Weekly Events Snapshot
Sunday, August 20
10:00 am Sunday School
11:00 am Worship
2:00 pm Called Business Meeting to review the tabled motion on the Proposed Diaconate Selection Process
4:50 pm Voices of Grace Youth Choir
7:00 pm Diaconate Meeting
Monday, August 21
NOON, DEADLINE to make Wednesday Night Meal
reservation for August 23. Reservations can be made
online at fbcgwd.org
Tuesday, August 22
10:30 am Sounds of Grace Senior Adult Choir
Wednesday, August 23
5:00 pm Family Night Meal
(pork chops, creamed potatoes, sauteed vegetables,
stewed apples, corn bread, salad bar, dessert)
Please note: menu is subject to CHANGE depending on food availability.
5:30 pm Children’s Music Activities and Choirs
6:30 pm CIAs and Infant and Toddler Childcare
Holy Ground (youth)
Building Blocks (adults)
Chancel Choir
Sunday, August 27
10:00 am Draft 2024 Ministry Plan Discussion, Fellowship Hall
Sunday School
11:00 am Worship
4:50 pm Voices of Grace Youth Choir
Monday, August 28
NOON, DEALINE to make Wednesday Night Meal
reservation for August 30. Reservations can be made
online at fbcgwd.org
10:30 am Alma Johnson Circle meets in the Parlor
Tuesday, August 29
10:30 am Sounds of Grace Senior Adult Choir
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Morning Worship is streamed live on Facebook (First Baptist Church of Greenwood page)
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Greeters for August 20
Station 1 (Door C & Narthex):
Pat Penn, Vaughan Free
(Mary Lee Willard-Narthex prior to Worship Service)
Station 2 (Door K)
Trey Jenkins
Station 3 (Door H):
Mike Craigo, Lake Atkins
Station 4 (Doors I & J):
Charity Gilbert
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Called Business Meeting This Sunday Afternoon at 2:00 pm
In order to assure proper procedure and for the unity of the church, a Called Business Meeting is scheduled for this Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm. The purpose of the Called Business Meeting is to review the tabled motion on the Proposed Diaconate Selection Process from July 20, 2022. The tabled motion was to send the original, Proposed Diaconate Selection Process back to the Nominations and Lay Leadership Committee for revision. The Nominations and Lay Leadership Committee has revised the document and shared the Amended Diaconate Selection Process with the congregation during the Sunday School hour on June 18, 2023. Copies of the Amended Diaconate Selection Process, with Diaconate revision, are available in the Narthex. A date to vote on the Amended Diaconate Search Process will be announced following the Called Business meeting.
Results of the August 13 Called Business Meeting
By an overwhelming majority, the congregation of First Baptist Church, Greenwood, voted to approve the following slate of individuals to serve on the Senior Pastor Search Committee. Please be in prayer for the Senior Pastor Search Committee as they begin their work.
First Baptist Senior Pastor Search Committee.
1. Erin Nodine - Diaconate Chair
2. Robert Riley - Diaconate Vice Chair
3. Beth Hardage - Diaconate Secretary
4. Dianna Glymph - Representative of the Stewardship Committee
5. Kathleen Snead - Representative of the Worship Committee
6. Caroline Nave - Representative of the Personnel Committee
7. Tom Gordon - At Large Member
8. Tommy Stoddard - At Large Member
9. Jim Firmin - At Large Member
10. Nan Smith - At Large Member
11. Russell Martin - At Large Member
12. Henderson Rowe - At Large Member
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Draft of the 2024 Ministry Plan Presentation, August 27
All adult Sunday School classes are invited to a special presentation of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan on Sunday, August 27. The presentation, which will outline highlights of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan, will take place at 10:00 am in the Fellowship Hall.
Copies of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan will be available in the church office or by emailing David Jennings (jenningsdaj@gmail.com) following the presentation to the Diaconate on Sunday, August 20. (Copies will also be available the day of the presentation.)
The presentation of the draft version of the 2024 Ministry Plan is an opportunity for members of the congregation to ask questions and to make recommendations concerning the proposed Ministry Plan. According to the First Baptist Church Ministry Plan Development Policy, “any suggested revisions by members of the congregation are submitted to the respective committee(s) following the information meeting.” It is also advisable to notify the Stewardship Committee of any suggested revisions so the committee can follow up with committees on suggested revisions. The Stewardship Committee will review the final draft of the proposed Ministry Plan the first of October before it is presented to the Diaconate for approval.
The proposed Ministry Plan will be presented to the congregation for a vote at the Annual Meeting on November 19.
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Wednesday Night Clean Up Crew Still Needs Members
Have you attended Family Night Meals this spring? Did you enjoy them? Do you want Family Night meals to continue after the summer break? In order for meals to continue, the Wednesday Night Catering Crew needs a couple of people each week to make sure the food is put into the refrigerator following the meal. If enough people volunteer, each volunteer will give an hour or less once every two or three months. Volunteers do not have to wash the plates, cups, or silverware. All that is needed is to secure the food. To sign up, please contact the church office or Diana Edwards (554-2563)
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August and September Building Blocks
Building Blocks meet each Wednesday evening from 6:30 pm-7:30 pm. A Building Block is six to eight weeks long, with some blocks addressing one topic for three to four weeks and another topic for the next three to four weeks. Building Blocks are designed to build your faith and help you grow as a disciple of Christ. FBC staff welcomes suggestions about offering for future blocks.
The Purpose Driven Life
Would you like to take a spiritual journey as with a group? In this book study, Bennie Roberts will lead attendees through the five purposes of Rick Warren’s best-selling book The Purpose Driven Life. This eight week study will take place in Room 208.
August Only: Stewardship and Faith
Stewardship is one of those topics that tends to scare us. This four week series, led by Stewardship Committee chair Gene Russell, encourages us to expand our view of stewardship to be about more than just tithing, and how it can affect our daily lives as well. This option will take place in Room 210.
September Only: Equally Called
Equally Called is a four week video and curriculum resource developed jointly by Baptist Women in Ministry (BWIM) and CBF. This curriculum will help participants to review the biblical support for women to minister and lead freely in the church, to identify obstacles women in ministry and church leadership face, and to consider ways to help women and girls thrive as they hear and fulfill God’s call. This option will take place in Room 210.
Growing on Grace: Effective Parenting in a Defective World
Raising children is a challenge in today's world. Peers and pop culture exert never-ending pressure on kids. Every day they are bombarded with the pressures and influences of drugs, sex, and violence. Often, parents feel helpless when the corrupt principles of this defective world seem to contradict every godly principle they try to instill in their children, but the good news is that God has a plan for effectively raising children and you can learn it! In this DVD and book study you will learn universally applicable principles, apply practical lessons about discipline, and understand and implement simple biblical truths. This option will take place in Room 211.
Chancel Choir
Were you inspired after seeing the 5th Sunday Presentation in July? Consider joining the chancel choir in a four or eight week trial run. Rehearsal is held in the choir room below the sanctuary, Room 100.
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CBF Global Disaster Relief Responds to Fires in Hawaii
CBF Global is responding to disaster relief efforts to assist those affected by the fires in Maui, Hawaii. CBF is working with churches and organizations to become the hands and feet of Christ .Anyone interested in giving financially to CBF Global’s Disaster Relief efforts is ask to write a check to FBC and designate it “Hawaii fire."
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This Sunday at 2:00 pm. you have the opportunity to participate in one of the ways that distinguishes Baptists from other denominations. The congregational meeting to discuss a tabled motion is an example of congregational governance. Baptist believe that Christ is the head of the church and that each church is autonomous, i.e., not governed by an outside group. Baptist pastors and deacons are servant leaders, not authoritarian leaders. Each member of a Baptist church has an equal voice in matters of church governance. Be present Sunday at 2:00 pm to let YOUR voice be heard. |
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Upcoming Dates
- Aug/Sept TBA- Empty Bowls Event
- September 8- Playground Night, 5:30-8:00
- October 4- Intercession Night- Fall Craft Fun
- October 11- Intercession Night- Picnic and Playground
- October 18- Children’s Sabbath practice during CIAs
- October 22- Children’s Sabbath
- October 22-November 19- Can Food Drive
- October 25- Trunk-or-Treat
- November 19- Theme Night, Can-struction
- December 3- Hanging of Green
- December 6- Ornament Party
- December 13- Intergenerational Gingerbread Houses Event
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Youth Choir Begins on This Sunday
Youth Choir begins this Sunday, August 20 at 4:50 pm.. The youth will once again participate in Festival by the Sea in early March, 2024. Details to come.
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