Covenant Baptist Newsletter

Covenant Baptist Newsletter
Volume 18, Issue 6
www.covenantbaptist.cc
June 2015
Dr. Steve Silvey, Pastor
4521 Liberty Highway
(864) 261-3343
Anderson, SC 29621
Celebrating 18
Years of Ministry
On Sunday, June 7th, Covenant will
celebrate our 18th Year Church Anniversary
with a cookout at Sadlers Creek State Park.
We have reserved the pavilion for the day. Your
family is welcome to go out any time after church
that Sunday. We will eat dinner together that
evening. The church will provide the hotdogs,
hamburgers, buns and paper products. Please
bring side dishes, trimmings, desserts and drinks.
(No Evening Service)
I was glad when they said to me, "Let us go into the house of the Lord." — Psalm 122:1
Greg Laurie says, "I think we sometimes approach church more from the standpoint of consumers than
communers. We may think of going to church the way we think of going to a movie: What time does the
movie start? At seven? Well, they roll the trailers for the first twenty minutes, so we'll get there at about
seven. We'll park and grab some popcorn first. And when the movie is over, we don't want to wait for the
credits to roll, so we'll get up and leave.
We can have the same mentality toward church. Oh well, it's just that worship stuff at the beginning. . . . I'll
get in late and maybe check my texts and e-mail while I'm waiting. Oh, and I'll leave early.
But that is not the way to go to church. It is a place of worship, it is the house of God, and believers are the
family of God. So we need to change the way we think about it. Worship is not the opening act; worship is
prayer set to song. It is a time of communing with God".
As we come to worship this Sunday, let’s come as communers, not as consumers.
Brock Smith
Minister of Music
Children’s Director:
Kim Shore
Maximizing Summer Break: Trying to fill the summer
months with meaningful activities that bring your family
members closer to each other and to God can seem
intimidating. But, summer offers great opportunities to
establish practical “together time” and faith-boosting habits.
Try these easy ideas to make the most of family time this
summer. Use them to develop habits you can continue
long after you pack away the flip-flops! Family Mission
Children’s the
Director:
Shore
Statements—At
beginning ofKim
summer,
discuss your
purpose as a family. Begin with short-term goals, letting
each family member contribute. Next, brainstorm bigpicture, long-term goals. Ask: “What does our family stand
for? What are our values, and how will we live them out?”
Then, commit to live according to your family’s mission
statement. On-the-Go Togetherness—Road trips provide
family members with lots of undivided attention. Enjoy long
conversations, play games, and sing along to Christian
music. Pray aloud for residents of towns you pass and for
road crews making repairs. The Wonder of Worship—
Add variety to your routine by worshipping in different
ways. Try a new style of worship, or look for places outside
of church where you can spend time with God. Take
children to vacation Bible school at local churches, and
invite friends and neighbors to come along.
GROW KIDS Opportunities:

End of School Year Skate Party – Wednesday,
June 3rd, 6:15 – 7:45 pm at Skateland on Clemson
Blvd. Cost is $5 per person and includes skating,
pizza and drink.

Summer Kick Off Pool Party – Wednesday,
June 10th, 6:30 pm at the Powell’s House – 103
Welborn Oaks Way – drinks and snacks provided.

SonSparks Lab VBS Kick Off – Wednesday,
June 17th, 6:30 – 7:30 pm in the gym – for all kids
ages 2 years through 5th grade.

SonSparks Lab VBS – Wednesday, June 24th,
6:15 – 8:00 pm – for all kids ages 2 years through
5th grade! Join us for a fun time of Bible stories,
praise and worship, wacky science experiments,
games and snacks that will teach us God’s Plan for
Us!!
Minister of Students:
Jim Upton
Exchange June Schedule:
Out of School Skate Night 6:15 – 7:45 pm
at Skateland – Cost is $5 per person
June 10
Exchange 6:30 pm
June 11
Kure Beach Dress Rehearsal
June 13-20 Kure Beach Mission Trip
June 17
NO Exchange
June 24
Exchange 6:30 pm
June 25
Exchange goes to Greenville Drive Game
June 28
Kure Beach Mission Program at
Covenant 6:30 pm
June 3
Student Ministry Summer Happenings:
 Out for Summer Skate Night – June 3
Costs: $5 which includes skating, pizza and drink
 Kure Beach Mission Trip – June 13-20
Going to be an amazing week! Please pray for the
students and adult volunteers that we will share the
love of Christ.
Kure Rehearsal Schedule for May/June
May 31 after 11 am Service – Parent’s Meeting
June 11 – Full Dress Rehearsal at 7 pm
Final payment/balance due
 Exchange goes to Greenville Drive – June 25
We will be heading to Greenville to watch the Drive take on
the Charleston River Dogs. Cost will be $8. We have a
limited amount of tickets on a first come basis. Please
sign-up on the Youth bulletin board.
 Kure Beach Program at Covenant – June 28 @ 6:30 pm
 Exchange Tubing and Water Park – July 9
Cost is $11 plus meals. First Come Basis – Limited spaces.
Please sign-up on the Youth bulletin board.
 WinShape Camp Volunteers – July 20-24.
(Must be over 16 years old.)
 Camp Marietta Teen Week - July 20-24
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For 7 - 8 Grade Students - Cost: $225
Non-Refundable Deposit: $75 - To sign-up or for more
information, see Jim
 High School Back to School Road Trip to Carowinds –
August 7 Please sign-up on the Youth bulletin board.
 Back to School Water day – August 19
 Middle School Back to School Retreat at Look Up Lodge
August 21-22
Covenant College and Career Ministry
Please pray for our students who are serving this summer, as
well as those who are taking classes: Kendal Mullinax & Ben
Gorsline (The Wilds Camp, Brevard, NC), Drew Upton
(StudentLife
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Camp), April Lindsey (Long Ridge Camp, Lugoff, SC), & Ashton
Ehlers.
Signup for Covenant Youth Text Updates
http://covenantbaptist.cc/students
Click on the Receive Youth Text Messages Banner
Check out our Exchange Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/covenantbaptistyouth
When:
Where:
Cost:
Who:
Wednesday, June 3rd, 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
Skateland (Clemson Blvd., Anderson)
$5 per person & includes skating, pizza,
and drink
All kids and youth
VBS 2015
Wednesday nights 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
June 24, July 8, July 15, July 29 & Aug. 5
Ages 2 years through 5th grade
Sign up on Wednesday, June 17, at the
SonSpark Labs Kickoff!
This is going to be an amazing week!
Please pray for the students and adult
volunteers that we will share the love
of Christ.
Join us at Covenant on Sunday,
June 28, at 6:30 pm as we present the
Kure Beach Program.
Join us on Wednesday nights @ 6:30 pm for
our “Twelve Ordinary Men” Bible study. We
meet in the Fellowship Hall.
Sunday, June 21st
Sunday, June 21
Please pray for our college students who are
serving in missions and camps this summer:
Kendal Mullinax and Ben Gorsline (The Wilds
Camp, Brevard, NC), Drew Upton (StudentLife
Camp), Sydney Smith, Brady Durham, Megan
Comen, and Andrew Hammett (WinShape
Camps), Emily Campbell (Baltimore missions),
Taylor Crowe (Grace Camp, NC), Conner
Ryan(Summersalt Camp), Sydney Honea
(Summershine Ministries – KOA, Association
Island, NY), April Lindsey (Long Ridge Camp,
Lugoff, SC), and Ashton Ehlers.
Exchange will be heading to a
Greenville Drive game on June 25.
We will watch the Drive take on the
Charleston River Dogs. Cost is $8.
Tickets are limited and will be on a
first come basis. Please sign up on
the youth bulletin board.
SAVE THE
DATE!
Please join us on Wednesday,
July 1st, at 6:30 pm for our Freedom
Celebration with patriotic music,
message, hotdogs, desserts, and
fireworks. The church will provide
hotdogs, buns and paper products.
Please bring side dishes, drinks and
desserts.
WinShape Camp registration is now open!
To register, go to
www.winshapecamps.org.
Camp is July 20-24 at Covenant Baptist
Church.
Summer Camp for 7th and 8th grade
students will be July 20-24 at Camp
Marietta. The cost is $225 which includes
lodging, meals, and registration. Make
your reservation now with a $75 deposit.
To sign up or for more information, please
contact Jim at [email protected]
You can check out the camp at
www.campmarietta.com
NURSERY SCHEDULE – JUNE
BIRTH – 2 YEARS
(7) 8:30
11:00
Toddlers
2 Yr Olds
6:30
(14) 8:30
11:00
6:30
(21) 8:30
11:00
6:30
(28) 8:30
11:00
Anne Morgan & Elizabeth Silvey
Mandy Hays & Meredith Alexander
Lindsay Cheek & Samantha McClellan
Clorissa Smith & Judy Simmons
GREETERS FOR JUNE
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Toddlers
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Toddlers
2 Yr Olds
Toddlers
2 Yr Olds
6:30
Kristi Goldsmith & Christina Kennedy
Melanie & Sarah Lollis
Tasha & Abbie Lingefelt
Shaunda Tenry & Kerri Donald
Jerie Stone & Diane Powell
Crystal Tarbuck & Mady Timms
Queenna & Amelia Patterson
Kelley & Haley Beak
Michelle Vaughn & Tasha Lingefelt
Angie & Bailey Hammond
Melanie & Madison Hicks
8:30
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CHILDREN’S CHURCH SCHEDULE JUNE
7
Preschool Lead:
Preschool Assistants:
Grade School Leads:
Grade School Assistants:
14
Preschool Lead:
Preschool Assistants:
Grade School Leads:
Grade School Assistants:
21
Preschool Lead:
Preschool Assistants:
Grade School Leads:
Grade School Assistants:
28
Preschool Lead:
Preschool Assistants:
Grade School Leads:
Grade School Assistants:
Ashlyn Kelley
Tricia & Michaela Hall, Taylor Powell
& Julia Glenn
Ronnie James, Ruth Richter, Lauren
Mason, Emily Hammett & Kim Shore
Jan James, Keifer Shore, Caryn Bishop,
Brandy McClure & Lydia Ruth Thompson
Kaitlyn Hamilton
Kelley & Haley Beak, Madelyn Siler &
Lauren Patterson
Hannah Patterson, Mady Timms, Sydney
Smith, Kim Shore & Megan Comen
Dawn Sumney, Krystal Lynch, Elijah
Sumney, Emily Shibley & Griffin
Patterson
Brantley Smith
Misty Wilson, Lindsey Taylor, Julia
Hollingsworth & Morgan Thompson
Revonda Wood, Houston Kelley, Kim
Shore, Brady Durham & Noah Upton
Bobbie Flowers, Stephanie & Jessica
Mattison, Joseph Long & Lori Powell
Laycee Cantrell
Angel & Emalee McAlister, Taylor
Furbee & Sarah Lollis
Abbie Lingefelt, Kim Shore, Jared
Owensby, Heather Furbee & Amy Siler
Mandy Woods, Austin Hicks, Christina
Alexander, Michelle & Jamie Wales
11:00
Donna Durham
Jerry Phillips
Bob & Diane Railton
Carol Dunn
John Lollis
Margaret Sewell
Audrey Fleming
Rick Fleming
Crystal Phillips
(1) Jean Martin
(1) Joy Fisher
(3) Martha Whiten
(3) Stephanie Mattison
(5) Shane Kimmel
(5) Jeremy Crowe
(6) Judy Simmons
(6) Jim Simmons
(7) Robin Roberts
(8) Dianne Goldsmith
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Jimmy & Cheryl Gambrell
(SS) Shane Kimmel
(11:00) Irene Mullikin, Donnie Burdette & Tracie Hall
(PM) Bob & Diane Railton
Faye Wertz
(1) Wayne Jefferson
Dee Patterson
(3) Teresa Jefferson
Bob & Diane Railton
(5) Gary McClellan
Steve Miles
(5) Dan Litten
John Lollis
(6) Martha Whiten
Sherry Borchers
(6) Shane Kimmel
Margaret Sewell
(6) Ronnie Stegall
Stewart Sewell
(7) Judy Simmons
Carol Dunn
(8) Jim Simmons
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Barry & Nancy Wood
(SS) Melanie Gunnels
(11:00) Mandy Hays, Crystal Tarbuck
(PM) Irene Mullikin
Rick Fleming
(1) Jeremy Crowe
Audrey Fleming
(3) David Kelley
Bob & Diane Railton
(5) Judy Simmons
Sherry Borchers
(5) Dianne Goldsmith
Stewart Sewell
(6) Joy Fisher
Margaret Sewell
(7) Jim Simmons
Carol Dunn
(8) Stephanie Mattison
Dee Patterson
Donna Durham
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Jimmy & Cheryl Gambrell
(SS) Shane Kimmel
(11:00) Irene Mullikin, Donnie Burdette & Tracie Hall
(PM) Bob & Diane Railton
Dee Patterson
(1) David Kelley
Faye Wertz
(3) Ronnie Stegall
Bob & Diane Railton
(5) Dan Litten
Jerry Phillips
(6) Robin Roberts
Steve Miles
(6) Gary McClellan
Susie Miles
(7) Martha Whiten
Stewart Sewell
(8) Jean Martin
Crystal Phillips
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Barry & Nancy Wood
(SS) Melanie Gunnels
(11:00) Irene Mullikin, Mandy Hays, & Crystal Tarbuck
(PM) Tom Toth
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin
(SS) Melanie Gunnels
(11:00) Irene Mullikin
(PM) Ann Chambers
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Ministry Team
Steve Silvey, Pastor
Ronnie James, Assistant Pastor
Brock Smith, Minister of Music
Jim Upton, Minister of Students
Kim Shore, Children’s Director
Lauren Smith, Pianist
Anne Morgan, Church Administrator
Crystal Phillips, Administrative Assistant
Our Members
Monthly
Averages for October
Covenant Baptist
Church
Covenant
Baptist
Church
Sunday
4521 School
Liberty
Highway
4521
Liberty
Highway
AM
Service SC 29621
Anderson,
PM
Service
Anderson,
SC 29621
Wednesday
Exchange
Covenant
Covenant Baptist
Baptist Church
Church
Children
4521
Liberty
Highway
Monthly
Averages
for May
4521 Offerings
Liberty Highway
Regular
Anderson, SC 29621
Anderson,
29621
Sunday
SchoolSC
& Life
Groups
AM Service
PM Service
Wednesday
Exchange
AWANA
Regular Offerings
Annie Armstrong Offering
Brock Smith, Minister368
of Music
653
Jim Upton, Minister of 157
Students
62
66
Kim Shore, Children’s Director
93
$20,304.73
Lauren Smith,$4,300.45
Pianist
Anne Morgan, Church Administrator
Our Members
Weekly Opportunities
Sunday
Early Service
Sunday School
Worship Service
Youth Choir Practice
Evening Worship
8:30 am
9:45 am
11:00 am
5:00 pm
6:30 pm
Monday
Ladies Prayer Ministry
nd
Senior Saints (2 Monday)
11:00 am
6:30 pm
Tuesday
nd
th
Ladies Bible Study (2 & 4 )
st
rd
Mom2Mom (1 & 3 )
nd
th
Empty Nesters (2 & 4 )
10:30 am
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Wednesday
Bible Study (Twelve Ordinary Men)
VBS (begins June 17th)
Exchange
Worship Choir Practice
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Saturday
Men’s Ministry Bible Study
th
(4 Saturday)
8:00 am