First Baptist Church Montgomery Beacon bring them in...build them up...send them out Volume 68 Week of July 5, 2015 Number 26 Join us for the JOY Singer s 15th annual Patriotic Celebration Sunday, July 12 :: 6:15 pm :: Main Sanctuary There will be an Ice Cream Fellowship following the service. Don t forget to sign your kids up for camp! Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17 Kids Kamp Game On Online Registration Deadline is Sunday, July 5 Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24 Youth Camp MOVE Online Registration Deadline is Monday, July 13 Sign up at www.montgomeryfbc.org/event-registration. www.montgomeryfbc.org Office: 334.834.6310 Prayer Line: 334.834.4585
CONNEC IONS from your Pastor s Heart Celebrating God s Work through Vacation Bible School! God showed up and showed off at FBC s 2015 version of Vacation Bible School! More than 1300 students and workers participated in this year s spiritual extravaganza entitled: Journey Off the Map. Glen Leathers, Nancie McQueen, Brenda Rowell, and an all-star team of mentors merit our greatest accolades of appreciation. They worked diligently to facilitate this year s Bible school and the results have the angels singing! More than 40 young people made decisions to commit their lives to Christ. Several have already been baptized and others are coming. More than $2,000 was raised as an offering to Baptist Global Response for Earthquake Relief in Nepal. God s transforming truth about making Jesus your guide for life was shared in creative and practical ways that will impact families and friends forever. Thank you, First Baptist Family, for functioning as a Christ-exalting team and providing the resources to implement this extraordinary experience of Vacation Bible School. God was honored. The Gospel was shared. Disciples were built. And the Body of Christ was blessed. Let s Keep Making Disciples TOGETHER, Speaking of Good News: Jason, Katherine and James welcomed John Nestor Wolf into our family on June 26, 2015. We praise God for his safe arrival! FBC Faithfulness Sunday, June 28, 2015 ATTENDANCE Bible Fellowship Enrollment 4981 Bible Fellowship Attendance 1667 Weekly Attendance 2138 Discipleship Attendance 1435 OFFERING Required Weekly $123,557.69 Received Sunday $114,077.10 Required To Date $3,212,499.94 Received To Date $2,999,932.26 Building Fund Sunday $280.00 Building Fund to Date $20,328.30 Under Budget $212,567.68
OUR PRESCHOOL NEEDS YOU! Weekly and quarterly teachers for Sunday School as well as Worship Care Volunteers for both 8:30 & 11:00 services. Contact Nancie McQueen at 241.5166 or nmcqueen@ montgomeryfbc.org to find out more about areas you or your Sunday School class can serve. Ministry Announcements Children s Ministry Don t miss Something Far Out on Wednesday, July 8 at 5:30 pm. We will be doing a service project at the Nehemiah Center. For more information, contact Glen Leathers at 241.5164 or gleathers@montgomeryfbc.org. All 1st, 2nd, and 3rd graders are invited to join us for a day trip to the McWane Center in Birmingham on Tuesday, July 7 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The cost is $25. You can register and pay online at www.montgomeryfbc.org/event-registration. All fourth through sixth graders are invited to Kids Kamp on Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17. We will head back to Camp Lee! Registration ($250) is due by July 5. You can register and pay online at www.montgomeryfbc.org/eventregistration. Scholarships are available, contact Glen Leathers at 241.5164 for more information. Student Ministry Students, get ready for Youth Camp on July 22-26! The cost is $295. Register and pay online at www.montgomeryfbc.org/event-registration. For more information, visit www.fbmsm.com or call Russell McCrory at 241.5163. College Ministry College Summer GROW Bible Study continues this Tuesday at 6:00 pm. Visit fbmcm.com for all the details. There will be a College Lake Retreat on Friday, July 10 & Saturday, July 11 at the Birchfield s for all college-age students. The cost is $10. For more information or to sign-up contact Justin Law at jlaw@montgomeryfbc.org or visit www.fbmcm.com! Missions Ministry Are you going or do you know someone going out as a Summer Missionary? We First Family Dinner Wednesday, July 8 No reservations required! Adult & Children s Meal: Baked Chicken, Vegetable, Salad, Dessert Adult Family Meal $5; Child s Meal (12 & under) $3 Maximum Family Amount $20 (immediate family only)
want to join you in prayer as you take God s Message to the nations. Please let us know by contacting Brian Gay at 241.5131 or briang@ montgomeryfbc.org. First Baptist Foundation Do you have a Durable Power of Attorney? Or a Healthcare Power of Attorney? Why do you need one? The First Baptist Foundation has a ministry in place to make sure you have your plan in order. One FBC member recently spoke with a PhilanthroCorp estate specialist, and had this to say about his phone conversation: This is a great service that every FBC family needs to take advantage of. The PhilanthroCorp estate specialist helped me think through some great questions with no pressure. It s not at all about anyone wanting any money..it s about having your plan written down so that when the time comes, be it a medical situation or death, decisions are already made. This service allowed me to be a good steward of what God has given me. For more information, contact Alissa Irvin at 241.5127 or visit www.montgomeryfbc.org/firstbaptist-foundation. Children s Hope Children s Hope is in need of child sponsorships! For just $35/ month, you can provide a child with housing, clothes, food, education, and a place to learn about God s love. To sponsor a child, you can go to www.children-hope.com, make a check payable to Children s Hope, or contact Ann Amster at teamamster@mac.com. Community Ministries New Members By Baptism Ms. Julie Bowdoin Trace Bowdoin 2404 Price Street Montgomery, AL 36111 Eden Gay 5990 Balmoral Road Montgomery, AL 36117 Lydia Miller 2592 Woodley Road Montgomery, AL 36111 Sarah Beth Murchison 10520 US Hwy 31 Hope Hull, AL 36043 Mattie Sellers 8742 Twelve Oaks Lane Montgomery, AL 36116 Zach Shalayda 142 Gilder Court Pike Road, AL 36064 Lucas Snyder 3261 Lancaster Lane Montgomery, AL 36106 Our Church Family If you would like to add someone to the prayer list, contact Carolyn Bryan at 241.5120. Baptist South Alleen Jones Jackson James Duncan Central Alabama Veterans Healthcare Chad Lynn HealthSouth Diane Choyce Hillview Terrace Dot Robinson Congratulations Extended to Dr. & Mrs. Jay Wolf (Mary Ruth) in the birth of a grandson Mr. & Mrs. Gene Murphree (Kathy) in the birth of a granddaughter Join us for Friday Night Basketball in the Nehemiah Gym (217 Broadway Street). We will meet every Friday at 5:30 pm. Groups or individuals are welcome to join the Chisholm Community Youth for a great workout and fellowship. Cosponsored by City Parks and Recreation and the Nehemiah Center. Also needed are volunteers to share a brief devotion. For more information, contact Todd Carmichael at 430.5817 or hemanministries@gmail.com. Online Pictorial Directory The FBC Online Member Directory is now ready. This up-to-date directory is available as an APP or by visiting the website. You will be asked to enter in your email address as it s listed in our directory. Please email Amanda Smith at asmith@ montgomeryfbc.org to get your valid email address added or to update your family s photo. For full instructions on using the online directory visit: www.montgomeryfbc.org/member-directory
The Caring Center is in desperate need of paper grocery bags. Please drop them off at the Caring Center or the receptionist desk at Scott Street. For more information, contact Judy Nuss at 241.5144. The Nehemiah Center needs your help! Volunteers needed: grass mowers, painters, floor sander, and weeders for the Master s Garden, and football coaches for the Nehemiah Program. For more information or to volunteer, contact Jane Ferguson at 241.5141 or jferguson@montgomeryfbc.org. FBC Website/Social Media Information Class Want to learn more about how to use the FBC website, online member directory and our social media options (including Facebook and Twitter)? Join us for a Q&A session that will help you stay connected with all that is happening at First Baptist Montgomery. Sunday, July 19 4:30 pm 443
Volunteer Opportunity of the Week: Beacon Volunteers Volunteers are needed to help tab and label the Beacons every Thursday morning beginning at 8:00 am. If you would like to volunteer, contact Beth DeBardeleben ar 241.5160 or bdebardeleben@montgomeryfbc.org. This week at FBC Montgomery For the complete calendar, visit www.montgomeryfbc.org. Sunday, July 5 Mission Projects: New Orleans & Haiti 8:30 Worship Service 9:45 Bible Fellowship Classes 11:00 Worship Service Monday, July 6 7:30 R.O.M.E.O. 5:30 Men s Bible Study Tuesday, July 7 8:30 Children s Ministry to McWane Center 11:00 GriefShare 11:30 Children s Hope Prayer Time 2:00 Bell Oaks Bible Study 6:00 Narcotics Anonymous GROW College Bible Study Wednesday, July 8 4:45 First Family Dinner 5:30 Children s Ministry: Something Far Out Sanctuary Orchestra Rehearsal 6:00 First Family Prayer Time 6:30 Student Ministry: Powerhouse 6:35 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:45 Ejamat Prayer Time Thursday, July 9 10:00 Caregivers Support Group JOY Singers Rehearsal Friday, July 10 College Lake Retreat 6:45 Friday Morning Men s Group 5:30 Celebrate Recovery Saturday, July 11 Mission Projects: Haiti & Brazil College Lake Retreat 6:00 Narcotics Anonymous In Home Ministry Member :: Virginia Brewer 7706 Wynlakes Blvd Montgomery, Alabama 36117-5167 Morning Worship (8:30 & 11:00 am) If My People Michele Lott America the Beautiful Sanctuary Choir Before the Throne of God Above Chris Colee & Will Spivey Message Jay Wolf Evening Worship (6:15 pm) No evening worship or activities CrossRoads Broadcast Schedule 305 South Perry Street Montgomery, AL 36104 Watch the sermon at the time below or online at www.montgomeryfbc.org. Frazer Channel 13 (Montgomery & Prattville) Brighthouse Channel 122 (Elmore County) Sunday, 1:30 pm (full hour) & 6:00 pm Tuesday, 7:30 pm Thursday, 9:30 am & 6:00 pm WSFA-TV Channel 12 Sunday, 10:30 am The Beacon (USPS #046-620) is published and printed weekly by First Baptist Church, 305 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-4292. Periodical postage paid at Montgomery, Alabama. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Beacon, 305 South Perry Street, Montgomery, Alabama 36104-4292. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH montgomery