May Newsletter Coke with Kelly Thursdays @ 3:30 pm in the Youth Room Come hang out with us!! May 18th If you are a middle school, high school, or college/ tech school graduate, please let Kelly know by Sunday, May 8th that you want to be recognized! YOUTH DINNER THEATER Wednesday, May 25 Come enjoy a wonderful meal and be transported back to Cricket County as our teenagers perform Summer in Cricket County. All proceeds will go towards our summer mission trip. Tickets on sale soon! Youth Family LUNCH Sunday, May 22 Following the morning service, join us for a great family meal. We ll be discussing all of our plans for the summer months! @BSBC_Youth Onion Fundraiser Onions will be delivered the weekend of May 14-15. Youth, please pick up your onions from Kelly s house Saturday morning, May 15. Broad Street Youth Ministry A HUGE thank you to everyone who helped provide things for our DiscipleNow Weekend in April. It was a huge success, especially in the lives of our teenagers! A special Thank You to the Harpers and the Murkersons for opening up your homes for our small groups! Start of Summer Bash: Thursday, May 26th. More details to come! Join us on Wednesdays @ 6:30 for Midweek Worship! Youth Room opens @ 6:00! Make sure to keep up with us on Social Media!! Kelly Hitchcock - Associate Pastor of Youth and Children Office: 478.783.4545 Cell: 478.230.1927 kelly@bsbchurch.net
May Newsletter Children s Church! May 1 - Heather Hitchcock May Theme Nights: See the note about the changes to our Children s Church. It s going to be exciting! Weekly Schedule! Sunday School Sunday @ 9:45 am Kid s Choir Sunday @ 5:00 pm Awana Wednesday 6:45-7:15 pm Do you enjoy Awana? Make sure to tell all of our Awana leaders how great they are! May 4th - Star Wars Night Come dressed up or bringing your favorite star wars gear! May the 4th be with you! May 11th - Parent/Grandparent Night Parents and Grandparents are invited to come and experience a night of Awana with their kids! May 18th - Party Night (final week) This will be the last week of Awana until August, so we ll celebrate the year by partying!! The Awana store will also open. New Kid s Church Beginning May 8th, we will be making some changes to our Children s Church. We will still have it during the latter part of the morning worship service, but it will be modeled much like the adult worship service, yet geared towards kids. Kelly will be leading/teaching every week. We ll have kid s-style worship and a teaching time that goes along with what Bro. Jeff is preaching that morning. It s going to be an awesome time for our kids! **We are also changing the ages. Kid s Church will now be for Pre-K - 3rd Grade!
The Messenger From the Pastor May 2016 Hello Church Family, Recently, I have asked each of the Sunday School classes to prayerwalk a region of Hawkinsville and Pulaski County. We have divided the city and county into eight different regions. Most of our adult and youth Sunday School classes have chosen a region. If your class has not, you need to do that immediately (maps are located in the main hall between the sanctuary and fellowship hall and I have individual maps available for each Sunday School class). I know for some of you prayerwalking is a new experience so here are some tips from the North American Mission Board to help you get started! Pray for Direction Prayer originates with God, so talk with him about how to get started, Call to me and I will answer you... (Jer. 33:3), and where he would have you walk and pray.... Your ears will hear a voice behind you saying, This is the way, walk in it (Is. 30:21). Think of prayerwalking as a way to get to know God better by taking a walk with him. Get Cleaned Up Before you can pray for others, you need to be in right relationship with God. Allow the Holy Spirit time to examine your heart, confess any known sin, and accept God s forgiveness. Then you will be a clean vessel ready for God s use in prayer. Search me, O God, and know my heart... (Ps. 139:23-24). If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness (1John 1:9). Get Dressed The object of a prayerwalk is not to draw undue attention to yourself, so it s best to leave the monk s robe and incense-box-on-a-rope at home. In addition to putting on the whole armor of God as described in Ephesians 6:10-18, wear clothing appropriate for the season and location (culture) along with comfortable walking shoes. Start Where You Are Don t worry about whether you do everything just right, or what other people may think of you,... Do not fear the reproach of men... (Isa. 51:7). Lean on the Holy Spirit. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness... (Ro. 8:26-27). Take a brief walk around your neighborhood asking God to give you eyes to see your neighbors as he sees them. Pray silently for them as God gives you insight about them from bikes, boats or other items you see. Use Scripture To keep your prayers biblical, spend time reading the Bible. Memorize God s word; or carry a few key verses on index cards to refer to as you pray.... So is my word that goes out from my mouth: it will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it (Is. 55:11). Thank God that he loves your lost neighbors and pray that they would believe in Jesus. (John 3:16) Ask him to bring them out of darkness. (col. 1:13-14) Pray for them to be released from whatever hinders their faith. (2Timothy 2:25-26) Allow God to teach you through Scripture to pray in the character of Jesus, and remember [God} is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine... (Eph. 3:20), so pray believing he will answer. (Prayer 101, What Every Intercessor Needs to Know by Elaine Helms, pages 144-146) It is time for us as a church to lace up our shoes or start up our cars and pray for our community! Pray for our boldness and the community s openness to hear the Gospel. Then, we will see the Holy Spirit work! Pastor Jeff Waters Pastor Rev. Jeff Waters
Page 2 T he Messe n ge r M a y 2016 A Note from the Minister of Music Rev. Eric Woods, Associate Pastor What a wonderful night of worship we had on April 24 th, during the night service. The combined choirs of Westview and Broad Street Baptist Church, along with our instrumentalists, did a fantastic job in proclaiming the gospel in song during our choir concert. It was great to see our two churches worshipping the Lord together and then spending time together in a time of fellowship. Thank you choir and instrumentalists for all of your hard work and dedication. Thank you also to everyone who helped with the time of fellowship following the concert. What a privilege we have to gather together each week to use the gifts that God gives us to give them back to Him in worship. Glorifying the Lord should be the focus of everything that we do when we gather together each week. Also, remember that worship is something that we should do every day, not just on Sundays and Wednesdays. As followers of Jesus Christ, everything that we do in our daily walk should be done to glorify His name. He is worthy! Blessings, Eric Woods Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God. Kelly s Korner Rev. Kelly Hitchcock Associate Pastor Of Youth & Children As we come to the end of another school year, let me just say CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students and teachers for making it through another year! Know that you are being prayed for as the endof-year tests are happening, Finish strong! As school finishes, we will also be wrapping up Awana for this school year. We ve got three weeks left, and each week is something special. May 4th is Start Wars Night, May 11th is Parent/ Grandparent Night, and May 18t )the last week) is Party Night. One big change in our children s ministry that we are making is to our Children s Church. Beginning on May 8th, we will be changing the format to reflect our adult worship services, yet geared towards kids! The when and where will stay the same we will just be changing the how. I will be leading and teaching every week. We will also be opening it up to Pre-K - 3rd Grade now! It will feature kid-style worship + a relevant teaching that reflects what bro Jeff is preaching on that morning. Please be in prayer for this change! Our youth ministry has a busy month as well. One thing I want mention is this: we will be hosting a Dinner Theater Fundraiser on Wednesday, May 25th @ 6:30 pm. Our teens have been hard at work preparing a drama entitled Summer in Cricket County. We ll serve a nice meal and entertain you with this fantastic re-visit to Cricket County. Tickets will go on sale soon. All money will help send students on our summer mission trip! Thank you for your diligence in praying for our Youth and Children s Ministries! Serving Him, Kelly Hitchcock
T h e M e s s e n g e r M a y 2016 Page 3 Broad Street Baptist Church exists so people may glorify God as they mature in their faith, love one another, actively serve, and boldly proclaim Jesus at home and around the world. MOTHER S DAY May 8th No Evening Service CHURCH CONFERENCE May 11th After the Midweek Service SUNDAY SCHOOL MENTORING May 12th @ 6:30pm GRADUATE SUNDAY May 15th LADIES LUNCH BUNCH Every Tuesday @ 1:00pm SENIOR ADULT SUNDAY May 22nd WMU LADIES BIBLE STUDY May 26th @ 7:00pm YOUTH DINNER THEATER FUND RAISER May 25th @ 6:30pm in Social Hall LORD S SUPPER 29 May VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL May 29th thru June 2nd MEMORIAL DAY May 30th Church Offices Closed FLOWERS The 2016 flower calendar is on the wall outside the copier room if you would like to place flowers in the church in honor of or in memory of a loved one or in celebration of a special occasion. Just sign up on your special date and then let Hal know what you would like in the bulletin on your Sunday. ANNIE ARMSTRONG OFFERING Through Apr: $7,413.00 A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Kim Conner Edge By Mr. & Mrs. Paul Black Mr. & Mrs. Robert Woodall Mr. & Mrs. Earl Hilliard Mr. & Mrs. Andy Hickman Mr. Donald Housend A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Chuck Tharpe By: Ms. Grace Dixon Mr. & Mrs. Paul Black Faith SS Class Mr. & Mrs. Michael Farmer Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Goss Ms. Annette Hill Dr. & Mrs. Reuben Roberts Mrs. Judy Shedd Beck Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Al Smith Dr. & Mrs. Robert Woodall Ms. Elizabeth Way Chandler Mr. & Mrs. Earl Hilliard Mr. & Mrs. Andy Hickman Mrs. Delores Stock Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ray Tripp Ms. Nancy Sapp Mr. & Mrs. Larry Myers Mr. Donald Housend Ms. Beth Jenkins A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC David Rhodes By: Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ray Tripp Mr. & Mrs. Jabo Tharpe Mr. & Mrs. Donald Holder Mr. & Mrs. Reuben Roberts A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC James Verdie Walker By: Grace SS Class A Gift Was Given To Broad Street BC Geraldine Coody By: Mr. & Mrs. Earl Ray Tripp
Address Service Requested NON PROFIT US POSTAGE PAID Hawkinsville, GA 31036 PERMIT NO. 64 285 Broad Street P. O. Box 415 Hawkinsville, GA 31036 Our Worship Service, Newsletters and Calendar can be viewed on our website: www.bsbchurch.net Church Staff Rev. Jeff Waters Senior Pastor jeff@bsbchurch.net Rev. Eric Woods Associate Pastor of Music & Worship eric@bsbchurch.net Rev. Kelly Hitchcock Associate Pastor of Youth and Children kelly@bsbchurch.net Hal Partin Administrative Assistant adminassist@bsbchurch.net Theresa Moore Custodian 478-783-4545 Phone: 478-783-4545 Office Hours Mon-Fri - 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Www.bsbchurch.net Worship Schedule Sunday Join us on Facebook www.facebook.com/bsbchawkinsville 9:45 AM Sunday School 11:00 AM Morning Worship Service 4:00 PM Worship Choir Practice 5:00 PM Kids Choir 5:00 PM Discipleship Training 6:00 PM Evening Worship Service Tuesday 6:30 AM Men s Prayer Group Wednesday 6:15 PM Awana 6:30 PM Mid-week Bible Study & Prayer Service Youth Bible Study The Record - April 2016 Average Attendance Sunday School 145 Nursing Home & Retirement Home SS 28 Total Sunday School 173 Discipleship Training 28 Monthly Budget Need $39,050.25 Budget Offering Received $35,328.50 Under Budget for the Month $(3,721.75) Total Faith Commitments Giving $250,202.28 Annie Armstrong Offering to date $7,413.00
2016 2016 MAY Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Regular Sunday Schedule Each Tuesday: 6:30pm Visitation Regular Midweek 9:45am - Sunday School 6:30 AM: Men s Prayer schedule 11am - Morning Service Meeting 6:15pm: Awana 4pm - Choir 1:00pm Ladies Lunch 6:30pm Midweek 5pm - Discipleship Training services: 6pm - Evening Service Adult/Youth 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6:30pm Visitation 1:00pm Ladies Lunch Church Conference 6:30pm Sunday School Mentoring No Evening Service 6:30pm S.P.L.A.S.H Singles Meeting 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 6:30pm Visitation 1:00pm Ladies Lunch Graduate Sunday 22 23 24 25 6:30pm 26 27 28 6:30pm Visitation 1:00pm Ladies Lunch SENIOR ADULT SUNDAY Youth Dinner Theater Fund Raiser 7:00pm WMU Ladies Bible Study 29 30 CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED 31 1:00pm Ladies Lunch 1 2
DEACON COUNCIL May 1 Jerry Murkerson May 8 Larry Garrett May 15 Tim Allen May 22 Mike Farmer May 29 Ronnie Quick June 5 Reuben Roberts BENEDICTION PRAYER May 1 Mike Farmer May 8 Tim Allen May 15 Franklin Cheek May 22 Reuben Roberts May 29 Mike Farmer June 5 Jay Murkerson OPEN BUILDING: Bill Phillips CHILDREN S CHURCH May 1 Heather Hitchcock May 8 Lesley Murkerson May 15 Ashley Porter May 22 Cassie Whiggum May 29 Rebecca Dunaway June 5 Heather Hitchcock SANCTUARY FLOWERS May 1 J. D. Rhodes May 8 Jane Hilliard May 15 Cassie Whiggum May 22 May 29 June 5 COUNTERS Open Open Dorothy Slick May 1 Jerry Davis / Keith Warnock May 8 Ricky Lancaster / Dale Gilbert May 15 Drew Davis / Ken Fowler May 22 Travis Bentley / Bill Phillips May 29 Brian Fowler / Rudolph Beck June 5 VIDEO Donald Holder / Ray Conner AM Service: Larry Garrett PM Service: Jeremy Woods AUDIO May 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 June 5 (AM) Andrew Whiggum (AM) Jerry Hortman (AM) Ricky Lancaster (AM) Kevin Bragg (AM) Joshua Woods (AM) Jerry Hortman NURSERY SCHEDULE May 1 AM: Julie Fowler Gina Wiley Majie Bentley May 8 PM: Patty Woods AM: Karen Lunsford Ruth Harper Jane Dollie Williams Sherry Meyers PM: Pat & J. D. Rhodes May 15 AM: Elizabeth & Jerry Hortman Maria Del Campo Sherry Meyers PM: Deborah & Reuben Roberts May 22 AM: Dee Dee Goss Cricket Sloan Patsy Dorman PM: Misty & Sarah Roberson May 29 AM: Ashley & Jay Porter Vonnie Berryhill Rebecca Dunaway Larry Garrett PM: Lynn Garrett Faye Owings June 5 AM: Julie Fowler Gina Wiley Majie Bentley PM: Patty Woods