If any Sunday School Department Heads need a Ministry Action Budget Request for the 2013 budget, they are available in the office. Return by Nov. 4th. Young At Heart Sew Much Love will not meet in November, December, or January! A church-wide baby shower for Scott & Mary Jo Smith, in honor of their expected daughter, Mollie Kate, will be on Sunday, th following the evening service. The Smiths are registered at BabiesRUs and Target. Published Bi-weekly by the First Baptist Church Phone: 417-673-4655 Homepage: www.firstbaptist-wc.org Email: info@firstbaptist-wc.org Taking the Hope of Christ to our community October 9, 2012 OCTOBER 14TH FOOD DONATION SUNDAY BRIGHTfutures fills backpacks for children with food for the weekend. Help out the hungry in our own community! Individual Servings of Microwaveable Cereal Mac & Cheese Pudding Packs Popcorn Apple Sauce Oatmeal Fruit Cups Raisins Craisins Cookies Teddy Grahams Peanut Butter Crackers Other Cheese Crackers Fruit Roll Ups Cereal Bars Granola Bars Jiffy on the Go Peanut Butter Cups Slim Jims Pop Tarts Trail Mix Bring individual sized items that do not need to be cooked to church this Sunday! October 27 at 12:30 pm For Lunch: Mark s Chili Featuring: Thad Beeler **Bring a salad or dessert!** Christmas A Salute to Christmas The Living Christmas Tree features excellent music from the 60+ member choir, an outstanding orchestra, and remarkable dramatic talent from the OCC student body and the Joplin community. Shows begin Thursday, November 29th. Pre-shows begin 30 min prior to performance. Adults: $7.00 Children under 12: $5.00 Overflow seating: $5.00
TOYS small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky, etc. SCHOOL SUPPLIES pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc. HYGIENE ITEMS toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc. OTHER Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries) A PERSONAL NOTE In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.) DO NOT INCLUDE Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cans If possible, please donate $7 for each box you fill to help with shipping costs. Making your donation online allows you to track each package you send! https://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/occ/followyourbox/ Volunteer positions at Mercy Hospital Joplin are open in the following areas: Main Information Desk, Gift Shop, Surgery Waiting, and ER for all shifts. Contact Paula Moore for more information. 417.625.2265 Disciple Now 2012 Date: Friday Nov. 2 - Sunday Nov. 4 Cost: $20 (Until Oct. 19th!) $25 (After Oct. 19th, and no t-shirt!) Be at the church at 6 PM on Friday (eat dinner before you come). Sunday at noon students will be dismissed at the church. VBS pictures are ready for pick up! stop by the office to take them home!
CHILDREN S CHURCH : Team 4 Travis & Jenny Starchman, Stefanie Simpson, Amy Johnson, Flave & Casey Darnell : Team 1 Marci Siler, Lynn & Terri Stanley, Meredith Wunderle, Jillian Pollard, Kassie Davis EXTENDED SESSION Oct 14 AM: Oct 21 AM: Oct 28 AM: MEDIA CENTER Sundays 9-9:30 am October: Isabelle Moss Michelle Dawson Michelle Beckham Bryce & Pam Darnell Kelley & Lesley Melton Kathy & Rodger Smith Jennifer Atnip Stacy Mayberry John & Kathy Reeves Angie Miller Ashley Channel Amy Johnson Tom & Lori Harter Greeter Team North Door: Roger Tapp, George Mayes South Door: Russell Coleman East Door: David Joines, Paul Johnson Atrium: Jim Horn, Grady Beckham North Door: Doyle Price, Louis Carter South Door: Rodger Smith East Door: Gene Elrod Atrium: Russell Coleman, Russell Hagerman Welcome Center Kelley & Lesley Melton Jim & Treva Dawson Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? Matthew 6:26 Greeter Team V: Hal Simpson BPL: Rodger Smith V: Bob Tignor BPL: Cindy Tignor Welcome Center Oct. 14: Lesley Melton, Muriel Woody Oct. 21 & 28: TBD Hosts : Kathy Smith October 21: Marty Matherly October 28: Jenny Matherly THE DEACON MINISTRY TEAM FOR THE WEEK OF Blue: Bill Duensing, Pete Dixon, Travis Starchman, Brent Corman Captain: Jason Woodmansee (jasonwoodmansee@live.com) October 21 Green: Steve Shull, Larry Ross Captain: Sam Holmes (ssaapholmes1978@gmail.com) October 28 Orange: Bob Smith, John Reeves, Don Benham Captain: Paul Johnson (pauljohnson4538@sbcglobal.net) USHERS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER Selden Carter, David Joines, Larry Ross, Brian Ross, Bob Oldt, Marty Matherly, Stan Woodmansee, Russell Coleman If you cannot serve on, please call Don Benham 417.483.4412 October 21, please call Bob Lehman 417.623.4905 October 28, please call Michael Brownfield 417.206.8440
From the International Mission Board: Thank you for leading your church to contribute generously to the 2011 Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO) for world missions. Your generous and faithful gifts provide the resources needed for our 4,919 missionaries (and their 4,000 children) to live, function and evangelize the unreached peoples of the earth. This past year, First Baptist Church Webb City family gave at a level we call the Cartersville Challenge which recognizes churches that gave between $25 and $49.99 per capita based on your reported average Sunday morning worship attendance. The 5,360 churches that met the Cartersville Challenge represent 12% of the 45,000 churches that compromise the Southern Baptist Convention. This group of churches gave over $33 million or 23% of the 2011 LMCO. This is a significant group of friends and we are very grateful for them. Why a Cartersville Challenge? Cartersville Baptist Church in Cartersville, GA is where Lottie Moon accepted God s call to take the Gospel to the Chinese people. It is the first milestone of her missionary life. The Cartersville Challenge is the first milestone level of missionary giving. Our immediate goal is to Embrace the last 3,400 unreached and unengaged people groups (UUPG) of the world. As far as our research allows us, these are peoples who have no known translated copy of the Bible and no known missionary presence of any kind that is actively embracing them. Will you join us by praying, giving, and even going to the ends of the earth to tell them about Jesus? FASTfacts: Field personnel under appointment (1/23/12) 4,879 Career/Apprentices 4,217 ISC/Journeymen/Masters 662 Field personnel added 2011* 526 Career/Apprentices 271 ISC/Journeymen/Masters 255 Students on Mission 2011 3,408 Overseas baptisms 2011* 333,823 Overseas churches 2011* 179,245 Overseas church membership 2011* 2.6 million New churches 2011* 28,873 New people groups engaged** 809 Unreached people groups not engaged** 3,501 World population 2012** 6.9 billion We are enclosing a small printed piece called Fast Facts that is a report to you of what your Cooperative Program and LMCO gifts have accomplished in 2011. We hope you are encouraged. On behalf of our 4,919 missionaries and their families, thank you for your partnership in the Gospel. Rejoicin in JESUS! LMCO receipts for Christmas 2010 LMCO goal for Christmas 2012 LMCO goal for Christmas 2012 IMB budget for 2012 World Hunger/General Relief 2011 receipts $145.6 million $175 million $175 million $324.3 million $6.4 million David Clippard John 3:30 Assoc Vice President - Development Office of the President *data from 2011 Annual Statistical Report, reflecting status end of 2010 **data from Global Status of Evangelical Christianity, January 2012
PRAY FOR: Jeannie Benge (Rodger Smith s sister) Jonny Chrisler Jayne Flesher Ray Hartline Richard Hoyt Curt Kamler Penny Miller FBC as we seek a pastor THANK YOU: Thanks to my church family for prayers before, during, and after my recent surgery. I appreciate all the cards, phone calls, meals, and caring acts of kindness. Thank You, God! I am truly blessed. Susan Stoots First Family News & Notes Sept 30 Oct 7 Sunday School Attendance 218 225 Worship Attendance 290 280 Church Mutual 500.00 VBS Pictures 3.00 5.00 Awana Shirt 15.00 Celebrate Recovery 67.25 52.15 Missouri Missions Offering 575.00 50.00 MBCH 12.28 TWB 43.00 425.00 Men s Breakfast 48.00 Crosslines 20.00 Shiloh Ranch 70.00 Bereavement 20.00 BRIGHTfutures 24.50 SYMPATHY: To the family of Delinda Dickinson -She passed away 10/2 Soul s Harbor 10.00 GENERAL 11,777.17 19,286.15 TOTAL 12,992.70 20,010.80