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FIRST CHRONICLES December 15, 2019
Church Staff Senior Pastor
Scott McKinney
Executive Pastor
Mike Head
Pastor of Pastoral Care
Bill Stone
Pastor of Music
Greg Huff
Director of Children & Young
Families
Phillip Reinke
Interim Youth & College Pastor
Alex Fisher
Church Goal: $61,930 (the cost for 1 missionary)
$61,930
$29,750
$44,625
$14,875 Amount to date:
$10,036.00
Lottie Moon Post Office The Mission Kids groups are accepting Christmas cards for the Lottie Moon Post Office. There is a suggested donation of $0.25 per
card. Please remember to send Christmas cards to active church members only. This is a great opportunity to spread Christmas love to one another while supporting the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Cards will be accepted at the Welcome Center and the Lottie
Moon Post Office in the Central Lobby through Wednesday, Dec. 18th.
This is the time of year when we focus on giving and as a church we place a special emphasis on giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. One hundred percent (100%) of ALL gifts to the Lottie Moon Christmas offering directly funds international missionaries as they
reach out to the 2.8 billion people who have little or no access to the gospel. Every penny of the offering goes to support international missionaries, including salaries, medical care, housing, retirement, transportation, children’s education and more. According to the International Mission Board, the average costs
for supporting an international missionary in 2019: $61,930 per year $5,161 per month $1,191 per week $170 per day
NATIONAL GOAL: $160 million FIRST BAPTIST GOAL: $61,930 (The cost for 1 missionary)
2019 LOTTIE MOON CHRISTMAS OFFERING
Serving this Week
Deacons of the Week Chief Deacon - Tracy Russell, Greg Steeves, Andrew Hetzel Wednesday Dinner - 12/18 Ham, Green Beans, Sweet Potato Casserole, Ambrosia, Rolls, Dessert Wednesday Volunteers 12/18 5:00 p.m.– Richard Cashion, Cliff and Lynn Taylor, Melanie Hutcherson 5:30 p.m. –Darlene Swift, Jo Humphrey Extended Care - 12/15 @ 8:00 Babies - Shawna & Brad Huddleston, Judy Story 1 Year Olds - Lynn Taylor, Andrea Burlison 2 Year Olds - Linda Wade Lou Ann Herberman Extended Care - 12/15 @ 10:45 Babies - Doris Bowman, Dawn Crabtree 1 Year Olds - Bobbie Gist, Bethany Stevens 2 Year Olds - Shawna and Brad Huddleston 3 Year Olds - Anystin Good, Jessica Styer
Sunday Morning Groups
December 8, 2019
General Officers 4 Preschool 48 Children 41 Youth 48 Adults 405 Total in Sunday School 546
Budget
December 8, 2019
Budget Goal per Week $36,512.04 Budget Gifts this Week $61,744.44 Difference from Goal $25,232.40 Total Designated Gifts $5,650.00 Total Gifts this Week $67,394.44 Budget Goal to Date $839,776.88 Budget Gifts to Date $795,693.20 Difference from Goal $(44,083.68)
U P C O M I N G
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Sunday, December 22 5:30 p.m. Movie Night in the FLC December 23-27 Office & FLC Closed
Tuesday, December 24 4 & 5PM Christmas Eve Lord’s Supper Services
Wednesday, January 1 Church Offices and FLC Closed—No Meal or Activities
Dec. 24TH
4PM & 5PM
.
WOW Book Club
The Book Club will meet Monday, December 16, 2019. Gather at
the church at 12 Noon for transport to our meeting location.
For further information contact Barbara Galloway at
615.330.9679
Weekly Activities Sunday, December 15 8:00 A.M. Morning Worship 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning
Groups/Sunday School, College Small Group
10:45 A.M. Morning Worship 4:00 P.M. Orchestra 5:30 P.M. Youth Bible study Chi Rho Youth
Choir & Bible Study
Cookeville Kids Music & Memory
6:00 P.M. Evening Worship/Happy Tones
Monday, December 16 Tuesday, December 17 8:45 A.M. MDO 5:30 P.M. Harps 5:00 P.M. Upward Practice Wednesday, December 18 7:30 A.M. Men’s Breakfast – FH 3:00 P.M. Open Gym 4:00 P.M. Luminesce 5:00 P.M. Supper Line
Opens 6:00 P.M. Mission Kids Encounter (youth) Adult Bible Studies 6:15 P.M. Sanctuary Choir 6:30 P.M. Prayer Meeting 7:30 P.M. Open Gym Thursday, December 19 9:30 A.M. Happy Tones to CRMC 5:00 P.M. Upward Practice Friday, December 20 8:45 A.M. MDO 6:00 P.M. Covenant Couples S.S. Party -FH Saturday, December 21 Upward Kinder- garten Practice Sunday, December 22 8:00 A.M. Morning Worship 9:30 A.M. Sunday Morning
Groups/Sunday School
College Small Group 10:45 A.M. Morning Worship 5:30 P.M. Family Movie
Night - FLC
T H E H A P P E N I N G S
N E W M E M B E R
Terry Medley
55+ Bowling
The 55+ bowlers met December 2nd. We had 3 bowlers and 2 spectators. Frank Tittle had the best luck of all the bowlers and ended up
with the best score for the day with Buck Buckner a very close second. The 55+ bowlers will meet again on January 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. If you would like a good time and a little exercise, please join the 55+ Bowlers on
December 2nd at 10:00 AM at the Cookeville Bowling Alley. We bowl a couple of games and are usually finished just before noon. If interested and you want more information call, text or e-mail John Shaffer 931.261.3538 or email at [email protected].
Dear Church,
Thank you for participating in the Small Group Ministry of First Baptist Church. Beginning in January we will take a very important and excit-ing journey together through God’s Word. For the entire year we will read the Bible Chronologically. Each week the Pastor’s sermons will be from the section of Scripture that we read, and the Small Groups will study from the same section of Scripture. Together we will learn the Story of God’s grace and redemption from cover to cover in the Bible. The church has provided this study guide (Reader’s Guide to the Bible) to be used for small groups that meet on Sunday morn-ings. This will replace the quarterly literature that the church has provided in the past. We encourage you to use this book to prepare for the study time on Sundays. Please feel free to place your name in the book so if it’s misplaced we can return it to you. This guide will be the only guide we will use as a church this year so keep it close and study consistently through the year to gain the most you can from this Journey! Thank you for loving God and seeking to know Him more completely! This year will be so exciting! Enjoy the journey as we ac-complish this Together! Pastor Scott
The Christmas Program Noël The Divine Mystery Will be rebroadcast on December 22nd and
December 29th at 7:00 p.m. On Cable Channel 192.