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1 Covenant Baptist News www. covenantbaptist.cc Dr. Steve Silvey, Pastor (864) Liberty Highway, Anderson, SC Volume 20, Issue 4 April 2017 Ladies Save the Date! Feel like yelling, Woman Overboard and jumping ship? "Overwhelmed and frustrated with all the stress in your life? On May 13, from 11 am 1 pm, at Covenant Baptist, come hear how to find permanent peace and joy despite the circumstances in your life! We will welcome guest speaker, Tracie Miles from Proverbs 31 Ministries. Tickets are available for $10 each at the Welcome Center.

2 Children s Ministry Assistant Pastor: Ronnie James AWANA - Wednesdays, 7:45 pm April 5 Awana Colors Night, April 12 NO AWANA (Spring Break), April 19 & April 26 Dollar Days Dollars for Missions Children s Church Soul Food - Sailing the C s Week of April 2 CHARACTER James 1:3-4 Having a good attitude Week of April 9 COMPETENCE 2 Corinthians 3:5-6 Understanding my gifts from God Week of April 16 CHEMISTRY Romans 12:10 Learning to love others Week of April 23 CALLING Galatians 1:15 God calls each of us to serve Week of April 30 COURAGE Joshua 1:9 Courage to be strong in all situations **Covenant T-Ball and Coaches pitch games start the week of April 17. Be on the lookout for times where you can come out and support our Covenant players!** CHILDREN S MINISTRY NEEDS: *Elementary Sunday school teachers *AWANA People to listen to boys & girls say Bible verses (Wed. nights 7:45 pm WinShape Camp registration is now open! Go to to register. Help support WinShape Camp by participating in the WinShape Kidz Kamp Race on Saturday, April 29! Go to to sign up! WinShape Kidz Kamp Run Volunteers needed! If you can help, go to ChickfilAKidzKampRun to sign up! Students News Minister of Students: Jim Upton March April Apr. 2 Adult Kure Beach Leader Meeting 5 pm Apr. 5 Exchange Apr Spring Break No Exchange this week! Apr. 16 Easter Sunday No Kure Beach Rehearsal Apr. 19 Exchange Apr. 22 Yard Sale Kure Beach Fundraiser Apr. 23 Biscuit Sunday Sunday School Apr. 26 Exchange to Reach Ministries Easley Apr. 29 WinShape Kidz Kamp Race Apr. 30 Guatemala Mission Trip Meeting 5 pm Kure Beach Rehearsals every Sunday night this month at EXCEPT Easter Sunday. Important Adult Kure Beach Leader Meeting Sunday, April 2, at 5 pm in Youth Café. Student Ministry Happenings: Student Ministry Guatemala International Mission Trip June 10-17, FINAL Balance due May 1. Our next meeting is April 30 at 5:00 pm. All Guatemala t-shirt orders are due April 9. Youth Kure Beach Mission Trip July 8-15, 2017 Cost $175 Kure Beach Youth Choir Sunday nights at in the Youth Room. All those planning on going on this trip need to be here each week. Sign up now for this trip. $50 deposit due with signup. See Jim Upton for more info or to sign up. Youth Yard Sale - Kure Beach Fundraiser April 8 am We need items for this year s yard sale. Please bring any items to the church and drop off at the white house. Please call church office to let us know when so we can have it open. To have an item picked up or for more information, please see Jim. Upcoming First Annual Covenant Baptist Bass Tournament Saturday, May 6 $1,500 First Prize (minimum of 30 boats registered) Greenpond Boat Ramp Safelight until 3 pm. $150 Boat Entry Fee (See Doug Powell for more info and to regsister) High School & College Graduate Recognition Sunday, May 21 during 11 am Worship Service If you or someone you know is graduating, please let us know so we can honor you. Please contact the church office at or by jim@covenantbaptist.cc College & Career Ministry Signup for Covenant Youth Text Updates to College students if you are interested in a place to serve, i.e., children s ministry, student ministry, choir, or greeter, please see Jim. If you would be interested in hosting a Sunday lunch for the college ministry, please see Jim or Christy.

3 Date 8:30 am - Nursery 11:00 am - Toddlers & 2 Year Olds 4/2 Anne Morgan & Mary Silvey Meredith Alexander & Lander Isbell Lindsay Cheek & Mandy Hayes Clorissa Smith & Judy Simmons 4/9 Deborah Young Laycee Cantrell Christina & Taylor Alexander Amber Powell & Emily Wilkinson Tasha & Abbie Lingefelt 4/16 Robin Brock Emily Vardeman & Carla Cullen Kelli Rider & Carol Loyd EASTER No Evening Service 4/23 Laycee Cantrell Taylor Crow Travis & Laura Rada Michelle Vaughn Melanie & Madison Hicks 4/30 Shaunda Tenry Kerri Donald Wendy Taylor, Mike & Angie Long Michelle Wales & Jamie Vance Kayla Ammons & Diane Powell Date 8:30 Children s Church Preschool Lead Preschool Assistants Grade School Lead Grade School Assistants 4/2 Ashlyn, Brenda & Houston Kelley Madelyn Siler Michaela Hall Hope McLaughlin, Anna Kate Siler, Lauren Patterson, Matthew McLaughlin Jan James & Amy Siler Micah Upton, Brantley Smith, Ryan Joseph 4/9 Elizabeth Silvey, Neysa Caron, Paul Dimaio Kaitlyn Hamilton Kelley & Haley Beak, Taylor Beak, Easton Lynch Krystal Lynch, Misty Wilson, Melissa Sweeney Maddie Timms, Karli Burton, Bailey Hammond, David Resa 4/16 Shaunda Tenry, Kerri Donald Julia Hollingsworth Amanda Fouchey, Morgan & Abbie Grace Thompson, Ethan Kennedy Revonda Wood, Caryn Bishop, Christina Kennedy Jared Owensby, Lindsay Taylor, Lydia Ruth Thompson, Austin Hicks 4/23 Maddie Timms, Jacob Guthrie, Crystal Tarbuck Ashlyn Kelley Karen & Kaylor Thompson, Bryleigh Saylors, Abbie Lingefelt, Luke Heller Elise Martin, Tasha Lingefelt, Renea Saylors Houston Kelley, Jeremy Vaughn, Collin Bunch, Jackson Kelley, Cole Dalton 4/30 Date Door 1 Door 3 Door 5 Door 6 Door 7 Door 8 WD 4/2 Donna Durham Cheryl Gambrell Jean Martin Joy Fisher Martha Whiten Carol Dunn Shane Kimmel Melanie Hicks Margaret Sewell Jim & Judy Simmons Crystal Phillips Stephanie Mattison Diane Goldsmith Jimmy Gambrell Irene Mullikin Tracie Hall 4/9 Faye Wertz Dee Patterson Shane Kimmel Gary McClellan Wayne & Teresa Jefferson Steve Miles Dan Litten Crystal Phillips Sherry Borchers Martha Whiten Ronnie Stegall Stewart & Margaret Sewell Judy Simmons Carol Dunn Jim Simmons Barry & Nancy Wood Crystal Tarbuck Mandy Hays 4/16 Crystal Phillips Melanie Hicks Shane Kimmel Judy Simmons Sherry Borchers Jim Simmons Stewart & Margaret Sewell Diane Goldsmith Joy Fisher Carol Dunn Jim Young Donna Durham Stephanie Mattison Jimmy & Cheryl Gambrell Irene Mullikin Tracie Hall 4/23 Faye Wertz Dee Patterson Ronnie Stegall Dan Litten Crystal Phillips Steve Miles Melanie Hicks Gary McClellan Martha Whiten Stewart Sewell Jean Martin Jim Young Barry & Nancy Wood Irene Mullikin Mandy Hays Crystal Tarbuck 4/30

4 GROW KIDS Opportunities: AWANA 7:45 pm Wednesday Nights in April: April 5 Awana colors night, April 12 No Awana Spring Break, April 19 and April 26 Dollar Days Dollars for Missions Children s Worship Soul Food - Theme: Sailing the C s WinShape Camp registration is now open! Go to to register. Don t miss the Kidz Kamp Run on Saturday, April 29! We need runners and volunteers. Race participants register at: Volunteers register at: **Attention ALL EMT/1 st Responders, Police/Law enforcement, Fire and Military families with kids who have completed 1 st grade through 9 th grade! We have a limited number of full scholarships available for WinShape Camp this year. This is all because of a generous donor who has a desire to help families and kids who have a parent in the above listed or related occupations. Please contact Ronnie James at ronnie@covenantbaptist.cc or via phone at for scholarship information. ** Children s Ministry Needs: * Elementary Sunday School Teachers * Awana People who will listen to boys & girls say verses (Wed. nights 7:45 pm) Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Apr. 23 Apr. 30 Word: Character Word: Competence Word: Chemistry Word: Calling Word: Courage Verse: James Verse: 2 Corinthians Verse: Romans Verse: Galatians Verse: Joshua 1:9 1:3-4 3:5-6 12:10 1:15 Courage to be strong Having a good Understanding my Learning to love God calls each in all situations attitude gifts from God others of us to serve

5 Apr. 2 Membership 101 Apr. 9 Maturity 201 Apr. 23 Ministry 301 Apr. 30 Life Teams 401 These classes are held at 4:00 pm in the Conference Room Join us on Wednesday nights at for Bible study. We meet in the Fellowship Hall. 1st Annual Covenant Baptist Bass Tournament Saturday, May 6 (Safelight until 3 pm) $1500 First Prize (minimum of 30 boats registered) Greenpond Boat Ramp $150 boat Entry Fee See Doug Powell for more info or to register Men s Ministry Lunch - Join us at Mama Penn s on Tuesday, April 11, at 12:00 pm for a Dutch treat lunch. Bring a friend who is looking for a church home and enjoy good food and great fellowship! Handymen Needed! - We need volunteers for three Helping Hands projects. We have one yard cleanup and two small construction projects in the church. Please see Norm Garrett at the Welcome Center on April 9 to sign-up or contact him at or garrett_norman@charter.net. Biscuit Sunday is April 23! We will be selling Mama Teresa s famous biscuits on Sunday, April 23, with all proceeds going to support the Youth Kure Beach Mission Trip. Order forms will be available in Sunday school rooms and at the Welcome Center.

6 Ministry Team Weekly Opportunities Sunday Steve Silvey, Pastor Ronnie James, Assistant Pastor Brock Smith, Minister of Music Jim Upton, Minister of Students Lauren Smith, Pianist Anne Morgan, Church Administrator Crystal Phillips, Administrative Assistant Our Members Early Service Sunday School Worship Service Youth Choir Practice Evening Worship Covenant Praise Makers Monday Senior Saints (2nd Monday) Wednesday AWANA Exchange Bible Study Worship Choir Practice 8:30 am 9:45 am 11:00 am Covenant Baptist Church 4521 Liberty Highway Anderson, SC Monthly Averages for March Sunday School 363 AM Service 608 PM Service 194 Wed. Bible Study 59 Life Groups 60 AWANA 73 Exchange 70 Regular Offering 24, Online Giving (Feb.) 4,611.00