Old Greenbrier Baptist ChurchPO Box 456Alderson, WV 24910Pastor: Bill Bryan(304) 646-8631Ministers of Music:Dell & Nancy WoodDiana HalsteadCarolyn Holliday Treasurer:Charlotte MeltonCongregational Visitor:Peggy BollenbachOfficial Board, ChairBill HollidayOfficial Board, Vice-ChairJeff WillisStreet Address:301 North Monroe St.Church Phone: (304) 445-7854

Old GreenbriER

Baptist News2013

Non-ProfitPostage PermitNo. 32

Volume XV No. IV

Church website: http://oldgreenbrierbaptistchurch.typepad.com/

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FROM YOUR PASTOR’S HEART

What an uncommon thing Jesus did for us in going to the cross for our sins. Paul put it this way, “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Ro. 5:7-8, NIV). The word uncommon means “extraordinary, special, distinguished.” Truly, what Jesus did at Calvary and what the Father did in raising Jesus from dead is uncommon—extra- ordinary, special, and distinguished! An important implication steming from the uncommon thing that God has done for us is that our individual lives and our shared life together as a church should be—uncommon.I recently received a copy of a book entitled The Uncommon Church. It is written by Pete Pawelek, one of my former seminary students who pastors a large church near San Antonio, Texas. In his book Pete challenges us to make the uncommon, common again by becoming uncommon people in uncommon churches. As we live in the resurrection power of Jesus Christ, it is possible that in a plain, ordinary world we truly can have uncommon relationships, experience uncommon prayer, show uncommon caring, give uncommon forgiveness, experience uncommon sharing and giving, have uncommon attitudes, exhibit uncommon commitment, do uncommon work, engage in uncommon discipleship, and obtain uncommon victory. All of these areas of our lives become uncommon—extraordinary, special, distinguished—as we live in the resurrection power of Jesus Christ. It is my prayer that we

will be an uncommon church filled with uncommon Christians experiencing the uncommon power of Jesus Christ.

Spring Cleaning

The April Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast is cancelled. The next Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast will be Saturday, May 4 at 8am at Old Greenbrier Baptist.

Sweep over me, LordAnd brush out my sin!Replace it with faith,And live here within.Amen.

–Peggy Ferrell Prayers and Poems

3 – Dean Butler 5 – David Harris 8 – Bill Bryant

Mark Taylor 9 – Carl “Joe” Bradley 15 – Elizabeth Bengy-Goins 16 – Betty Highlander 17 – Raymond Link 19 – Cindy Parker 21 – Jewell Smith 26 – Tamara Merritt 28 – Hugh Harris Ruth Huffman 29 – Caleb Harris

1LadiesBibleStudy ~ 6:30p

2 3Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

4Ruth Thurmond Circle ~ 1pm

5 6MargaretJack 90th

Birthday~ 2-4pm

7Communion Sunday S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

Build Your Own SundaeFaith Weavers ~ 4:30-6:30pm

8 9 10Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

11 12 13

14S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11aOfficial Board ~ noon

Faith Weavers ~ 4:30-6:30pm

15 16 17Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

18Pack Food Pantry ~9am

19Food Pantry~9am

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21S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

Faith Weavers ~ 4:30-6:30pm

22 23 24Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

25 26 27

28S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

Faith Weavers ~ 4:30-6:30pm

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Our Finance Team monitors our church budget and spending. Thank you for your regular tithes and special offerings. Each month, we want to present an overview of where we are financially.

General Fund for the Month Ended February 28, 2013Beginning Balance $ 9,807.71

+ Offering 8,408.75+ Build The Treasury 392.00

+ Interest 0.90− Total Expenses 10,739.73

Ending Balance $ 7,869 .63

LADIES BIBLE STUDY – April 1

Ladies This is Our Night!Who are We and Why are We so Special?

On April 1 our ladies Bible study group will meet in the Parlor of Old Greenbrier Baptist at 6:30 p.m. They will continue their study of Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul by John & Stasi Elderedge. It will be a wonderful time of sharing the Bible and learning how wonderful we are as women made in the image of God. If you need a book or have any questions, please contact Deborah Bryan. All ladies from our church and our community are welcome. We look forward to sharing God's awesome Word with one another.

We had more than thirty children and youth at our Faith Weavers “Build Your Own Pizza” event on March 3. Since then we have averaged a dozen children each Sunday evening.

Our Faith Weavers Singers will sing as part of our worship service on Sunday, April 7. We look forward to children and families participating

together in worship. On Sunday afternoon April 7 from 4:30-6:30pm we host our second Faith Weavers event—“Build Your Own Sundae” Sunday.

Faith Weavers will continue to meet each Sunday afternoon in April in our Fellowship Hall from 4:30-6:30pm.

In May, our Faith Weavers girls will host a special Mother’s Day Tea Party to honor their mothers on Saturday, May 4 at noon.

In June our Faith Weavers guys will host a Father’s Day Bar-B-Que to honor their dads on

Saturday, June 22 at noon. Faith Weavers is an outreach ministry of Old Greenbrier Baptist Church to the young people of the Alderson community. We believe that personal faith in Jesus Christ is

critical in every person’s life. The goal of Faith Weavers is to weave faith into the fabric of our young people’s lives by presenting Jesus Christ and His way through looking into God’s word, enjoying fun activities, and building friendships.

Without Jesus . . .

Without the risen Savior in our hearts, life is like: A chocolate Easter Bunny – empty on the inside; An Easter bonnet – easily blown off kilter; Last year’s Easter outfit – it doesn’t quite fit right; An Easter Lily – it soon withers and dries up A bag of jellybeans – sugary and sweet but lacking substance; An unfound Easter basket – full of gifts that spoil and go to waste; A colored Easter egg – looks great but cracks under pressure; The Easter bunny – always hopping here and there; Marshmallow Peep – becomes hard when opened up; Easter Parade – a long journey with no destination; An unopened Easter card – a message of love unclaimed.

–David Patterson

??? Bible Quiz ???Two places in the Bible, one in the Old Testament and one in the New, feature the following words: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

The New Testament account is found in Matthew 27:46, when Jesus is hanging on the cross. Where are the words found in the Old Testament?

A. 1 Kings 19:4B. Jeremiah 38:9C. Psalm 22:1D. Lamentations 1:20

Answer: C

Prayer Needs as of March 24th

Pastor Saeed Abedini and familyRoscoe AliffGail BallMiranda BattaileRosita BlevinsShelly BooneCleveland Bradley (brother of Joe Bradley)Nathan BradleyRebecca & Steve BraggBurton Bethune (friend of Peggy Bollenbach)Carrie Burkel (daughter of Gayle LaRue)Eddie Carter (Gina Still’s brother-in-law)Teresa Catron (Jo Honaker’s friend)Bill Cohenour (Rose Carter’s brother)Derik Cohenour (Rose Carter’s nephew)Libby Copeland (Mary Godby’s great niece)Travis Darby (son of Maggie Darby)Mary Davis (sister of Richard Honaker)Clara Floyd (Carolyn Knapp’s niece)Genevieve Freedman (Fiend of Carla Willis)Mike Fugate (friend of Chad McCallister)Dana Godby (Bro-in-law M. Godby)Doris Godby (Sis-in-law M. Godby)Vivian Gonzales (Jo Honaker’s aunt)Leann Goodwin (friend of Karla Willis)Susan GriffithDiana HalsteadDan HeartAngie Henson (co-worker B. Battaile)Betty HighlanderJill HighlanderJean Himes (friend of Diana Taylor)Charles HollidayBetty HollidayRichard & Orah HonakerMadelene Howard (Carolyn Knapp’s sister)Patty HunterJames Ingle (son-in-law of Maggie Darby)Jimmy Jackson (Dreama Carters’ brother)Jim JonesBobby Kennedy (Anne Parker’s nephew)Rodney KnappAngel KnightBob LaRueRebecca LaRueCharlie Lester (friend of Bollenbachs)Sue Lester (friend of Anne Parker)Joe Lusk IIJohnny Lynch (friend of Chad McCallister)Stephanie Massey

Kristen McCallisterMark McCallister (Chad McCallister’s father)Brenda McCurdyDebbie McInelly (Donna Simm’s sister)Mary Ann Milam (friend of P. Bollenbach)Brenda Moles (friend of Anne Parker)Melody Moss (niece of Anne Parker)Sharon Mullens (Carolyn Holliday’s sister)Frances Neely (Leonard Carter’s aunt)James Adrian ParkerJerry Murphy (Frank Godby’s first cousin)Jimmy ParkerJohnny Parker (nephew of A. Parker)Glenna QueenLexi RalstonRaymond Reed (Evelyn Reed’s son)Evelyn ReedRebecca Rexroad (Jewell Smith’s gdaughter)Jackie Rhodes (friend of Anne Parker)Kevin Richmond (Christine Smith’s grandson)Vern Richmond (Karla Merritt’s father)Iona Ryan (sister of Hugh Harris)Chris Saylor (Christine Smith’s grandson)Cali ShaferJoy Snead (Leonard Carter’s cousin)Brittany ShaferKatie Shaw (friend of Deborah Bryan)Margaret SheltonDavid Shield’s grandsonJuli Simmons ShaferChristine SmithEarl Snedegar (Harriett Dancy’s son)Sarah Stevens (Curtis & Bev Pauley)J. P. Stoddard (C. Smith’s grandson)Meredith Stoddard (C. Smith’s granddaughter)Sandy Sweet (Lori Taylor’s father)Brenda Thomas (friend of Becky Godby)Forrest ThomasVicky Thompson (niece of Anne Parker)Charlotte Tobin (M. Shelton’s gdaughter)Louise UtterbackMary Vandimber (Anne Parker’s sister)Danny VaughnPam Vines (Friend of Chad McCallister)Paige WardLyndall Wiley (cousin of Leonard Carter)Stephanie Williams (niece of Donna Simms)Melanie Whitaker (Barbara Taylor’s sister)Barbara Wolfe (Friend of Anne Parker)

ALL TROOPS In Our Armed ForcesBrian Belcher (North Carolina)Mark Dunbar (Gayle LaRue’s son, home)Randy Fleshman (Germany)Katie Hunter (home)Jess Phillips (Afghanistan)Brent Taylor (Greg & Barb Taylor’s son,

Grandson of Dorothy Taylor)

AMA Summer Work TeamsOur Alderson Ministerial Association (AMA) will sponsor three work teams in our community this summer.

Calvary Baptist Church, Seaville, NJ – This group of American Baptists will be with us from May 1 – 5. They will be a team of about fifteen adults led by Jonathan Kleinman. They will be able to do a variety of construction and repair projects.

First Presbyterian Church, Honesdale, PA – This group will be with us from July 14 – 19. Led by Chris Scheuerll, they will consist of about twenty high school students and their adult leaders. They are open to help with a variety of projects.

Oaklyn Baptist, Oaklyn, NJ – This group of friends will be back with us from July 21 – 27. This team of fifteen adults is led by Fred Daugherty. They have been coming to Alderson for several years and are a seasoned and well-skilled team. We look forward to the return of our friends from New Jersey.

We have the teams, but we need projects for them to do. We are accepting applications for work to be done by these teams. We need several projects for the summer. If you have a need or know of a need, please fill out a work team assistance application. They are available at the Alderson Thrift Store, the back of our sanctuary, or by contacting

Pastor Bill. Don’t delay; apply today.