February 4: Ice Cream Float Night Pass at Least One Section & Earn an Ice Cream Float!

Ministerial Staff Dr. Gary Shultz, Jr., Pastor Brad Kerr, Associate Pastor Martin Stukenborg, Associate Pastor

Encounter God Equip Each Other February 2015

Corner February 4: Ice Cream Float Night – Pass at least one section & earn an ice cream float! Wild Game Dinner February 11: Heart Night – Stick a heart sticker on your leader for every section you Mark your calendars for pass! Saturday, February 7th at 5:30 February 18: Goofy Glasses Night – Wear your PM. We will be hosting a Wild Game Carry-in craziest glasses! Dinner and fellowship time. This is a great February 25: Flash Light Night PLUS opportunity to invite un-churched friends or DOUBLE BUCK NIGHT – Bring your relatives to a friendly church activity. flashlight for a night of fun in the dark! Plus earn double bucks for each section you pass! Name Tags The church will be purchasing Name Tags for church members who work in church ministries. Name Sunday February 1st we will have a Super Bowl tags are important to our efforts to be a friendly Party in the Annex. Bring your favorite snack and welcoming church. When new people attend foods and sodas to share with everyone. they are much more comfortable asking Kickoff is at 5:30 so start showing up at 5:00. questions when they can approach someone We look forward to watching the game with whom they can identify by name and position. you. There is a sign-up sheet on the welcome center for you to sign up for a name tag. Just print your name and the ministry you would like listed on Greeter Ministry Lunch & Training the name tag. If you work in multiple ministries February 1 at 12:15 just pick one for the name tag. We are looking to expand our greeter ministry to both services and before Bible Study on Sunday mornings. The only spiritual gifts you need to Message from have are a warm smile and a friendly spirit! If Financial you are interested in serving as a greeter, or Management Team already serving as a greeter, we invite you to come to an orientation/time of training for this All church members should be ministry on February1. We will meet for lunch aware that the Financial after second service. If you have any questions Management Team has please contact Pastor Gary or the church office. requested that all spending by committees be curtailed until further notice. The balance in the Sign up at the Welcome Center. checking account is way below normal, and we must reserve those monies for essential Missions Trip Opportunity expenditures. A group from our local Association will be going to Turkey September 14-24 to serve alongside missionaries and see some historical, biblical sites. The trip will be led by Nick Drake, Pastor of Richland Baptist Church and former IMB missionary to Turkey. If you are interested there will be an informational meeting Monday, February 2 at 7:30 p.m at Richland Baptist Church in Kingdom City. If you can’t make this meeting but would still like more information and/or might be interested in going, talk to Pastor Gary or contact Nick Drake (573-416- 3195 or [email protected]).

Life Network of Central Missouri Welcomes . . . Award winning author and speaker Ruth Graham (daughter of Billy Graham) to the 24th Annual Banquet on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at Holiday Inn Executive Center, Columbia, MO. Proceeds will benefit Life Network of Central MO and My Life Clinic. Seating is limited. For more information & updates www.lifenetworkfriends.com (573) 874-3561

We want to thank the church for the flowers delivered by Steve Mincer, all the cards and phone calls to Richard, also the visits from Pastor Gary and Brad. Your prayers were felt by us and our family. Thanks for the food sent several times. God bless you for being such a loving and caring church family. Richard Smart family.

First Baptist Family, Thank you to all who have sent cards & flowers and provided meals for our family and thank you for the continued prayers being lifted up on our behalf. It is comforting to know we have a great group of believers who are praying with us. Brothers & Sisters in Christ, Allen and Kara Davison Dear Church Family, Anniversaries Thanks to all of you for the cards, phone calls, visits and financial assistance given me during my last 2 hospital stays. 2/6/54 Richard & Helen Smart Everything was so needful and timely. Thanks also for your continued prayers for my healing 2/22/86 Jay & Natalie Downing and return to good health. Love in Christ June Snoddy

1 Luke Avery 2 Carrie Bryant 4 Jonathan Wilcox 9 Gary Sims 10 Avery Young 14 Amy Hughey 15 Aden Carroll 16 Kadence Bridgeman 17 Yvonne Linn 17 Bruce Hackmann 19 Trenton Bristow 19 Sam Hughey 21 Bill Garrett 21 Barbara Knife 22 Liam Baise 24 Keith Jeffries 24 Grace Stukenborg 25 Veronica Ballard 24 Kelsey Shawley 25 Hannah Weaver

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