Children Our well supervised Nursery and Children’s programs offer a warm and caring atmosphere. Our “JAMTowne” entrance is in the lobby next to the coffee bar!

Communion Jesus gave this memorial to remind us of the price He paid for our sins – death on a cross. Christians are invited to meditate on God’s love and grace as they participate.

Offering We give out of our love for God to support His work here on earth. If you are a guest we welcome you to express your gratitude but do not feel pressured.

Decisions At the end of the service an invitation is extended and is an opportunity for you to walk forward to accept Jesus as your Savior, rededicate your life, transfer your membership or ask for prayer and spiritual counsel.

Baptism Immersion in water pictures the death and burial of our old life without Jesus and the beginning of our new life as His follower. It is the moment when God’s grace unites with our faith providing forgiveness of sins and the gift of the Holy Spirit.

For your safety and the safety of our children, security recording devices are in use in this building. Please Note!!

Where are you? What is the next step YOU need to take to grow closer to Christ and increase your involvement at Towne South?

Our Story Continues is a 2-year capital campaign to raise funds for the new addition and parking lot.

Our Story Continues - December Last Week .................................... $2,035 Monthly Total .............................. $2,035

Monthly Budget ............. $11,913.76 Percentage Met ........................ 17%

Financial Stewardship General Fund - December Last Week ............................... $8,124.45 Monthly Total ......................... $8,124.45 Monthly Budget .................... $22,677.24 Percentage Met ............................... 36%

Budgeted through end of October Budgeted Income..................... $243.780 Actual Income .......................... $233,635 Over/Under ............................... $10,145

Gifts to $Club through October . $12,290

Attendance Last Week Sunday School .......................... 142 1st Service ................................ 209 2nd Service ................................ 155 Total minus duplicates ............. 343

Average for 2015 Sunday School ............................ 95 Morning Worship ..................... 289

December Average Morning Worship .................... 343

Communion Cleaning Teams

Dec Lane December 19 Scott Fenwick, Cat Morton, Mike Baker, Jill Boyer, Vickie Cox, Gloria Rogers

Jan Romano December 26 Carol/Bobby Adams, Patsy Huffman, Fambro Family (2), Misti Birky, Beverly McCoy

Greeters

December 13 1st Service Terry & Clara Thomas, Fred & Priscilla Long

2nd Service Nate & Katie Andersen, Neil & Janice Provost

December 20 1st Service Danny & Carol Flowers, Judy Hannaman & Trina Sage

2nd Service Pam Hagan & Jill Boyer, Mike & Nicole Reaves

Nursery

December 13 8:45 Karen Wood, Vickie Cox, Karen Huff 10:15 Pam Hagan, Lisa Romano 11:15 Geanine/Nash Bullock, Joanna Kuhn

December 20 8:45 Kelly/Alana Whidbee, Lorna Smith 10:15 Katie Anderson, Kaylin Shields 11:15 Ken/Shelley/Emily Greene

December 13, 2015

Class This Week Next Week

8:45am PreK

Sissy G., Patricia W. & Allison F. PreK Mid JAM (SS): Amy Mc

Leeann P, Laura H PreK Mid JAM (SS): Amy Mc

8:45am K-5th

Laura H Elem. Mid JAM (SS): Sissy

April, Sissy Elem. Mid JAM (SS): Sissy

11:15am PreK Rachel H, Nicole, Faith S Amy Mc, Sissy

11:15am K-5th Laura H April, Sissy

Welcome Center First Service Second Service

December 13 Whitney and Jacob Brannen Clara Thomas

December 20 Victoria Cox, Karen Huff Fambro, Dawn Harris

Children’s Ministry

Children’s Christmas Program 2015 Be sure to mark Sunday, December 13th at 6:00 pm on your calendars, and invite everyone you know to join Bethlehem’s 3rd Shift Shepherds and the rest of the gang at the only 24 hour roadside restaurant, the Falafel House! Here, our kids will serve up a down-home Christmas feast for the ears, eyes and hearts this season as they share the Night Shift before Christmas.

If you would be willing to help with refreshments to be enjoyed following the evening program, please sign up at the information desk in the foyer.

JAMtowne Volunteers Needed As we are blessed to welcome more and more families, we need more volunteers, and this is especially true in the Children’s Ministry. Most of our teachers, assistants, kid check volunteers, and nursery workers serve on a once a month rotation, and we need more in all areas as soon as possible. Let’s contemplate; what else do we do that takes so little time, but the investment is beyond measure!?! You have an opportunity to change the future world because you share Jesus with children. Please consider and sign up today at the information desk to volunteer in some way in this vital area. If we don’t already have one on file, take and fill out an application for the necessary background check, and return it to Sissy Giffin or Jonathan Snoots. If you have questions, please contact Sissy Giffin at sgiffin@tscoc.com

Richard & Pam Cobb placed their membership with us last week! Welcome and pray for them as they serve with us here at Towne South!

ONE SERVICE on December 27th at 10:30 am Due to a great many of our members being out of town for the holidays, we will have only one service on December 27th at 10:30 am with NO Sunday School.

New Directories Here In the New Year After a lot of work in proof reading and getting corrections worked through, the directories are ready to be printed. The company tells us they will be shipped on December 29. So look forward to your copy soon after the first of the year.

Christmas Eve Eve Service Many of us look forward every year to this special service on December 23. Plan to join us this year at 7 pm.

Ministry

Reach.Grow.Serve

Towne South Church of Christ 2224 Peartree Road Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909

(252) 338-2248 info@tscoc.com www.tscoc.com

Elders Mike Baker : Bill Griffin : Glenn McGinnis (Chair)

Rod Sershen : Bob Smith : Jeff Wood Brad Giffin

Senior Minister Home: 330-9994

Cell: 619-4303 bjg@tscoc.com

Jonathan Snoots Associate Minister

Cell: 312-3232 jasnoots@tscoc.com

Kristine “Sissy” Giffin Children’s Director

Home: 330-9994 Cell: 619-2592

sgiffin@tscoc.com

Corbin Kuhn Student Minister Cell: (757)407-2355 corbin@tscoc.com Sunday Morning Worship

1st Service – 8:45 am Sunday School – 10:15 am 2nd Service – 11:15 am

First Time Guests Our minister wants to meet you; he’ll be at the front of the stage immediately following the service.

IDES Gift Catalog International Disaster Emergency Service (IDES) is a non-profit organization that seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of people in times of emergency. The organization provides a gift catalog which provides individuals with the opportunity to assist missionaries around the world. See the missionary board or you can go online to http://www.ides.org/giftcatalog/ to view the offerings.

Opportunities for Helping Others

Men’s Ministry

Men’s Bible Study The men at Towne South gather two times during the week to study and fellowship around God’s word. One group meets on Wednesday mornings at 6:15 am (Yes, that is AM!) and is studying the book of Hebrews. Our second group meets on Saturday mornings from 8-9 am and will be returning on January 9th. Join us as we learn how to help each other become more consistent and godlier men. These meetings are open to all men!

Family Ministry

Ladies' Ministry

Ladies' Wednesday Night Study Wednesday night Bible study is held at 6:30pm here at the church. The course is on Revelation using the book More Than Conquerors by William Hendriksen.

Women’s Sunday School If you are a woman who is not already part of a Sunday School class, we would love for you to observe the Advent season and to study Songs of the Heart: The Book of Psalms with us in the Ladies' Class, beginning today, December 6. Quarterlies are provided.

Student Ministry

Registration for CCYC If you only paid the down payment, the final payment of $100 is due by February 14. You can pay that at: https://tsstudents.churchcenteronline.com/registrations/events/10980 when you are ready. Contact Corbin Kuhn with any questions at corbin@tscoc.com.

Towne South Angels among Us Please help to make this Christmas more special for a local child. 1. Take an angel from our tree. 2. Purchase the items from the child’s wish list, found on the back of the angel. 3. Please wrap the gifts and return to Towne South. 4. Place an x or checkmark next to the items purchased on the angel list. 5. Place the gifts under the Christmas tree, with the original angel attached, by

Today, December 13th. For questions, requests, and suggestions, please email claracthomas.03@gmail.com or leave a message at (757) 727-3235.

This Week’s Activities

Wednesday ............................................................... Men’s Bible Study @ 6:15am Youth Christmas/Ugly Sweater Party, Ladies’ Study@ 6:30pm

Upcoming Activities Dec 20 .............................................. Living Christmas Tree @ FCC and South Mills Dec 23 ........................................................................... Christmas Eve Eve Service Dec 27 ..................................................................................... One Service – 10:30 Jan 1 .................................................................................................... Attic Lock-in Jan 17/18 ................................. Sunday Night Live & MLK Day of Service at MACU Feb 14 ........................................................................ Final Payment Due for CCYC Feb 26-28 .......................................... Carolina Christian Youth Conference (CCYC)

The Attic Lock-In is January 1, 2016 | 7pm-7am | $20 6th-12th grade students are invited to the student ministry and Attic Lock-In. It will be a night full of fun, friends, and fellowship. It is all kicked off with a normal Attic from 7-10pm and the Lock-In will kick off at 10pm. The money you pay includes food, drinks, and all activities we do that evening. More information to follow!

Note: Students that are not interested in the Lock-In are allowed to come for The Attic and leave at the normal time. They will pay the normal $5 admission. Contact Corbin Kuhn for more information at corbin@tscoc.com.

Two Chances to Attend Living Christmas Tree Presentation on 12/20 As has been mentioned earlier, the Griffin Community Group plans to go to First Church of Christ in Washington, NC. We have invited others to join us, if you’d like. (If you plan to go with us, please make sure Bill Griffin knows so that we can get you into the caravan and meal plans.) We will leave here at 4 pm, eat in Plymouth, and return by 11 pm. We have now received an invitation from South Mills Church of Christ to their Living Christmas Tree on the same evening. The production begins at 7 pm, but they have also invited us to a time of fellowship and refreshments at 6 pm.

Christmas/Ugly Sweater Party | December 16th This is Student Ministry Christmas Party for this year. Instead of having a normal Wednesday, we are having a party upstairs in The Attic. We ask that you bring three things: 1. Your favorite beverage and/or snack to share 2. A gift under $5 the white elephant exchange 3. A school supply item for Mrs. Carver at River Road Middle School. The ugliest sweater wearer will win a prize. Come be a part of the fun! Contact Corbin for more information at corbin@tscoc.com.

Christmas Card Exchange Available As In Years Past If you’d like to give a Christmas card to other Towne Southers, you may do that through a free service. There will be tables set up in the auditorium with a basket on them. Write the people’s names on your cards and put them in the basket; the cards will be spread out on the tables in alphabetical order; SO CHECK OFTEN TO SEE IF YOU HAVE CARDS! And, to help you even more, there will be sheets of family names of people who regularly attend Towne South, in case you need so help with names.

High School Students Available For Work (About Time!) The high school students will be making themselves available to work for anyone in our church to raise funds for our CIY trip. Students will be willing to do yard work, clean, babysit, and few other random tasks. Help support the student ministry raise funds to offset trip costs by putting our students to work! Contact Corbin for more information at corbin@tscoc.com

Christmas/End-of-the-Year Giving At the end of October, our general fund giving was approximately $10,000 behind the budgeted income goal. Although the official report is not yet out for November, unofficially that deficit will continue at about the same level. As you consider your Christmas and end-of-the-year giving, let us encourage you to consider Towne South so that we might end our fiscal year (12/31) in the black.