South Church Bulletin
For Sunday, August 1, 2021
There are many opportunities to serve one another our church - please make sure to read through them all under the "Serve" section of this email.
WORSHIP
Sunday Services
Evening Service
Come back tonight for our 6 pm service! Each summer, we are blessed to hear from godly men from our community who are committed to gospel ministry. Tonight, we'll have Paul Davis sharing God's word with us.
Worship Information
Giving
There are many ways you can continue to give. Read more on how you can give by clicking the button below.
Budget Update:
Offering through July: $1,024,856.51       
Budget through June:
$1,030,512.38 
We will have communion during the morning service on Sunday, August 1. Please join us to celebrate.
CONNECT
Fall Women's Bible Studies
A great way to connect with other women and grow in your faith is by joining one of the Fall studies.

Mondays: "Psalm 23"; "Steadfast-James"
Tuesdays: "Mama Bear Apologetics"; "Precepts-Galatians", "Jesus and Women"
Wednesdays: "Better-Hebrews"
Thursdays: "Son of David"
Sundays: "Read through the Bible"
Men in Prayer will be Saturday, August 7, at 8:30 am.

We will meet in person in Room 205. Find more information on the South Church Men’s Ministry Facebook page or contact Pastor Tim at tvanloh@southlife.org.
Legacy Senior Adult trip to Turkeyville
The senior adults are boarding vans and going to Cornwall’s Dinner Theatre in Turkeyville. Sept 23, 2021. Meet at church 10:30 am, arrive back at South 5:00 pm. $40.00/person. RSVP DEADLINE 8/30/2021. We will be seeing RING OF FIRE, Johnny Cash’s remarkable life story told through his music. This is a unique musical about love and faith, struggle and success, rowdiness and redemption, and the healing power of home and family. It is a musical portrait of The Man in Black that promises to be foot-stompin’, crowd-pleasin’ salute to a unique musical legend. Call or email Marilyn to RSVP. 517 322 2000.
SERVE
Serve! Chosen Ministry
Our wonderful Chosen ministry, for adults with developmental disabilities, needs a hand. Can you help with transportation? We have people needing rides from South Lansing or by Sparrow hospital. Can you give rides every week both ways? .. or every once in a while one way? … or something in between. If you can help, the Chosen ministry will work out the details. To find out more information, please email info@southlife.org. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you. 1 Thessalonians 1:4 
Serve! Funeral Meals
Funeral meals are a blessed and important ministry here at South. Would you make a salad or dessert from time to time? Or would you enjoy serving with our awesome funeral meal team in the kitchen? We need more helpers. Please email info@southlife.org for more information or sign up at the gathering space table.
 
…love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35

We are moving towards opening our Nursery-5th grade classes for both hours. In order for this to happen, we will need more people to join this ministry by investing time in children's lives on Sunday mornings. If you are interested in learning more about this ministry, fill out the "Serving at South" form found at the link below and we will contact you.
Saturate USA was launched in 2018 with the ambitious goal of sharing the gospel with every household in the United States. South Church is partnering with them to Saturate 48917.
On Saturday, August 7 from 9:30 am-4:00 pm we will be assembling 14,636 packets including the Jesus Film, a Four Spiritual Laws tract, and a South Church brochure. These will be distributed by us at South Church throughout the 48197 zip code over the ensuing weeks. To sign up for either the assembly and/or the distribution please go to the website or sign up at the table in the Concourse. For more information please email Pastor Tim (tvanloh@southlife.org) or see Debra Holton at the table.
Choir Recruitment
Choir is starting up on August 25 @ 6:30 pm - Want to join? Contact Pastor Corb at info@southlife.org
WEEKLY EVENTS
Wednesday Evenings
Prayer 6:30-7:00 in room 202
Life Explored 7:00-8:00 in room 205
Life Explored tells six original stories that beautifully articulate and explore our inherent longing for more. They provide an outstretched hand to begin discovering what it means to trust in Jesus and are a tool to engage with the people around us on themes of purpose, meaning and faith. July 21-September 1. There is no need to sign up, just show up. 
Want to pray for our missionaries? Join the International Ministries Prayer Team from 5:30 – 6:30 pm in the Board Room every Wednesday evening.  They also pray for needs of the church, as well as unreached people groups.  Contact Fred or Janice Nose for more information. 
Please join us in praying for people in our lives to become followers of Jesus. We will be meeting Tuesdays in room 205 at 9:15 am and Wednesdays via Zoom at 7 am. Contact Pastor Tim to join.
RESOURCES


Daily devotionals with Pastor Don
VISIT THE HOLY LAND with SOUTH CHURCH
Israel Tour
March 10-20, 2022

With daily teaching by our pastors and first hand insights from our guide you will see God's Word through new eyes. Seeing for yourself the places where Jesus walked and performed miracles is a powerful thing - it reminds us that our faith is rooted in real events and locations we can still visit.

MEXICO Mission Trip

Annual Mission trip to Mexico
Week of Thanksgiving
November 19 - 27 

Contact Roger Gray for more information about joining the team. Deadline to join the team is August 1.
Staff
Don Denyes - Senior Pastor
Doug Phillips - Executive Pastor for Ministries
Nancy Bassett - Ministry Assistant
Pat Cannon - Ministry Assistant
Heidi Cheney - Children's Ministry Director for Elementary
Shannon DeLap - Director of College Women's Ministry
Jessica Doerr - Ministry Assistant
Corb Felgenhour - Pastor of Worship Ministries
Trevor Harrison - Facilities Manager
Josh Linsley - Ministry Assistant
Andy Luce - Webmaster
Nick Nagy - Pastor of Student Ministries, Sr. High
Neil Odgers - Equipping Pastor
Travis Parks - Pastor of College Ministries
Becky Phillips - Women's Ministry Director
Kathy Risch - Children's Ministry Director for Early Childhood and AWANA
David Seal - Business Coordinator
Ethan Simpson - Audio/Visual Coordinator
Kelly Sites - Connections Director
Sara Sogoba - Ministry Assistant
Keith Sova - Pastor for Small Groups
Tim Van Loh - Pastor for Outreach
Marilyn Wagner - Director of Legacy Ministries and Ministry Assistant
Joel Wayner - Lead Pastor of Student Ministries, Jr. High
Mike Winter - Men's Ministry Director
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