FBC Newsletter A Monthly Source of News and Information for Members & Friends of First Bible Church Decatur Madison July 2016 Peru Team June 4-12 FBC Mission Statement Our mission is to glorify God by helping people know, love, obey, and exalt Jesus Christ FBC Vision Statement Our vision is to present Christ to Decatur, Madison and the world in a contemporary and creative way through equipped and mobilized believers who make disciples. L-R: Jared Widner, Tyler Fuqua, CJ Jacobs, Jessica Alexander, Ann Whitney Chappell, Traci Gladish, Hope Gladish, & Scott Chappell Moldova Team June 18-27 L-R: Jonathan Dry, Winston Fite, Loreen Ittermann, Glenn Whiteside, & Joe Woodson Canadian Team June 25-July 4 L-R: Caleb Johnson, Wayne, Rowen & Brittany Campbell, Tom & Cindy Hamlin, Zack Erwin, Rodney Cambron, James & Carolyn Brelsford, Sean & Joy Conway, Dani Brown FBC Newsletter 1 July 2016
Anthony & Denise Cox Alan & Janice Kyle Jay and Angie Hughes Rich and Sue Goldsmith Lee & Bonnie Prestwood Dave and Glenda Cummins Madison Campus Madison Campus FBC Newsletter 2 July 2016
Looking Ahead with Steve Steve Bateman Between the 240th birthday of the United States, the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the All Star Game in San Diego, the Tour de France in, uh, France, and your family vacations, July promises to be full, momentous, historic, controversial, divisive, celebratory, and busy. In the midst of it all, we will do at First Bible Church what we have always done. Every Sunday morning, the Lord s Day, we will gather together to worship God. Count on it! No matter what happens this month, we will be here giving God the praise that is due him, exulting in his magnificence, exalting his Son, loving his Word, knowing that he is in total control. He already knows the vice presidential picks and it s part of His plan. He s got this! But in another way, July is different at First Bible Church. It occurred to us a few years ago that it was possible for our children to make it all the way to the 6th grade without ever publicly worshipping with their parents on Sunday morning, singing a 500 year old hymn, or hear a pastor preach a sermon. They might be 11 or 12 years old before they see their father open a Bible to follow a text that is being taught, or observe the Lord s Supper. Of course, they are being taught well in the children s ministries. The lessons are age appropriate, yet challenging. They are learning the Word, no doubt. Our children s ministries are on par with excellence! But there s just something about hearing your mom singing next to you in church. So here s what we do about it: In the summer, we focus on Six Sundays of Family Worship. From July 3 until August 7, all children, Kindergarten through 5th grade, will join us in worship. We ll shorten the service a little bit, and I ll keep the little ears in mind as I prepare my sermons. We ll have special handouts to help them follow along, and we will teach them some great songs. It will be full in our auditoriums, but it will be fun. So with everything going on this July, one thing will remain constant. Every Sunday morning, we will be right here, glorifying God by helping people know, love, obey, and exalt Jesus Christ. And in July, the people we want to focus on is the next generation. Your children. FBC Newsletter 3 July 2016
Habitat House Completed Baby Bottle Boomerang Justin Barnes accepting Certificate of Recognition from Habitat for Humanity to First Bible Church for donation for the house We had a great response this past month. We collected a total of $2539.56. Thanks to everyone who supported in giving to this life saving ministry. Paula Burleson Thank you so much to all who supported Winshape Camps this year! We had a record attendance of 374 campers!!! First Bible Church raised enough scholarship money to send 72 kids to camp!! 61 of those kids are from Frances Nungester Elementary School!! Praise be to God!! VOLUNTEER with the Neighborhood Christian Center. We have a lot of opportunities and a place for you if you re interested in volunteering! A few examples are: Club) after school one day a week quarter Please contact us and we will find you a place to serve. New Ways to Donate to the NCC Just by Shopping! Amazon: 1. Go to https://smile.amazon.com 2. Search for Neighborhood Christian Center 3. Then click the NCC in Decatur, AL 4. Shop at https://smile.amazon.com Kroger: 1. Go to https://www.kroger.com/communityrewards 3. Fill out the form and follow steps to verify your account 4. Sign in to your new account and click community 5. In the Alabama box click enroll now 6. Fill out the form with required information 7. Enter the NCC code: 102853 and select the NCC 8. Shop and Swipe! If you don t have a Kroger Plus card you can get one at any Kroger customer service desk. FBC Newsletter 4 July 2016
A Season of Family Worship begins Sunday, July 3. Six Sundays of Combined Worship! In Decatur: the Field House worshippers will join us in the main auditorium. Kdg. High School students will not have classes but will attend service with their parents. Regular programming for Nursery Preschool for both hours. Decatur ABF s will go on break until August 14th, with the exception of Common Ground (young adults/college age) which will continue to meet at 9:15, Room 205. In Madison: ABF s, Catalyst, Tentmakers & Students, will combine and meet together during the 9:15 hour in the Landing Room. Regular programming during the 9:15 hour only for Kdg. 5th Grade. Nursery Preschool will have regular schedule for 9:15 & 10:45. Madison Youth Group Sunday, June 6, 2016, the Madison Campus Youth Group had an out-of-this-world experience. Their classroom was a 20 foot planetarium, set up in the atrium of James Clemens High School. James Brelsford gave a presentation, Our Special Star: The Sun, that gives God the glory for the special attributes He gave the Sun that makes life possible on Earth. For His invisible attributes, namely His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. Romans 1:20 FBC Newsletter 5 July 2016
Madison CaMpus WoMen s summer suppers Madison women s ministry summer supper for July will be at Fulin s Asian Cuisine, 8141 Highway 72 S, Madison, on Thursday, July 28, beginning at 6:00 pm. Please join us and bring a friend for a fun time of Christian fellowship. Questions: text or call Tammy Loyd 256-654-3253 or Trish Switzer 772-418-7155. Madison CaMpus Forged prayer Every Wednesday 6-7pm Madison Office Suite B 20 Main Street, Suite A We want to use this time in prayer to Forge our hearts together as we build relationships, sharpen one another and lift up our church to the throne of our loving God. Join us every Wednesday from 6-7pm in Suite B of the Madison Office. Contact Angie Keller for more information at angmkeller@gmail.com Church-Wide Summer Fun July 10th, 6 9 PM: FBC s Pool Party at the Hartselle Pool August 28th: Church picnic at the Point Mallard Pavilion FBC Newsletter 6 July 2016
1:8 JULY NEWSLETTER Welcome our interns for this summer! Jocelyn Williams, Jonathan Cimino, and McKinley Livingston will be helping out with middle and high school Bible studies, small groups, and events this summer. MATT DUBACH WEEKLY SCHEDULE 6:00-7:00 PM we will not meet sunday mornings for small group in the month of july, we wil resume after school starts in august Service Week will kick off this summer in July. During this week the Students will be serving members of our church and serving our community by doing outreach projects. Stay tuned for more information! This summer we are having weekly Bible studies on Wednesday nights from 6 to 7pm. These Bible studies will be split up by gender & grade and will be going through the book of 1 Timothy. The locations will vary, but a notification will be sent out each Monday announcing where they will be meeting that week. We are excited to announce that Jeremy Gil bert has joined First Bible Church by serving our student ministry as one of the Decatur campus student ministry directors. Jeremy is a 2015 graduate of Columbia International University who worked for FBC as a summer intern in 2015. Jeremy s wife, Katie, grew up in FBC, has graduated from CIU & is back in Decatur as well. We are very excited to welcome Jeremy & Katie to our ministry team! FBC Newsletter 7 July 2016
Sympathy Pray for the following families. Scott Dubach (his brother, David Dubach) Joe Dupper (his mother, Carol Dupper) Sally Smartt (her mother, Josephine Bacon) Shari Sandlin (her Step-mother, Louann Speegle) Newest Additions Roman Liam Palmer June 20, 2016 Parents: Richard & Cyndy Palmer ~ Ryland Burrell Wilson, II June 20, 2016 Parents: Ryland & Rebekah Wilson ~ Ellis Elizabeth Stricklin June 27, 2016 Parents: Justin and Leigh Stricklin Sav-A-Life Breakfast Sav-A-Life will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast July 16, 7AM- 12PM at Westmeade Baptist Church. Cost will be $5.00 in advance or $7.00 at the door. If you have any questions, please contact Paula Burleson 256-520-4282 or kpburleson@charter.net. Jul 4 Independence Day Jul 10 Deacons meet 3:00 pm Jul 10 Church Pool Party 6:00 pm @ Hartselle Pool Jul 12 Elders meet 5:30 pm Jul 16 Sav-A-Life Pancake Breakfast 7:00 am- 12:00 pm @ Westmeade Bapt. Jul 15-24 Ghana Mission Trip Jul 28 Madison Ladies Summer Supper @ Fulins 6:15 pm July Deacons of the Month Jay Reichmann Justin Knighten Madison Campus CIU s McQuilkin Passes Away Robertson McQuilkin, the third president of edu), and son of the school s first president R. C. McQuilkin, passed away on June 2, 2016. He was 88 years old. In addition to serving as president of CIU for 22 years, throughout his life McQuilkin was a teacher, preacher, headmaster, missionary, author and caregiver. He resigned the presidency in 1990 to care for his wife Muriel, who was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer s disease. She passed away in 2003. McQuilkin s book, A Promised Kept, details his care for her. He married Deb in 2005. First Bible Church members who are graduates of CIU include: Steve Bateman, Paul and Hope Cheshier, Matthew and Natalie Du- CIU board of trustees. FBC Newsletter 8 July 2016