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Volume 6, Issue 9 September 2018

100 Years! Manchaca Baptist Church has been in this communi-

ty for 100 years, and we are celebrating all throughout the month of

September! MBC has been in this community serving and investing in

people in the power of the Spirit to transform lives and make this a

better place to live. Because of this, we are using the theme “In the

Community, For the Community” for our 100 year anniversary celebra-

tion.

We will be looking at how MBC has been loving those in this community, praying for

those in this community, inviting those in this community, giving to and for those in this

community, and going into the community to serve those in this community. Each of

these topics will be part of a 5 week sermon series throughout the month of Septem-

ber. My hope and prayer is that the Lord will be honored as we celebrate what He

has done in these areas throughout the past 100 years and that He will use this to moti-

vate us to continue to love, pray, invite, give, and go into the community as part of

this church today.

Since MBC is in this community for this community, we didn’t want our 100 year cel-

ebration to just be for those of us in the church, we wanted it to be a benefit to the

community. So we are excited to host a community wide family event on September

29 from 11:00am-2:00pm where we celebrate by serving families in our community.

The Christian radio station, Spirit 105.9 will be here broadcasting live and giving away

prizes. We will have free food, a petting zoo, bounce houses, face painting, and vari-

ous other yard games and activities. We hope that you will make plans to be here

and invite several families in your neighborhood to join us that day!

On September 30 we will have a special worship service at 10:45am (no early ser-

vice that day) to celebrate our 100 year anniversary as well. There will be a potluck

lunch following the service in the gym. We are also hoping to have some of our past

ministers and staff here on that day to celebrate with us.

Finally, we think about how MBC has been serving this community for 100 years, we

want to encourage you to think about how you can serve someone in this community

in a specific way throughout the month of September. Pray, and ask the Lord how He

might want to use you as an individual or as a family to love, pray for, invite, give to, or

go serve someone in this south Austin, Manchaca, Buda, or Kyle community.

Your MBC 100 Year Planning Team,

Jason White

Holly Gandy

Tommy Thomason

Kakki Albritton

Stevie Helm

Amanda Burchett

A Message from Pastor Jason White

Student

Ministry News

2

Welcome Davis

Family

3

Kids Ministry

News

3

New Members 4

Wednesday

Night Activities

5

September

Calendar

6

Inside this issue:

100 Year Anniversary

Celebration

AWANA Registration

MBC Kids Weekday

Student Ministry

Great Fall Retreat

Ladies Conference

Home Community

Groups

New Sermon Series

Special Points of

Interest:

The MESSENGER

Anniversaries are a cause for celebration and often gift giv-

ing! There are even lists that exist to help us know what gift is

best to give on certain anniversary dates. For example, it is sug-

gested on a 10th wedding anniversary to give diamond jewelry, on the 15th anniversary to give a watch, on

the 25th anniversary to give silver, the 50th to give gold, and on and on.

But what kind of gift should you get for a church turning 100 years old??? How about the gift of being debt

-free! We are 2 ½ years into a 3 year campaign called The Freedom Initiative in which the goal has been to

pay off the $1.5 million we were in debt for in March of 2016. In 2 ½ years, we have paid off over $1.2 million of

that debt, but we still have a little under $300K to go.

What if we were able to pay off our debt as we are celebrating our 100 year anniversary as a church! I

can’t think of a better gift for the church to receive than to go into its’ next century being freed from the

bondage of debt and having more resources to minster to and serve those in this community!

So as you join in the celebration of MBC’s 100 Year Anniversary this month, would you consider giving the

gift of financial freedom to the church by donating to The Freedom Initiative? You can give during the offer-

ing time at one of our services (mark Freedom Initiative on your check), online (at manchacabaptist.org), or in

person at the church office throughout the week. You can also donate stocks, bonds, property, etc. by con-

tacting the office as well. Thanks in advance for partnering with us to set the church up for future success in

this community!

School is back! Can you believe it?! For most of our students this may have been a sad

day, maybe for some it was a great one, but we are so excited for our regular program-

ming to be back in swing. Summer was great! Memories were made, friendships were de-

veloped, some fun was had, and many laughs happened along the way. All of this feed-

ing into the school year.

As we get back into full swing we just simply ask that the church would join us in praying

for our students and their parents. This time of year can be tough for all and as a church one way we can al-

ways support one another is through prayer. Prayer is powerful and can be life changing for those being

prayed for as well as the person praying.

Pray that parents would experience Jesus’ peace and joy when things get chaotic. Pray that the Spirit

would fill them up with the right words to say to encourage their children. Pray that Jesus would use our par-

ents to point their children closer to His love.

Pray that Students would also experience Jesus’ peace and joy. That no matter how their peers view them

in school, pray that they would realize their true identity in Jesus and cling to it. Pray that Jesus would overflow

them with His love and use that to bring others around them to see the truth of Jesus. Pray that Jesus would

use our Students mightily in their schools and create more disciples.

Ashlee and I are so excited to be on this journey with our families and are always available if anyone needs

anything. We truly believe God is going to do big and amazing things this year in and through all of our stu-

dents that will have Kingdom Impact.

Because of Grace,

Tanner Shumake, Student Pastor

512-282-0875, ext. 22

[email protected]

Student Ministry

Volume 6, Issue 9

Welcome the Davis Family We are so excited to announce that we have hired a

full-time Worship Pastor! His name is Keith Davis and he is

coming to us from Woodlawn Baptist Church. Keith started a

music career as a professional guitarist for various bands

(including the Eli Young Band, who was nominated for a

Grammy, had a #1 billboard hit, and several gold records!),

but eventually he felt the Lord was calling him into ministry.

Since that time, Keith has served as a part-time and full-time

Worship Pastor in various churches throughout the Austin ar-

ea. Keith is married to his wife, Kennetha, and they have 4

children: Miles (16 years old), Harrison (14 years old), Annma-

rie (10 yrs old), and Alexandria (9 years old).

Keith will be in charge of leading both the traditional ser-

vice and the contemporary service as well as overseeing the

entire Worship & Arts Department. He will be looking into building up a choir again for the traditional service

as well as various times in the contemporary service, having special music services, adding additional band

and praise team members, along with several other things. Keith’s first Sunday will be on September 9, and

we will have a short meet/greet time for him and his family after the first service (in the Worship Center) and a

reception in E115 immediately after the second service. Be sure to come by and welcome Keith and his fami-

ly into the MBC family!

Children’s Ministry School has started and we are back in the swing of things with MBC Kids! AWANA

starts, Wednesday, September 5th and we are excited to welcome many new faces to

our program. If you would like an opportunity to serve in kids ministry, Wednesday nights

are a fun way to get that started! AWANA is for ages 2 years-5th grade and runs from 6:30

-7:45pm during the school year. Come join us!

We have tons of fun planned for the fall and this month’s Colorific theme is going to

help us teach preschoolers that God keeps His promises. We’ve all experienced a broken promise or two and

our preschoolers won’t have to wait long to experience one too. We want them to grow up knowing that

God always keeps His promises. No matter how long we have to wait, God will come through. Our Kindergar-

ten-5th graders will learn that when God saw our sin, He took initiative. He sent Jesus to make things right.

When we see a need and choose to do something about it, people can see the reality of God’s love for

them. All month long, we’ll be taking a closer look at one of the best examples of someone who showed initi-

ative even when he didn’t have to.

We are so excited to kick things off for the fall and hope that you will partner with us as we help children

develop a foundation of who God is.

In His Joy,

Jenny Childress

Children’s Director

512-282-0875

[email protected]

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Welcome New Members

MBC Kids Weekday AWANA

Student Ministry Great Fall

MBC Students Fall Retreat

Dates: September 21-23

Location: Echo Valley HEB Camp

Register online at:

https://kideventpro.lifeway.com/myChurch/?id=50522

Registration ends 9/16 at midnight.

COST: Early Bird Pricing $80 (ends 9/9 at midnight)

Late Sign-Up $95

We have a few openings

left for our MBC Kids Week-

day program. The program

is for children ages 6

months-5 years old and

takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays during the

school year, from 9:00am-2:00pm. Activities include

chapel time, music & movement, centers, crafts, bibli-

cal and academic instruction, outdoor play, and

much more. For information please contact Jenny

Childress, MBC Kids Weekday Director, at 512-657-

1140 or by email at [email protected].

AWANA

REGISTRATION

IS NOW

OPEN!

AWANA begins

September 5th! We are still in need of volunteers, so if

you’re interested in helping with this ministry, please

contact Club Commander Susan Kirkpatrick at 512-

771-2695.

Anthony Hicks Andrea Siebert Janie Ward

https://kideventpro.lifeway.com/myChurch/?id=50522

mailto:[email protected]

Volume 6, Issue 9

100 Year Anniversary Wednesday Activities

Operation Christmas Child (OCC) O.A.S.I.S.

Help Us Celebrate

our 100 Year

Anniversary!

FREE FAMILY EVENT Saturday, Sept. 29 - 11:00am-2:00pm - Front Lawn

Food, Petting Zoo, Bounce Houses, Kona Ice,

Spirit 105.9 Live Broadcast w/giveaways!

SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICE Sunday, Sept. 30 - 10:45am - Worship Center

Pot-luck Lunch - 12:00pm - Gym

Operation Christmas Child (OCC)

is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse.

MBC collects various items all

throughout the year. For the month

of September we are collecting

stuffed animals, soap and wash-

cloths. Items to be donated all year

are: shoeboxes, and cash donations which we will

use to buy items for the boxes and for shipping.

To find out more information about OCC, or to vol-

unteer to serve in this ministry, please contact Carlene

Cleveland at 512-444-2170.

O.A.S.I.S. (Older Adults Still In

Service)

ALL Senior Adults are invited for our

monthly gathering on

September 14, at 11:30am, in Room E115,

for some good food,

wonderful fellowship and dominoes!

Ladies Ministry Events Wednesday Dinner Menu

IF:TABLE - ALL LADIES are in-

vited to our September

IF:Tables. For locations and

times, please contact Amanda

Burchett:

[email protected]

LADIES BIBLE STUDY - All ladies are welcome for

Bible Studies on Fridays at 9:30am in Room E115.

LADIES COFFEE - Ladies meet at the Texican Café at

9:00am the 4th Sat. of each month (excluding Nov. &

Dec.) for coffee, Dutch-treat breakfast and great fel-

lowship.

The following school year evening activities will

resume September 5:

Wednesday Activities

Family Dinner - Gym - 5:45-6:30pm

AWANA - Kids Wing - 6:30-7:45pm

Men’s Bible Study - Room S204 - 6:30-7:45pm

Women’s Bible Study - Room S207 - 6:30-7:45pm

Sr. Adult Bible Study - Room E115 - 6:30-7:54pm

Sept. 5

Spaghetti, Green

Beans, Bread, Dessert

Sept. 12

King Ranch Chicken,

Veggies, Dessert

Sept. 19

Baptist Casserole, Corn, Dessert

Sept. 26

Chicken & Rice, Salad, Dessert

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

1

Adaptive Sports 11:00am-2:00pm Gym

2 3

Church Office Closed for Labor Day

4

Basketball Ages 18+ 7:00-9:00pm Gym

5KW 9:00am-2:00pm -

Family Meal 5:45-6:30pm Gym - Men’s Study 6:30-7:30pm Room S204 - Women’s Study 6:30-7:30pm Room S207 - Sr. Adult Study 6:30-7:30pm Room E115 - AWANA 6:30-7:45pm

6Adventurer’s Acad.

1:30-3:30pm Gym

Open Studio 10:00am-2:00pm E115

Men’s Lunch Golden Corral 10:45am

Adapted Sports 6:00-8:00pm Gym

7

Ladies Bible Study 9:30-11:30am Room E115

8

Sunshine Soccer 8:00-9:00am Gym

Adaptive Sports

10:00am-2:30pm Gym

9 Davis Family Meet

& Greet 12:00pm Room E115

Deacon Meeting 2:30pm Room E115

10

MBC Kids Weekday

9:00am-2:00pm

11


12KW 9:00am-2:00pm

- Family Meal 5:45-6:30pm Gym - Men’s Study 6:30-7:30pm Room S204 - Women’s Study 6:30-7:30pm Room S207 - Sr. Adult Study 6:30-7:30pm Room E115 - AWANA 6:30-7:45pm


1:30-3:30pm Gym




14 Ladies Bible Study

9:30-11:30am Room E115

Terry’s Dayhab 10:00-11:00am Gym O.A.S.I.S. 11:30am Room E115

15

Project Linus 10:00am—2:00pm Room E115

16 Discover Guest

Lunch 12:00pm Room E115 MBC Kids Fall Kick-off Training Meeting 12:00pm Kids Worship Room

17

MBC Kids Weekday

9:00am-2:00pm

18


19KW 9:00am-2:00pm -



1:30-3:30pm Gym




21


22

Ladies Coffee Texican Café 9:00am

23 24

MBC Kids Weekday

9:00am-2:00pm

25


26KW 9:00am-2:00pm -



1:30-3:30pm Gym




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29

100th Anniversary Family Event Front Lawn

11:00am-2:00pm

30 No 8:30am

Worship Service

100 Year Anniversary Worship Service & Pot-luck Lunch

10:45am

September 2018

Volume 6, Issue 9

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Register Online @ www.efcatxok.org/events

Then click on “Women’s Retreat”.

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Home Community Groups

Our Sunday evening sermon-based Home Community Groups are

starting back up September 9. These groups share a meal together,

a time of support/encouragement, and a time of discussion fo-

cused on the sermon from that morning.

If interested, email Jason:

[email protected]

Additional information is located on the

table in the Main Foyer.

mailto:[email protected]

1215 W. FM 1626

P.O. Box 400

Manchaca, TX 78652

August 30, 2018

Phone: 512-282-0875

Fax: 512-292-0043 E-mail: [email protected]

“Fix these words of mine in your hearts

and minds; tie them as symbols on your

hands and bind them on your

foreheads.”

- Deuteronomy 11:18

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