COMMUNITY UPDATES / UPCOMING EVENTS RON’S CLASS

Ron’s Sun. eve. class will resume on Jan. 11. His Wed. morning

class will resume Wed., Jan. 14.

BELPRE FAMILY CHRISTMAS is scheduled for this eve., Dec. 21 at

6:00 p.m. Come and celebrate the precious gift of Jesus Christ and

enjoy the blessings of the season. Bring desserts and drinks. Other

delicious food that will be prepared by Patty Hinzman. We do need

help with the set up and take down of tables and chairs in the MPR.

If you are able to serve in this way, please see Patty.

WALK A CHRISTMAS MILE an Artsbridge Event is Sun., Dec. 28. Join

in a progressive walking tour of five historic downtown churches.

Each church is opening its doors to the public. See the bulletin

boards for further details. Flyers are on the foyer tables.

THE CARD CLASS is looking for names of shut-ins needing a card of

encouragement. If you know of a shut-in, please give the name and

address to Margaret Wentz along with your name.

WOMEN’S WORKSHOP

Save the date for the next workshop on Tues., Jan. 20, from

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Regina Smith will be teaching couponing.

WILD GAME NIGHT

The annual Wild Game Night is scheduled for Sat., Jan. 31,

6:00-9:00 p.m. Details will follow.

LIFETOUCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES - Extra directories have been

delivered and are available to you in the office at no charge. Feel

free to stop by after worship for your copy.

NEW BULLETIN FORMAT

After the first of the year, we will be seeing a new bulletin!! The new

program will be friendly to visitors, highlighting ministries and

helping new people connect to the family here at Belpre. Although

many of the sections of our current bulletin will no longer be

featured, you will still be informed of “Belpre Family News”,

including birthdays and anniversaries, through a weekly

announcement page, which will be available here in the building on

foyer tables and sent out via e-mail weekly.

YOUNG AT HEART

Thank you to everyone that so graciously helped us deliver the

fruit baskets to our Senior members. They enjoy the baskets

each year and really enjoy the visit from the Church Family. May

God richly bless you this Christmas Season. The Steering

Committee for Young at Heart.

If you didn’t receive a fruit basket this past Fri., please stop and

see Terry or Ron at the Coffee Shop this morning and they will

make sure that you receive one.

COURAGE TO CHANGE

The Courage to Change Ministry has had a very successful year

with many excellent guest speakers on various topics. The

speakers included; a licensed addiction therapists, a community

activists, a professional baseball player who overcame drug and

alcohol addiction, a heart transplant recipient who is an

advocate for organ donors, and many more. We are especially

grateful for the support from our church family who supported

these speakers by attending these special meetings. We have

seen an increase in our attendance both from members of our

congregation and from the community. We want to thank all of

you who are praying for this ministry that we not only assist in

the recovery process with those who have hurts, addictions, and

relationship issues, but that we are a tool in God’s plan to draw

others into a closer relationship with their Higher Power Jesus

Christ. Because the Holidays of Christmas and New Year both

fall on Thursdays this year Courage to Change will not be

meeting on Dec.25th, or Jan. 1st. Our next scheduled meeting

will be Jan. 8, 2015 so come join us in 2015.

LOVE IN ACTION

Special thanks goes out to all who helped with the 50 foster

children this Christmas season and to Emily Kight for organizing

this. Love In Action wants to wish all of our Belpre family a

wonderful Christmas. This time of year, we tend to be more

aware of how blessed we truly are. We are thankful for a mighty

God who blesses us so much and we are made more aware of

God's gift of HIS son. Love In Action has also been truly blessed

with grants, donations, opportunities to serve, and much more

this year. But our richest blessing has been that of our

volunteers. Each week many in our Belpre family volunteer their

time and muscles to feed those who are less fortunate than

ourselves. We cannot thank each of you enough for all you

do! God has truly been glorified in many ways this year, not only

in this ministry but others in our church. Thank you for sharing

yourselves with so many!

STAFF

Jeff Stevenson - Preaching Minister

jeffery5stevenson@gmail.com

740.378.6632

Travis Williams - Family Life Minister

trwilliams143@yahoo.com

330.546.5620

Brett Hower - College Intern

bretthower63@gmail.com

717.471.3151

Jake Keefer - College Intern

keefer.jake@yahoo.com

814.449.6373

Ron Laughery - Preaching Minister, Emeritus

ronlaughery@gmail.com

740.516.4038

Church Office

belprechurch@gmail.com

www.belprechurch.com

Phone: 740.423.7021 | Fax: 740.423.8333

SHEPHERDS

Dan Canada—304.588.4087

Bob Crum—740.516.5960

Marty Clark—740.551.2075

Mark Kaufman—740.678.8053

Jack Thorn—304.482.1933

To schedule an appointment to meet with our

shepherds, please call the church office.

MINISTRY LEADERS

Benevolence/Love in Action

Anita Vaughan

Caring & Sharing

Margaret Wentz

Children’s Education

Stephanie Miller & Jerry Brown

Connections

Tom Seers

Courage to Change

Mary Ann Thorn & Sonia Grimm

Doxa Praise and Worship

Travis Williams

H.O.P.E.

Sharon McClead

Media

Nathan Tewanger

Missions

Mary Ann Thorn

Prayer

Sarah Brown & Rachel Werry

World Bible School

Leslie Roby

Young at Heart

Ron & Terry Everson

COLLEGE/TEENS PURSUIT is the college ministry of the Belpre Church of Christ

under the leadership of our college intern, Brett Hower.

PURSUIT will be meeting in the college classroom upstairs each

Sun. morning at 9:00 a.m. and again on Wed. eve. at 7:00 p.m.

Beginning again, Jan. 18 at 6:00 p.m., PURSUIT will meet for a

casual study at the home of Jeff and Tonnie Stevenson.

BelpreYouthMinistry

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Teen Small Group - 2nd and 4th Sun. nights - 12/14 & 12/28

Bring drinks or snacks. Family Life Small Groups - 1st & 3rd Sun. nights -

(12/21 - no meeting due to Belpre Family Christmas)

Winter Jam - Fri., Jan. 2nd- 7-12th grade and chaperones.

Winterfest - Feb. 20-22 - THE WATCH– Ages 7-12 Grades -

Approx. cost - $103 ($90 without a t-shirt). See office bulletin

board for more details.

From Our Homes To Yours ~ Merry Christmas

and a very Happy New Year.

Belpre Church Staff and Families

Jeff and Tonnie Stevenson

Travis, Kate and Haddie Williams

Ron and Janie Laughery

Brett Hower

Jake and Anna Keefer

Sharon and Emily Lamp

Phyllis and Paul Stacy

And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all

the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And

this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a

manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host

praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those

with whom he is pleased!”

When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us

go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had

been told them concerning this child.

~Luke 2:10-17

SYMPATHY

Rose Hopkins lost a sister this past week. The funeral was held Fri. in

Pennsboro, WV. Please lift Rose and her family in prayer.

Franklin Love, father of John Love, passed away early in the morning on

Fri., Dec. 19. Visitation is from 2:00 - 8:00 p.m. on Mon. and the funeral

service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tues. at Watters Funeral Home in

Woodsfield. Please embrace John and Carrie as they mourn this great

loss. Franklin preached for the Summerfield Church of Christ in Caldwell,

OH.

Evan Palmer was killed in an accident on Wed. morning in Circleville, OH.

Evan was 21 years old and the son of a cousin of Dawn Wellspring and

Vicki Dornbush. Pray for this family as they are grieving such a great loss.

Charlene Zumbro, Ron Spencer’s sister, passed away in McConnelsville.

The funeral was held on Mon. Ron and Lois Spencer have been visiting

with us for several months now.

BELPRE FAMILY SMALL GROUPS

We welcome you to attend any of our small groups.

For further information about meeting times and /or locations of the groups,

please call contact number listed.

B.J.’s Buddies - The book of Matthew - Sunday @ 5:00 p.m. -

Contact Sharon McClead or Anita Vaughan - 740/350-6304

Ron’s Class - “The Christian and the Judgment”, Sunday @ 4:00 p.m. -

Rooms 102-103- Contact Ron Laughery - 740/516-4038

Miller Group - Sunday following services. Contact Scott or Mary Miller -

740/423-6608

Crum Group - Sunday following services. Contact Bob Crum -

740/516-5960

Williamson/Haynes - . Contact Mike Williamson - 740/440-1119

Floding Group (Pfalzgraf) - Sunday following services—

Contact June Fischer - 740/448-0010 or Brenda Floding —

740/678-2485

Lallathin/Metz Group - Contact Nathan Tewanger - 740/213-1011

Teens– Next Sunday @ 5:00 p.m. - Contact Travis Williams - 330/546-5620

PURSUIT - Coming Up– Spring Semester - Sunday @ 6:00 p.m. - Beginning Jan. 18 -

Stevenson’s Home - Contact Brett Hower - 717/471-3151

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Belpre Church of Christ! We’re glad that you’ve joined in gathering to worship our Heavenly Father. The Belpre Church is made up of

sinners who’ve been saved by God’s grace. We’re fellow strugglers in life’s journey, helping each other with daily challenges. If this is your first time

as a guest at the Belpre Church, we’d love to talk with you about Jesus Christ and his church here. If you’re looking for a church home, you may have

found it. Welcome and please come back!

Cameron Caldwell went to Children’s Hospital in Columbus on Fri. for tests.

Ruth Henry is in hospice care at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s in Columbus, OH.

Catherine Penrod had surgery this past Wed.at O’Bleness Hospital in

Athens. She is recuperating at home.

Buck Delancy is home and recuperating from surgery he had this past Wed.

at MMH.

Remember families who have lost loved ones this year as we head into the

holidays.

Military Personnel

Kyle Crislip, Stephen Crislip, Isaac Feathers, Chris Lovano, Jesse Riley, Seth

Wellspring, Brad Gibbs, B.J. Whitehead

Continued Prayer List

Bob Wilson, Nat Horton, Marilyn Horton, Betty Westbrook, Janice Conner,

Angie Bussey, Phyllis Blazer, Christy Butcher, Justin VanHeukelom, Louise

Fletcher, Alice McAnulty, Cindy Brown, Chad Theobald, Nell Delancey, Jeff

Beeson, Phyllis Ayers, Keith Kemp and Lori Heldreth, Paul and Julia

Hedden, Rose Woomer, Diane Nutter

FOR THE RECORD

Contribution Last Week - $10, 476.50

Children’s Offering - $50.37

Budget - $7,788.00

Bible Class - 180

Sunday A.M. Worship - 332

Small Groups - 63

Wednesday classes - 128

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DECEMBER /JANUARY SERVICE

CONNECTIONS

TODAY Team 4

Dec. 28 Team 5

Jan. 4 Team 6

Jan. 11 Team 1

COMMUNION SERVERS

Carport Office

Luke Williamson Chuck Hinzman Bryan Foreman Dan Osburn Doug Reeder Steve Hand Jeff Hopkins Jim Wellspring

Ken Floding Eric Miller

PREPARE/CLEAN-UP MAKE BREAD

DEC. Crums/Werrys/Bortells Rose Caltrider

PUBLIC SERVERS

Prayer Communion TODAY Ron Feathers Lucas Metz Dec. 28 Phil Stanley Larry Sarver Jan. 4 Jerry Brown Nathan Tewanger Jan. 11 Randy Hendrickson Wes Crum

NURSERY WORKERS TODAY Christi Oakes & Kay Grose Dec. 28 Devan Metz & Aimee Metz Jan. 4 Cara Lawless & Joyce Crum Jan. 11 Rochelle Lawless & Rachel Werry

WORSHIP ORDER December 21, 2014

Song Joy To The World (1018) Prayer Ron Feathers Scripture Reading 1 Thessalonians 1 (All Stand) Ryan Werry Song Go Tell It On The Mountain (1012) Song Come, Now Is The Time To Worship Song Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (997) Song Lord, I Need You Song Oh Come, All Ye Faithful (chorus only) Communion/Offering Lucas Metz Song Angels We Have Heard On High (1002) Sermon Jeff Stevenson Song We Fall Down

FROM HEAVEN WITH LOVE

Luke 2:10-17

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS - DEC. 21 - 27

Sunday Small Groups at various times Ron’s Class - 4:00 p.m. Rooms 102-103 Tuesday Food Pantry - 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday Ron’s Class - will not meet Evening Meal: No meal for the next 2 Weeks - Holiday Break Thursday Food Pantry - 5 - 7 p.m. Courage to Change - 7:00 p.m.

The Angel ______________ (Luke 2:10-14)

The Shepherd’s ______________ (Luke 2:15-17)

Do You __________ What I __________?