Weekly E-Newsletter
June 3, 2020
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2020
JUNE 7–11
VBS begins THIS SUNDAY! It will be virtual this year. How will that work? Click to register and you'll get all the details! Click HERE to register!
REOPENING: PHASE TWO
Phase Two Begins on June 21st!


NOTE: You will need to register to attend!
  1. Click on the graphic above.
  2. Read the document & watch the video with information about Phase Two.
  3. Choose which service you will attend.
  4. Register by email (admin@southgate.org) or by phone (417-886-3851).
BRIDGE OF FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH
U-Haul in the Parking Lot
Saturday, June 13 | 9 am–1 pm

Have you been cleaning & de-cluttering during your extra time at home? If you have things to donate, bring them to bless Bridge of Faith Community Church! They run a thrift shop in Rockaway Beach which raises funds for their ministries and benefits the people in their community.

Bring your gently-used clothing, household items, furniture, appliances, etc. and drop them off at the parking lot. No TVs or computer monitors, please.
BUSINESS MEETING
Sunday, June 14 | 5 pm

Our quarterly church business meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 14th at 5 pm. We will be meeting outside, weather permitting, so bring a lawn chair! If we can't meet outside, the meeting will be held in the worship center.

NOTE: It is important that you register to attend, so that we can make sure we have a quorum and so that we can follow in-person meeting guidelines if the weather moves the meeting inside.

TO REGISTER: Reply to this email or call the church office (417-886-3851)
LANHAM MISSIONS UPDATE
Click HERE to Read the Latest Update

Dave & Kathy Lanham have published a newsletter with an update on their work with Ethnos360. Click on the link to read how COVID-19 has affected the missionaries they work with, and learn how you can pray secifically for their work!
WEEKLY RECAP
Attendance  (Week of May 25–May 31):
Worship—118 Devices on Livestream (with multiple people on some devices)

Giving:
General Fund—$16,693
Free In Three (building debt)—$1,444

Thank you for your commitment to being connected with your church family even when we can't be together in person and for the faithful giving of your tithes & offerings!

Do you need some help getting connected to your Life Group or to our worship service? Contact a staff member! (Scroll down for email addresses.)
PASTOR SELECTION TEAM!
Please keep praying for South Gate and the Pastor Selection Team members:


Brent Bergen
Beverly Carson
Jeremy Conover
Nate Hartsell
Larry Mays (Chair)
Brianne McCormick
Kent Peterson
Lanna Roy
Vanece Williams


Also, be in prayer for our new pastor and his family.
GIVING
Even though we are not gathering physically at the church, you may continue to give your tithes & offerings. There are several ways to do that!
  • Mail a check to the church (5701 S. Farm Rd. 157, Springfield, MO, 65810)
  • Give safely & securely online. To give online, go to our website, www.southgate.org, and click on "GIVE" in the menu bar. That will take you to a page with instructions on how to give online. You may set up an account or give as a guest.
  • You may also give by text. Text a key word & amount to 417-228-8222:
  • GIVE (amount) [To give to General Fund]
  • DEBT (amount) [To give to Free In Three]
  • ASSIST (amount) [To give to Benevolent Fund]
CONTACT THE STAFF
Email Addresses

Interim Pastor Hosea Bilyeu: hosea@wellsofjoy.com

Interim Minister of Discipleship & Assimilation P.K. Hinkle:  pkhinkle@southgate.org

Worship Minister Derick Mickan:  dmickan@southgate.org

Student Minister Robert Varner:  rvarner@southgate.org

Children's Minister Brandi Melvin:  bmelvin@southgate.org

The church office is open 8 am–5 pm Monday–Friday.
PRAYER REQUESTS
How Can We Pray for You?
Reply to this email, or email your request to prayer@southgate.org.
SOUTH GATE YOUTUBE PAGE
Have you subscribed to the South Gate YouTube Page? Join our 197 current subscribers so you don't miss anything! (Help us hit 200 subscribers!) Click HERE , and then click on the red SUBSCRIBE button. If you turn on notifications, you'll be alerted any time new content is added!
LIFE GROUP MATERIALS
Life Group study guides for this summer (June–August) are available for pickup. Come to the office doors Monday–Friday from 8 am–5 pm. They are on a table just inside the door. Questions? Contact P.K. Hinkle at pkhinkle@southgate.org .
COMMUNICATION
During this time that we are not meeting physically at the church, we are communicating through 2 methods:

  1. Through this e-newsletter list.
  2. Through the church's ACS OnDemand system (from P.K.). She will be sending occasional updates. They will be from South Gate Baptist Church & may have "OnDemand" in the email address.