Weekly E-Newsletter
May 27, 2020
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 2020
JUNE 7–11
VBS will be virtual this year! How will that work? Click to register and you get all the details! Click HERE to register!
PASTOR SELECTION TEAM!
Remember to pray 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.
PHASE ONE—REOPENING
Click on the graphic above for information about phase one, which is now in effect.


Click HERE to read the information.
WEEKLY RECAP
Attendance  (Week of May 18–May 24):
Adult & Student Life Groups—108 (by Zoom & conference call)
Worship—115 Devices on Livestream (with multiple people on some devices)
Midweek (Students) Last Wednesday—18 (by Zoom)

Giving:
General Fund—$16,477
Free In Three (building debt)—$1,285

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.)
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.
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.
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 196 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.