NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID TRENTON, TN PERMIT NO. 16

671 Concord-Cades Road

Trenton, TN 38382

731-855-2018

Welcome Center Volunteers

Weekly Schedule of church services

Weekly Schedule

Sunday: 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Morning Worship Service

5-7pm AWANA

5:00pm Discipleship

6:00pm Evening Worship

7:00pm Choir Practice

Wednesday: 7:00pm Bible Study, Youth and Children

Welcome Center Volunteers

April 2nd: Carolyn Cranfield

Eileen Elliott

Virginia Hickerson

April 9th: Barbara Jones

Barbara Taylor

Diane Yarbrough

April 16th: Janice Harper

Kay Taylor

Sheila Williams

April 23rd: Joe Ethridge

Ruth Ethridge

Linda Tilley

April 30th: Carolyn Cranfield

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Church Staff

Pastor….………………..Dr. Chris Alexander Minister of Music.... Jim Criswell Pianist…………………..Ruth Ann Davis

Chairman of Deacons…..Charles Tyner Minister of Youth……….. Sarah Campbell Secretary……………………..Demetra Hickerson

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F R O M T H E P A S T O R

Revival has already begun the hearts of many here at

White Hall. God is stirring, and hope you will allow

Him to stir your heart as well. I would like for you to

prepare you heart for our Spring revival with Danny

Sinquefield, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in

Bartlett. He has served as president of the Tennessee

Baptist Mission Board (formerly the Tennessee

Baptist Convention) and has been the pastor of Faith

Baptist since 1994. We will have an exciting time and

be reenergized in our worship and service to the

Lord. So I hope you can come to the revival services.

April 2-5

CELEBRATING WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR 75 YEARS

On April 21, 1942, a large crowd gathered in a home in the community with the shared purpose of organizing a Baptist church in the White Hall community. The congregation decided in August of 1942 to build a permanent home for their worship services. White Hall Baptist Church broke ground on March 22, 1943. The original building was paid for as it was built. On July 11, 1943, just 15 months after the church was organized, the first services were held in the new building. God has blessed the history of White Hall Baptist Church. On April 30, 2017, we are expecting another large crowd to gather to celebrate what God has done over the past 75 years. Former pastors have committed to return, including Brother Mike Kemper, who will be the guest preacher for the celebration service.

The celebration will continue after the service to include a meal in the Fellowship Hall. We will have gifts to give out celebrating the 75th anniversary. Also testimonies will be shared and a wonderful time of praise and worship. Please come and bring someone with you. We are encouraging everyone to invite former members to come be a part of this celebration. God has done amazing things in the past 75 years at White Hall Baptist Church, but He is not through! His greatest blessings for White Hall are yet to come. So come be a part of praising Him for what He has done and what He is still planning to do through White Hall Baptist Church.

You are invited to be a part of our church growth and outreach. Every Tuesday night at 6:30 PM we

will be going out into the community to share Christ and invite people to our church. If you are

available on Tuesdays, even if only one Tuesday, we would love for you to come. Some people will go

make visits, two or three people per team. Others will be able to stay and write cards. We hope you

can come be apart of this valuable ministry of the church.

Bring an article of clothing and we will embroider the church logo on it

so that you can represent Jesus and White Hall Baptist all over our

community.

Feel free to bring multiple items so that you can take your church with

you wherever you go and wear it with pride. And by the way, this meets

school dress code requirements and most work environments.

HOLY WEEK

Sponsored by the Trenton Ministerial Alliance

The Trenton Ministerial Alliance consist of a variety of churches of different denominations. The TMA allows

churches in Trenton to pool resources together to help families in the community who are in need. The TMA

helps families with utilities bills so that their electricity is not cut off during the cold winter months or the hot

summer months. The Alliance also helps point people to where they can find help with food and clothing.

Twice a year the TMA churches have joint services at various churches in our community. This will be the

fourth year that White Hall has hosted the Palm Sunday service. At each joint service an offering is taken to

help continue to minister to those in need in the community. This year, Brother Chris will be preaching the

message as the message each day reflects the Messianic prophesies in the Old Testament.

Each day at noon a lunch will be provided along with a Messianic prophesy in the Old Testament.

2T22 CLASS

Wednesday Nights at 6:00

Randy Pool will be offering a temporary class on “making disciples” at 6:00pm on Wednesday nights

beginning in April after the Revival with Danny Sinquefield.

OPERATION INASMUCH

Matthew 25:40

40b Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto

one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

We are hosting an “Operation Inasmuch” training day on April

18th. “Operation Inasmuch” is a proven model of community

ministry that is a one-day event. Operation Inasmuch provides a new, creative, and fun way for our church to

serve the community so that we can share the love of Christ. Before we can have the “day” of ministry, we must

MAUNDY THURSDAY

April 13

6:00-7:30 PM

The Thursday before Easter is considered to be the day that Jesus ate the

Passover meal with His disciples. Last year we began offering this service for

you to celebrate the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior

through a silent Lord’s Supper. You are invited again this year to come at

any time between 6 and 7:30. You will receive a guide to help you pray

silently for forgiveness and cleansing so that you may righteously partake of

the Lord’s Supper. Then, as the Lord leads you, you may come to the altar to

receive the elements of the Lord’s Supper. Last year, this service was said by

many to the best service we have had a White Hall in a long time. You and

ASSOCIATION BIBLE DRILL

April 10

6:30-7:30

Recently, Layla Lovell and Juan Torres competed in the White Hall Bi-ble Drill and both passed with flying colors and we could not be more proud of them. They both now move on to the Association Bible Drill which will be on April 10 hosted right here at White Hall.

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The youth at WHBC have been visiting folks and working hard to bring new faces and old friends to church. We had a great time at Chapel Hill during the GBA county wide youth event. We look forward to having more of these times to share and connect with other students and youth pastors. The youth are gearing up to help with our Easter egg hunt and travel to Galloway, our sister church, to help them with their Easter event. Last year our kids hid over 3000 eggs and helped over 100 kids hunt for these treasures and hear the Easter story of Jesus Christ. We look forward to this event again. Keep our students in your prayers because we are getting things ready for mission week in June and our Graduation picnic in May. If you know of a member that is graduating from high school please contact Demetra and give her their name. Thank you for your continued support of this youth and children's ministry as the youth team and I seek God's plans and wisdom for our students.

Spring is here and WHBC kids are full of that joyful energy that comes with the changing of the seasons. Bible drills are in full swing and the Regional drills will be coming up April 10th. The Awana kids are on the home stretch of learning God's amazing words for this school year and plans are in the works for a summer program to continue the spiritual growth we've seen in our children. On Saturday April 8th we will have a community wide Easter egg hunt with games and crafts for ages 3 thru 6th grade. The time will be 2-4pm. We are collecting candy and filled eggs for this event and appreciate all your help. This is one of my favorite times of the year because we get to explain to our kids that Easter is not about a bunny that brings eggs (even though I still like to look for them) but about A Savior that brings new life just like all the new life bursting around us in Spring. We invite everyone to join us for a special Easter celebration here at White Hall and Be

Revival is here! The choir will be singing nightly. Please feel free to join on any night. Joe Hammonds will be here to sing for us on Monday night. Be praying now for God's Spirit to rain down upon us and bring healing and refreshment to our souls. Also, Easter is around the corner. I Corinthians 15:55 says, "Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?" Mark 16:4 reminds us that the stone which was very large had been rolled away. This seems to be such a simple statement, but behind it lays a truth that is positively staggering. No longer can death be an intimidator. The stone that was rolled away the first Easter morn was not just the rock that sealed the tomb but it is the invitation to join Him in Heaven. John14:6 says "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." What a glorious promise we have as Christians. The choir will be doing its Easter music Easter Sunday. Please join us as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Bro. Jim

Here is a list of events for April, 2017:

April 2nd—5th — Spring Revival with Danny Sinquefield from Faith Baptist Church in Bartlett

April 8th—Community Wide Easter Egg Hunt, 2-4pm, ages 3 thru 6th grade

April 9th—TMA Community Wide Easter Service @6pm — White Hall Baptist Church

April 10th—GBA Bible Drills @ 6:30 — White Hall Baptist Church

April 13th—Maundy Thursday Silent Lord’s Supper @ 6pm to 7:30pm

April 14th — Good Friday — Church Offices will be closed.

April 16th—Easter Sunday

April 16th– Adult Easter music

April 18th– 6pm to 8pm—”Operation Inasmuch”

April 20th —WMU Spring Event @ 10am —Fellowship Baptist Church

April 30th—75th Anniversary Celebration for White Hall Baptist Church!!

Please Welcome New Church Members:

Randy & Cindy Pool

416 Poplar Corner Rd

Trenton, TN 38382

431-7101

If you need to use the church, fellowship hall, van or bus outside of regular church times,

please complete a CALENDAR REQUEST FORM. These are found in the church office in a

hanging file folder above Demetra’s desk just inside the door to your left. After you complete

the form, return to the same file folder.

Each day at noon, the week leading up to Easter, a lunch will be provided along with a Messianic prophesy in the Old

Testament.

Monday Noon Lunch Salem Baptist Church

Tuesday Noon Lunch New Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Wednesday Noon Lunch First Baptist Church

Thursday Noon Lunch First United Methodist Church

Friday Noon Lunch First Presbyterian Church