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First Baptist Church of Fulton, Missouri Email: [email protected]
May 2013
Ministerial StaffDr. Gary Shultz, Jr., PastorBrad Kerr, Associate PastorMartin Stukenborg, Associate Pastor
Beginning June 2 and going through August 25, we will only have one service of worship on Sunday mornings. Our Sunday morning schedule will be Bible Study at 9:45 and worship service at 11:00. Our Sunday and Wednesday evening service schedules, both beginning at 6:00 and open to everyone in the church, will remain the same. There are several reasons we believe this is the best thing for our church to do during the summer months, but the primary reason has to do with the unity and community of our church. While we do everything we can to maintain our unity and community with outreach and mission opportunities, times of fellowship, Fifth Sunday services, and Sunday and Wednesday evening services, it still happens that people in our first and second services don’t interact and know each other like people in a church should. God has also blessed us with a number of new members over the past few years, and this will be an opportunity not only to worship with people you haven’t seen in a while, but maybe you haven’t had a chance to meet yet. We normally have two services for good, biblical reasons. Offering multiple times to worship on Sunday morning has allowed our church to grow and minister to people we might not otherwise reach. The summer months are a time when our attendance normally dips a little, however, as our college students go home and many of our people take the time to travel, so this is an opportune time to come together for a few months and then go back to our usual two-service schedule in the fall. I look forward to worshipping with you all in our combined services this summer, and hope that you will be praying for God to do a mighty work in our church during this time.
God bless, Pastor Gary
The church is invited to the AWANA Picnic on May 5th at 6 pm at the Humphrey Pavilion in Veterans Park. The church will provide the hotdogs, chips and drinks. Please bring a side dish or a dessert and join in the fun!
Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." Matthew 9:37-38.Mark your calendar for May 19 at 6:00, when the Praise Notes Children's Choir will present "Hallelujah Harvest" in our evening service. The kids will be walking us through the Parable of the Sower and the Words of Jesus to show us that we need to be ready to be workers of God's harvest.
5 th Friday Food Delivery for the “Wiley House”
First Baptist has been contacted
about providing food to the Wiley House on the 5th Fridays throughout the year. This house is for the homeless
single adults in our community. The average number to provide
for is 8-10 people. It can hold up to 17 people, but that is rare. The residents can check in after 6:00pm, and must leave by 8:00am each day. Other churches that provide food are the Christian Church, Nine Mile Presbyterian Church, and Methodist Church. This would be a good mission for First Baptist. Please pray about how you could support this project. Your support would require help with cooking food, purchasing items, donating money, delivering the food on Fridays. This could be a project for a Sunday school class, youth group, ladies group, or as individuals looking for some way to serve. The fifth Fridays include: March 29, 2013 – food provided by Murphy WMU ladiesMay 31, 2013August 30, 2013November 29, 2013 Monday through Thursday the men or women go to the soup kitchen. Because that facility is closed on the weekends is the reason for requesting your help with food.
This would be five times in the year 2013. Director Brad Shephard said he would let us know that day how residents might be there but just to plan on 8-10. He would give us the combination to the building if it is locked. What to take: Always a hot dish such as a 6 quart crock pot full of spaghetti, soup, chili or something on that order. They will clean the pot and it can be picked up the next day or on Monday morning. No food is available during
the day on Saturday or Sundays, so bread and sandwich fixings are needed for the residents to fix a sandwich to take with them when they leave at 8:00am. Brad Shephard purchases canned spaghetti, variety of meats, soups, etc. for Saturday and Sunday evening. Food suggestions to provide on 5 th Fridays and Saturday/Sunday sack lunches6 quart crock pot of hot food2 gallons of milkBread, meat and cheese for sandwichesPeanut butter and crackersCereal, Breakfast BarsFruit, Applesauce cupsCookies, small individual bags of chips The approximate cost is between $50.00-70.00 each time.
If you would like to help with this local ministry, there will be a sign up sheet in the foyer.
Beth Moore Simulcast Lighthouse Church in Kingdom City, September 14 Tickets: $15 includes Simulcast & lunchTickets go on sale May 15 thru August 15and will be available through First Baptist Church.
Sunday School Teachers, mark your calendar for Saturday May 4, from 9-Noon, for our Teacher Training. We are going to take a look at ideas to help you teach your class, ways
to build unity within your class, how to invite people to join your class and strategies for discipling others.
Annie Armstrong Easter OfferingChurch Goal: $6,500
Received: $8,423
G.R.O.W. Ministry
May 136:30 pm
The Gospel Project (Adults)Sunday Morning Bible Study – 9:45 am
Unit 3: Living in Light of the Returning KingSession 10: May 5
Justification: The King Declares Guilty People Righteous
Session 11: May 12Following: The King Shepherds His People
Session 12: May 19Perseverance: The King Preserves His People
Session 13: May 26The Consummation: The King Returns to Live with His People
American Red Cross Blood DrivesMay 2 @ First Christian Church, Fulton Time: 2 pm – 6 pm
May 3@ Callaway Public Library, FultonTime: 10 am – 2 pm
May 2, 2013
Church Family, We feel so blessed from day one of my diagnosis! The battle that we are facing we aren’t alone. Knowing God is beside us and our church family is behind us this is a comfort.
God has provided all of our needs. There have been too many blessings to count. I don’t want to leave anyone out if I listed them. I haven’t been able to work full-time due to the cancer and liver disease. I honestly have to say without the church family helping us I’m not sure where we would be. The result a heavy burden lifted from me and I’m able to concentrate on fighting and staying positive through this journey.
When we are faced with the unknown it can be extremely unsettling. Please pray we give our anxieties and fears to God.
“Do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you. I will help you.” (Isaiah 41:10)
We appreciate everything!Kim, Kalie & Kassie Bass
Dear Church Family, Thank you for the flowers Ann Ruffel brought me for my birthday. They are beautiful and I really enjoyed our visit. Ann, you brought a ray of sunshine into my home that cloudy day and I thank you. May God bless each one.
Helen Harris
3 Julie Wilcox 3 Austin Bristow 4 Jacob Hughey 5 Allen Davison 6 Max Pfaff 6 Taylor Shawley 7 Tom Sherer 7 Jill Dunavant 8 Jeanyne Bartley 9 Gabriel Weaver13 Jenny Campbell15 Eastin Burgher15 Trish Huff16 Cindy Campbell20 Calli Ballard21 Nathan Wilcox22 Jerry Taylor23 Allen Hollenburg28 Jordan Grooms30 Jacob Matthews31 Gloria Dishman31 Rebecca Pursley
Celebrating theirAnniversary
1/1955 Bob & Dolores Holt11/1985 David & Barb Reid14/1947 Howard & Mary Bock23/1958 Larry & Jane Martin27/1978 Jim & Diana Humphreys29/2011 Josh & Sherry Lococo30/1998 John & Carrie Bryant
FOR QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION:First Baptist Church Website: www. fbcfultonmo.org Email: [email protected] Phone: (573)-642-3348
Pastor Gary L. Shultz, Lead Pastor [email protected] Brad Kerr, Associate Pastor of Music & Education
[email protected] Pastor Martin Stukenborg, Associate Pastor of Student Ministries [email protected]
