Post on 03-Apr-2020
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I have some requests to make of you this summer...
1) Have guilt-free fun with your family. Even though you may miss church at FBC Gatesville, you can worship God on the road and in your vacation spot. You are making memories with your children and grandchildren that will bless them for a lifetime. Adventure together!
2) Attend church faithfully when you are in town. Invite your guests to join you when they show up at your house. Make attendance at the house of worship a priority, and let your children and grandchildren know that it is.
3) Give consistently. If all of us are giving in proportion to our income on a regular basis, the house of worship will have all needs met. You may want to set up a regular bank draft for your tithes and offerings. Janet and I did this for many years. Even when you are traveling, you will be supporting your church and its ministries.
4) Pray for five key mission events:
a. North Fort Hood Salute to citizen soldiers 5-8 pm Sunday, June 23. This amazing outreach to a thousand soldiers is our opportunity to share God’s love, pray for them as they are deployed, and express our solidarity with them in their military service.
b. Vacation Bible School July 14-18. Many children (and workers, sometimes) come to know Christ at VBS. We all have a part when we pray. Pray for plenty of teachers and workers. Pray for safety for our children. Pray for Leigh Carroll, our children’s minister.
c. Children’s camp June 17-21. This is such an exciting and wonderful week. You should talk to Leigh about being a sponsor! Pray for our sponsors and children as they go to Camp Lebanon for a week of worship, Bible study, and experiencing God!
d. Youth camp July 21-26. Pray for our youth minister, Branton Tennison, as he leads in this week of spiritual discussion and transformation. Pray for our amazing young people as they commit a week of their summer to fun, worship, and listening for God’s voice.
e. Sunday School training Saturday, August 24, at our church 9 am-noon. We will have excellent leadership as we focus on Sunday School for preschoolers, children, youth, young adults, and other adults. Everyone at FBC Gatesville is invited to attend and to pray that God will use this training time to strengthen our discipleship for all ages.
5) Mark on your calendar our FBC Family celebration Wednesday evening, August 28. This will be our kickoff for the new discipleship effort on Wednesday nights for all ages. We want it to be a fun event for our youth and children as we tell them about our ministries and we all sign up for the fall programming.
6) PICTURE JOY is our theme for Summer 2019. I will be walking through the Book of Philippians from start to finish in 14 messages. We need your joyful pictures, poems, and memorabilia for our GALLERY OF JOY in the church foyer. We will print your pictures and documents if you will email them to us. Here’s my JOY PICTURE:
Pastor David
Christ-Centered ● Bible-Based ● Mission-Driven
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
GATESVILLE, TEXAS
PERMIT NO. 84
First Baptist Church of Gatesville
912 E. Main St.
Gatesville, TX 76528
254-865-2014
office@fbcgatesville.org
www.fbcgatesville.com
The Proclaimer First Baptist Church of Gatesville, Texas
June Birthdays
4 Oma Lee Coward
5 Jax Mullings
7 JoAnn Cotton
8 Larry Brazzil
11 Eason Johnson
13 James Erwin
15 Dale Smith
Brett Fincher
19 Scott Coleman
Joseph Nolte
Dixie Neel
20 Frankie Stephens
Taylor Brown
21 Christina Coleman
Allison Medrano
22 Bobby Hodge
23 Emily Baker
24 Bill Ashcraft
27 Cathy Norris
Jordan Westbrook
28 Billie Powell
29 Callen Streetman
Eloise Bates-Soliz
30 Brian Hitt
Dear Church Family,
On behalf of KayLeigh and myself, I want to thank you so much for your love and hospitality in welcoming us to First Baptist Church. I am so excited to be serving God’s church alongside you and thankful for the opportunity to lead the youth and assist Dr. Crosby. I am looking forward to the amazing things that God will do in our time here at FBCG. My hopes are to help equip our youth in their walk with Christ.
Before I jump right in, let me tell you a little about myself. My wife, KayLeigh and I were raised here in Gatesville and plan to build our lives here. We live with KayLeigh’s grandparents and maintain their home while they are serving at the Tri-Rivers Retreat Center. I previously worked for the Gatesville Independent School District at the Intermediate School as a paraprofessional. KayLeigh is currently going to Temple College working towards a bachelor’s degree in mathe-matics with a 7-12 teaching certification. I have been working with youth at church and also, helped organize a community-wide night worship event. Presently, I am working on a Certificate of Ministry from Truett Seminary. When not working we enjoy petting our cats, playing the gui-tar, reading books, and watching movies. June is going to be a busy month for a lot of us. I am planning to take the time to get to know the youth. There will be a pizza and pool party for youth on June 9 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for middle and high school students at Chris and Leigh Carroll’s
house. This will be a fun way to kick off the summer!
Later in June, I am planning some fun outdoor activities for the youth. I hope to spend some more time with the mid-dle and high school students before camp and will be taking the youth to Camp Eagle on July 21 – 26.
I will be available during the week, so feel free to call or email me.
Blessings,
Branton Tennison, FBCG Youth Minister
Wednesday Night
Activities
6:00 p.m. - Adult Bible Study
7:00 p.m. - Worship
Rehearsal
Sunday School Adults
June 2– Entrusted
1 Timothy 1:3-17
June 9 – On Mission
1 Timothy 2:1-15
June 16 – Setting the
Example
1 Timothy 3:1-13
June 23 – Staying on Course
1 Timothy 4:1-13
June 30 - Being Responsible
1 Timothy 5:1-8,17-21
Children’s June 2 – Love the Lord
Deuteronomy 4:1-14; 5:1-21;
6:1-12
June 9 – Moses’ Last
Instruction
Deuteronomy 31-32; 33:29;
34:1-12
June 16 - Job Was Tested
Job 1-2
June 23 – God is Sovereign
Job 3-42
June 30 - The Book of
Ecclesiastes
Esslesiastes 1-12
A missional, Bible-teaching fellowship
which sincerely worships Jesus
Christ.
Emergency Contacts: Richard Sweaney (Deacon Chair) 214-213-0887 Allen Place (Council Chair) 512-422-2774
Children
Sweet Summer time! It’s finally here…so what next? First Baptist Gatesville
has not shut down for summer! Instead we have lots of opportunities to serve the
community and our children. Here is the 411 on summer happenings.
Shivaree is a city wide event on June 1. The local churches were asked by the
Chamber of Commerce to be involved. We are excited to participate in this
event and show our love to the community and to share what goes on at FBCG!
June 17-21 we are taking 13 kids to Mt Camp Lebanon outside of Dallas. Our
children are so excited about attending. And through your generous donations as
a church we are able to scholarship some of these children who would not have
the opportunity to go without this help… thank you! Please be in prayer for the
children whom do not have a personal relationship with Jesus. Pray their hearts
will be open to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. Also, be in prayer
for Ginger Cooper, Tasha Baker, and myself as we enjoy a fun filled week at
children’s camp.
ALRIGHT ALRIGHT…Vacation Bible School is July 14-18, form 5:30-8pm.
As Pastor David will have started his series on JOY…be in prayer to volunteer
and serve our Lord in this ministry. Because it truly is JOY to watch the kids
learn about God! Do not be surprised if I ask you to be a part of this event!
Thanks so much for the opportunity to serve.
Leigh
Red Cross Blood Drive, Wednesday, June 12
FBCG will be hosting a blood drive in Fellowship Hall from 9:00
a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12. Volunteers to assist the
Red Cross will be needed for that day and we encourage everyone
to support this drive by giving the “gift of life”. Contact the
church office with questions.
Countdown to 23 June 2019 Heart of Texas Salute at NFH Your Salute checklist: Required: GET YOUR VEHICLE PASS. ALL non military ID persons will require a vehicle
pass for post entry. This can be acquired weekdays at the NFH Visitors Center Bldg 56542 across HWY 36 from NFH 118th St Gate by 1:30 PM 21 June. De-tails available on FBC Ministry Table
Required: SAUSAGE WRAP TEAM BRING YOUR 2018 Food Handlers Certificates. For
more info on how to obtain a new online certificate, contact David Fincher 223-6338 Courtesy: CHECK IN WITH YOUR STATION COORDINATOR for special directives Event Day: ARRIVE 1-3 PM to ready Stations by 4pm Volunteer Assembly/5pm arrival of
1000+ soldiers FBC STATIONS SIGN-UP ROSTER ON FBC MINISTRY TABLE
WELCOME TEAM Need 8-10 Volunteers VOLUNTEER SIGN-UP TEAM Need 6-8 Volunteers DOOR PRIZE TEAM Need 6-8 Volunteers SAUSAGE WRAP TEAM Need 6-10 Volunteers SETUP/CLEANUP TEA M Need 12-15 Volunteers Please pray for our soldiers and their families as they leave behind all they hold dear to secure our freedoms. They will carry memories of our Texas, prayers, smiles and words of appreciation in the long and difficult days of their deployment and separations, Diana Fincher, coordinator 2019 HEART OF TEXAS Salute to Warrior Citizens A Mission of THE NORTH FORT HOOD MINISTRY Dianafincher@gmail.com (254) 223-1548 “Dear Children, let us not love in words and speech, but in truth and action.” I JOHN 3:18
Dear youth and church family,
It has been an honor these passed months serving as your interim youth pastor. We have had a lot of fun! I look forward to serving in the youth and children’s ministries for years to come.
I would personally like to wel-come Branton and KayLeigh. I know God has great plans for you and our youth program.
In His love,
Teresa
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