First Baptist Church May 2015 Volume 59 Issue No. 4

USPS 571-920 Published Monthly by The First Baptist Church 212 East F Street, Elizabethton, TN 37643-3212

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Love in Lahania, Hawaii by Bodie Thoene

Love in Annapolis, Maryland by Roseanna White

Fifteen Minutes by Karen Kingsbury

The Girl in the Gatehouse by Julie Klassen

APRIL GIVING

Budget Required: $ 48,061.83 Budget Received: $ 41,749.59 Designated: $ 13,340.11 Total Given: $ 55,089.70

Average SS: 193 Average Worship: 308 Van Fund to Date: $14,920.00

O ur Christian Sympathy to John & Peggy Geagley and family in the loss of his sister,

Pasty Lee Jones, on March 17; the family of our member, Vernelle Crumley, who passed away April 5; and to Jay & Katie Nidiffer and family in the loss of his brother-in-law, Jack Perkins, on April 23.

T hank you notes have been received from Geraldine Baker and Brandon & Sharlene

Coker and are on the bulletin board outside the library.

Empty Promises -- the Truth about Us, Our Desires, and the Lies We Believe

I want to invite you to join us on Wednesday evenings beginning the first Wednesday night in May for a new study entitled "Empty Promises." This study will be centered on group discussion, personal experience as well as video clips. God has a plan to heal our soul's gnawing inner empti-ness that is always longing for something more. What drives

this futile attempt for fulfillment is the heart's true desire for signifi-cance, worth, and value--a desire that can only be met in the person and worship of Jesus Christ. Join us as we explore many of the empty prom-ises that we have embraced in our lives and journey with us as we dis-cover the lies that we have often believed to be true. This will be a great opportunity for personal study and personal growth. Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:30pm as we study together. Pastor Todd

MAY 2015

“Glorifying God, serving the Lord Jesus Christ, and sharing Him with the world.”

Jerome & Sandy Cochran

Steve & Betty Crumley Jacob LeBlanc and Melanie LeBlanc

Scotty Oliver Kailey Peters

Brandon, Caiden & Gage Treadway Jacob Street

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2

May 1 Courtney Bowers May 3 Wylie Duffield, Carrie Taylor, Michael Wilson May 7 Charlene Ray May 8 Gene Galloway, Nicole Richardson May 9 Olivia Oakley May 10 Arvena Gardner, Russell Riddle May 11 Parke Walters May 13 Bailey Hall, Phoebe Holly, Seth Holly, Abigail and Emily Richardson, Sandra Treadway May 14 Christine Eller, Jackie Harris, Sonny Hunt, Gage Stout May 15 Jack Holly May 16 Dean Shultz May 19 Caleb Batchelder May 20 Loretta Crowder, Austin Outland May 22 Ted Tipton May 23 Madison Holly May 25 Raven Bennett, Lillian Oliver, Jacob Street May 28 Bailey DeMoss, Jon Egeler, June Gouge, Jay Nidiffer May 29 Kim Birchfield, Pauline Frazier, Braden Holly, Pat Mosley May 31 Andrew Gouge, Becky Street

The children will be making their VBS T-shirts on May 13. They will need to bring in any shade of blue T-shirts in their size by that date. VBS Work Nights are scheduled for May 14 from 6PM-?, May 20th fol-lowing the service, and May 21 from 6PM-?. White gallon milk bottle jugs are still being collected for a VBS project. Aquarium sign-ups will end May 13. Centri-Kid balances are due June 3.

Roan Mountain Mission Team Meeting Sunday, May 3, at 5:00PM in the Fellowship Hall. Mission week is July 19-23. Meeting for all who are in-terested. Mother’s Day Offering for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes is May 10. Prayer Shawl Group meets Monday, May 18, at 6PM in the Parlor. Nursing Home Visitation to Pine Ridge Tuesday, May 19, at 5:30PM. Open Heart WOM meets Thursday, May 21, at 10AM in the Parlor. First Ladies meets Wednesday, May 27, at 6:15 to make and take toilet-ry bags to the Shepherd’s Inn. Bring toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, deodorant, etc.

Yard Sale to benefit the Children’s Ministry Summer Camp is May 1 and 2 from 8AM-1PM. Thanks to everyone who has donated items and worked to prepare for and help with the sale.

Wednesday Meals will end in two weeks. The last Shirley’s meal will be May 6, and the May 13 meal will be a Chick-Fil-A Youth Camp Fundraiser. Thanks to all the volunteers that make our Wednesday meals and fellow-ship possible. National Day of Prayer is the first Thursday each May. This year’s is May 7. There is Noon prayer at the Courthouse that can also be heard live on WBEJ 1240AM and 107.9FM. Women’s Ministry Daughters of the King will present Wings of Mercy by guest speaker Phyllis Foy on Thursday, May 7, at 6:00PM. Tickets are $15. Shepherd’s Inn “Lunch Inn” is Friday, May 8, from 11AM-2PM, under the tent at the Farm Bureau of Elizabethton. Menu is grilled chicken quarters and fixings for $7. Proceeds benefit the Shepherd’s Inn Safe House/Emergency Shelter. For pre-orders call 542-0180. No PM Service on Mother’s Day May 10.

Church-Wide Wedding Shower for Sarah Blevins and Steven Putland on Sunday, May 17, from 2-4 in the Parlor. They are registered at Walmart and Belk.

Senior BMW Plant Tour Tuesday, May 19, in South Carolina. We’ll leave at 11:45. Sign up sheet and details outside the Choir Room. Office will be closed for Memorial Day May 25. Men’s Breakfast Saturday, May 30, at 9AM.

We will observe the Lord’s Supper on May 31.

Monthly Meetings: Deacons meeting May 3 at 4:30; Church Council May 17 at 5:00; Business Conference May 20 at 6:30.

Newsboys Concert for High School Only on Saturday, May 2, at 4:15. LeCrea & Andy Mineo Concert in Knoxville for all students Sunday, May 3, following morning worship.

VBS is June 7-11!