DEACONS / DEACONESS ALPHABETIC FAMILY LISTING

The Deacons and Deaconess are assigned to the congregation alphabetically by last name.

You may contact them anytime.

A - B Deacon Odell DeWalt 215-659-5406

Deaconess Rebecca Frisby 215-885-4202

C - D Deacon Wade Matthis 215-837-7456

Deaconess Corinne Dudley 215-659-9639

E - F Deacon Cedric Luck 215-658-1115

Deaconess Tanga Luck 215-658-1115

G - I Deacon Gregory Holt 215-659-1943

Deaconess Shirley Holt 215-659-1943

J - K Deacon James Lindsay 215-379-8380

Deacon Nancy Lindsay 215-908-3992

Deacon Iseabell Roberts 215-659-2874

L - N Deacon Anthony Brown 215-264-8979

Deaconess Ernestine Brown 215-283-6816

O - Q Deacon Brian Johnson 215-840-2254

Deaconess Michelle Blake 215-657-8982

R - S Deacon John Taylor 267-847-5231

Deaconess Deborah Taylor 215-537-4439

Deacon Dr. Deaitra Bradley 215-720-0122

T - U Deacon Earl Farmer 215-346-2219

Deacon Henry Cann 215-479-7941

Deacon Ken Brewer 215-635-1765

V - W Deacon Ronald Benson 215-572-5891

Deaconess Theresa Jones 215-882-0842

X - Z Deacon Lynn Owens 215-657-5243

Deacon DeShawn Jones 215-518-2449 We are a church determined to know Christ and to make Christ known by our love for one another and others!

Remember ing the Past , Sowing Seed for the Future

105th Church Anniversary

1910 - 2015

December 27, 2015 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.

First Baptist Church of Crestmont 1678 Fairview Avenue

Willow Grove, PA 19090 PH: (215) 659-9528 * FX: (215) 659-7822

www.1bcc.org Rev. Jerome F. Coleman, Pastor

THIS WEEK IN WORSHIP

Sunday, December 27, 2015

8:00am Casual Mornings with Christ

9:45am Sunday school / New Members Class

11:00am Contemporary Christianity

11:00am C4C Children’s Church (YH)

Monday, December 28, 2015

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

7:00pm Whosoever Will Choir Rehearsal

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Thursday, December 31, 2015

7:00pm Watch Night Service (see ad for info)

Friday, January 1, 2015 * New Year’s Day!

Church Office Closed

Saturday, January 2, 2015

4:00pm Chosen 300 Ministries

All Classes take place Sundays, 9:45 - 10:45 A.M.

AGES LOCATION

3-4 years Preschool Room

5-7 years Classroom #3

8-12 years Classroom #1

13-18 years Youth House – 1st FL

Adults Holloman Hall-B

New Members Holloman Hall-A ———————————————————————————

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Instructor: Minister Crystal Blow

“All of Me” Psalm 95:1-7a

If you haven’t obtained a copy of the Winter 2015-2016

Sunday school book, please see Sis. Margot Clark today.

SUNDAY SCHOOL / NEW MEMBERS

GENERAL CHURCH

INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Church Office Hours Monday thru Thursday: 9:30am to 3:30pm

Friday: 9:30am -12:30pm

Appointments Pastor Coleman can be reached by making an appointment by phone (215) 659-9528 or email: Kquarles@1bcc.org

Administration Emails Pastor: PastorColeman@1bcc.org Church Administrator: kquarles@1bcc.org Trustees: Trustees@1bcc.org Deacons: Deacons@1bcc.org Church Website: www.1bcc.org

PLEASE NOTE: All bulletin announcements/events/flyers must be received in the office NO LATER THAN Wednesday @ 12:00 NOON to be printed in the bulletin the following Sunday, no exceptions. Also note that all flyers/announcements must be approved by the Pastor before they can printed.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY Van Service is available Sunday morning worship service at 10:00am. Please call Bro. James Robinson at (267) 625-8836 or the church office by Wednesday to reserve your seat. Ministries in need of the vans must submit a request form to the church office (forms can be found in the Narthex).

TREE OF LIFE Would you like to memorialize a loved one or leave a legacy to the church? Consider having your name or the name of a loved one engraved on a leaf on the Tree of Life located in the Narthex of our church. Leaves are $100 and may be paid in four installments of $25 each or a stone at the base of the tree for $500 which may be paid in five installments of $100. If you would like to add a leaf, please contact the Church office. All proceeds go toward the building fund.

Word of Life Wednesdays

There will be NO Word of Life

study on this Wednesday, the 30th.

Please plan on attending the Watch

Night Service instead. Study will

resume on Wed., January 6, 2016.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CRESTMONT INTERCESSORY PRAYER MINISTRY

INVITES YOU TO THE: Prayer Line 1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”

Monday through Friday, 6:45am-7:00am JUST Dial (712) 775-7300, Access Code# 661288

We are here to pray with you and for others; In the name of Jesus! “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and

supplication for all saints;” Ephesian 6:18 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20

‘It’s me, it’s me, it’s me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer…”

If you are standing in the need of prayer, the Intercessory Prayer Ministry would like to encourage you to take time and complete a prayer slip. The slips are located in the Narthex Kiosk and are reviewed by the Pastor and the Intercessory Pray-er Servant Leader. Once you complete the slip, you may place it in the prayer box which is found in the Narthex/lobby. The prayer box is secure and all slips are private and confidential. Prayer is also available every Sunday following morning wor-ship service in the Chapel with one of the Intercessory Prayer Ministry members.

Sis. Dorothy Case, Edge Hill Nursing Home, 146 Edge Hill Rd.; Rm. 124, Glenside, PA 19038

Sis. Camille Berry, 2510 Old Welsh Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Douglas Lee, 1611 Reservoir Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Gloria Llanos, 548 Stanbridge Street, Norristown, PA 19401

Sis. Ruth Johnson, 5600 Race Street, Apt. 5-J, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Bro. Webster Jackson (Deaconess Karen Jackson), 1613 Arnold Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Lawrence Jackson (Sis. Gwen Jackson), 1516 Reservoir Avenue, Roslyn, PA 19001

Eld. Jacob Stone (Sis. Serena Austin), York Nursing & Rehab Ctr, 7101 Old York Rd.; Rm. 114B, Phila., PA 19126

Sis. Evelyn Sudler, 1713 Fairview Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Deacon Clifton Boxley, Garden Springs Nursing Home, 1113 Easton Rd.; Rm 216A, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Glenn MacDonald, 20 Sussex Lane, Red Lion, PA 17356

Sis. Caroline Deans (Sis. Tonia Ghee), 1747 Arnold Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Angela Tate, 2627 Woodland Road, Roslyn, PA 19001

Bro. Darryl B. Palmer (Sis. Peggy Palmer), 6737 Mitchell Street, Philadelphia, PA 19128

Sis. Ruby P. Fitzgerald (Sis. Lynda Strong) 1745 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Mildred Blackwell, 1023 Wissahickon Avenue, Penllyn, PA 19422

Sis. Betty Swift, Powerback Rehabilitation, 3485 Davisville Road, Room # 228A, Hatboro, PA 19040

Sis. Donna Brewer (Sis. Louise Twyman), 1644 Arnold Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

HEALTH & HEALING

Please notify the church office if you or someone in your family will be hospitalized so we may minister to you and let us know when your are discharged so we may rejoice with you. “And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up… “ James 5:15

FBCC Donate QR Code

This QR Code is a way for you to give if you’re a person who doesn’t like to carry cash or write checks. This is a way for

you to give when you’re on summer vacation and times when you know you will not be in service. The instructions are as

follows:

1. Go to the App Store or Google Play, and search for "bar-code scanner”.

2. Install any free app available onto your phone.

3. Open the app and scan the picture of the QR Code above. It will take you to a page that says “open browser.”

4. Click on “Open Browser”. It will take you to FBCC “Pay with PayPal” or “Pay with a Card.”

5. Click on your preferred option of donating or giving. NOTE: Please put your envelope # in “Address line # 2.”

WOULD YOU LIKE A COPY OF TODAY’S SERMON?

Date: December 27, 2015

Rev. Jerome F. Coleman Sermon Title: “I Am the Door ” Sermon Text: John 10:1-9 (NASB) -

CD’s and DVD’s are available for purchase. You can place your order in the Narthex/Lobby after

service or send your request via e-mail to media@1bcc.org. Be sure to include the Sermon date, title,

media type (CD and/or DVD), quantity, and your name & phone number. Also note, you can pur-

chase one CD or DVD and get one of equal or lesser value at half price.

CDs $8 each DVDs $10 each

FREE BREAST CANCER SCREENING

Greetings, Sisters in Christ! Abington hospital is offering FREE breast cancer screenings. This service is offered to any woman 40 years of age or older who has not had a mammogram or clinical breast examination in the past 12 months due to the lack of health insurance. Screening includes a clinical breast examination, breast cancer awareness educa-tion, and FREE mammogram.

WHEN: March 16th 2016

TIME: BY APPOINTMENT ONLY FROM 4 TO 7PM

LOCATION: Abington Health Center, Northwood Building, Suite F, 2729 Blair Mill Road, Willow Grove, PA

TO REGISTER: Call Rosetta Jacob- 267-864-7088 or Theresa Jones-215-882-0842

We would like to thank the entire church family for all your gifts, cards, food, and prayers during this

Christmas season. We are so blessed to have a loving, caring family like FBCC.

~Love, Pastor, Lady K, Brianna and Nia

* * * * * * * * * *

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for the Christmas cards and gifts. I praise God for all of

you and for your kindness, generosity, and the love that you show me always. I especially thank the

young people of Jr. S.W.A.A.T. who blessed me with beautiful hand-crafted cards. You’re all so very

thoughtful and I truly love each one of you so much. I’m looking forward to all that the Lord has in

store for us in 2016. ~Blessings! Sis. Kim Quarles

ATTENTION STUDENTS! SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE!

The Metropolitan Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Continental Societies, Inc. is offering scholar-ships to high school seniors who are applying to a 4-year college or university, a 2-year associate degree program, or to a non-traditional post highs school program. The scholarships will range from $500 to $1000. Eligibility Requirements include:

Residence in Philadelphia, Bucks, Delaware or Montgomery counties of Pennsylvania

Graduating from high school prior to September 2016 with plans of attending the above-mentioned post high school programs

GPA of 2.50 or better on a 4.0 scale

Have evidence of community service Applications with full instructions can be found in the Narthex Kiosk or at the Church Office. Applica-tions MUST be postmarked NO LATER THAN February 26, 2016. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. For more information, email: mpacscholars@hotmail.com.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

CALLING ALL SINGERS! The Whosoever Will Choir will be sing-ing for Watch Night Service on Thursday, December 31st. The final rehearsal is as follows: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 @ 6:45PM @ St. John of the Cross, 2741 Woodland Road, Roslyn, PA

Thursday, December 31, 2015 @ 7:00PM: Watch Night Service. Invite Family & Friends to come out and worship with us! Location: St. John of the Cross, 2741 Woodland Road, Roslyn, PA 19001

Friday, January 1, 2016: New Year’s Day! Church Office will be closed; reopened on the 4th.

Saturday, January 2, 2016: FBCC will be going to Chosen 300 Minis-tries. Vans will leave FBCC at 3:15PM Sharp! Seating is on a first come, first served basis.

Sunday, January 3, 2016: FBCC Building Campaign envelopes will be distributed. Pastor Coleman is asking that you will prayerfully consider your level of weekly contribution. See ad in bulletin for more information.

Sunday, January 17, 2016 is Vision Sunday. The Building Campaign will officially begin.

The Vision for 2015 is

“Celebrating the Past, Sowing Seed for the Future”

2 Corinthians 9:6-11 (MSG)

Pastor Coleman is asking that each Sunday, FBCC members

commit to an offering of $5 above your normal tithes and

offerings; sowing seed for the future. Our goal is $75,000 to

be used for our building campaign. When the opportunity

comes for us to make an offer on a new building, we want to

be ready! The program will continue to the end of 2015.

WITH

Have you moved?

Has any of your contact information changed?

If so, please take a moment to complete the form below and pass it to any Usher.

We don’t want you to miss any important information that we have to share with you.

Also, if you haven’t already done so, sign up for Reminder 101 (instructions above).

Please print legibly.

Name: Mr./Mrs./Ms. ____________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________ Apt/Suite: ____________

City: ____________________________________________ Zip: ________________

Home Phone: ______________________ Cell Phone: _________________________

E-mail: ________________________________________@____________________

Emergency Contact Name/Phone:

_____________________________________________________________________

Grab Your Phone!

Sign up for your FBCC text or e-mail messages. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

For texts:

1. Add this name to your contacts: FBCC Text

2. Add this number to your contacts: (267) 282-6556

3. Text this message to the above number: @fbcc01

4. You will receive a text asking for your full name, type it in a reply text and hit send. That’s it!

For e-mails:

1. Go to your e-mail; send an email to: fbcc01@mail.remind101.com

2. You will receive an e-mail from Reminder101

3. Confirm your subscription by clicking on “this link” to verify your email address.

This is a way for the church to communicate and remind you concerning major upcoming events, and also con-

cerning possible cancellations and delays of meetings. Bible study, and worship times when inclement conditions

are in the weather forecast. Only one-way messaging is permitted, allowing the church to send updates and re-

minders but congregants cannot send messages to the church. If you have any questions, please contact the

church office.

On January 3, 2016, our Building campaign commitment cards & contribution

envelopes (pictured below) will be distributed. Pastor Coleman is asking each

member to prayerfully consider the level of weekly contributions above your

normal tithes and offerings. As you pray, meditate on the campaign theme and

scripture, “Let Us Rise and Build,” Neh. 2:18 (NASB), “And they said, let us

rise up and build, so they strengthened their hands for this good work.”

NOTE: The official first giving will be January 17th, which is Vision Sunday.

Yesterday

“But you will not leave in haste or go in flight; for the LORD will go before you,

the God of Israel will be your rear guard.”

Isaiah 52:12 (NIV)

Security from Yesterday. “God requir eth that which is past.” At the end of the year we turn with eagerness to all that

God has for the future, and yet anxiety is apt to arise from remembering the yesterdays. Our present enjoyment of God’s grace

is apt to be checked by the memory of yesterday’s sins and blunders. But God is the God of our yesterdays, and He allows the

memory of them in order to turn the past into a ministry of spiritual culture for the future. God reminds us of the past lest we

get into a shallow security in the present.

Security for Tomorrow. “For the Lord will go before you.” This is a gracious revelation, that God will garr ison where

we have failed to. He will watch lest things trip us up again into like failure, as they assuredly would do if He were not our

rereward. God’s hand reaches back to the past and makes a clearing-house for conscience.

Security for Today. “For ye shall not go out with haste.” As we go for th into the coming year , let it not be in the haste

of impetuous, unremembering delight, nor with the flight of impulsive thoughtlessness, but with the patient power of knowing

that the God of Israel will go before us. Our yesterdays present irreparable things to us; it is true that we have lost opportuni-

ties which will never return, but God can transform this destructive anxiety into a constructive thoughtfulness for the future.

Let the past sleep, but let it sleep on the bosom of Christ.

Leave the Irreparable Past in His hands, and step out into the Irresistible Future with Him.

Devotional from “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers

First Baptist Church of Crestmont

will be going to

CHOSEN 300 MINISTRIES

1116 Spring Garden Street

Philadelphia, PA 19123

Saturday, January 2, 2016 @ 4:00PM

Preacher: Min. Crystal Blow

volunteers are needed to serve the homeless

Transportation is available

on a first come, first served basis.

Vans will leave FBCC at 3:15PM Sharp!

Please plan to arrive at the church by 3:00PM

First Baptist Church Abundant Life Facilitators 2016

Complete ONLY if you’d like to HOST an ALG.

Preferred Day/Time (check one): Fridays @ 7PM Saturdays @ 9:30AM

Saturdays @ 11:00AM Saturdays @ 1PM Sundays @ 2PM

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City_____________________ Zip Code_________________________________

Home Phone______________________ Cell Phone ____________________________

Email Address __________________________________________________________

Please complete the form and pass it to an usher.

The ALG’s will take place on the 3rd weekend of every month, starting in January and going through

June. The groups that were put into place in the November session will stay the same. If you could

not make it to one of these homes because of the distance, please complete the registration form on the

opposite page and we will reassign you to another group. Please note that the maximum number of

persons for any ALG is 8 to 10, depending on the size of the meeting space in each home. If one

group is full, we will have to place you in the next closest home to your residence.

Our current facilitators will continue in January. Those persons are scheduled as follows:

Fridays @ 7PM - 8:30PM - Bro. Brian & Sis. Janeen Crawford

- Bro. Ken & Sis. Devon Lassiter

- Sis. Margot Clark (corrected)

Saturdays @ 9:30AM - 11AM - Bro. Gary & Sis. Semonne Culver

Saturdays @ 11AM - 12:30PM - Deac. Ken & Sis. Mariya Brewer

Saturdays @ 1PM - 2:30PM - Deac. Brian & Min. Juanita Johnson

- Bro. John Brown

Sundays @ 2PM - 3:30PM - Min. Crystal Blow

- Sis. Rochele Haynes

- Deac. James & Deac. Nancy Lindsay

More facilitators are needed. If you’re interested in hosting an ALG in your home, please

complete the form and pass it to an usher. Training and materials will be provided.

First Baptist Church Abundant Life Groups

Weekends, January through June 2016

Registration Form

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 (NIV)

Abundant Life Groups (ALG) are small home fellowships. 7 benefits of small group ministry:

Life change happens best in small groups.

Small groups make churches personal.

“Come over to my house” is sometimes an easier invitation than "come with me to

church.”

Small groups can provide a sense of family for many who are estranged from their bio-

logical families, or their biological families are not available

People open up more in small groups.

Small groups make it possible for more people to be cared for between Sundays.

Small groups make the church more evangelistic and mission minded

The small group fellowships will take place in congregants’ homes who have volunteered to be

small group facilitators. The in-home fellowships will consist of no more that 8-10 persons, and

will last for approximately 1-½ hours. Refreshments will be provided. Small groups will take

place every 3rd weekend, starting January 2016 through June 2016. If interested in par tici-

pating, please provide the following information, so we can place you in a small group. A letter

will be sent to your home to inform you of the address, time, day, and identity of your small

group facilitators. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First Baptist Church Abundant Life Groups

Preferred Day/Time (check one): Fridays @ 7PM Saturdays @ 9:30AM

Saturdays @ 11:00AM Saturdays @ 1PM Sundays @ 2PM

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City_____________________ Zip Code_________________________________

Home Phone______________________ Cell Phone ____________________________

Email Address __________________________________________________________

Please complete the form and pass it to an usher.