Operation Christmas Child

We now have 51 Operation Christmas Child boxes that have been turned in toward our goal of 120. The deadline to turn in your box(es) is Sunday, SEPTEMBER 19^th. You can either bring them with you Sunday morning or drop them by the Church Office. Thank you!

Sunday School Needs

In order to keep up with our growth, we need Sunday School teachers and substitutes to help meet the needs of our Sunday School classes each week We need teachers' helpers for the 2^nd & 3^rd grades and help in the Jr. High Class. For more information or to sign up to be a substitute, please contact me @ 754-3897 or call the Church Office @ 754-2642. - - Education Coordinator Jackie Ott

Musicians Needed!

The Rock Solid Praise Band would like to go to the next level this Fall. We are looking for a drummer, keyboardist & guitar player. A keyboardist is NOT necessarily a piano player but would need to be familiar with Synth-sounds, Pads, & Arpeggionated-type progressions that are currently used in Contemporary Praise Music. A drummer that is in "training" could fill in nicely. As long as the beat is steady, none of the music is very demanding in the percussion area. An acoustic or electric guitar type would "expand" our songs considerably. Instruments CAN be provided! If you are interested or need more information, please contact Jon Caery @ 214-3925.

"Living Proof"

We now have tickets for the upcoming Women’s Event "Living Proof" simulcast that will be held at the Baptist Church Saturday, September 18, at 8:30 AM.

Senior Branson Trip

Anna Lou Ballew has scheduled the yearly Fall trip to Branson for Monday, November 8 - Wednesday, November 10 - if you are interested, please call
Anna Lou @ 754-8729.

Children’s Sabbath

At the last Church Council meeting, we voted to have our annual Children’s Sunday September 19, at 10:30 AM. We will have ONE COMBINED WORSHIP Service with Judge Ken Coker as our special guest speaker. Judge Coker is a wonderful man with a special place in his heart for children. He presides over our local judicial district as it concerns the welfare of children who have come under protective custody of the court. Sunday School will be held at 9:30 and our one worship service will be held at 10:30 AM in the Sanctuary.

Missions Update

The Missions Committee is committed to assisting you grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Thank you to those that took the time to fill out and return the surveys. This is an important step in matching people to areas that they would like to serve in. We appreciate your willingness to serve and are pleased to see that many showed an interest in several different types of work. We have divided the survey into focus areas and some names are on many lists. We will distribute these lists to the various committees and groups.

One of the most rewarding contributions of the survey were your ideas for various ministries and services that you would like to see the Church involved in. We are a very active Church and see a need and want to help more. We are listening to your ideas and taking action! - - Missions

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