REPORTER

Volume 65* No. 8 *July 24, 2014 207 West Main Street * Henderson, Texas * 903-657-1646 * www.the fbc.org

PRAISE THE LORD! God’s people are faithful to His call!

Our pledge goal of $4,000,000 has been met!

REMINDER: Please mark your offering envelope “TTT” when giving toward our new Children’s building.

David Higgs Pastor

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK…

What a joy it was to hear Gloria Mills and Rusty Phenix announce to the church last Sunday that we had met our goal of $4 million in commitments for our proposed new children’s building! As a church, we give God all the glory for this accomplishment.

As your pastor, I am so proud of you. For a church our size, we had a great stewardship campaign. Any church that can raise $4 million dollars has had a great victory. You are an amazing congregation. It is my prayer that God will bless each one of you in a great way. Isn’t it amazing what a church can do when the people work together!

I do want to say one more time how grateful I am to everyone who served on our stewardship leadership team. This team did an excellent job of leading us through this campaign.

Everyone wants to know where we go from here. Well, two things will begin to take place. First of all, our members will continue to fulfill their stewardship commitments by giving to the children’s building. So far, the church has received over $700,000 of the $4 million that has been committed. You can see that our people are fulfilling their commitments at a rapid pace! Secondly, we will begin to meet with architects and begin the process of developing the plans for the new children’s building. The process of developing these plans will take a considerable amount of time.

As you read this update, would you please stop what you are doing and give thanks to God for what He is doing at First Baptist Church? Have a great week and I will see you Sunday.

Rod Salmon Minister of Music

Karen T. is back! Thank you Lord for our Music Assistant. Karen just got back from her orchestra mission trip

to Hungary. God did a great work through these willing servants.

Choir! I know its summer, but let me encourage you to be faithful every Sunday and Wednesday to help us lead our congregation to worship our Lord. Christmas Music is coming soon!

Summer is in full swing, many families are enjoying some much needed family time. I know Myrna and I

really had a wonderful time with our two grandsons at our family reunion vacation in Raleigh NC. Also it was a wonderful blessing to spend time with all the kids and Myrna’s mom. To top it all off, Daniel Hastings

proposed to Molly. Daniel loves our Lord Jesus and desires to be a full time minister. I know I'm a blessed

man. Especially when I think of the joy of having a personal relationship with Christ my savior, the most wonderful family a man could have, an awesome Pastor and staff to work with every day, and a church family

second to none!!!!! Thank you Jesus!!!

But forget all that- It is nothing compared to what I am going to do. Isaiah 43:18

O’Brien Satcher Student Minister

Don Edmiston Minister of Education -Administration

We have a couple of new additions to our staff family. Mischelle Carle is serving as the receptionist and she will also be giving support to the Minister of Children. Neal Vinson is joining the staff as the maintenance supervisor. We are thankful to have these two join our support staff. Be sure to welcome them the next time you see or talk to them.

The end of August marks the beginning of the Sunday School year. This year we plan to kick off the new year as we have the last couple of years with a tailgate breakfast. Our Sunday School classes will be planning and working on contacting all Sunday School members and inviting them to be present. Each class is to help set our high attendance goal for August 24. Mark your calendar now to be sure you are available to attend Sunday, August 24 at 8:30am.

August 13

Boston Youth/College led. We will be supporting the Red Sox!

Meet at 2:00 pm to decorate Serving starts at 5:00

followed by worship, devotion and activities!

August 16

Splash Kingdom Shreveport

$25 per person

plus money for lunch in the park and dinner in Longview

will need to bring towel, change of

clothes & sunblock

Contact OB or Debra for more information!

August 17 Youth Sunday School Teachers Luncheon

12:00—1:30 pm

Dining Hall of FLC

Promotion/High Attendance Promotion/High Attendance

Sunday Sunday August 24 August 24

8:30 am8:30 am——Tailgate Breakfast (wear your team logo) Tailgate Breakfast (wear your team logo)

9:15 am 9:15 am -- promote to your new Sunday School classpromote to your new Sunday School class

Summer ends...School begins!

1 Kenneth Brown Lavern Gibson Brantley Jackson Betty Matthew Pam Murphy Ina Rowell 2 Casey Coats Matt Gabriel Calvin Smith Brad Standard Julie Stapp 3 Sadie Edmiston Jaith Foley Jeremy Gaston Alan Gramling Matthew Liner O’Brien Satcher Richard Tandy 4 Paul Brown Tommy Freeman Jill Johnson James Pierson Joshua Powell Jackson Threadgill 5 Sharon Beavers Marie Bryce Josh Mosley Camron Neal 6 Mike Brightwell Caitlyn Dunphy Bettye Hall Karen Thompson 7 Blake Bumgardner Jaiden Carle Rex Dorman Marissa Lees Chance Martin Leah Payne Nickie Propes

8 Summer Baker Alaina Gearheart Christy Holladay Joanie Nadrchal Angela Odom Woo Jin Park Tammy Williamson 9 Garrett Combs June Dodd Robert Havrda Cliff Hurt, Jr. Paul Jett Jennifer Jourdan Rebekah McCauley Ryan Spaulding Tony Stone 10 Rex Ashby Blake Davis Ray Deason Virginia Irwin Rebeca Jordan Gloria Mills Kristin Odom Branson Prior Emily Rush Haelyn Straub Maurice Wright 11 Ashli Bisnette Alex Marquez Robin Waggoner Beth Whitaker Mallory Young Roxanne Ziegler

17 Weldon Cook Preston Garner Scott Lewis Nora Rousseau Sue Wooster 18 Diana Copeland Loy Dorsey Colby Fears Joseph Parsons Sue Plummer 19 Lawson Hays Carrie Long Gloria Richardson Jack Tully Mike Wilhite 20 Pat Boyd Charles Dansby Collyn Keitt Ronnie Lake Janet Legg Randy Lemmon Michael Roberts 21 James Chambless Jim Gossett Terri Hutto Dorothy Maloney Courtney Mosley Callahan Walton Lauren Bateman 22 Richard Carter Sandie Ellis Owen Fitch Mark Hogberg Morgan LaGrone Charlene McCarter Hannah Perry Christian Thompson Carter Wheat Ella Wheat

23 Henri Killgore Andi Liner Amy Locklear Paige McAnally Joe Sorrells Mike Stephens

24 Jon Best Louise Crawford Terra Henderson Steven Marshall Patsy Morrison 25 Mischelle Carle Jay Dorsey Jeremy Everitt Sadie Hillis Edna Hipolito Mike Long Carolyn Parker April Pettigrew 26 Peggy Dopson Ryan Ellis Sue Skelton 27 Jennifer Acord Taylor Dickerson Dot Franklin Isaiah Key Kevin Neal 28 John Waldie 29 Mayann Brightwell Chad Fancher Misty Foley James Mansinger 30 Eddie Armstrong Laurie Belcher Ralph Drummond Camille Freeman Kamryn Jones Heather Milligan Brenda Riley Tim Smith Jonathan Teat 31 Tim Brady Angie Briscoe Trinatee Duncan Ashley Gonzalez Brent Gordon Crystal Moody Dustin Thomas

12 Minnie Gaston Rocky Hall Tiffany Herron 13 Cord Lee Wilma Loughlin J.T. Ramsey Brett Schweng C.J. Warner Lisa Waugh 14 Josie Alvarez Debbie Anthony William Blanton Joyce Engel John Michael Mills Quentin Milstead Carson Tully 15 Susan Bradley Josh Lees Doris McCalpin Robyn McCauley Derek McGee Mildred Sadler Ann Ussery Charity Washburn 16 Georgia Battles Glenda Derveloy Rachel Edmiston Nancy Gibson Jana Higgs Natalie McFarland Cory Mraz Jamie Skelton Robert Slover

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Lil’ Explorers Day Camp Summer Play

Day

1st-6th grade

Summer Review

All-Church

Fellowship

Youth to

Splash Kingdom First Baptist

Preschool

Field Trip

Caregiver’s

Support Group

1:00 pm

Finance

Committee Mtg.

7:00 pm

5:00 -7:00

TAILGATE

8:30 am

Promotion/High

Attendance

Sunday

Deacon’s Meeting

Business Meeting HISD begins

Merry Widows

Luncheon

Youth Pride

Ride

No Evening Service

Join us on Wednesdays for

Miriam Johnston Preschool/Children’s Ministry

What a fantastic summer this has been! We just got back from our first 5th/6th grade mission

trip. I couldn’t be more proud of this group of preteens! Despite some disadvantages going into

the trip, they rose to the occasion. We went into six different apartment complexes in the in-

ner city of San Antonio where the preteens led Kid Power Camps, backyard Bible club type

events. The preteens led every aspect – telling Bible stories, teaching crafts, giving their tes-

timonies, leading games, teaching memory verses, sharing the gospel, and counseling children

who wanted to accept the Lord. These kids stepped out of their

comfort zone and allowed God to use them in a mighty way! Several

of our FBC preteens led children to the Lord. They were definitely

not doing “kids’ stuff.” They were doing Kingdom “stuff”!! You, as a

church, should be extremely proud of these preteens! The future is

bright with these leaders for Christ!

Sympathy to Mary Wofford in the loss of her nephew,

Roy Ross

Shirley Killgore in the loss of her uncle

Wallace Riddle in the loss of his wife,

Joan

Ruthie Hughes in the loss of her brother,

Larry Houston of Florida

Josh Mosley in the loss of his grandfather,

Thomas Bridges

Jeff Goodson in the loos of his brother,

Curtis of Virginia Beach , VA

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:

Jeremy Costlow

Devin & Rebecca Harrison

Wayne Stark

Caregivers Support Group August 19

Parlor of FLC

1:00 pm

for more information, contact:

Maribeth Hickman 903-657-5650

or

Anita Hays 903-658-4492

RADIO MINISTRY KWRD 1470 AM or 100.7 FM Radio Bible Class – 10:00 am Morning Worship – 10:30 am

CD’s of our services are available for $2.00. Contact Brandy in the Media Center.

First Baptist Church, I wanted to thank you for the Senior Sunday Breakfast and

the Bible. The Bible will be very helpful in learning more about my Sav-ior and it will help in my Biblical studies degree at DBU. Thanks, Kale Buckner Thank you so much for awarding me the Fred Hale Scholarship. This scholarship will help me greatly while at Dallas Baptist University. Thanks again, Kale Buckner Thank you so much for all your help and support during our time of need. Chalice Apartment employees & residents Dear Church Family, We have been overwhelmed by all the good things that have been done for me - the many visits, cards, calls, prayers and food I have received from all of my church family. I love all of you and really appreciate everything. I hope it will not be much longer until I can be back in church, I really miss it.. Love, Jo Anne Dowden

Check out our website

www.thefbc.org.

There you will find lots of important

information, such as our lunch menus,

Reporter, audio versions of sermons

and our Touching Tomorrow Today

video.

Congratulations to

Brent & Stacey Gordon

on the birth of their

son

Sage Ryan July 7, 2014

6 lbs. 7 ozs.

19 3/4 inches long

Congratulations to

Kent & Susan Bradley

on the birth of their

daughter

Peyton Rees July 11, 2014

8 lbs. 1 ozs.

19 inches long

Proud Grandparents:

Ben & Barbara Cadenhead

Alton & Glenda Currie

Month ending 6/30/14 Monthly budget receipts target $166,665.67 ACTUAL monthly budget receipts $176,025.25 YTD budget receipts target $999,993.98 ACTUAL YTD budget receipts $929,727.26 Monthly budgeted EXPENSES target $166,665.73 ACTUAL monthly EXPENSES $136,874.97 YTD Budget EXPENSES target $999,993.62 ACTUAL YTD EXPENSES $916,281.31 ________________________________________ Sunday School Attendance June 2014 Average Attendance: 539 Average Enrollment: 1642 New Members: 12

Mission Opportunities in 2014 for Praying, Going and Giving

*Restorative Justice Ministries: Opportunities for men and women to minister in a variety of ways to offenders inside the Rusk County Jail, the Bradshaw State Jail, and the East Texas Treatment Fa-cility, and to ex-offenders upon their release. FBC contact persons: Rickie Watson and Fred Powell *Refuge of Light.Tyler, TX, in connection with Buckner International: The mission of Refuge of Light is to provide a safe haven, redemptive rescue and restoration of female victims of domestic minor sex trafficking through advocacy, awareness and holistic care. FBC contact person: Sidney Horton Lee *Equipping the Saints in six states of Ukraine: Six training institutes meeting in homes, equipping pastors/leaders. In 15 years, 120 churches have come out of the work; there are 75 new preaching points/evangelizing groups. Pray for pastors and church leaders not to get discouraged. Pray for the leaders Anatoly Skirdin and Vlademiir Semonov. FBC contact person: Doyle Sumrall

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First Baptist Church

(903) 657-1646

FAX (903) 657-2463

STAFF:

Dr. David Higgs

Pastor (903) 658-4390 home

(903) 658-4491 cell

Don Edmiston

Minister of Administration (903) 836-2464 home

(903) 658-1472 cell

Rod Salmon

Minister of Music (903) 658-9309 cell

O’Brien Satcher

Student Minister (903) 657-0677 home

(903) 658-2806 cell

Miriam Johnston

Children’s Minister (469)231-3737

Kim Doerge

Weekday Preschool Director (903) 657-3262

Prayer House

(903) 657-1394

FAMILY LIFE CENTER HOURS

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 7:15 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday & Friday

PERIODICAL Postage Paid

Henderson, TX

Check out what’s new in the Media Library! FICTION

Full Steam Ahead by Karen Witemeyer A Beauty So Rare by Tamera Alexander

A Sensible Arrangement by Tracie Peterson Bridge to Haven by Francine Rivers

Undetected by Dee Henderson Season of Tomorrow by Cindy Woodsmall

Child of Mine by David & Beverly Lewis The Last Bride by Beverly Lewis

Take This Cup by Bodie & Brock Thoene Silenced by Dani Pettrey

Distortion by Terri Blackstock Love at Any Cost by Julie Lessman

Media Center Hours

Sunday 8:30 – 9:30 am Monday – Thursday 11:30 am– 3:30 pm

Wednesday evening 5 :00– 6:00 pm Friday 8:00 am– 12:00 pm

COMMITMENT GOAL: $4,000,000.00

COMMITMENTS TO DATE: $4,008,650.00

GIFTS RECEIVED TO DATE: $705,128.57