PRAYER LIST
- Bobby Smith's sister
- Bootsie Wynne's mother
- Charles and Leslie Bumgardner's daughter
- David Lanier's son
- Fred Suhrstedt
- Galina Weir
- John Burbage
- Kelly Delk
- Melinda Martin's mother
- Nidsa Stokes
- Nidsa Stokes' mother
- Vicki Beatty's daughter
ONGOING PRAYER CONCERNS
- Alice Peck
- Bea Amsler
- Betty Fleenor
- Bill McCarter
- Bill Schwartz
- Connie Woodham
- Corley McMillan
- Dawn Barber's mother
- Donnelle Glatz's mother
- Esther Bennett
- Esther Bennett's sister/Kelly Delk's aunt
- Jackie Mims
- Jamie Porth's sister
- Jana Gunter's mother
- Jean Cochran's mother
- Jimmie Rooks' sister/Stephanie McGee's aunt
- Jon Myers
- Jule Bland
- Kay Luthren's mother
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Kyle Anderson's mother
- Leslie Clark's father
- Marshall Edens
- Merritt Wham
- Mike Merck
- Robby Kerr's mother
- Robin Wilkes' sister
- Sunny Jewell's parents
- Tim Kehoe's sister
- Tina Stallard
- Wanda McCarthy
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Adam Gilmore - Air Force
-
Jessica Glatz
COMBAT ZONES
IN NON-COMBAT ZONES
- B. J. Manis (HI)
- Brian Bishop
- Connor Lundkovsky
- John"Tripp" Bartlett - Army (AK)
- Justin Smith - Air Force (Hawaii)
- Ken Culbertson - National Guard (SC)
- Ray Hammond - Air Force
- Robert Holder (AK)
- Ron Culbertson
- Sean Spence - Coast Guard (AK)
- Steven Shealy (SC)
- Sumner Thomas (RI)
- Wyatt Hughes - Army (Japan)
Please call the church office to make updates to our prayer list! To see a complete list of prayer request policies, please refer to our Prayer webpage.
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Dear Friends, 
Did you know that Saxe Gotha has been providing for the basic needs of some of our Christian brothers and sisters in Kisumu, Kenya since 2010? Over the last seven years, we have sent six mission teams to that area and in five weeks, another team will be heading that way. Please be in prayer for the team which includes Mary Knobeloch, Carole Farrah, Bob Crewdson, Lonnie Wehunt, Beth Greer and Tammy Pearson. The main purpose of this ongoing ministry of Saxe Gotha is to provide for the children of Neema Children's home and the widows that live in the surrounding areas.
Because of the prayers and financial support of our congregation, we have seen the orphanage grow from a one room structure in the slums crowded with children, to a children's home that includes land to grow their food, a dormitory for the children, a clean water well, a church building and a school. The school serves the approximately 80 orphans that live at Neema as well as other poor children that live in the area. Our financial support helps provide food, clothing, shelter, medical attention and education for the orphans as well as food for local widows in need. Over the years, we have also funded at least five church structures with clean water wells that are free for people living near them to use. Otherwise, they do not have access to clean water.
Please continue to pray that our fellow Christians in that area will have enough food to eat, will stay away from harm and that the orphans will grow into healthy, well-educated adults that will live their lives in service to Jesus. To find out more, you can visit our website at neemachildren.com or contact either Lonnie Wehunt (lwehunt@saxegotha.org) or Eve Barker (evebarker@netscape.net). Please consider making an ongoing or one-time contribution by either going to the website or writing a check to Saxe Gotha with Neema in the information line.
In Christ's love,
Eve Barker
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Christian Love & Sympathy is extended to Pauline Bresko on the death of her twin brother and Moses Andrews on the death of his step-father.
Prayer Focus for May:
Please pray for our men and women in uniform.
Prayer Focus for June:
Please pray for Muslims and Ramadan.
The Church Office will be closed on May 29th in observance of Memorial Day.
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Debt Free in Three Yard Sale:
(June 3, 8:00 am - 1:00 pm, Light House Atrium)
When spring cleaning,  please set aside items that can be donated to the church for the yard sale. The items can be brought to the church one week before the event. See the church website for specific drop-off times. Contact Gary Kirchner with questions: glktchr@gmail.com.
- NEEDED: People with trucks to pick up items to bring to church. Please contact Gary Kirchner at glktchr@gmail.com or 417-987-1396
- Do you have items that you cannot get to church yourself? Please contact Gary Kirchner at glktchr@gmail.com or 417-987-1396. Pick up service may be available.
- The Yard Sale cannot accept mattresses or weapons.
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VBS at Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church:
(June 26 - 29, 2017) / COST - FREE / Rising 3 year olds to Rising 6th grades
AM Session - 9:00-12:00 and PM Session - 6:30-8:00 
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Bible Book Club:
Rising 4 year olds through Rising 5th graders.
 Book Club meets 4 times during the summer: June 7, June 21, July 12 and July 26 from 10:00-11:30 am. Crafts, snacks and Bible stories. Cost: $20/child and $10 each for siblings. To register-see above contact info. Register by June 1 to ensure that your book will arrive in time.
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Summer Interns:
Welcome to our
Youth Interns:
Sam Fanning,
 Elaina Morgan, and Julie Reams and our
Children's Ministry Interns: Elizabeth Farrar and Emily Washburn.
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UNITED HEROES USO 4th of July Drive:
Donation Sundays: May  28, June 4, 11 and 18.
Donate items for the local USO.
Needs list:
individually-wrapped snacks (no homemade items), energy bars, beef jerky, microwaveable popcorn, hard candy, travel-size toiletries (razors, shaving cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, sunscreen), individually-packaged disposable wipes, chapstick, candy, gum.
Place in marked blue UNITED HEROES bins in the Narthex, Welcome Center, Light House Atrium and church reception area.
Thank you for your help!
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Please help our Missionaries find a temporary home!
Jeff and Heather Ladine will be with us on home  assignment from September until January. They need a 2-3 bedroom house or apartment and a car to use while they are here. They are able to pay some rent (max of $800/
month).
Along with Jordy, they are looking forward to reconnecting with us and would appreciate any help you can provide. If you have an idea, please contact Bill Andress at
billandress@aol.com
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Child Development Center Director Position Available 
To find out more about the Director of the Child Development Center position that is currently open, please
click here.
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Backpack Ministry Thank You:
Over 750 bags of food were  packed at Saxe Gotha this school year for elementary age children in need to take home and eat over the weekend. We greatly appreciate all of the donations and those who volunteered to pack bags each month. A special thanks goes to Cliff Blanton who delivered all of the bags to Pelion Elementary. We look forward to participating in this ministry with you again in the fall! Thank you for showing God's love by caring for our local children.
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Summer Mothers' Morning Out: Will be meeting for 6 weeks in  June and July on Wednesdays from 9AM-1PM: June 7th, June 14th, June 21st, July 12th, July 19th, July 26th. This program is for children ages 3 months to rising 3's. The cost of the program is $125. Please contact Alisa Dunovant atadunovant@saxegotha.org if interested.
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Our "Sermon on the Mount" sermon series is full of rich insights. Dig deeper by logging onto Right Now Media to access several of their online resources. Our church library also has several wonderful books on the Sermon on the Mount in the New Testament section. Dig deeper and grow stronger in your faith this summer by studying the Sermon on the Mount. Contact HH Coker if you need a Right Now Media password: hcoker@saxegotha.org.
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Liturgical Dance Ministry: We are excited to begin a new  liturgical dance ministry to enhance the worship life of Saxe Gotha. If you have are interested, please contact Micah McCall at mallory.micah@gmail.com or by phone at 803-600-3657. We pray that this new ministry will be a blessing to our church and community!
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Young Adult Ministry Bible Study
- This group meets monthly on Thursdays  at 6:30 pm. We're studying "Discovering God's Will" by Andy Stanley. Please contact Micah McCall at Mallory.micah@gmail.com or Helen Harrison Coker at hcoker@saxegotha.org
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Summer Bible Study for Ladies!
Join this inter-generational and
 interactive group on Tuesday nights starting June 6th at 7 pm (LH, RM 112/113). We'll be studying "Finding I AM: How Jesus Fully Satisfies the Cry of Your Heart" by Lysa TerKeurst. Books are $18.00. For more information on this six week study, please contact Helen Harrison Coker at
hcoker@saxegotha.org
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Nailbenders
meet at 8:00 a.m. (Second Saturday of the month) at  the Lexington Chick-fil-A (5560 Sunset Blvd.) then leave from there to assist individuals in need. Everyone is welcome to help! Contact Keith Hall with questions:
Nailbenders.sg@gmail.com
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Girl Scout Troop 2228 Registration:
The troop is now  accepting membership requests for next school year for girls who will be in grades K-3rd. Priority will be given to Saxe Gotha families.
Please contact Kristen Gilliam at
krisgilliam@yahoo.com
for more information.
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Sistercare is a ministry that provides dinner for 20-25 women and
 their children at the West Columbia shelter. If you are willing to provide one dish each month, please contact Stacey Rowlette at
803-312-5570 or
srowlette@sc.rr.com
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Aerobics: NEW CLASS! Pilates
will be taught Thursday Nights  (6:15 to 7:00 pm, Welcome Center). Class fee is $5.00 per class or $25.00 per month (which can include all the other classes on the schedule). For the complete schedule: www.saxegotha.org/ministries/recreation-health. Contact: Vicki Beatty at
vpbeatty@gmail.com
or 803-260-5817.
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Veterans' Support Group
continues to meet on Wednesday nights
at 6:30 in MB RM 155, even though the 'semester' is over. This support group brings Veterans together to strengthen, to share and to improve their lives; to empower them to make choices using biblical principles; to heal themselves and help other Veterans. Contacts: Bob Speaks (622-0262) or Chad Nabors (239-8302).
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 F.I.S.H. Teams:
5/28: Team 4
6/4: Team 5
6/11: Team 6
6/18: Team 1
6/25: Team 2
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NEW! "The Every Other Sunday" - Sunday School Class: This class  is geared toward folks who work shifts and regularly miss every other Sunday because of work. Therefore, the lessons will be repeated two weeks in a row. James Dunovant will be leading the class. They will be studying the Sermon on the Mount, following the sermon series. This class meets in LH Room 129.
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Tips for Giving By Text:
Saxe Gotha's Text Giving #: 803-302-3499
- If you text a monetary value, the funds are attributed to the church's default fund.
- If you text a monetary value + a fund name, the funds will be attributed to that fund name.
- You can also text the following: "Funds" (will give you a list of fund names), "Help" (to get assistance with gifting via text), or "Reset" (will remove saved credit card information).
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Debt Free in Three:
Year 1 - Ending July 31, 2017
(Raised as of May 21, 2017)
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Hebrews 12:1 "Let us strip off every weight that slows us down ... and run with endurance the race."
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