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Macland
Baptist Church
The Maclander
Volume 1, Issue 1
February 2016
Special points of
interest:
Dr. Steve Parr here on
2/28
Security Training on
2/13
Decision America
Life’s Healing Choices
Children’s Events
Sons of Jubal
D NOW
Inside this issue:
From
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Frank
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Grah
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Life’s
Heali
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Minis
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Event
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Child
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News
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Music
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Histo
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Lesso
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Com
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Deac
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Duty
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Guest Speaker on February 28
Dr. Steve Parr will be our
guest in all services on
February 28. Dr. Parr is the
co-author of Why They
Stay: Helping Parents and
Church Leaders Make
Investments That Keep
Children and Teens
Connected To The Church
For A Lifetime, which will
be the subject of his visit
with us.
Do you want your children
to be actively serving in the
local church when they turn
thirty and beyond? Why The
Stay can help! Much has
been written about younger
adults and their departure
from church involvement.
Concerned parents and
church leaders want to
know what has caused them
to depart. Instead of asking
why young adults are
leaving the church, Parr and
his partner Dr. Tom Crites
conducted a national
research project of those
who grew up in church and
are still serving faithfully.
They studied why they
have stayed and the results
church leader specific
actions that you can take to
make a definitive
difference in whether or
not the fifteen-year-olds
attending your church now
are still attending and
serving when they turn
thirty.
Dr. Parr serves the Georgia
Baptist Convention as the
Vice-President of Staff
Coordination and
Development. In thirty
years of ministry he
assisted hundreds of
churches in strengthening
their ministries by
motivating and training
leaders through seminars,
conferences, preaching,
and personal consultations.
Steve has a Master of
Divinity degree in
Christian Education from
New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary and
a Doctor of Ministry
degree in Church Growth
and Evangelism from The
Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary. He
was featured on the
twentieth anniversary of
the Billy Graham School of
Evangelism of Southern
Seminary as one of twenty
alumni making a Great
Commission impact around
the world in 2014.
Mark your calendars now
and make your plans to
attend.
are compelling. You will
learn as a parent, pastor, or
hear Dr. Parr on 2/28.
SECURITY TRAINING
When: Saturday, February
13, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. Lunch is included.
Taught by: Rodney Pires,
Security Consultanta
Who Should Attend: All
staff personnel, all
deacons, welcome team,
SS leaders, kitchen crew,
c u s t o d i a n s , AWA N A
leaders, and home school
leaders
Why: To review new
security manual and
government mandated
procedures.
Please see Steve DuVall for
more information.
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From the Pastor...
I am looking forward to
the publication of our
newsletter each month
and being able to share
what God is doing in and
through the ministry of
our church. I believe we
are being blessed by God
in many ways, and I am
excited about the
ministry opportunities we
have before us in 2016. I
have just completed a
four-part sermon series
on the Great Commission
which culminated in our
first ever Missions
Conference. Bro. Steve
did a wonderful job
organizing this
conference, and we
learned a great deal from
the testimonies from
those leading local
ministries and those
serving as missionaries in
nations as far away as
India, China, and
Malaysia. During
December and January,
we also received more
than $21,000 for the
Lottie Moon Offering for
International Missions,
which was a record
amount for our church.
In the weeks ahead, I will
be presenting a new
sermon series on the
Second Coming of Christ
I have entitled, "The
Hope of Christ's Return."
At a time when
our world seems to be
plagued by
moral confusion, civil
unrest, and brutal acts of
terror, we will be looking at
the numerous promises of
Christ's return to establish
His Kingdom over all the
earth. Scripture passages
found in Acts, Matthew,
Revelation, and Ezekiel
reveal something special
about Christ's coming, and
they serve to give believers
hope that our future will not
be determined by world
events that are spiraling out
of control, but by a
sovereign God who has
absolute power over all
things both great and small.
I pray you will not miss a
single service.
Franklin Graham in Atlanta
Calling All Macland
Prayer Warriors;
Join me and Franklin
Graham in praying for
our nation at his Decision
America 2016 Tour.
Prayer Rally at Liberty
Plaza in Atlanta,
Wednesday, February 10,
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
We will take the church
buses, so space is limited.
Register to go online at
maclandbaptist.org or
call the office.
Our nation is in trouble.
Jesus Christ is the only
hope. Join us in a prayer
rally for our country.
“If My people who are
called by My name will
humble themselves, and
pray and seek My face,
and turn from their
wicked ways, then I will
hear from heaven, and
will forgive their sin and
heal their land.”
- 2
Chronicles 7:14, NKJV
Contact Steve DuVall for
more information or visit
DecisionAmericaTour.co
m.
Beginning Wednesday,
February 24, we will start
LIFE’S HEALING
CHOICES
a new 12-week study, that
will be taught by Dr.
Ralph Bell., from 6:00 to
7:30 p.m. in room 121.
Are you hurting
emotionally, financially,
relationally, or spiritually?
Regardless of what your
are struggling with, the
principles of choices that
lead to happiness and
wholeness are the same.
Dr. Bell will show you
how to heal from and let
go of your hurts, habits
and hang-ups so you can
live the life the Lord has
planned for you.
Please register for the
study by calling the office.
Contact Steve DuVall for
more information.
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Ministry Events
WMU PROJECT FOR FEBRUARY
For January the WMU promoted
supporting our troops through the USO
with a click of your mouse on your
computer. Every time a certain code
was
entered
on
the
ComfortFromHome.com. website,
Marie Callendar’s donated $.50 to the
USO Operation Celebration, a program
that helps our troops celebrate every
holiday with a homemade touch.
Through your efforts and the efforts of
people from all over the country, the
USO received a donation of $300,000
for Operation Celebration. Thank you
Macland for helping the USO achieve
their goal for our troops.
This month the WMU is collecting
supplies for
the Cobb
Pregnancy
C e n t e r.
Please bring
y o u r
socks, baby wash, blankets, bottles,
wipes, pacifiers, diapers and diaper
bags, anything you would take to a baby
shower and place them in the green
WMU bins in the family life center
between February 2 and March 14. All
donations are appreciated. Please see
Edna McDonald for more information.
GOODTIMERS EAT AT
BAY BREEZE
Please join our Goodtimers group when
we meet at Bay Breeze Restaurant
located at 1440 Veterans Memorial Hwy
(US 78), also known as Bankhead
Hwy., on Thursday, February 18th at
11:00. Elizabeth Lindsey and/or I will
be available for you to sign up
beginning, Sunday, February 7th. We
look for to seeing you there.
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tention Macland Church
Family: Get ready for some Spring
Fun!
I know everyone is familiar with the
AWANA Grand Prix Run for the
young boys and girls t hat we have
at Macland in the Fall. I am putting
to an Adult Grand Prix Run (ages 16
– 100) for this Spring. The only rule
for this event would be that the cars
must be made from the wood block
purchased through the Awana’s.
Otherwise, you can cheat all you
want: (1) extra weights (2) different
wheels and tires (3) etc. Plastic or
metal cars will be disqualified.
There will be trophies given for the
best built cars and for the winners of
the race. At the end, we will have
“grudge races”, where anyone
(including our younger boys and
girls) may pick one opponent they
want to race, just for the fun of it. If
you already have a car you have built
and just want to come have some fun
racing, bring it on.
There will be a sign-up sheet behind
the Welcome Desk for all those
interested. We must have at least
twelve (12) participants for this to
work. This event takes place
Saturday, April 16, 2016.
Final signup date is February 28,
2016.
For any questions see Charles Perdue
– 770-920-5838.
POWDER SPRINGS
POLICE NEWS
The Powder Springs Police
Department is excited to be starting
another Citizen’s Police
A c a d e m y. T h e C i t i z e n P o l i c e
Academy provides an opportunity for
citizens to learn firsthand about police
operations. Through a series of
Dawn
Schafferdawn@maclandbapti
st.org
770-943-5511
Mark your calendars for weekly
and special events!
Don't forget there is:
Sunday School for all preschool
and elementary kids each Sunday
morning
AWANA for kids 3 year - high
school on Sunday nights - See Jo
Niemann for additional
information.
Choir for preschool (3-4 year
old and 5K) and elementary (1st 5th grade) each Wednesday night
5:45 - 6:30 p.m. See Eddie
Lowery for more information.
Mission Friends (pre-school),
G.A.’s (girls) and TeamKids
(boys) each Wednesday night
from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
July 5-8, 2016
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Hillgrove High School
1st - 6th grade completed
Watch for more information on
middle school ages!
Camp is four days this year due to
the Independence Day holiday.
(Continued on page 4)
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(Winshape Camp cont.)
That means we are able to offer a
reduced rate of $154.00. Watch for
additional information on registration
special discount opportunities.
This is an awesome camp filled with
Bible study, worship, high energy
activities, and lots of fun! See Dawn
Schaffer for more information.
VBS 2016
June 6-10, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
5K - 6th grade completed
SUBMERGED:
FINDING THE TRUTH BELOW
THE SURFACE
Jesus saw Zacchaeus
Jesus saw the woman at the well
Jesus saw Nicodemus
Jesus saw the blind man
Jesus saw the children
Watch for more information!!
Eddie Lowery, Minister of Music
[email protected]
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SANCUTARY CHOiR
AND ORCHESTRA
Thursday, March 3
4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The Sons Of Jubal will be in concert here
at Macland Baptist Church. This group of
Ministers of Music from all across
Georgia, who recently completed a
concert tour in Israel, will be here to lead
in an exciting evening of worship and
praise. The Sons of Jubal will present two
concerts, one at 4:00 p.m. and one at 7:00
p.m.
The Sons of Jubal are a ministry of the
Georgia Baptist Convention's Music and
Worship Ministry, comprised of music
leaders from Georgia Baptist churches all
across the state.
The men in the choir will arrive at the
church in the early afternoon for
rehearsal. We need help in the following
areas to make them feel welcome and to
take care of those who will be coming to
hear them sing.
List of Needs:
Snacks and water for the choir
Meal for the choir
Greeters for the day and also for the
concerts
Possibly people to help man product sales
tables
If you are available to help in any of these
areas, please contact Eddie Lowery.
"WE ARE LOOKING FOR YOU!"
We are looking for players and
singers to join our ministry team.
Now would be a great time to join us
as we work on the Easter 2016
program. Rehearsals are Wednesday
nights, 7:30pm - 8:45pm. For more
information please contact Eddie at
770-853-8869
or
[email protected].
EXTRA EASTER
REHEARSALS
6:30pm - 8:30pm - Full choir
Tuesday, 2/23, 6:30pm - 8:30pm Orchestra
Wednesday, 2/24 - 7:30pm - 8:45pm We put it all together
COMI
NG
SOON
:
Begin
ning Hand bell Team:
MBC Music
Ministry
In the coming weeks we will begin a
brand new ministry here at Macland,
Hand bells. We are looking for 11
men and women who would like to
launch this new area of ministry. A
little knowledge of music is
important. Help spread the word.
OK? See Eddie Lowery for more
information.
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Well, Spring is almost here, and we
have a lot of events on the horizon,
including our biggest ministry event of
the year! Mark your calendars because
DNOW 2016 is almost here. We will
gather March 4th-6th to worship the
Lord, study His word, and press
forward on mission for Him.
Students and
College & Career
John Thompson, Minister to
Students and College & Career
[email protected]
770.943.5511
This year's theme is "Relentless," and
our theme verse is Nehemiah 4:19-20:
“Then I said to the nobles, the officials
and the rest of the people, “The work is
extensive and spread out, and we are
widely separated from each other along
the wall. Wherever you hear the sound
of the trumpet, join us there. Our God
will fight for us!”
In preparation for DNOW we are
intentionally doing 30 days of prayer.
We invite you to join us in praying for
this special weekend, and to volunteer
to serve with us!! For details ask John.
MACLAND CELEBRATES
50 YEARS OF MINISTRY
In July Macland Baptist Church will
celebrate 50 years of ministry in west
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Cobb county. We will celebrate with
several homecoming activities. Stay
tuned for more information on
homecoming weekend.
In light of our 50th anniversary, our
historian, Nancy Arrington, will be
putting together several articles for
The Maclander to highlight our
history. Below is the first of these
articles.
“We know that all things work
together for good for those who
love God, to those who are the
called according to His purpose”
Romans 8:28
How could a divided church
possibly become something
good? It certainly happened fifty
years ago when a small group of
Christians sadly pulled away
from their home church in the
Macland community. On January
16, 1966 this group formed Faith
Baptist Mission.
The congregation met on Sunday
afternoons at 2:00 p.m. at
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church on
Moore Road in Austell under the
guidance of Reverend J. T.
Huckeba. Building and Finance
committees were selected to
begin coordinating plans for
building a church. On February
13, 1966 Macland Baptist Church
was the name chosen for the new
church.
One thousand one
hundred seventy dollars and
seventy-two cents was collected
as the first contribution toward
the purchase of land on which to
build.
Only two of the building and
finance committee members are
living today, Perry Queen and
Richard Smith, but you may
recognize the names of others.
Building:
Harry Johnson, Chairman
Herman Brumbelow
Clarence Chapman
Bill Boyd
Jack Schrimsher, Consulting
Engineer
Finance:
Dennis Gaydon, Chairman
Perry Queen
Quillard Bundrum
Howard Phurrough
Thomas Brumbelow
Richard Smith
More to come in next issue of The
Maclander.
COMMUNITY NEWS
Certified Official
Peachtree Qualifier
To benefit Sweetwater Mission
Saturday, March 19 @ 8:00 a.m.
5K Run/Walk
1 Mile Run/Walk
and Tot Trot
West Cobb
3615 Macland Road
Powder Springs
For more information go to
SpringChickenRun.com
.
The Maclander
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Power in the Blood
Blood Drive
Macland Presbyterian Church
Sunday, February 14, 2016
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Family Life Center
To schedule an appointment or check
eligibility, visit redcrossblood.org
and enter sponsor code: maclandp
or call Nancy Russell at
281.253.0727.
relationships and
creates a cadre of
citizens that are
better informed
about the reality of
police work. Our
next academy will
start on Tuesday,
March 1st at 6:00 p.m. You can go
t o
h t t p : / / g a powdersprings3.civicplus.com/548/
Citizen-Police-Academy to register or
get more information.
The annual Run For Food 5K will be
on Saturday, March 26th at 9:00 a.m.
Although this is an actual race and
Peachtree qualifier, walkers are
encouraged to participate as well.
Prizes will be awarded to the
winners. All money raised will be
donated to M.U.S.T. Ministries
Summer Lunch Program. There will
be a free cookout after the race is
o v e r. P l e a s e g o t o h t t p s : / /
www.eventbrite.com/e/run-forfood-5k-race-tickets-20083298687?
aff=ebrowse to register.
sion to redo our sign out in front of the
church, and before we can do so, we
must have the proper permissions.
Therefore we are asking for a zoning
variance and the signs are a part of the
County mandated procedures that we
have to follow in order to get the proper
permissions.
For more information, contact Steve
DuVall.
February Deacons
on Duty
LAST BUT NOT
LEAST
News Church Directory
You may be wondering about our
Church Directory. Well, something I
thought should be an easy little
project we could do in our spare
time, was not. We have had to learn
how to import pictures into our
church management software, and it
has not been an easy learn. It has
come hard and at the expense of a lot
of tears, but thankfully, no real
bloodshed. There is still a lot of
work to do on this, because we have
learned that the first step is to crop
each picture to the allotted size, and
reformat the picture to the file
extension that our program accepts.
It’s hard to teach an old dog new
tricks, so pray that I learned well.
Contact Steve DuVall if you have
questions.
Zoning Signs
For the next couple of months you
will see yellow rezoning signs
posted on the church’s property.
Although I am very tempted to tell
people that we are rezoning for an
outlet mall, I won’t try to be funny
this time. We have approached the
Cobb County Board of
Commissioners for permis-
1/27 - 2/10
Vernon Knox - 770.571.5875
Craig Waldron - 203.606.0015
2/10 - 2/24
Jack Lumpkin - 770.943.7816
Rick Pensa - 404.513.5498
2/24 - 3/9
Charles Perdue - 770.920.5838
Bob Smith - 980.722.7863
Please feel free to contact your
Deacon with any prayer requests or
other ministry needs.
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February Greeters Schedule
Februar
y 21
February
7
Location
9:30-9:
45
10:45-1
1:00
Foyer
Jack
Lumpkin
Jack
Lumpkin
Foyer
Jean
Lumpkin
Jean
Lumpkin
Atrium
Bill
Fowler
Beverly
Graham
Atrium
Marisa
Pensa
Earl
Smith
Post
Service
Need
One
Donna
Watson
Locatio
n
9:30-9:
45
10:45-1
1:00
Foyer
Jack
Lumpkin
Jack
Lumpkin
Foyer
Jean
Lumpkin
Jean
Lumpkin
Atrium
Beverly
Graham
Brenda
Caruso
Atrium
Earl
Smith
LaJean
Gruhn
Donna
Watson
Februar
y 28
February
14
9:30-9:
45
10:45-1
1:00
Foyer
LaJean
Gruhn
Diane
Bishop
Foyer
Brenda
Caruso
Bill
Fowler
Atrium
Jack
Lumpkin
Jack
Lumpkin
Atrium
Jean
Lumpkin
Jean
Lumpkin
Sanctuar
y
Need
One
Sanctuar
y
Sanctuar
y
Location
Post
Service
Post
Service
Donna
Watson
Need
One
Locatio
n
9:30-9:
45
10:45-1
1:00
Foyer
Bill
Fowler
Diane
Bishop
Foyer
Earl
Smith
LaJean
Gruhn
Atrium
Jack
Lumpkin
Jack
Lumpkin
Atrium
Jean
Lumpkin
Jean
Lumpkin
Sanctuar
y
Post
Service
Donna
Watson
Need
One
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February Calendar
2/7
2/8
2/9
2/10
2/11
2/13
2/14
2/16
2/17
2/18
2/20
2/21
2/22
2/23
2/24
2/25
2/27
2/28
3/1
3/2
3/3
3/4-6
AWANA Valentines for CHOA
WMU Evening Group
Property & Space Meeting
Deacons Meeting
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Franklin Graham’s Decision America 2016 Tour
Church Conference
ABLE Weight Loss/Health Class
Security Training
VALENTINE’S DAY
AWANA Uniform Night
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Outreach
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Goodtimers to Bay Breeze
ABLE Weight Loss/Health Class
Atlanta Mission 5K
AWANA Snowman Night
Choir Rehearsal
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Orchestra Rehearsal
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Life’s Healing Choices
ABLE Weight Loss/Health Class
Georgia Baptist Disaster Relief Training
Dr. Steve Parr - Why They Stay - All Services
Presidential Primary
WMU Morning Group
Church Council/Staff Meeting
Ladies Tuesday Evening Bible Study
Ladies Wednesday Morning Bible Study
Life’s Healing Choices
ABLE Weight Loss/Health Class
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3732 Macland Road
Powder Springs, GA 30127
770.943.5511—office
770.943.3720—fax
[email protected]—email
maclandbaptist.org—website
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Macland Baptist Church is a family oriented, Bible believing, Bible preaching
Southern Baptist Church. We are traditional in worship style. We offer two
morning worship services (8:15am and 11:00am), Sunday and Wednesday
evening services, and strong Sunday School and AWANA programs. We also
provide GA’s, Mission Friends, Teamkid, and WMU to help provide missions
education and training for our children. We have discipleship training program
for adults, a new members class for those God continually adds to our church
family, and a special midweek student worship and Bible study. We have a
growing children’s program and age graded nurseries. Our goal is providing
these programs and opportunities to train and equip the body of Christ to do the
work of the ministry and to reach a lost world for Christ.
Our music is a mix of traditional hymns, Southern Gospel favorites, and
contemporary specials. The preaching is from the New King James Bible in
expository style. We are evangelistic in our approach and are missions minded.
February Menus
February 10
Chicken spaghetti, salad,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea
February 17
Hamburgers and fixins’,
chips, dessert, coffee, tea
February 24
Chicken Alfredo, salad,
bread, dessert, coffee, tea.
There are two different ways
to make dinner reservations:
1) Please complete a yellow
card (located in the pew rack
next to the hymnal) and place
the card in the offering plate.
2) call the church office.
Deadline for reservations is
Noon on Tuesdays.