E-Connection
February 15, 2021
Ed Grant, Senior Pastor
Dear Friends in Christ,
On Sunday, March 7, we are planning to reopen the church for in-person worship at 10:30 a.m. After much prayer and discussion by our Medical Team, we believe it is time to resume in-person worship. We will continue to wear masks and maintain social distancing. At this point, we will not be requiring reservations. As our numbers increase, we will again offer two services on Sunday morning.
On April 4, Easter Sunday, we will be offering three morning services – 8:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m., and 11:30 a.m. We will be taking reservations for Easter to ensure we can safely social distance. Karen will be coordinating the reservations and will let you know about availability. I am asking for your flexibility with the available times.
I also ask that you be in prayer as to how we can best reopen Sunday School in the weeks to come.
I am truly looking forward to seeing you in person once again. Thank you for your prayers for your church, your staff, and your church family.
God bless, Ed
Join Us for Worship Online
Sundays at 10:30 a.m., participate in our live-streamed worship service
on our Facebook page:
(no in-person services until further notice)
Or, watch the service later on Facebook or on our YouTube Channel:
Uth Backpack Packing Night!
Join us this Sunday, February 21, from 6—8 p.m. for a night of giving back. We will be packing Backpack Buddy Bags as well as having food and fun. Social distancing and mask guidelines still apply.
Assistance with Signing Up for the COVID 19 Vaccination
If anyone is having difficulty or needs assistance registering on the COVID 19 Registration site, please call the church office to let us know. One of our members, Megan Peterson, has volunteered to help you register. Just let us know and we will pass your contact information on to Megan. Thank you Megan for your willingness to serve in this important way!
Backpack Buddies Volunteer Sign-Up
We continue to serve our neighbors through our Backpack Buddy Ministry to local school children. Please consider signing up for weekly packing for our 3 schools. Additional dates and updated instructions are posted on the sign up sheet. You can find the online sign up sheet by clicking here.
    Our greatest need is for volunteers to pack bags, but we welcome your food donations during the week, and we can always use your financial help and prayerful support.
Pregnancy & Resource Center Donations
Previously, February was when we have raised money for Women's Choice Pregnancy & Resource Center with a "Baby Bottle Boomerang". Collecting money in a bottle throughout February was a fun way to donate to the center. We are challenged by not meeting in person right now, but please consider making a donation by notating your check to Women's Choice or WCPRC. A check from Forrest Burdette will be sent the first week of March from those who've donated through Forrest Burdette. Or, send your check directly to Women's Choice at P.O. Box 11687, Charleston, WV, 25339.
Operation Christmas Child
How you can help:
  • Search your craft box to donate items to make sewing kits, crafts, and homemade cards (ribbon, cardstock,etc.)
  • Make items at home - contact Beth for a craft or sewing kit to make at home (304-542-0601)
  • Purchase Valentine clearance items for shoeboxes (the OCC Donation Box is in the church office)
  • Meet at noon this Thursday to prepare take-home sewing kits for dresses (Byrd Hall)
"Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand." Romans 15:21 / See the amazing things God is doing with the boxes you've packed through Operation Christmas Child!
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Live Stream Tech Volunteers Needed
To help continue our Facebook-Live presence for our 10:30 a.m. worship services, we need several volunteers to train and learn the process to help this outreach. We are blessed with the technology to be able to reach others for Christ in this new way. Please consider being a part of this team! Please contact Karen in the office or Pastor Jeremy. 
Visit Our YouTube Channel
Our FBKids and FBUth Ministries continue to provide instruction and entertainment for our children and youth, and all the videos can be found on our YouTube channel. Past worship services and devotionals are available as well. If you have some free time, check out our channel by clicking here! 
Your Prayers & Thanksgivings
We welcome your regular prayers and continued giving. Prayer requests to be included in the Sunday worship announcements are to be submitted via our website, or you can click here for a quick link to submit joys and concerns. Click here to access the online giving instructions from the Forrest Burdette website. Your continued giving to the church, as you are able, is important for us to keep paying our expenses. Thank you so much for sending your offerings! If not online, then please mail your regular offering to 2848 Putnam Avenue, Hurricane WV 25526. To save a stamp, you may deposit your offering in our locked mailbox on Putnam Avenue. Open the top door, and slide your envelope all the way to the back of the box, where it will fall into the locked area. Thank you for your support of this ministry. 
This Week at Forrest Burdette
Monday, 2/15: Office open, COM closed (weather), no activities
Tuesday, 2/16: Office open, 10:00 a.m. Cupboard*
Wednesday, 2/17: Ash Wednesday, Office open, no activities
Thursday, 2/18: Office open, no activities
Friday, 2/19: Office open, 10:00 a.m. Cupboard*
Saturday, 2/20: No activities
Sunday, 2/21: 1st Sunday in Lent; 10:30 a.m. Live-streaming worship, 6-8:00 p.m. Uth Back Pack Packing Event
*The Christian Community Cupboard does not open if Putnam County Schools are closed for the day due to inclement weather.
This Week's Birthdays
2/15 - Jonathan Hill, Jennifer Sette, Megan Tidd
2/16 - No birthdays today
2/17 - Nathan Daly, Ben Pannell
2/18 - Carla Akers, Malinda Shanklin
2/19 - Holly Miller, Debby Pannell, Tracy Shanklin, Hunt Tidd
2/20 - Diana Stone
2/21 - Mike Rollyson