Beacon - First Baptist Church of Hurricane

The Beacon
2635 Main Street Ÿ Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone: 304-562-9281 Ÿ Fax: 304-562-2061
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Pastoral Staff
Pastor Jeffrey A. Davenport, Senior Pastor
Mr. Eric Hayslett, Pastor of Youth Ministry
Rev. Jerry Losh, Minister of Senior Adults
Rev. Alan Bays, Minister of Music
Mr. Tony Nutter, Worship Leader
Mrs. Danielle Stewart, Director of Children’s Ministry
Mrs. Lindsay Thorner, Director of Preschool Ministry
AUGUST
2016
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Hurricane, WV 25526
fellowship
We’ve expanded our newsletter to keep
everything right here at your fingertips ...
in a monthly format. Stay up to date
through our bulletin on Sundays. Current
“Prayer Concerns” will continue to be available
on Wednesdays & Sundays or by calling the
church office. Anytime you can’t make it,
just give us a call and we’d be happy to
email or mail you a copy. Blessings to you!
The
Beacon
Appreciation Dinner
for Ron & Jan Stoner
Please bring covered
dish(es) to share
& Time of Fellowship
8:50 AM Traditional
10:00 AM Sunday School
11:00 AM Contemporary
6:30 PM Evening Worship
a note from our interim senior pastor …
Sunday, July 31, 2016, is my last day of serving as your
interim pastor. I started on March 1, 2015. The past 17
months have been very special to Jan and me. We are so
grateful for the acceptance and love we have experienced in
this time of serving our Lord Jesus Christ with you. I am very
aware that I could only serve on a part time basis. I am
very thankful for the church staff and all the church
members who have done the ministries I could not do.
Childcare Available All Services
8:50 am—Rev. Jerry Losh
11:00 am—Pastor Eric Hayslett
6:30 pm—Learn about Missions!
Pastor Dasni Pierre, Haiti
Sunday, July 31
Family Life Center 5:30 pm
Music, Food, Devotion
SUNDAYS @ FIRST BAPTIST CURCH
Sunday, August 7
reminder ...
Sunday, August 14
Rev. Lawrence Hoptry
will be joining us for both
morning & evening services.
Come hear what God has laid
on “Hoppy’s” heart to share!
Saturday, August 20
& Sunday, August 21
FBC welcomes Joani Tabor
“GET ME OUT OF THIS STEW”
See inside for more
details & look to
welcome Joani at
Tom Aliff, Jerry Losh, and others have been faithful and
compassionate hospital and shut-in visitors. The deacons
and especially the chairmen, John Thralls & Jim McPherson,
have communicated openly with me and served as strong
leaders. The work of Ginny Hart in doing the planning and
work behind the scenes to make possible some special Holy
Week, Christmas and other unique services made taking on
such big projects a joy instead of overwhelming.
worship with us on
Sunday morning
August 28
4-6 pm FBC Field
Lawn Chairs Welcome
Last Name A-M
Bring Side Dishes
Last Name N-Z
Bring Desserts
Words are inadequate to thank Jenny Tincher for helping me
to learn the inner workings of FBC and covering so many
details that I could not do for lack of talent or time. Working
with your church staff has been a delight to
me. Danielle and Lindsay exude love, creativity
and enthusiasm that blesses children and their
families. Eric has such a strong positive
influence on the youth to draw them to Christ
and help them mature in him. Debbie and
Melissa make their jobs part of their ministry
not just duties to be performed.
I am truly blessed to get to work with your staff
for so long. My time with Alan and Tony leading
worship through music has been too short. God
uses both of them to bless me and enhance my
worship.
God gave me the insight many years ago that, “no one owes
the pastor their attention or time to listen to his presentations of God’s word.” Therefore, I am extremely thankful for
your faithful attendance and genuine interest in messages
preached and taught. I pray God has used them to help
you be stronger men and women of God. The children and
youth have been very accepting of me and let me laugh and
talk seriously with them. I urge you adults to never take for
granted their purity and wholesome simplicity. Do all you
can to protect them from the Evil One who would corrupt
them and mar their beauty.
My goals for this interim period have been: 1) Work to make
worship, Bible study, and Sunday School vibrant and alive so
people want to attend 2) Encourage faithful stewardship of
giving to God so the church stays healthy financially 3) Seek
to lead the church to overcome any obstacles that would
hinder the effectiveness of future ministry 4) Get to know,
love and have genuine Christian fellowship with as many
people as my time and their availability will allow.
One of the most fulfilling experiences for me of the past year
has been to lead the Young Adult Sunday
School Class. With genuine followers of Christ
like these who are earnestly seeking and
following Holy Spirit guidance, FBC already has
the next generation who will lead the church
with a focus on reaching the world with the
salvation that is in Jesus Christ.
Jan and I thank you for the warm fellowship
you have given us and the privilege of being
your interim pastor.
—Pastor Ron Stoner
CELEBRATION !!
Pick up the latest Prayer Concerns Sheet for current prayer
needs & updates on those in hospitals or call church office.
Please continue to remember friends in extended care:
Extended Care Facilities:
T.V. Assisted Living
Ardith Williams
Virginia Nall
Phyllis Clark
Sharon James
OPPORTUNITIES
Putnam Care & Rehab
Nellie McNeeley
(Donna Brown’s mother)
Marilyn Jarvis
(Carolyn Panell’s mother)
10 AM Each Sunday … find deep spiritual growth as well as fellowship
through Sunday School. Contact the Office 304.562.9281 or see an usher or
Louise McGlothlin
church staff member. We’ll help you find the perfect class for your stage in life.
Helen Duke
Cabell Health Care Center
Devonshire
Betty Johnson
Alice Panell
KERYGMA RETURNS AUGUST 7th
Regency Place
Estelle Brown
(formerly Rose Terrace)
Teays Valley Center
(Steve Panell’s mother)
(Billie Sutherland’s mother)
(Kathy McPherson’s mother)
Ruby Jeffries
Ethel Bailey
Lula Taylor
Looking for the “Shut-in of the Week”?
This information is now available on our
Calendar with Birthdays & Anniversaries.
“Early Steps to
a Godly Walk”
Kerygma is proclamation of truth or proclaiming the truth. Please contact
the church office if you would like to attend. Cost of materials is $30.00.
Questions? Please call Tom Griffith @ 304-545-0576.
HURRICANE LADIES BIBLE STUDIES… FALL STUDIES BEGIN SEPTEMBER 12
HAPPINESS: God’s Invitation to Delight, Celebration, and Joy
By Randy Alcorn / Led Gerry Spears (Library)
Monday Evenings 7:00 PM / Tuesday Mornings 10:00 AM
Reclaim the truth that Jesus is the way to HAPPINESS.
OPEN HOUSE
6-8 PM
Children will soon arrive for the Fall School
Year @ FBA. Please keep the Academy
teachers and families in prayer.
Donations of the following are
welcome anytime of the year:
Construction paper / Glue sticks
Crayons / Water colors / Tissues
Baby wipes / Lysol wipes
Attitude Check?
PRAISE THE LORD
Once again, FBCOH has had the most
at Camp Cowen this year. Thanks to
everyone who helped a student reach
Cowen this year. Scholarships were
very much appreciated by several
families. Summer’s not over yet!
Don’t forget these opportunities.
Fa mil y Camp
July 29—Aug 1(All Ages)
AB Men & Boys Camp
August 5-7 (All Ages)
Registration info
at campcowen.org
166 Willow Tree Way, Apt 213
Hurricane
Sunday Evenings at 6:30 (Fellowship Hall)
Christians are supposed to be happy. In fact, we’re supposed to radiate joy,
peace, and contentment that are so unmistakable and so attractive that others are
naturally drawn to us because they want what we have. Yet in today’s culture the
vast majority of Christians are perceived as angry, judgmental people who don’t
seem to derive any joy from life. In “Happiness” Randy Alcorn dispels centuries of
misconceptions about happiness & provides indisputable proof that God not only
wants us to be happy but also commands it in the pages of His Word.
FRIDAY
8.19.16
On Sunday, July 17, 2016,
Ron High rededicated his life to
Christ to reaffirm his public profession
of faith. Please pray for Ron and
continue to encourage him
on his Walk with Christ.
VIP GOLF in AUGUST
Mondays @ 8 AM
VIP Nursing Home Visitation
Sunday, July 31—2:30 PM
We’ll head to Teays Valley Assisted
Living to share our love and spend
time with some of our dear friends.
REDS GAME
Monday, August 22—7:30 AM
See Debbie or Jerry to sign up
Covered Dish & Game Night
Thursday, August 25 – 6 PM (FH)
Come out for fun, food & fellowship!
CONCERT—JIM BRADY TRIO
Saturday, August 27—6:30 PM
CHECK FLYERS IN NARTHEX FOR
OTHER UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES
Thank you ~ Thank you ~ Thank you to all who volunteered their time, talents, and hearts to this
year’s VBS! You are irreplaceable and we love you! Church Family- Please keep the children who
attended VBS and their families in your prayers!
Little correction with a big thanks to Rose, Shirley, Julie, and Marilyn for cleaning all the nooks
& crannies of the FLC & FH Kitchens. We love you ladies & your heart for the Lord’s House.
Thanks to everyone who remembers me by visiting me, sending cards, and keeping me in prayer.
Love you all! Estelle Brown
To Our Church Family -- Words can't express our
appreciation and your thoughtfulness for the
WEEK OF JULY 17, 2016
donation that was given in our honor. We also
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
want to thank those who contributed to the WV
(29th Sunday of 2016)
Flood Relief Fund. Also, thanks for all the lovely
UNIFIED BUDGET
anniversary cards we received. Have enjoyed
This Week
$ 13,733.92
everyone of them. -- George & Suzanna Bradbury Goal To Date
$ 451,497.17
Received To Date
$ 446,670.31
Thank you—from my heart—for thinking of me
99% Met
Deficit ($4,826.86)
with all the beautiful cards & notes. So nice to be
BUILDING & PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS
thought of, especially “an old woman with a
Received This Week
$
620.00
broken hip” I’m walking with a cane and doing
Balance
$
78,952.96
very well. Thank God for His many blessings.
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS
I will be back to church soon. - Irma Miller
WV Flood Relief
$
200.00
Community Cupboard
70.00
Church Picnic
Deacon’s Fund
198.06
First Baptist Academy
225.00
Sunday, August 28 / 4-6 PM
Youth Mission Trip
119.55
FBC Gazebo & Field
Youth Programming
247.00
Last Names A-M: Bring side dishes Harvest of Hope
50.00
Awning Fund
50.00
Last Names N-Z: Bring desserts
Other
394.52
Sponsored by the Board of Christian Education
This year’s church picnic is on a
momentous occasion … the first day of
worship with our new Senior Pastor and
his family. Please come out for a fun time
of fellowship and great food. Join us for
this great chance to get to know the
Davenport’s. Lawn chairs welcome.
CHRISTMAS DINNER BOX MINISTRY
Korner
Join Joani Tabor at FBC on
August 20, 2016, for
a woman’s seminar titled
“Get me out of this stew.”
Tickets Available Sunday
in Narthex and weekdays
in the church office.
Childcare & Lunch Provided
BACK TO SCHOOL?
On Tuesday, September 6,
the American Baptist Women
will be going back to school!
Everyone is welcome to join us
in the fellowship hall at 7 PM
for fellowship and fun.
Join us as we address our fleshly response to problems, trials and tribulations and
offers a spiritual response to the same. Joani will answer your questions about
your particular needs and special circumstances. Please be in prayer for this event
as well. We pray that you will be able to join American Baptist Woman’s Ministry
and Hurricane Ladies Bible Study on August 20th to welcome Joani to WV.
Ladies of FBC … Join us in serving the Lord by reaching those in our
community and beyond. Find your niche in an ABWM Circle this Fall.
Call Kim Mack at 304.206.8247 for information.
Once again it is time to turn our minds toward our Christmas mission of
distributing food boxes to those in need. Jesus wants us to “feed his lambs”
both spiritually and physically and, as a church, we will trust and obey His Word.
This year we want to work harder getting the word out to the community that a large
meal box will be here for anyone who drives up to our front driveway on Saturday,
December 17 from 8 AM (until quantities are gone). The boxes will be similar to
those assembled last year with the exception of a few “kid-friendly” foods. Again
the boxes will cost $40/each and will contain enough food to feed a large family a
wonderful Christmas meal. A list of these foods is in the church office. All boxes
will have a daily devotional book as well as ministry information at FBC. Last year
we were able to give out 400+ boxes. We were blessed and those who received,
prayerfully, were blessed. We do not set out with a goal but give as hearts and
purses dictate. All money can be given through the church office or
Sunday offering (designate “Christmas Boxes”).
Christian Community Cupboard Seeks New Operations Manager
The Christian Community Cupboard (CCC) is now seeking an individual to serve as Operations Manager. See Debbie Wertz in the church office for more info or contact Dr. Cathy
Slemp, Board President, at 304-743-0275 or [email protected]. The CCC is Putnam
County’s most long standing and regularly operating food pantry. It works as a collaborative
ministry of churches across the Teays Valley area serving over 3000 family visits each year.
The Cupboard is located in Hurricane behind Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church. It is
governed by a Board of Directors and enjoys the partnership of the TV Ministerial Association, local churches, businesses, schools and community groups. While in operations for
34 years, the Cupboard continues to grow and develop, making this an exciting time to get
involved. Come grow with us!
—CCC Board of Directors
ATTENDANCE
SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016
8:50 AM—Traditional Worship
10:00 AM—Sunday School Total
11:00 AM—Contemporary Worship
High School 2 Camp
6:30 PM—Evening Worship
273
266
197
35
142
WEEK OF JULY 24, 2016
STEWARDSHIP REPORT
(30th Sunday of 2016)
UNIFIED BUDGET
This Week
$ 8,988.00
Goal To Date
$ 467,066.04
Received To Date
$ 455,658.31
98% Met
Deficit($11,407.73)
BUILDING & PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS
Received This Week
$
380.00
Balance
$ 79,332.96
MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS
WV Flood Relief
$
375.00
Community Cupboard
200.00
First Baptist Academy
150.00
MOP
20.00
Other
945.00
ATTENDANCE
SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2016
8:50 AM—Traditional Worship
10:00 AM—Sunday School Total
11:00 AM—Contemporary Worship
Do you have news to share
with your church family?
Send to [email protected]
or call 304.562.9281.
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