outreaches we have been able to reach out to

five businesses each time, have a concentrated prayer time, and continue reaching out to the Dogwood Court

community. We also had a lady come to Christ at one of our outreaches. These are just a few examples of how

God is using us a church.

We must as Henry Blackaby wrote in Experiencing God many years ago, “Watch to see where God is

working and join Him in His work”. I want to thank you as a church family for continuing to do “Whatever It

Takes” to be united in Christ’s love. Please continue to pray for our church as we are transitioning in areas of

ministry. Finally, know that I love you and pray that God will continue to work in your life, your families, and

in our community.

In Christ,

Dr. Brian L. Spearman

01: 10:00 am, Worship Service

10:15 am, NO Sunday School

6:00 pm, NO Evening Worship

03: 9:00 am, SALT Game Day

6:30 pm, NO Set Free Ministry

04: Summit & Offices Closed

6:30 pm, NO Evening Service

08: 9:00 am, Worship Service

10:15 am, Sunday School

6:00 pm, Evening Worship

10: 6:00 pm, Set Free

11: 6:30 pm, Mid-Week Service

6:30 pm, Mission Friends

6:30 pm, G.A.’s & R.A.’s

6:30 pm, Go Global (Youth)

7:30 pm, NO Choir Practice

15: 9:00 am, Worship Service

10:15 am, Sunday School

6:00 pm, Evening Worship

16: 6:00 pm, Keenagers

17: 9:30 am, SALT Game Day

6:30 pm, Set Free Ministry

18: 6:30 pm, Mid-Week Service

6:30 pm, Mission Friends

6:30 pm, G.A.’s & R.A.’s

6:30 pm, Go Global (Youth)

7:30 pm, NO Choir Practice

22: 9:00 am, Worship Service

10:15 am, Sunday School

6:00 pm, Evening Worship

24: 6:30 pm, Set Free Ministry

25: 6:30 pm, Ignite

29: 9:00 am, Worship Service

10:15 am, Sunday School

6:00 pm, Evening Worship

30: 10:00 am, SALT Picnic

31: 6:30 pm, Set Free Ministry

July Calendar

NO FAST meeting in July

A special thank you to lots of folks who have worked hard to make our most recent improvement in church safety possible. Due to many efforts we now have a premier video security system. This system allows our church to have greater security at all times and helps manage the manpow-er to be in many places at the same time. Your safety team continues to work hard to provide a safe worship environment at all times. Please do your part by observing parking lanes, closed doors and sign in and sign out procedures. Working together we can all worship together and feel safe in God's House. His Servants, Jimmy & Rhonda

In Set Free we continue to study a great work on Change. Recently we worked on a lesson dealing with "Change is a community project" and it really spoke to each of us. The central point was that God's work of person-al transformation is intended to take place within the community of God's people. I am glad to be a part of a ministry and church where we truly are a community working together! Please continue to pray for and share the news of Set Free with family, friends and co-workers. Many folks all around us continue to hurt and we can share the good news of Change through Jesus Christ. In His Service, Jimmy & Rhonda

As the weather gets hotter please remember our migrant friends as they work long days in the sun. Your gifts of water bottles and health kits really make a difference as we continue to reach out to this community. Please continue to watch for announcements about our outings and come join us on a Sunday afternoon. Thanks for your prayers and support of this minis-try effort. His Servants, Jimmy & Rhonda

July 5 Debbie & Rusty Payne,

Edwina Ervin, Tasha Cisson,

Zeb Singleton

July 12 The Moore family, Karen

Allen, Mike Johnson

July 19 David Davis, Gary Glenn,

Ruth Epps, The McJunkin

family, Leanna Mays, Jordan

James

July 26 Gwen Chambers, Olivia

Chambers, Judy Chambers,

Danielle Payne, Chad Payne,

Doris Albright

Game Day in the Parlor

Tuesday, July 3 & 17, at 9 am

SALT Picnic @ Pleasant Ridge County Park

Monday, July 30, 10 am - 1 pm, Lunch served at

11:30 am. Bring a dessert.

Mission Action Group Circle of Joy

July July

Outing: TBA Outing: TBA

Worship Choir Schedule

for July

We will be on our summer break July 1 – 29, so there will be no rehearsals or choir in worship services during this time. Meanwhile, enjoy all of the solos, duets, instru-mentalists, etc. on Sunday mornings! Rehearsals will resume on August 1 and we will be back in the choir loft on Sunday, August 5.

July 23rd

Carowinds

Leave the

church at

8:00 am

Cost: $40.00

Sign Up By

18th

Student Pastor: Brian Spearman Phone:630-8052

July 4th

No Evening Activi-

ties

July 13th

Fireside Chats

6:30 PM

July 18th

Fireside Chats

6:30PM

July 25th

Ignite Community

Outreach

6:15 PM

Sunday, July 1 9am-Emily Epps & Lauren Albright Sunday, July 8 9am-Josh & Kayla Cannon Sunday, July 15 9am-Brian & Karen Burton Sunday, July 22 9am-Kathy Wilkey & Debbie Payne Sunday, July 29 9am-Kim Craig & Kim Haulter

I just want you to know I am praying for our youth group daily. As we transition know that I love you and look forward to God continuing to work in your lives. Love Always,

Brian

July 1st: Bible Story Leader: Amber Bowles Craft: Hannah Anders,Nate Spearman July 8th: Bible Story Leader: Tasha Cisson Craft:: Nate Spearman, Breanna Allen July 15th: Bible Story Leader: Jessica Newman Craft: Bill Dudley, Addison Howard July 22nd: Bible Story Leader: Kayla Cannon, Kim Posey Craft: Madison Powell, Danielle Payne July 29th: Bible Story Leader: Amber Bowles Crafts: Nate Spearman

July 1st: No Children’s Church– God and Coun-try Day Head Leader: Tyler Cole Rec: Adam and Laura Johnson Youth: Keaton Moore Head Leader: Debbie Payne Rec: Sam and Jake Crain Youth: Aiden Howard Head leader: Gwyn Chambers Rec/Crafts: Olivia Chambers/ John Bowles July 29th: Head Leader: Kim Criag Rec: Hayden/Zach Posey

4:12 STUDENT DAY Date: August 20th, 2018 Time: Morning Worship 9:00am We will be praying for you and recognizing all of our students that morning!

Weekday Activities @ The Summit

Monday night “Open gym” 6p-9p

Thursday night “Open gym” 6p-9p

Tuesday night

“Volleyball Night”

6p-9p

The Summit Hours:

Monday - Friday:

8:30am - 3:00pm

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday:

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Be sure to quench your thirst

with a cold Gatorade at

The Summit Café.

6 flavors available

Open nightly

Change Agent July 2018

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Alan Harris

Toni Harris Tedd Barnette Kathy Holmgreen Elaine Hollingsworh

Rusty Payne Robbie Pitts Melissa Howard Addison Howard Crysti James

Robbie Edwards Kim Edwards Need Help!! Need Help!!

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Butch Darnell

Betty Darnell Kelly King Robbie King

Wayne Tankersley Linda Tankersley Need Help!! Need Help!!

Shawn Wallen Mac Ballenger Margaret Ballenger Edna Dill

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Andy Cancela

Doris Albright Bill Dudley Need Help!!

Marrie Loftis Brian Burton Karen Davis Need Help!!

Phil Edge Sharon Edge Ron Darnell Need Help!!

22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Tom Stanford

Joyce Stanford Need Help!! Need Help!!

Woody McJunkin Justin McJunkin Haley McJunkin Need Help!!

Keith Dewease Edwina Ervin Need Help!! Need Help!!

29 30 31 Need Help!!

Need Help!! Need Help!! Need Help!!

Need Help!! Need Help!! Need Help!! Need Help!!

For The Record June 2018

Morning Worship, 9:00 A.M. 03: 325 10: 226 17: 247 24: 186

6:00 P.M. Service 03: 145 10: 17: 24: 89

Tithes and Offerings:

Reg. Budget Bldg. Fund Desg. Offerings

03: $16,144.13 $2,317.00 $3,224.50

10: $11,611.73 $1,054.51 $4,402.83

17: $10,515.38 $1,636.00 $5,131.00

24: $10,984.68 $1,061.50 $1,512.25

And the Lord Added:

Profession of Faith/ Baptism 17: Who will win this one?

Letter/Statement 12: Who will reach this one?

Dr. Brian L. Spearman, Senior Pastor

Scott Holtzclaw, Worship Pastor

Ryan Howard, Recreation Pastor

Angie Hudgins, Administrative Assistant

Brenda Ervin, C. D. C. Director &

Nursery Coordinator

Tedd Barnette, Building & Special Coordinator

Tim Brezeale, Pianist

Office Hours 8:30 am -3:00 pm Church……………….836-3518 or 836-3522 Church Fax………….…..……….……836-3538 Child Development Center..…..836-7027

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