Mission Statement
News
We are a community of believers in
God as revealed in Jesus Christ as
Lord. We believe in the authority of
the Bible, the equality of all members,
unity in diversity, and the priesthood of
all believers. In communion with and
through the power of the Holy Spirit,
we follow the Way of Jesus the Christ
and share the Good News through
worship, education, ministries, and
missions. As an autonomous Baptist
Church, we value our heritage and the freedom it allows us to minister
alongside other groups, both Christian and non-Christian. We express our
love for all in gratitude for the love God has shown to us.
March 10, 2014
First Baptist – Greenville
8 4 7 C L E V E L A N D S T R E E T, G R E E N V I L L E , S C 2 9 6 0 1
Wynn Again...
A gentleman
from the city was
driving out in the
country and he
managed to get
lost. He reluctantly
stopped at a farmhouse and asked
an old farmer, “Can you tell me
how far it is to Mill Pond?” The
old man replied, “Mister, if you
keep going in the same direction
you’re heading, Mill Pond is about
25,000 miles from here. But if you’ll
turn around and drive the other
direction, it’s about 4 miles down
the road.”
Life is full of overwhelming
forces, powerful voices and
dangerous cross currents that can
easily and quickly carry us way off
course.
These are appropriate questions
for Lent: Are we heading in the
right direction? Are we moving
closer to God’s way and will for
our lives, or are we getting farther
away? What temptations are
leading us to do and be something
other than what God is calling us to
do and be?
In the season of Lent, nothing
is held back, nothing is hidden.
We confess that we are broken,
flawed, imperfect sinners in
need of grace. We lay bare all
that we are; trusting in God’s
all-encompassing goodness and
grace.
– Baxter Wynn
864-233-2527
Bill Harris to Preach Sunday
Our guest proclaimer Sunday, March 16, is Dr. Bill
Harris, pastor of Harris and Mathews United Methodist
Churches in Greenwood. A native of Laurens, Bill served
as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, Greenwood
for 23 years. He is the author of numerous books and
articles, including From Bedlam to Bethlehem. He has
his B.A. from Presbyterian College and his B.D. and Th.D. from New
Orleans Seminary. His first wife, Linda, died in 2007. The Harrises were
married for 45 years. Bill married his present wife, Cathy Long, in 2009.
He has three daughters, one of whom, Jamie Womack, is a member of
our congregation.
Pastor Blue to Be Honored
You are cordially invited to a celebratory
dinner and roast in honor of Pastor Darian
D. Blue’s Second Pastoral Anniversary
at Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church.
With the help and leadership of Pastor
Blue, First Baptist Church has been given
many opportunities to work alongside Nicholtown residents to help build
healthy, strong neighborhoods throughout Greenville. The event will take
place this Saturday, March 15, at 6:00 p.m. at Phillis Wheatley, 40 John
McCarroll Way, Greenville, 29607. The cost is $35 per individual and
$60 per couple. You may register online at www.bluesecondanniversary.
eventbrite.com or by mail to Nicholtown Missionary Baptist Church, 327
Ackley Road, Greenville, 20607.
Thought from the Spiritual Formation Committee...
“Forgiveness means each party faces what has been done,
each assesses and assumes his part,
each resolves to bear the shame and the hurt,
and then begins anew.”
– L.D. Johnson in Moments of Reflection
www.firstbaptistgreenville.com
Sunday’s Worship
Sunday, March 16, 2014
The Second Sunday in Lent
10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Proclaimer: Bill Harris
Scripture: John 3:1-17
Sermon: Born Again and Again and Again
Soloists:: Barbara Gulley, Kyle Matthews
Anthem: “God So Loved the World” – CHILCOTT
The service choirs for this Sunday are the Junior and Sanctuary Choirs.
The 10:30 a.m. worship will be simulcast live on WLFJ 660 AM and
92.9 FM from 10:30 -11:30 a.m.
FBC Greenville Goes Live!
Our Sunday worship services are now available to be viewed live
from anywhere with a high-speed internet connection. Go to http://new.
livestream.com/fbcgreenvillesc. Recent broadcasts are also available.
March Mission Opportunity
For the months of JanuaryMarch, we are collecting new
or unused items for Open Arms
Hospice and the McCall Hospice
House. Please place these items
in the collection bins placed
around the church building.
Members of the congregation will
use these items to assemble care
bags for patients and caregivers
on Saturday, March 29 during
Operation Inasmuch. Registration
has begun!
Needed Items
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Body Wash
Toothbrushes and toothpaste
Skid-proof socks
Deodorant
Lotion
Mouthwash
Brushes/combs
Crossword puzzles
Word search games
Pens
Small notepads for journaling
Individually wrapped hard candy
Crackers
Small handheld games
Disposable cameras
Fleece or crocheted blankets
Current magazines
Novels
DVDs or CDs
A Green Tip from SAVER
”We shall require
a substantially new
manner of thinking if
mankind is to survive.”
– Albert Einstein
Run with the
Roadrunners on
March 18
Grits and Groceries in Belton
(Dutch Treat)
Cost – $5 for bus
10:15 a.m. – Depart FBC-G
2:00 p.m. – Return to FBC-G
Contact Sylvia Clyborne at
sylvia.clyborne@
firstbaptistgreenville.com or
370-2522 ext. 137 for reservations.
2014 Budget Goal
$2,300,406
Giving as of 3/5/2014
$378,714
Remember that contributions
using your debit or credit card
through Engage First at the church
website are accepted.
Children’s Activity
Skate Night
Friday, March 21
5:30-7:45 p.m.
$8 per child
To register
for this event,
email your
child’s name and shoe size to
Becky Ramsey at becky.ramsey@
firstbaptistgreenville.com.
Construnction paper, glue sticks,
crayons and markers are being
collected for Nicholtown’s summer
camp.
Chaperones and
Dinner Providers
Needed
The Susie Lee Bagwell Circle
will meet Tuesday, March 18, at
the home of Beth McCoy, 339 E.
Parkins Mill Road, 288-6406.
Project Pinwheel Walk for Prevention of Child Abuse
Join us Sunday, March 30, at 2:00 p.m. for the inaugural Project
Pinwheel Walk for Prevention of Child Abuse. This kid-focused walk
will bring the community and families together to kick-off 2014 Project
Pinwheel, Greenville’s child abuse prevention month campaign.
The walk will start at First Baptist Greenville with a stop to plant
pinwheels at the Julie Valentine Memorial. First Baptist Greenville will
host several community organizations who will be conducting activities
and educating the children and families attending the walk.
To register, visit www.projectpinwheel.kintera.org/2014. Join team First
Baptist Church. Those who register by March 21 are guaranteed a t-shirt.
Any and all are welcome to participate, so spread the word. Registration
for the Walk for Prevention is FREE, but please keep in mind that every
dollar raised helps spread the word about what we can all be doing to
protect the most vulnerable members of our community.
Register Now
Youth Choirs Attend Festival
Visit the
church website
to complete
your registration
for the 9th Annual Operation
Inasmuch set for March 29. Lunch
for all participants will be offered
on the church grounds as projects
are completed.
To register, go to www.
firstbaptistgreenville.com
or call Susan Shelley at 561-2558.
March 7-9, seventeen middle
and high school youth, along with
five chaperones, attended the
fifteenth annual Festival by the
Sea, an ecumenical youth choir
festival sponsored by participating
churches and the South Carolina
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
held at Springmaid Resort in Myrtle
Beach. Shelden Timmerman from
Oakland Baptist Church in Rock
Hill serves as coordinator of the
event. Three hundred three youth represented 19 Baptist, Methodist and
Presbyterian churches in NC and SC. (Pictured below are youth with
leaders and some chaperones.)
What’s in the Pot for Wednesday Night Supper?
Serving lines are open 4:45-6:15 p.m.
March 12
Adult:
Eggplant Rotillini
Spaghetti with Marinara
Italian Green Beans
Green Salad
Italian Bread
Dessert
Children: Pizza Bread
Buttered Spaghetti
Fruit
Brownies
March 19
Adult:
Corned Beef
Cabbage
Potatoes and Carrots
Salad
Dessert
Children: Chicken Fingers
Tater Tots
Fruit
Funnel Cakes
Please make reservations prior to noon on Mondays.
Stephen Ministry Hosts
Discussion
Your Stephen Ministry
Team meets on the first
and third Sundays of each month
for peer supervision and continuing
education. The educational
component is to help caregivers
deepen their understanding of
the needs that care receivers
might have in specific situations
that cause difficulty in their lives.
Three of the continuing education
programs this spring will be open
to the congregation and community
friends: March 16, April 6 and
May 18.
Next Sunday, March 16, 5:006:00 p.m. in Carpenter Chapel,
Ed Iler will discuss the impact on
senior adults of having to make
decisions regarding major change
in their lives. After the presentation,
Duke McCall will facilitate a time
for questions and discussion. All
are welcome, but senior adults
and their families are especially
encouraged to attend. You will
have an opportunity to learn as
well as to share your personal
insight on the topic. Please enter
through the doors under the
steeple.
Ed Iler is a former member of
First Baptist and an avid hiker and
backpacker who has hiked most of
the mountain trails in the upstate
and in the Smoky Mountain
National Park. His transition from
hiker and outdoors to a resident
in a retirement community was
smooth due to his planning and
the support of his lovely wife, now
deceased. He will be telling us his
story about how he transitioned
from his former home into Rolling
Green Village. Ask him about his
birds and his decision making!
Articles for the newsletter must
be submitted by the Wednesday
prior to publication for inclusion.
Please send information to
[email protected].
The News
(USPS No. 597060) is published weekly January thru December (except
one week in July and December) by First Baptist Church, 847 Cleveland Street, Greenville, SC 29601. Periodicals postage
paid at Greenville, SC 29602. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE NEWS, 847 Cleveland Street Greenville,
SC 29601. (Phone 864-233-2527). Kimberly Coates, Editor.
Easter Lilies to Adorn Sanctuary
• An arrangement of lilies will be placed in
the Sanctuary Easter Sunday as both honorary
and memorial gifts. All gifts will be published in
the News. If you wish to place a gift, send the
following information to the attention of Kimberly Coates at the church:
• Your name, phone number and
e-mail address, if applicable
Protect Our Children
• The number of lilies ($15 each)
As part of church policies to
• In honor of –––––––––––––––
keep everyone safe, all who serve
• In memory of _____________
as deacons or work with children
Please make checks payable to
must complete a Protecting
First Baptist Church. Orders must
Our Children Class, including a
be received by April 7.
background and reference check.
Sanctuary Flowers
Classes have been scheduled:
The flowers in
March 16 April 6 May 18
the Sanctuary on
All sessions are at 9:30 am in
Sunday, March 16,
E-317,
room left of the Chapel. If
are given in loving
you
have
any questions, contact
memory of Frances
Juli Morrow at juli.morrow@
Sheppard by her
firstbaptistgreenville.com.
husband, Jim Sheppard.
Vol. LV March 10, 2014 No. 10
Care List
as of
3/10/2014
Child’s Play
with Some Familiar Faces
Extended Session
March 16
Robert and Sarah Farrar (Directors)
John and Terry Stelling
(Infants)
Carrie and Herbert Rieder (Twos)
Ben and Stacie Snyder
(Threes)
Claire and Lane Davis
(Fours)
John and Pam Jones
(Fives)
Helen Lee Turner (Worship Leader)
Rhonda Bradey
(Pianist)
In the Hospital
Memorial: Jack Taylor
Catherine Butcher,
Don Bolt
Roger C. Peace: Wayne Weaver
St. Francis: Mac Walters
PASTORAL CARE
EMERGENCIES
Returned Home
Nights and Weekends
Kat Loving to the Cascades
March 10-16
Kyle Matthews 236-8587 (h)
370-2522 ext. 199
Sympathy to:
...Russ Davis in the death of his
brother.
...Betty Rogers in the death of her
sister.
...John Cothran in the death of his
brother and Bootie Cothran in the
death of his uncle.
Please honor
our
handicapped
and green
vehicle
parking spaces.
March 17-23
Baxter Wynn 288-4078 (h)
370-2522 ext. 199
If you are unable to reach this minister
immediately, please call the Church
Office, 233-2527, and leave a message
by pressing the number “3” for “Pastoral
Care Emergencies.”