WEEKLY MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES From Your Pastor’s Heart
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Melanie Gee, Ext. Session Coord.
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Dorothy Posey, Church Secretary
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Ryan Greene. Min. of Music & Youth
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John D. Meyer, Pastor
Sunday, August 25 I want to thank Bro. Alex Mabe, Bro. Alan
9:15a Sunday School Hankins, and Mrs. Mary Head for filling in for
10:30 Worship/Quarterly Bus Mtg me in worship and prayer meeting while I was
3:00p Good News Club Mtg (FH) away this week. It’s always good to know that
Your Church Staff
3:00 Nursing Home we have very capable leaders who are willing
4:00 Choir Rehearsal (CR) to help whenever they are called upon. I ap-
4:30 Cooking Class Min. Vol. Mtg (111) preciate their willingness to serve the Lord in
6:00 Worship/Youth Small Group (YB) any area of our church’s ministry.
Tuesday, August 27 The Aiken Baptist Association is hosting
8:00a Prayer Mtg for Revival (110) a Missions Awareness Weekend this Friday
Wednesday, August 28 and Saturday, August 23 & 24, at Howland-
6:45p Soar - Pizza Party (FH) ville Baptist Church. The Friday session will
August 22, 2019 • Vol. 42, Issue 32 6:45 T.R.U.T.H. (YB) run from 7:00-8:30PM and feature guest mis-
7:00 Prayer Mtg/Bible Study (110) sionaries Laurie Register and Michael McVey
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Thursday, August 29 as the Keynote Speakers. Laurie is the Exec-
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Quarterly Business Meeting 10:30a Pastor’s Small Group (105) utive Director/Treasurer of the South Carolina
Sunday, Sept. 1 - Janie Chapman WMU and Michael is representing the Inter-
Sunday, August 25 9:15a Sunday School national Mission Board of the SBC. The Sat-
at the end of the morning service 10:30 Worship urday session will feature WMU breakout
4:00p Choir Rehearsal (CR) sessions from 9:00-11:00AM and a General
6:00 Worship/Youth Small Group (YB) Session from 11:10-Noon featuring the guest
missionaries. Everyone is invited to attend
2019 Monday, Sept. 2
any or all of the sessions.
Labor Day Are you paying attention to the people
Electronic service requested:
North Augusta, SC 29861-8168
P.O. Box 8168
Belvedere First Baptist Church
Janie Chapman Offering Church Office Closed the Lord God puts in your path each day? As
for State Missions, Missions Education, and Tuesday, Sept. 3 I write this article, it’s only Tuesday, but I have
Kingdom ADVANCE in South Carolina 8:00a Prayer Mtg for Revival (110) seen the Lord giving me opportunities to talk
Wednesday, Sept. 4 to people. Last Sunday evening, the Lord
Our Church Goal: 6:45p Soar (FH) brought Mike across my path. Mike is a can-
$2,500.00 6:45 T.R.U.T.H. (YB) cer survivor who has lost one lung and has
7:00 Prayer Mtg/Bible Study (110) had extensive back surgery. Mike was trying
“The Lord himself goes before you and will to load a broken washing machine onto his
be with you; he will never leave you nor for- truck when I offered to help. After loading the
sake you. Do not be afraid; do not be dis- washer, he was talking about the work he
does and asked me if I worked. I told him that
couraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 I was a pastor. The expression on his face let
Within The Family
me know that he was caught completely off
PAVE THE WAY Assisted Living: guard. Actually, he was speechless for a few
Sarah Davis - 1026 Keystone Lane, seconds, and I repeated “I pastor a church in
Clemson, SC 29631 South Carolina.” Once he got over the shock,
Ruby McDaniel - Kentwood (#160)
we continued our conversation. He shared
Our Mission: We exist to obey Jesus Christ by Irma Thaxton - Hammond House (#120)
Barbara “Ann” Weatherford many of his personal life situations with me,
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continuously reaching out to create relation- and as I listened, I prayed the Lord would
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ships and share Christ’s story in order to make Toccoa, GA 30577 give me more opportunities to talk with him
mature disciples. Anne Welch - 1159 Lancaster Dr., this week so that I could share Christ with
St. Charles, MO 63303 him. Please pray for Mike as he takes on the
421 Edgefield Road | PO Box 8168 Barbara McDaniel - Brookdale #701 struggles he is experiencing in life.
North Augusta, SC 29861-8168
Nursing Home: NHC In the Sonshine!
803-279-0415 | 803-279-0476 Bro. John
[Link] Betty Bethune, Ed Gregory, Elma Threlkeld
Missing Church Members PRAYER FOCUS Stewardship Report
The HUGS ministry is looking for our FOR THE WEEK Week of: Aug. 18, 2019
missing church members and would like Teens Reserved Unto True Holiness
Weekly Needs $6,263.00
your help. Each week several names will
Weekly Tithe $
be listed in the Newsletter, if you know Revelations: 5:12 Come join us on Wednesdays at Needs/Date $200,419.00
of the whereabouts of any of these And they sang in a mighty chorus:
people please call the church office 6:45pm in the Youth Building for Offering/Date $205,087.97
“Worthy is the Lamb who was slaugh- a time of fun, fellowship, worship Missions $155.00
(279-0415). This is an attempt to update
tered to receive power and riches and Missions Week #5170 $30.00
our rolls and to reach out to members
wisdom and strength and honor and glory and games! Building Maint. #8008 $20.00
that we have not heard from in a long Utilities #5500 $
and blessing.”
time.
Soar Summer Schedule
Ricky Horne Pray: Lord Jesus, help us realize who we
Non-Resident / no address worship and pray to this week. Make Wed. August 28...SOAR Kick-Off Members In Service
Joined by Letter in 2003 yourself very real to each of us. Pizza Party 6:45-8 Welcome Team
Helen Hudson
Aug. 25: (4th Sun. Team)
Resident Member / no address Joni Bohacheff, Arnold Wilde
Joined by Statement in 1997
Joseph Jenson Treasurer’s Report July 2019 Ushers
Invalid address / Non-Resident 2019 Year to Date Compared to Budget Aug. 25
Joined by Letter in 1983 Bill Berry, Luke Fetterhoff
92 yrs old Actual Budget Difference Sympathy
Revenues 191,778 189,891 1,887 Safety
Casey Kimm Our heartfelt prayers are extended to
Expenses 172,193 189,891 (17,698) Doris Hegler and to Betty, Danny, and Aug. 25: Team 4
No local address Surplus (deficit) 19,585 - 19,585 Russ Larkin, Mike Kautz, Dave Fetterhoff,
Joined by Baptism in 1998 Jay Guerrieri and family in the passing of Gary Hartley
Year to Date - Jan 1 - July 31 Joseph Guerrieri over the weekend.
Brian Logan Multimedia and Sound Team
No local address
Joined by Baptism in 1998 2019 2018 Difference Aug. 25
Revenues 191,778 182,888 8,890 Brad Brooks, Aaron Towner
Any information on the people listed Expenses 172,193 188,821 (16,628) Thank You
above would be greatly appreciated. Surplus (deficit) 19,585 (5,933) 25,518 Deacons-On-Call
Notes of appreciation have been re- Week of Aug. 25
Designated Funds ceived from Pam & Olin Boatwright, Jake Farr / 279-3162
Mary & Bill Berry and Mt. Zion Baptist Scott Wilk / 278-5033
Attention: 1.1-7.31.19 All of 2018 Diff. Church and are posted on the bulletin
Revenues 18,778 171,000 (152,222) board outside the church office. Extended Session
Good News Club Volunteers Expenses 17,383 143,950 (126,567) Sunday, Aug. 25
We have a very important meeting Surplus (deficit) 1,395 27,050 (25,655) AM Service: Stacey & Holley Towner
scheduled at 3:00pm on August 25th, in Seraph Song Sunday, Sept. 1
Selected Funds - Starting October 1
the Fellowship Hall. Please mark your AM Service: Patricia Fulmer, Melanie Gee
calendar and plan to be present. Goal 2018 2017 2016 Singing Women of SC
If you are interested in becoming a volun- Lottie Moon 9,000 7,896 7,216 8,850 ~ In Concert ~ Bus Monitors
teer, please come and learn more about Annie Armstrong 6,500 7,055 4,795 6,213 Sat., Sept. 14, 2019 - 4:00PM August 25 - Week 4: Marge Brown
this ministry. We will start the planning Janie Chapman 2,500 893 2,550 1,743 Sept. 1 - Week 1: Mike Durham
process for our new school year starting Total 18,000 17,862 16,578 18.822 Bethel Baptist Church
Note - 2018 is year to date through current month, other 1127 Bethel Church Road
on Oct. 1st. 2019 years are full years
Aiken, SC 29805
