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1 cross point November 2018 Visit us online: Cross Point Baptizes Five Cross Point had reason to celebrate on September 30! Five individuals were baptized, including two children, one teen, and two adults. Baptism is a special time in the life of a believer as it symbolizes their new life in Christ and is a public profession of their faith in Him. If you have received Jesus as Lord and Savior of your life and have never been baptized, we invite you to consider it! It truly is a special experience! If you would like additional information about baptism or would like to sign up to be baptized, please contact the church office at: (304) or send us an to: office@beckleycrosspoint.org. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Adventure Alley Families Enjoy Some Autumn Fun..2 Operation Warm Update..3 Honoring Our Veterans..4 Christmas Stockings for Veterans..6 Adventure Alley Parent Cues..8 Additional Pictures from Adventure Alley Fall Mixer..14

2 Adventure Alley Families Enjoy Some Autumn Fun Hay rides through Little Beaver State Park, face painting, roasting marshmallows, decorating pumpkins, yard games, grilled hotdogs and other yummy food, and lots of laughter was the scene in the Beaver area on October 13th. Our K-5 group and their families were invited to a Fall Family Mixer at the home of Greg and Rhonda Duckworth on this very chilly Saturday evening. It was a wonderful time for everyone to talk, eat, and get to know other families and leaders in the lives of Cross Point s Children s Ministry. The turnout for this event was great and the children s ministry would like to thank everyone who helped, in any way, to make this family night a success! We especially appreciate Jason and Shannon Bess who shopped and prepared all of our delicious food, Erin Duckworth and Caroline Ringwald for manning the paint stations, and to Pastor Vondie Cook for the tractor and his awesome driving skills on the hayride! Additional pictures on page 14. Photo credit: Shannon Bess. cross point November December Newsle er Deadline November 21, materials to Justin Davis at: justin@beckleycrosspoint.org. Items not received by the deadline can not be published.

3 Women s Book Club The Women s Book Club will meet on Tuesday, November 27 at 10:30 AM in the Conference Room. This will combine our November and December meetings. We will have a Christmas brunch that morning. Our book selection will be a fun one entitled, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. Copies of the book will be available in the conference room if you missed the October gathering. Operation Warm Update During the month of October we partnered with the local Fire Fighter s Association and the Beckley Fire Department to help provide 500 coats to children in Raleigh County. Cross Point s goal was to help sponsor 100 of those coats. Our church family went above and beyond and sponsored 128 coats. Because of your generosity, 128 children in our community will have a warm coat this Winter! Thank you for helping to make an impact in our community! Christmas Child Shoeboxes For a number of years Cross Point participated in Operation Christmas Child to help pack and collect shoeboxes for children around the globe. The last few years participation from our church family decreased and we have had more participation in other outreach opportunities. This year Cross Point will not participate in the Christmas Shoebox outreach. Instead we are participating in Operation Warm to help provide coats to children in our community and in the Stockings for Veterans Outreach to help provide stockings to veterans in the VA Hospital. Those wishing to participate in the shoebox outreach can still do so. National Collection Week is November Chick-fil-a in the Beckley Galleria will be a collection site and they also give a free sandwich coupon when you drop off a shoebox. First Baptist Church in uptown Beckley is also our regional collection center and you can drop off your shoeboxes there. Virtual Yard Sale to Support Cross Point Youth Cross Point Youth Ministry is holding an online yard sale to raise funds for upcoming youth events. The Youth Ministry recently received a number of Christmas decorations and other items. To view the items available, go to and click on the Youth Yard Sale link on the front page. If you are interested in any of the items, please contact Pastor Rob at (304) October Numbers (October 1-29) Average AM Attendance: 266 Tithes: $ 28, Building Fund: $ 3, Children: $ Youth: $ Other: $ 2, Faith Promise: $ Total Giving: $ 37, cross point November

4 cross point November Share your praises and stories of faith! Has God answered prayer? Share your story with others. Jus n at jus n@beckleycrosspoint.org.

Thank You from the Richmonds In this busy world, some special people have the art of taking time for others of giving from the heart. Thank you for simply being you!

We are truly blessed with our Cross Point Church family! Thank you all. We love you and appreciate all the prayers! We can t wait for you all to meet Connor!

5 Thank You from the Richmonds In this busy world, some special people have the art of taking time for others of giving from the heart. Thank you for simply being you! Darrick and I can never thank the entire church enough for the cards, gift basket of goodies to even the change/one dollar bills we used to do our laundry or used in the café. We are truly blessed with our Cross Point Church family! Thank you all. We love you and appreciate all the prayers! We can t wait for you all to meet Connor! Love, Ashley & Darrick Richmond Thank You from Jane Cochran Thank You. These two words don t seem quite enough to convey how much your cards, prayers and kind words helped carry me and my family through our difficult days of losing my precious mother. While we mourn our earthly loss, we rejoice and have a peace knowing she is at last in her eternal home with our Heavenly Father. We appreciate Pastor Vondie for the memorial service and the honoring of our mom. Thank you Mary Grace and Clarissa for the beautiful music and singing. Mom would have loved it and I know she was smiling down on us. Thank you Diane, Connie, Kelly, Pam, Sue, and to all of the other ladies who contributed to the amazing meal you prepared for us. Thank you Pastor Nathan for your support also. loving, supporting, and taking care of me when I didn t know what I was doing. Beverly lovingly caring for mom in her final days and the beautiful display at her memorial service and Matt always there to hold me up and love me. And finally, I thank my church family for the love and support they showed me and my family. It helped carry me through some difficult days. What a blessing it is to know that people really care about you and want to help however they can. Again, thank you all so much. I love you all! Jane Cochran & Family A heartfelt thank you to my son and daughter in law, Matt & Beverly. You guys were always there helping, View the full color version of this newsle er online at: cross point November

Operation Christmas Stockings for Veterans Looking for a way to say Thank You to our heroes?

You may pick up a stocking at the display in the lobby along with a list of suggested items.

The stockings will then be delivered to the Beckley VAMC where they will be given to patients at the hospital as well

Our goal is to stuff 100 stockings for veterans in our community to help spread some Christmas cheer and show our

6 Operation Christmas Stockings for Veterans Looking for a way to say Thank You to our heroes? Calfee Funeral Home and Cross Point Church are partnering together to show our appreciation to our veterans. You may pick up a stocking at the display in the lobby along with a list of suggested items. Fill the stocking and return it to the church by December 16, The stockings will then be delivered to the Beckley VAMC where they will be given to patients at the hospital as well as out-patient clinics. Our goal is to stuff 100 stockings for veterans in our community to help spread some Christmas cheer and show our appreciation. Will you do your part to help us reach the goal? No Service on Wednesday November 21 As is our custom, we will not have our midweek services and activities on Wednesday November 21, the day prior to Thanksgiving. This gives our families time to prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday. cross point November

Daylight Saving Time On Sunday November 4, 2018 we get to fall back one hour. Don t forget to set your clocks back 1 hour before going to bed Saturday night.

7 Daylight Saving Time On Sunday November 4, 2018 we get to fall back one hour. Don t forget to set your clocks back 1 hour before going to bed Saturday night. This is also a good reminder to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. Touch LIFE Prayer Ministry My House will be known as a house of prayer, Jesus said in Matthew 21. Touch LIFE Prayer Ministry invites you to join them in praying for the lost. We all have family and friends that do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and the forgiveness of sin only He can offer. Who can you pray for? Touch LIFE Prayer Ministry meets the first Sunday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in Room 105 for a time of prayer for salvation for the lost. The next Touch LIFE prayer gathering will be Sunday November 4. Shop on Amazon and Support Cross Point Church Shop on Amazon? If so, use this link through Amazon Smile and Amazon will donate a portion of the sale to Cross Point Church. Simply use this link when you shop: Once you visit the link, simply shop like you normally do. A percentage of your purchase will then be donated to your church. With the Christmas shopping season quickly approaching, this is an easy way to help support Cross Point Church. You Can Give Through the Cross Point App! Ever been at church and not have cash or a check on you when it s time for the offering? With Cross Point s newest way to give that will no longer be an issue. You can now conveniently and securely give through the Cross Point App. Giving is easy. Just open the giving option on the CP App, enter your giving amount, hit submit, and you are finished! The first time you use the app for giving you will be asked to create an account. Once your account is created and verified you will be able to use the app to give. Prefer to write a check or use cash for your giving? No problem. You will still be able to give this way. The app is just one additional way to give. You can also conveniently and securely give using the Cross Point website at: and click on the giving link. Download the App Today cross point November

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Live from Bethlehem A Children s Play On December 2, our Adventure Alley kids will be performing in their annual Christmas pageant!

This year s performance is about three firstcentury TV reporters who are chasing a big story on the census.

See their exclusive interviews with Mary and Joseph, the shepherds and from eyewitnesses present at the manger.

13 Live from Bethlehem A Children s Play On December 2, our Adventure Alley kids will be performing in their annual Christmas pageant! This year s play is Live From Bethlehem by Cindy Hansen and Bob Latchaw. This year s performance is about three firstcentury TV reporters who are chasing a big story on the census. However, while reporting on this, they stumble upon the story of a lifetime, the birth of the Messiah! See their exclusive interviews with Mary and Joseph, the shepherds and from eyewitnesses present at the manger. Plan to attend and invite friends! You will be encouraging our Cross Point kids as they creatively share the story of Jesus birth and will be sure to enjoy participating as you are invited to sing along to traditional Christmas carols between acts. Do you have the Cross Point App? Download it today! cross point November

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15 Prayer Chain Prayer is a powerful tool we have as Christians. As a church family we can help lift each other up in prayer. One way we do this at Cross Point is through our Prayer Chain. The prayer chain is a group of people who have opted in to receive prayer requests. When an urgent prayer request is received, it is sent to this group using our church notification system. Each member then receives the request so they can begin praying for the need. Individuals who would like to be added to the prayer chain should contact Justin Davis in the church office at (304) To submit a prayer request, follow this procedure: Monday-Thursday 9:00a.m. 3:00p.m.: Call the church office at: (304) All other times, call Justin Davis at (304) If no answer, leave a message and Justin will put it on the prayer chain as soon as possible. Rent A Youth Is there a job on your to do list that you just don t have time or you don t want to do? Why not rent one of our youth to help with your chores? Money raised from Rent A Youth helps our youth attend various youth activities. If you are interested in renting one or more of our youth, see Pastor Rob. Don t Throw Away Those Cans! The youth ministry has been collecting aluminum cans to be recycled to raise money to support youth activities. You can drop off your aluminum cans at the church during office hours (Monday Thursday 9AM-3PM). There is a collection can near the gym. Help support our youth and save our environment! Thank you for your support! You Can Give Through the Cross Point App! Ever been at church and not have cash or a check on you when it s time for the offering? With Cross Point s newest way to give that will no longer be an issue. You can now conveniently and securely give through the Cross Point App. Giving is easy. Just open the giving option on the CP App, enter your giving amount, hit submit, and you are finished! The first time you use the app for giving you will be asked to create an account. Once your account is created and verified you will be able to use the app to give. Prefer to write a check or use cash for your giving? No problem. You will still be able to give this way. The app is just one additional way to give. You can also conveniently and securely give using the Cross Point website at: and click on the giving link. Download the App Today cross point November

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CHRONICLE. cross point. Cross Point Baptizes Four in December. January 2019 INSIDE THIS ISSUE

CHRONICLE. cross point. Cross Point Baptizes Four in December. January 2019 INSIDE THIS ISSUE January 2019 Visit us online: Cross Point Baptizes Four in December Wow, what a year at Cross Point in 2018! In December, four more individuals were baptized after receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior