First Baptist Church November 2019 Volume 63 Issue No. 11

USPS 571-920 Published Monthly by The First Baptist Church 212 East F Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643-3212

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SEPTEMBER 2019

Monthly Budget Required: $ 56,315.67 Budget Offering : $ 54,464.10 Restricted: $ 7,274.54 Total Given: $ 61,738.64

SS Average: 188 Worship Average: 285

Sanctuary Improvement Fund: $10,300.00 Bus Fund: $3,607.31

“Glorifying God, serving the Lord Jesus Christ, and sharing Him with the world.”

Mission Opportunities 2020 I am so excited to announce that there are approxi-mately 12-15 people who will be participating in our international mission endeavors in 2020. From July 15-30, a group will be traveling to Germany to help lead a youth summer camp in an area north of Frank-furt, Germany. In addition, from August 9-21, a group will be traveling to Zurich, Switzerland to lead backyard Bible clubs in an area known as Glattpark. We will be the first Baptist mission endeav-or in Switzerland in over two decades!!! If you have been praying about these opportunities and would like to possibly join us in these endeavors, please let me know. I would love for you to be able to be on mission as we work with youth and children this coming summer. If you can't go, I would encourage you to begin praying for these two teams as they form. Pray that God will give us exactly who we need to accomplish His will. I am so thankful for each of you and your willingness to support and en-courage missions at First Baptist and beyond. May God continue to bless us as we seek to take the Gospel to the ends of the earth. Grace and peace, Todd

A Thank You Note has been received from the ETSU Baptist Collegiate Ministry and is posted on the board outside the library.

Our Christian Sympathy is extended to Peggy Geagley and family in the loss of her sister, Mary Jennings Ford, on October 7; and to the family of our long-time member, Jennings Wagner, who passed away on October 14.

Feast of Sharing

Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Dinner Served from

11:00AM-12:30PM

C0at Closet and

Outerwear

Available

" The ladies of WMU would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Christ-mas Backpack Mission Pro-ject. We originally committed to complete 8 Backpacks for distribution to area children. However because of your generosity we were able to complete 12 Christmas Back-packs. What a blessing for these children (ages 2-17). A special thank you to all the Sunday School Classes that participated; we couldn't have done it without you. Again, thank you for your support with this pro-ject.” Women On Mission

Women on Mission is collecting greeting cards, all kinds EXCEPT Christmas cards, to be sent to Chaplain McGraw at Louisiana State Penitentiary (aka Angola), a maximum security prison housing 5,500 men. Angola has 30 inmate-

led churches and several volunteer groups. Chaplain McGraw says that the inmates ask for greeting cards to send to their families. Most re-quested cards are “thinking of you”, “get well”, birthday, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day. Gospel tracts are also needed. Cards and tracts can be placed in the card box located beneath the Missions Board near the Wel-come Center.

Association WMU Fall Meeting and Prayer Service on Tuesday, Novem-ber 12, 7:00PM, at Hampton First Baptist Church. Everyone welcome.

For those joining the group to process shoeboxes in Boone on Decem-ber 3, we will leave the church at 10:30AM and eat lunch in the cafeteria on the Samaritan’s Purse campus.

The Week of Prayer for International Missions and the Lottie Moon Offering will be December 1-8. Our annual Lottie Moon March will be Sunday morning, December 8. Our offering goal is $15,000.00.

November Missions Meetings: Faith Stitchers November 4 @ 6PM; Women on Mission November 21 @ 10AM and November 24 @ 6PM.

ETSU’s Mary B. Martin School of the Arts will be presenting Becky Buller Band & The Fairfield Four in concert on Friday, November 15, 7:30PM, at First Baptist Church. Grammy and IBMA winner Becky and her band will join voices with the legendary Fairfield Four (also Grammy winners and star of the silver screen in “O Brother, Where Art Thou?”) for an evening of gospel and bluegrass. Tickets are $25-Adults/$20-Seniors/$5-Students and can be purchased by calling 424-439-8587 M-F from 8-4:30 or on the website at etsu.edu/martin.

Gaither Vocal Band at Higher Ground Baptist Church Friday, November 8. Tickets are $23 and can be purchased from Glen Gouge. We will leave the church at 3:30 and eat at the Cracker Barrel on the way. Concert is at 7:00. Sign up on the bulletin board.

It’s time for the Southern Christmas Show in Charlotte, NC. We will be going Thursday, November 14, from 6AM-11PM. Tickets are $20. Please sign up on the board out-side the Sanctuary.

Church-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner on Wednesday, November 20, at 6PM. Reservations are needed by Monday, November 18. Community Thanksgiving Service November 24 at Valley Forge FWB Church.

Frontier Health will lead a Youth Mental Health First Aid class to teach how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. This 8-hour training gives adults who work with youth the skills they need to reach out and provide initial support to adolescents (ages 12-18). The class is Saturday, November 23, 8:30AM-5PM. Lunch provided. Sign up outside the Sanctuary.

Feast of Sharing Schedule

Meetings — November 10 & November 24 @ 5:00PM Coats/Outerwear Deadline November 22 (on hangers, if possible)

Desserts/Cornbread by November 27 Toiletries are needed for backpacks — Leave in Sanctuary

November Monthly Meetings: Deacons 3rd @ 4PM; Council 10th

@ 4PM; Bus. Conference 17th @ 6PM; No Men’s Breakfast this month.

November 1 Chris Campbell, Maxine Lewis, Jeanetta Webb November 2 Helen Ross November 6 Deanna Hood November 8 Loran Campbell, Debbie King November 9 Diane Long November 10 Lori Wilson November 11 Linda Church, Tom Holly November 12 Megan Price, Ben Williams November 13 Carter Blevins, Clyde Jenkins November 14 Kerry Jenkins November 15 Richard Culver November 16 Sydney Price November 17 Bobbie Lewis November 21 Vickie Ford November 22 Emily Peters November 23 Peggy Holly November 25 Jamie Hinkle, Michael Hutchins November 27 Jim Snyder, JoAnn Stanley, John Wright November 29 Barbara Crawford, Todd Hallman

Children will be helping with the Feast of Sharing preparation on Wednesday, November 27, from 6:00-7:30PM.

High School First Sunday Lunch November 3 after morning worship. Our Annual Turkey Bowl is Wednesday, November 27, from Noon-4 at the high school field.

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Wide

Dinner

6:00

First Baptist Church 212 East F St., Elizabethton, TN 37643 Office: 423-543-1931 Fax: 423-542-8088 Website: www.fbcelizabethton.org Todd Hallman, Pastor Chris Carder, Youth Minister Kerry Jenkins, Worship Pastor LeAnn Holly, Children’s Ministry Coordinator Linda Hamilton, Church Secretary Becky Culver, Parish Nurse

Sunday Schedule Praise Team Rehearsal 8:45am Sunday School 9:30am Blended Worship 10:45am WBEJ 1240AM/107.9FM 11:00am Connections 5:00pm Evening Service 6:00pm 12th Grade Bible Study 6:00pm (at Carder’s House)

Tuesday Staff Meeting 9:30am Jail Ministry 6:50pm

Wednesday Schedule Choir Rehearsal 6:00-7:30pm Preschool/Children 6:15-7:30pm Youth Ministry 6:15-7:30pm Prayer & Adult Classes 6:30-7:30pm Praise Team 7:30pm

High School First Sunday

Lunch

Deacons @ 4

Council @ 4

Feast of Sharing Mtg.

@ 5

Faith Stitchers @ 6PM

Connections Classes End

Bus. Confer-ence @ 6

Community Thanksgiving Service 6:30 Valley Forge

Youth Turkey Bowl 12-4

Feast Prep

No Service

Feast Mtg. @ 5

Gaither Vocal Band @ 3:30PM

Southern Christmas

Show 6am-11pm

Women on Mission 10AM

Feast of Sharing 11-12:30

Happy Thanksgiving!

Office Closed

Frontier Health

Training 8:30-5

Assoc. WMU Fall Meeting Hampton 1st

@ 7PM

Becky Buller and Fairfield Four Concert

7:30PM