November has been another great month of serving the Lord through the ministries of MFBC! We had a great trip to Cameron, West Virginia for our mission trip. God really worked in the church and community while we were there. Thanks to everyone that endured the 11-hour bus ride each way to serve for a short time! Pray for the folks in the Upper Ohio Valley Baptist Association. They are trying to reach their area for Christ, but it is a hard task there. We continued helping with Disaster Relief in several areas of the storm this month as well. Continue to pray for those affected. It will take years for recovery, especially in the flooded areas. We worked in the Nichols, SC area and provided Shower and Laundry for those who were flooded out of their homes. The entire downtown business area and all but 2 homes were flooded in that area. Even Florence, SC is still recovering from downed trees. We were blessed to be able to join with area churches for our Annual Community Thanksgiving Service. It is always good to worship with other churches as we give thanks to the Lord! God has been good to us again this year. Make sure you give thanks to the Lord! December will be a great month of worship and celebration! I love Christmas! We kick off the month with a mission trip to Nicaragua for our annual Christmas trip. 11 of us from MFBC will join others to minister to the churches there and the staff of Chosen Children Ministries. I will be the leading the team in Masaya and Brian will lead the team at the Leon Campus. We will go to 2 churches each day and lead in worship. We will sing, share testimonies, present a Christmas Skit, preach the gospel, give toys to the children for Christmas and hygiene kits to the adults and feed them a full meal. Pray for these people. They have very little. For many, this will be one of few full meals they will have. Normal meals for them consist of beans and rice. Thanks for all your donations to help on this trip and your giving to the 2 will do mission fund. We couldn t do this without your support and prayers! Check out all the services and activities on the church calendar for December. It will be a great month of worship! WE WILL have service on Sunday, December 25! We will only have one service at 10:00 am with no Sunday School and no evening Service. Invite others to join us as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Adult Choir, children s choir and Candlelight Lord s Supper will precede that day, so don t miss any of them! God bless you all! Retta and I hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving and have a Merry Christmas!
December Calendar 04: 9:00 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Sunday School 6:00 pm, Adult Choir Presentation 06: 9:00 am, SALT Game Day 6:00 pm, Set Free Ministry 07: 6:30 pm, Organizational Night 6:30 pm, Mission Friends 6:30 pm, G.A. s & R.A. s 6:30 pm, Go Global (Youth) 7:30 pm, NO Choir Practice 11: WHITE CHRISTMAS/ANGEL TREE GIFTS DUE TODAY 9:00 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Sunday School 6:00 pm, Evening Worship 12: 7:00 pm, CDC Christmas Program 13: 7:00 pm, WMU Auction 14: 6:30 pm, Deliver White Christmas 7:30 pm, NO Choir Practice 18: 9:00 am, Worship Service 10:15 am, Sunday School 6:00 pm, Christ Kidz Choir Presentation 19: 6:00 pm, Keenagers 20: 9:00 am, SALT Game Day 6:00 pm, Set Free Ministry 21: 6:00 pm, Christmas Lord Supper 7:30 pm, NO Choir Practice 22: Summit/Office Closed 23: Summit/Office Closed 25: 10:00 am, Worship Service NO Sunday School NO Evening Worship Service 26: Summit/Office Closed 27: Summit/Office Closed 6:30 pm, NO Set Free 28: 6:30 pm, Bonfire 30: Summit/Office Closed Tuesdays 6:30-8pm in the church conference room 2016 has been a blessed year for this ministry! Thank you for your prayers and support and please continue to do so in the new year. On Dec. 20th we will be having a celebration night and all are invited to come and have fun, food and share in special testimony time. On January 17th we will begin our new study "The Bondage Breaker" by Neil T. Anderson. The sessions will deal with Bible study on overcoming negative thoughts, irrational feelings and habitual sins. Please share this with family, co-workers or anyone else that might benefit from this great study. His Servants, Jimmy & Rhonda Batson Note: Holiday schedule noted in bulletin No Dec. FAST Meeting Christmas Shopping Safety Tips from FAST Parking Lots: Park as close as possible to your destination. Shop in daylight hours if possible. If shopping at night, park in a well lighted area. Be alert and aware of everything around you. Do not be distracted by phone calls, texting, etc. Stores and Malls: Keep purses, phones, wallets on your person. Be aware of people near you. Cars: Keep purchases covered or hidden. Keep car locked when shopping. Lock car as soon as you get back in it after shopping. Other: Don't "check in" to social media that you are shopping. This could alert a burglar that you are not at home. Consider investing in identity theft protection for credit card and / or online shopping. Keep your phone charged in case you need to call for assistance. Stay alert to your intuition. If something seems off or fishy, stay away. Your Safety team leaders, Jimmy & Rhonda Batson
December 1 Debbie & Rusty Payne, Edwina Ervin, Melissa Walton, Susan Williams, Zeb Singleton December 8 Pam & Mike Moore, Keaton, Austin, Melissa & Ali Crum, Doris Albright, Sydney Broussard Game Day in the Parlor Tuesday, December 6 & 20, at 9 am All Ladies of MFBC and Friends Dec. 13, 7 pm WMU Auction at Ellen Cashion s House December 15 Mac Ballenger, David Davis, Gary Glenn, Ruth Epps, Leanna Mays, The McJunkin family December 22 Judy Chambers, Roger & Lonita Stegall, Chad Payne, Desirea Green December 29 Judy Chambers, Lonita Stegall, David Davis Worship Choir Schedule for December 3: 4: 7: 11: 14: 18: 21: 25: 28: Dinner & Rehearsal 5 pm 9 am Worship; Presentation 6:00pm No Rehearsal 7:30pm 9 am Worship No Rehearsal 7:30pm No Choir 9 am Worship No Rehearsal 7:30pm 10 am Worship No Rehearsal 7:30pm When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! -Mt. 2:10
Student Pastor: Brian Spearman Trailblazers of the faith class No classes in December go global Wednesday December 7th 8th 6:00pm 15th-6:00pm 6:30PM New Orleans Mission Trip Christmas Party December 14th Classes in January Phone:630-8052 6:30 PM White Christmas December 21st DON T FORGET TO 6:30PM GIVE TO LOTTIE MOON Candlelight OFFERING November 28th 6:30 PM THIS MONTH Looking forward to a new year of ministry! Second payment of $50 dollars due January Next Summer Dates: Dates: June 25th-30th Bonfire and Games S nday e em er 9am - Johnny & Betty Foster S nday e em er 9am - Ronnie & Lynn Albright S nday e em er December 4th Bible Story Leader: Angela Spearman Craft: Hannah Anders December 11th Bible Story Leader: Tasha Cisson Craft:: Ali Crum December 4th Head leader: The Moore s Rec/Crafts: The Crains Bible Drill: The Tankersley s Youth: Lauren Epps, Aiden Howard, Keaton Moore e em er th Head leader: Tammy Moffitt Rec/Crafts: Tyler Cole Bible Drill: Debbie Payne Youth: Alexis Guthrie, Gracen Ledford 9am - Melissa Howard & Leanna Mays December 18th S nday Bible Story Leader: Kim Logan Craft: Bill Dudley e em er th Head leader: Jimmy Haulter Rec/Crafts: Seth King Bible Drill: Melissa Walton Youth: Tristan Howard, Alexandria Durham December 25th No Children s Church e em er th No Children s Church e em er 10am - Christmas Day
Hello MFBC Peeps! Ladies of all ages, Fit4Him Ladies fitness ministry will MERRY MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! 2016 has FLOWN! What a wonderful year it has been for have classes up to Dec. 18th. Classes our recreation ministry. We were able to add some new equipment to our weight room, we had will resume Monday, January 5th. Cost over 150 new people come join our weight room. God is good! It is great to see visitors in our is $2 a class or $12 for the month. sanctuary that are here because of our recreation facilities. Thank you so Hope much to see change you all on agents Monday & for a Thursday nights. great year, you guys have been wonderful. December schedule is normal, I will contact you with any changes. -Christi, Melissa, & Retta Our MFBC Basketball league starts this month for our MFBC Christ Kidz and Go Global youth. We have a record breaking 8 teams this year. Please come out and support them as they represent Christ and MFBC. Lots and lots of wonderful Christmas holiday activities this month. Be sure to get plugged in to these exciting events. Merry Christmas to all of you!!!! In Christ, Ryan Be sure to quench your thirst with a cold Gatorade at The Summit Café. 6 flavors available Open nightly Weekday Activities @ The Summit Monday night Open gym Tuesday night Open gym Thursday night Open gym 6p- 9p 6p- 9p 6p- 9p The Summit Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 3:00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 6:00pm - 9:00pm MFBC December Basketball Game Schedule: 5/6 Coed (Spearman/Cisson) 8&U Boys (Green) 12/3 9:45a @ MFBC 12/3 10:30a @ MFBC 12/10 9:15a @ Renfrew 12/10 BYE 12/17 9:45a @ MFBC 12/17 10:30a @ MFBC 8 & U Girls (Ledford) 11 & U Boys (Spearman) 12/3 9:00a @ MFBC 12/3 1:15p @ MFBC 12/10 9:15a @ Trinity 12/10 12:30p @ Renfrew 12/17 9:45a @ MFBC 12/17 12:15p @ MFBC 11 & U Girls (Thompson) 14 & U Boys Team A (Crain/Ford) 12/3 11:15a @ MFBC 12/2 7:30p @ Renfrew 12/10 11:30a @ Renfrew 12/9 7:30 @ Trinity 12/17 11:15a @ MFBC 12/17 1:15p @ MFBC 14 & U Boys Team B (Altop/Nestberg)) MEN (Hamilton) 12/2 8:30p @ Renfrew 12/6 6:30p @ MFBC 12/9 8:30p @ Trinity 12/13 7:15p @ MFBC 12/17 2:15p @ MFBC 12/20 6:30p @ MFBC
For The Record October 20 16 Morning Worship, 9:00 A.M. 06: 304 13: 267 20: 298 27: 231 6:00 p.m. Service 06: 144 13: 169 20: 137 27: 103 Tithes and Offerings: Reg. Budget Bldg. Fund Desg. Offerings 06: $11,079.00 $1,432.00 $2,077.95 13: $8,572.11 $1,550.00 $3,738.00 20: $9,215.00 $1,562.00 $7,451.52 27: $15,774.10 $1,726.00 $3,242.50 And the Lord Added: Profession of Faith/ Baptism 10: William Jones 11: Logan Chambers 12: Olivia Chambers 13: Shayna Snow 14: Emalei Crum 15: Lucy DeWease 16: Who will win this one? Letter/Statement 7: Billy Fitzsimmons 8: Who will reach this one? Bennie Durham, Senior Pastor Scott Holtzclaw, Worship Pastor Brian Spearman, Student Pastor Ryan Howard, Recreation Pastor Angie Hudgins, Administrative Assistant Brenda Ervin, C. D. C. Director & Nursery Coordinator Tedd Barnette, Building & Special Coordinator Tim Brezeale, Pianist Office Hours 8:30 am -3:00 pm Church.836-3518 or 836-3522 Church Fax.... 836-3538 Child Development Center....836-7027 NON-PROFIT ORG. U. S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 9 TRAVELERS REST, S. C. 29690