January 2014 Volume 25 Issue 1

It’s NOT an

option for

Believers!

James by Ben Stewart begins Sunday, January 12 at 5:30pm

Facilitator: Beth Stewart Duration: 8 wks Cost: $10 This class is open to adults.

This student study unpacks the book of James. The world desperately needs Christians whose actions match their convictions. A young generation is rising up, and they need to see the power of the gospel working its way out into our everyday lives. Enter James, the half-brother of Jesus. Be warned, everything is on the table. James will call us to evaluate the way we deal with hardship, handle money, use our words, and plan our futures. But if we will let him in, James's letter has the potential for our outside to match our inside, our activity to match our God-given identity.

The Explicit Gospel by Matt Chandler [Separate classes for men & women] Begins Sunday, January 12 at 5:30pm

Facilitators: Carrie Vail & Keith Baker Duration: 6 wks Cost: $12 The Gospel. It's how we were drawn to Christ; for many of us, the introduction to a Fathers love that we couldn't imagine. It leads us to salvation, but does it stop there? Often we set the gospel aside, thinking its only for seekers or new believers; don't we have to look somewhere else to grow and ma-ture? Whether you have been a Christian for weeks, months or even decades, The Explicit Gospel offers

us new growth and maturity in our faith. You will learn new meanings in a story you already love and will learn that God's dearest story,

isn't just for the start of your journey. Read the first chapter at theresurgence.com/2012/05/31/grab-a-free-chapter-of-the-explicit-gospel.

Precept’s Genesis Part 1: The Creation (Chapters 1-2) - (4 lessons)

Precept’s Genesis Part 2: The Fall, the Flood, and the Nations (Chapters 3-11) - (7 lessons) Begins Thursday, January 16 at 6:30pm

Facilitator: Shari Thompson Duration for Parts 1 & 2: 11 wks Cost: $25

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Do I believe this statement that God has revealed in His Book? What does this really mean, and how does it affect my daily life? When you immerse yourself in the Biblical account of Crea-tion, you will be led to know your Creator in deeper ways, increasing your awe of Him. You will also gain insight into who you are in relationship to your Maker and will gain a more complete understanding of your own purpose and how to live. Explore the Biblical ac-count of Creation found in chapters 1 and 2, how the world was created, and how man came into being. Adam and Eve, the serpent and an apple? Noah’s Ark and a worldwide flood? The Tower of Babel? Are these real or imagined? Stories or fact? What difference does it make anyway? Genesis holds the keys to understanding the origin of sin and evil, the justice of God’s judgment, and the mercy of God’s plan for the redemption of mankind and hope for a lost and dying world. Truths found in chapters 3-11 of Genesis lays a solid foundation for the rest of the story.

Please sign up for all classes at the Welcome Center.

Counting Our Blessings…I thank you for your joint efforts of ministry and fellowship during 2013. The end of the

year is a good time to reflect on God’s blessing to our church and to commit to a new vision to follow His guidance

for 2014. We desire to unite our spiritual gifts in glory to God and His kingdom.

We saw 29 friends receive Christ and follow in believer's baptism. We received 39 brothers and sisters in Christ into

membership of our church by transfer of letter from a sister church or through statement of faith. We experienced

growth of 21% from May, 2012 until now with our average worship attendance increasing to 369.

The church was involved in multiple ministries locally, supporting ministry partners both through monthly ministry,

Serve60 projects, and financial gifts. Some examples of individuals and Sunday School class support of local ministry

includes: A Loving Choice Pregnancy Center, Open Door of Hope, area wide senior socials, Whitney Young Job Corp,

Colonial Hall Nursing Home, Amber Oaks Assisted Living, Hometown Manor Assisted Living, Operation Care,

Christmas Dinner Theater, Churchill Downs VBS, local benevolence and more.

Our youth ministry was involved in missions in Arlington, Texas and they took their first international trip ever to

Honduras. The church family served in missions for a week in Eastern Kentucky and a brick ministry trip to

Alabama. We have half-dozen men that regularly minister through disaster relief around our state and country.

Melissa Brendemuhl committed to serving as a missionary in Honduras. The church family gave over $70,000 to

state, national and international missions. The Crafts for Christ group meets weekly much of the year to support

missions through their beautiful handiwork.

The church was able to provide some needed upgrade of facilities too. Through the volunteer labor of our property

team and many individuals, we saw the following beautiful improvements: 3 restrooms renovated; new college-age

S.S. room; Chapel renovation with refinished wood floor, carpet, paint and speakers (jointly funded by our youth and

Hispanic ministry);

Our church was blessed to purchase 2.3 acres of land adjacent and east of our church alongside Highway 60. The

purchase price was $375,000 and we currently owe $235,000. Other ministry purchases include a new digital sign,

2011 15-passenger van, new flat screen TVs and computer for almost every children’s room in the FLC (funded by

Adventure Club), and new lighting and curtains for the worship stage.

We have expanded our work of Master Planning in 2013 by researching and planning for a new worship center.

Future plans are being considered for our property to meet needs of our church’s expanding worship and ministry.

Our Master Plan team continues to meet with design build companies and capital campaign consultants.

I'm sure many more blessings come to your mind. Our weekday ministries through youth, children, senior adults,

nursing homes, Adventure Club, Parent’s Day Out and more come to mind. We humbly thank God for His plan to

partner with His church to minister in His kingdom. We humbly come before Him giving praise for the gifts to bring

Him glory through servant leadership, worship, fellowship and ministry. We celebrate the joy that is ours when we

serve God by serving others!

We pray God will use us in greater ways in 2014. We pray for His unity, provision, wisdom and protection. We ask

Him to show us our weaknesses that we may receive His grace to bring Him glory. “Now to Him who is able to do

exceeding abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the

glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen.” (Ephesians 3: 20-21)

Steve Boyd

Pastor’s Pen

Jesus modeled a relationally based discipleship. Jesus modeled a relationally based discipleship. As Jesus and His 12 disciples ate, rested, and traveled together, Jesus often paused to teach them. He used visual objects to establish necessary principles and He challenged them to carry out tasks that were far beyond their comfort zones. In His discipleship model, group mem-bers learn from relationships with others who are on their own journey toward spiritual maturity. Life groups welcome the fact that life is a series of adventures and battles to be faced together. When a group of people does life together, those in the group travel the winding road as a band of brothers and sisters, fully engaged in life and passionate about those on the road with them. All of our ups and downs, masterpieces and mistakes, are designed to reshape us increasingly into the glorious image of God. The catch is that we were never designed to process these life experiences alone. Healing occurs best in the context of community where others join us on the journey. We also need the encouragement and accountability of others who care about us. We need community. A life group unwilling to settle for anything less than redemptive community will be compellingly irresistible to people in search of acceptance and significance. Real community like this will be a magnet for our searching, unbelieving world. These people discover a whole new way of living that is captivating, exhilarating, and life giving. People today are cynical about what they hear in a preacher's monologue, but they will welcome a dialogue on a spiritual or real-life topic. They long for close relationships rather than a myriad of passive acquaintances. Pre-Christians today are powerfully affected when they see people of faith in a healthy life group, as they give and receive genuine love while sharing life together in an an unpretentious and authentic way.

What’s Next: Group leaders are asked to meet weekly on Sunday afternoons from 5:30-7:00

p.m. with Steve to practice Home Small Group principles and format. We will begin on January 12 and conclude February 2. After completion, we will be ready to begin Life Groups Article content from Destination: Community Small Group Ministry Manual by Rick Howerton

New Sermon New Sermon New Sermon

SeriesSeriesSeries

January 5January 5January 5 Follow….the invitationFollow….the invitationFollow….the invitation

January 12January 12January 12 Follow…..the missionFollow…..the missionFollow…..the mission

January 19January 19January 19 Follow…..the methodFollow…..the methodFollow…..the method

January 26January 26January 26 Follow…..the resourcesFollow…..the resourcesFollow…..the resources

1 Michelle Whited, Nicholas Kute, Sherri Coots 2 Megan Evans, Melissa Sangster, Ben Ware 4 Jennifer White 5 Grace Shin, Drew Cline, Hailey Coffey, Olivia Coffey, Alex Cline Mark Cox 7 Michelle Isenberg 8 Tim Pardee 9 Eusebio Barrera, Dianna Stover 10 Heather Hendricks 11 Emerson Hendricks 12 Larry Curry 13 Denise Miller 15 Russ Jones, Haylee Lowe, Erin Bailey 16 Ashley Boyd, Albert Duncan 17 Lisa Wyatt, Jim Axline 20 Eric Bland 21 Mattie Johnson, Lauren Kute, Anne Waterman 22 Ashley Bland 23 Tamryn Crombie 24 Mike Forman 25 Bailey Sowder, Bea Magallon 26 Tyler Griggs 27 Sydney Rogers 29 Aiden Perkins 30 Ken Hyde

Don’t see your name? Let us know and we will add you.

Contact angie@simpsonvillebaptist.com or

722-5246 ext 18

Family Meals Wednesdays from 5:45-6:15pm

Children: $2 Students & Adults: $3 Families: $10

January 8 Sloppy Joe sandwich, au gratin potatoes, green beans, beverage

January 15 Chili, grilled cheese sandwich, dessert, beverage

January 22 Mesquite chicken tenderloin sandwich (nuggets for kids)

macaroni & cheese, green beans, beverage

January 29 Turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, beverage

With winter upon us we would like to remind you of ways that you can check for weather related service cancellations. You may watch

WHAS, WLKY, or WAVE 3 weather cancellations.

You may check our website: simpsonvillebaptist.com. If school is cancelled on Wednesday, we will cancel Wednesday evening ministries.

WINTER WEATHER

January Birthdays

Held on Sundays beginning

JANUARY 5 from 2-4PM

Ministry Meeting Report Approved Adventure Club beginning an “infant/toddler”

ministry beginning in June 2014

Approved employment of Jill Sowder in new 40 hour per

month receptionist /secretary position

Approved $1,000 insurance stipend for full-time staff

Approved renovation of foyer in Administrative Building

including new flooring in foyer, hallway and Fellowship

Hall

Received and approved Ministry Involvement Team

report

Bakers: Will commit to preparing 3-4 small (individual) loaves of your favorite bread each month.

Neighborhood Watchers: Will watch their particular neighborhoods for new families moving in and then contact Mary with the address.

We need Neighborhood Watchers for Rolling Ridge Subdivision ∙ Station Pointe ∙ Todd’s Point Rd area Cardinal Club ∙ Todd’s Station ∙ Simpsonville Gardens Garden Pointe ∙ “Old Simpsonville”-Main St., First St., Second St.)

SBC Our Welcome Wagon ministry has had a phenomenal

start. Since it’s inception in June, 46 visits have been

made! With so many contacts being made we need to

increase our ministry team. Please contact Mary

Rudicel at 405-3440 if you can help in these areas:

Our Chapel restroom

renovations are

completed!

A huge thank you goes out to

Jerry Ray, Bucky Dalton, Mitch

Barrett, Bob Gordon, Bill Wells,

and Bob Perkins

and to

Ken & Faye Hyde

who donated the vanities.

Please welcome Jill Sowder in a new part-time administrative position

Jill will assist with the administration of the church office, including minister support, communications, member and guest reception, and clerical duties. Jill will work 40 hours per month and her office area will be located in the east foyer of the office building.

My name is Jill Sowder and I love being a mom and a wife. I am married to my wonderful husband, Ronnie Sowder and I have two

amazing girls, Maddie and Bailey. I have been the Parents Day Out Director for the past 8 years and have loved the relationships I have built over the years with the children and their families.

I am starting a new adventure this January, working alongside Angie Sanford in the church office. I am very excited about this new

opportunity. I am very involved in the life of our church thru the deacon ministry, student ministry and really wherever God leads

me to serve.

Lottie Moon to date:

$3,141.00

Eusebio Barrera

Funeral Gift:

$3.649.00

Super Bowl

Party Sunday, February 2

at 5pm

July 20-23 For 3rd-5th grade

Cost: $250 A $75 non-refundable deposit is due by February 9.

Crossings for Kids is a fast-paced, Christ-centered, kid-friendly camp for elementary children! You’ll find some of the same great activities from high school/middle school camp that has been re-mixed with kids in mind. And at the heart of it all is our passion for building relationships with your children to help them cross over from death to life or more fully experience Christ. We guarantee you will get messy, loud, and crazy. But, most importantly, kids will

experience Christ in a way they can understand. Chaperones are needed!!

Calling all children’s ministry leaders!!!

Join leaders from every walk of preschool and children’s ministry — from pastors to parents — for a fresh, visionary look at how to

minister to children and their families.

Topics include:

Empowering Families

Discovery-Based Learning

Changing Your Scorecard

This is a free event and includes lodging. Please sign up at the Welcome Center by Sunday, January 19th.

Begins Sunday, January 12

at 5:30pm

This exciting class for 1-st-5th grade will help your

child develop great Bible skills including:

The books of the Bible and where to find them

Where key passages such as the Lord’s Prayer and

the 10 Commandments are found.

Memorizing 25 verses.

For our 3-5th graders there will be the added challenge

of Bible Drill competition.

Can YOU find any book in the Bible in less than 10 seconds?

Sign up at the Welcome Center

Kids Summer Camp Sunday, February 23

Tickets: $15 each which includes

entertainment, meal, and photo.

SAVE THE DATE!!

Father Daughter Dance

Adventure Club is excited to announce the Infant/Toddler program! Parent's Day Out will merge

with Adventure Club at the end of the current school year. AC will be offering care to children 6

weeks through elementary school in our varies programs. Our goal is to provide care that allows

children to learn and grow at their own pace while giving them the structure and consistency they

need. Daily activities are planned to encourage growth and development in the following areas:

spiritually, physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially.

Adventure Club Infant/Toddler program will be open from

7am-6pm with full and part time care. Registration for Simpson-

ville Baptist members, current families with Adventure Club and

Parent's Day Out will begin on February 3rd. Open enrollment

for all will begin on February 17th, 2014. Adventure Club will

begin hiring employees beginning in January with a start date in

May.

Adventure Club Preschool will be offering two new classes 2014-2015 school year! AC is offering a 2 year old, 2

days a week class on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9AM-12PM, beginning in September 2104. AC will begin a new

Pre-Kindergarten Plus class which will begin in September 2014. This class will be for children who will turn 5 years

old before December 31st, 2014. The class will be from 8:30AM-1:30PM Monday through Friday. Each student

registering for this class will complete a pre-screening observation conducted by a Adventure Club Preschool Staff.

Preschool applications for pre-registration will be available on January 20th, 2014. The registration for Simpsonville

Baptist members, current families with Adventure Club and Parent's day out will begin on February 3rd. Open

enrollment for all will begin on February 17th, 2014.

Please contact Cindy Lowe at cindy@simpsonvillebaptist.com or 502-722-5249 for further information regarding our

Adventure Club programs.

Serving Jesus Together, SBC Finance Team Letter to church family, Sending It Ahead.....we can't take it with us, but we can send it on ahead. Every investment of our time, gifts, and resources for God's glory will result in an eternal reward. By being faithful to the Lord, we are laying up treasure in heaven.

These are exciting times - we are seeing God working in so many areas of our church family. Paul wrote to the churches of Galatia, "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart" (Galatians 6:9). Yes, there is a reward. And this should cause us to want to do everything we can for God's glory. Jesus is coming soon!

After we give Him our hearts, it's easy giving money or anything else (Romans 12:1). When we put Him before all else, before life itself...then our dear Savior will give us the sweet privilege of sweet and natural expression of the heart's devotion. The reason God allows us to have a surplus above our needs is to enable us to give. True wealth comes from the gift of giving. The interesting thing about God's plan is that when He finds a good steward who will share freely, He returns even more (2 Corinthians 9: 6-11).

Our 2014 budget was shaped with the goal of beginning a capital campaign for a worship center. We increased our debt reduction by 21.5% to $80,000 in order to pay off our land debt in the next few years. Our over all budget was increased by 6.6% for an increase of $782 per week.

The tithe (10%) from its origin in the Bible has always been an outside testimony of heart attitude. Once we under-stand that giving is our testimony to God's ownership, it opens a higher level of sharing. We grow to share offerings above the tithe out of obedience to God's Word. We are asking you to pray about increasing your weekly/monthly gift to our church.

SBC Finance Team Keith Baker, Dale Kramer (Team Leader), Patricia Pace (Treasurer), Dale Sanford, John Vaughan, Mike Waterman

SUMMER MISSION TRIP DATES:

Inner city summer mission trip June 7 – 14

Mission trip to Tegucigalpa, Honduras June 21 - 28

Final Registration: January 8 Cost: $75 per person

January 19 we will go to Perfect North. Additonal cost is $15

Perfect North is optional. The students do NOT have to go and pay for Perfect North,

but you MUST attend D-NOW to go to Perfect North. (Perfect North is a closed trip

only to those attending the D-now weekend).

DISCIPLE NOW 2014 January 17-19

Reception FOR

Jon & Bobbi Caranna

Sunday,

January 12

At 12pm in

the

Fellowship

Hall

Youth Minister Search Team The youth minister search team consists of Personnel Team: Rick Mansfield (team leader), Eddie Clay, Gerry Davis, Toni Moore, Renea Sageser; 2 Youth Representatives: Beth Stewart and Jill Sowder; and 3 staff: Steve Boyd, Matt Garner, and Shari Thompson. This team will be presented to the church in ministry meeting in January.

Resumes will be collected for one month through Baptist seminaries and state conventions. The church family is encouraged to give names recommending a person to the youth minister search team.

Interim Youth Ministry Pastor Steve Boyd has recommended that Jill Sowder and Beth Stewart be co-leaders of PAC (Parents Advisory Council). The PAC includes Larry and Tammy Baker, Stanalee Gowin, Beverly Nash, Nathan and Melissa Sangster, Ronnie and Jill Sowder, Beth Stewart, and Brent White.

Plans are being made and processed to secure an interim youth minister. This person will work alongside the PAC and lead Wednesday worship and be responsible for other duties and work up to 15 hours per week. The interim plan will be presented to the appropriate teams for recommendation to the ministry meeting.

The Youth Calendar for 2014 has been planned by Jon Caranna.

In th

e inte

rim

…..

I really hope that you were one of the blessed ones who got to

come to the dinner theater this year. If I have heard it once, I’ve heard it a hundred times: “This was the best thing we’ve ever done! They were incredible!”

I would have to agree with those people. From the choir musi-cal Hark the Herald to the drama performance of “It’s a Wonderful

Life,” the people that God placed within this church went above and beyond in their creative offerings through music and drama! The true test of any lasting effect is if something was God-honoring and God-inspired and if it shone a light on Him. That’s why I’m so proud of everyone involved in this dinner theater!

Our own Jeff Logue, who played the lead George Bailey, said it best: “I was unsure I could pull this off, but when I turned it over to God, I felt at ease. This was definitely a God thing. I prayed continuously and want to make sure he gets all the glory for what I did.”

BIG THANKS!

To all the cast, who worked and memorized and sacrificed

To our illustrious directors Toni Moore and Kathy Mansfield, who toiled to

bring out the best in everyone

To Anita Clay and all the people who helped with the beautiful holiday décor

To all of the people who helped make the set as beautiful and special as it was,

drawn out by J. Lowe

To our technical people with sound and lights, who made sure everything was

seen and heard in the best ways

To our food directors and cooks and kitchen staff, led by Brent and Angie

White, who produced incredible dishes

To our servers and hosts, who made sure people had what they needed when

they needed it

To all the hands and feet who helped with setup and teardown and cleanup after every performance

To our pastor Steve, who ties the gospel into every dinner theater we offer and makes sure Christ is on display

To our office staff of Denise Miller and Angie Sanford who makes sure tickets are in place and everything goes as

planned

To everyone who had a part in bringing this big production of drama and music and food together WE THANK YOU! Every piece of the puzzle was needed for the picture to be complete. Much appreciation for all of you! I should also mention a big thanks for Rick Mansfield and Laura Bassler for videoing the nights, and to Rick for making it all available on Vimeo and Youtube. If you missed it, you can see it online. If you were there, you can relive and high-light all the memories! Check out the Vimeo here: https://vimeo.com/81372092

Matt Garner

A Missions Story, “Will this be our Church?”:

Once there was a small, rural town where horses actually outnumbered the residents. While the equestrian agri-business of

the area continued to grow, other farm-dependent life-styles began to fade. Family-run dairy and tobacco farms shut down

and were replaced with excellent large, corporate-like grain farms. Others were transformed into subdivisions or shopping

centers. The little rural town grew.

More than three ‘denominationally different’ churches occupied the area. With intentional outreach and ministries to

young families and children, one particular church grew substantially. With that growth came the resources to expand

their youth, children, and senior adult ministries. The church adapted its worship and music style to bring excitement to

the Sunday morning worship hour. Bible study groups grew as did the church’s involvement in local, national and interna-

tional missions. Community ministries broadened to reach the whole county, from the west to the east along the main state

highway corridor. Budgets increased and the church’s facilities, parking, educational and worship space filled and became

substantially cramped, which limited its resources.

In looking out across the landscape, this church still saw scores of needs. Even with the church’s growth, the community

had grown faster. Their local mission field was as needy as it had ever been. After multiple studies and forums, it became

a necessity to expand the churches facilities. No longer could the church squeeze more ministries and mission work out of

the confines of their space.

God began to show His face. First, God provided faithful givers to pay off existing debt. Additional funds were used to

enhance as much of the current facilities as possible. Unexpectedly, adjoining land became available economically and in

less than a month’s time, the church secured the much needed property with minimum debt to expand its footprint on the

ever expanding growth of the town. Still the local mission field of unbelievers and those seeking a place to experience God

grew faster and faster.

If this was a land far away, it would be called a ripe mission field. People’s need abounded around this church and its opportunity to expand had never been greater. The church responded with a desire to seek His Master’s Plan before build-ing one of its own. The cost of bricks and mortar would never exceed the price paid to reach this community, even if one unbeliever at a time. These may first connect in a new worship center or grow in faith in a new small group meeting room or be drawn together with other children and youth in age group gatherings of worship and praise. God desires for Simpson-

ville Baptist to be involved in reaching the communities in which we live and beyond. Will this be our church?

It can be….

Churches of our size already have the resources to provide ‘full-service’ ministries and missions. They simply need to be

reassigned and reallocated, so the reasons to build go beyond the available resources:

1. Our church is already a resource center, depended upon by the communities of our county for reaching out locally and

around the world.

2. Our church can be a leadership center to help other churches, church leaders and pastors in their ministries and

missions.

3. Our church can have a historical and primary role in the future moral and ethical culture of the communities of Shelby

County.

Can it be or will it be?

Happy New Year from your Master Plan Initiative Team. Looking forward to 2014! May God’s blessings to all of us be shared with many this year and in years to come.

Master Plan Team: Lowell Ashby (team leader), Gerry Davis, Steve Eden, Dale Kramer, Patricia Pace, Rick Taylor, Ronnie

Sowder, Charlie Wallace, Brian Webb

MISSIONS

Melissa Brendemuehl update

Todo cheque leque con Cristo en Honduras! ...which means "Totally okey dokey with Christ in Hondu-

ras." There is a very common catch phrase in Honduras which

is “cheque leque” - our equivalent of okey dokey. Evidently this

phrase is unique to only Honduras and is on many of the T-shirts

that tourist buy. Her Spanish teacher helped her come up with this

and thought it was pretty cool.

If you use Facebook, Melissa posts on there a couple of times a

week and puts some pictures as well when she can. That is the very best way to keep up with her and the adventures she has every week. She has had some significant bouts with

flu/colds/country and diet adjustments, but is doing better now. Quite a rough start on her mission.

Financially, she appreciates all of the support from SBC and a few people outside the church that have pledged to help her at least for the first year.

In November, she got a two-room apartment in the city when she is not working at the ranch with the kids. She

shares the space with two others and is there about 2 days out of 8-10 days. They are there on different days, but it is rather sparse!

She says there is crazy poverty there!!! Everything is expensive. She discovered that anything imported or plas-

tic is high cost. A three-pack of Crest toothbrushes $7.50, so the cab driver who makes $15 a day would use half a day's pay to buy toothbrushes for half his family!!!

Melissa does not make very much money at all, but one issue was very important to her: how and where to

tithe! She finally decided to keep her tithe in Honduras to help the poor church here in Honduras that her lan-

guage teacher attends in Comayagua.

When the church gets the deposit, a family from the congregation is selected each month for the funds to

help. This might be replacing their dirt floor in their house with a concrete one, replacing the sheet metal roof,

patching a hole in the roof, clothing, food, meds, blankets, purchasing a mattress, water etc. whatever their

greatest need is. The church directs the work and after the project is completed, pictures are taken each month

to show how the money was used with a picture of the family.

Melissa thanks us for the prayers for her safety. People are getting killed all over

the country and there is a lot of corruption. She totally trusts God because God

is good and she trusts Him in all areas to provide for her.

On her "off days" she is starting to work with street kids that live in the open air market in Tegucigalpa. A pastor from Elizabethtown KY feeds them daily

through funding from Compassion International. Mere coincidence? Or is

God really opening more doors for her in Honduras to serve Him? Melissa is

living the dream of being the hands and feet of Christ and He is enabling her to get out and be amongst the people more and see more of the culture and coun-

try.

As communication goes, there isn't any regular mail in Honduras. If you want to send messages, use Facebook or her e-mail address. If you would like a

WGO calendar, let Angie know. We have about 35 of them to send out - first

come-first served. Praise God for Melissa's obedience to the Great Commission.

Keep praying and supporting her! Charlie Wallace

Sunday, February 9 at 6:30pm

Host homes are needed!!

Please contact Cindy Lowe at

722-5249 to help.

Serve 60 Project Saturday, January 25

3-10pm

We will be providing shuttle service from the church to a

local event at a horse farm and need drivers to work in hourly shifts driving the church vans.

Drivers need to be church members who are over 23 years of age and

be excited and ready to share about SBC and why we do Serve 60

projects.

Please contact Angie at 722-5246 ext. 18 or

angie@simpsonvillebaptist.com if you can help.

DISASTER RELIEF CHAPLAINCY TRAINING INTERNATIONAL DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING Westport Road Baptist Church in Louisville First Baptist Church in Shelbyville Friday, February 7 & Saturday, February 8 Saturday, May 17 from 8:30-5pm from 9am-4pm

International Disaster Relief Training: Dr. Pat Melancon, Baptist Global Response disaster response &

training Director, will lead us in International Sphere training in water and sanitation assessment. This training will better prepare us to assess needs in Sub-Sahara Africa and other global areas in times of disaster. Water and sanitation are always one of the most critical needs that impact survival.

Eastern Kentucky

Shoe Box Ministry

We took over 500 boxes to 3 missions for the

children’s Christmas and the ministries were each

thrilled when receiving them on Monday. Thanks

to each who contributed to the gifts and special

thanks to Juanita Myers, Mary Wyatt, Gerry Ray

and so many others who helped. We had 12

churches/groups that participated this year.

The children in the Ugandan Orphans Choir bring a message of hope—sharing their African folklore and the power of God’s love through music and dance. They are the fortu-nate few who have been rescued from poverty and are now a voice for children who are still waiting to be sponsored. Each year, the choir tours around the country and gives people an opportunity to provide children in developing countries with an education and a hope for a future.

January 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

Church office closed

2 3 4

5

9:15am Worship

10:30am Sunday School

1pm Hispanic Worship

2pm Men’s Basketball

4pm Deacon Meeting

6 7 8

10am Prayer & Coffee

Meeting

5:45pm Family Meal

6:15pm

Student Ministry

AWANA

Choir

9 10 11

12

9:15am Worship

10:30am Sunday School

12pmCaranna Reception

1pm Hispanic Worship

2pm Men’s Basketball

5:30pm

Discipleship Begins

5:30pm Kid’s Bible Drill

5:30pm Student Ministry

13 14 15

10am Prayer & Coffee

Meeting

5:45pm Family Meal

6:15pm

Student Ministry

AWANA

Choir

16

6:30pm

Genesis class

begins

17

Disciple Now

18

Disciple Now

19

9:15am Worship

10:30am Sunday School

12pm Disciple Now/

Perfect North

1pm Hispanic Worship

2pm Men’s Basketball

5:30pm

Discipleship Begins

5:30pm Kid’s Bible Drill

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10am Prayer & Coffee

Meeting

5:45pm Family Meal

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Student Ministry

AWANA

Choir

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6:30pm

Genesis

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3pm Serve 60

project

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9:15am Worship

10:30am Sunday School

1pm Hispanic Worship

2pm Men’s Basketball

5:30pm

Discipleship Begins

5:30pm Kid’s Bible Drill

5:30pm Student Ministry

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10am Prayer & Coffee

Meeting

5:45pm Family Meal

6:15pm

Student Ministry

AWANA

Choir

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6:30pm

Genesis

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Imagine

Children’s

Ministry

Conference

Simpsonville Baptist Church PO Box 56 Simpsonville, KY 40067

Dear Church Family:

Thank you for being the hands and feet of Jesus to our community and beyond . It is our prayer that

you felt as blessed as those whom you served. Salvation Army Bell Ringing: Thank you for spending a wet Saturday ringing the bell! George & Jeanette Lambert, Kid Min team, Stacey Valentine, Allan & Alana Ruble. Betty Moore, Jerry & Nanette Ray, Kara & Aubrey Glass, Donna Ward, Masha Miller, Dana Kuhn, Dale & Rhonda Jones, Evan & Ashley Boswell, Lori Ethington Christmas Food Baskets: Thank you to the following families for providing a beautiful Christmas dinner to the underprivileged in Shelby County: Lowell & Linda Ashby, Kid Min team, Paul & Rosemary Lumbatis, Charlie Wallace, Tony & Tammy Thomas, John & Marsena Vaughan, Don & Mary Rudicel, Johnnie Gowin Family, Israel & Alison Snider, Doug & Gina Wilkins, Allan Cox & Lori Ethington, Gerry & Lisa Davis, Sadie Igleheart, Keith & Jennifer Miller, Dale & Stacey Sanford, Joy Casey EKY Christmas Shoeboxes: Working with 11 other churches we collected 500 boxes to be given to children living in poverty in Eastern Kentucky. Student Ministry Backpack Project: Our student ministry had a goal of raising 600 individual packages of cereal for the Shelby County Backpack program. The total raised was 1,216 boxes!!! Live Nativity: Our Purpose Seekers class, with church family assistance, creates a beautiful and meaningful display which includes live animals for our community. A big thank you goes out to all of our presenters: Dale & Sharon Kramer, Jack & Gwyn Trumbo, Dale, Rhonda & Russ Jones, Lorie Chappell, Tony, Tammy & Madison Thomas, Tony Sanford, J. & Lyla Lowe, Julie Brown, Michelle Isenberg, Allan, Alana & Christina Ruble, Doug & Jonah Goldsmith, Stanalee & Macey Gowin, Brian & Valerie Hebdige, Charlie Kramer, Cecil Jones, Luc Kramer. Colonial Hall Christmas Party: Our Truth4Life Sunday School class adopted the Colonial Hall residents for Christmas and provided gifts for each resident and prepared and served a full meal to the residents and staff. Christmas adoptions: Our Women’s and Young Couples class each adopted families that were in need this Christmas. They provided gifts and food to 3 large families in our community. Homebound: Our KidMin team prepared hot soup and cookies and visited seven homebound families. Christmas Dinner Theater: We presented our Christmas Dinner Theater to 525 people and provided 38 guests with complimentary tickets. Our 28-member choir worked for 6 months to provide us excellent praise music. We had a total of 50 people who practiced for 4 months to present “It’s A Wonderful Life”. We were blessed to have 50 people working to make and serve a terrific meal.