Southside Baptist Church

204 W. O’Neal Street Gaffney, South Carolina 29340 JAN/FEB 2017 NEWSLETTER E-mail address: [email protected] Website: www.gaffneysouthside.com Dial-A-Devotion: 864-489-6444

As we close out 2016 and welcome 2017 there is one thing I can truly say, - God is faithful. As pastor of this great church, I have been so blessed to see people come to know the Lord and to grow in His grace. My heart has leaped to see people Fifth Sunday Singing taking giant steps of faith as they put all their trust in the Lord. I have cried with Sunday, January 29 @ 6 PM those who seemingly hit rock bottom, but admitted their weaknesses and got back Welcome as they come on their feet again to walk with Christ. Now not everything has been perfect. I have desiring church membership! been disappointed in those who have given up too early and too easily in their walk with the Lord, not only turning their back on the Lord, but also on their church family. But you know what? God still loves them and so do I! We are still on a journey here at Southside. We are so close to paying off our church debt. When this burden is gone, it opens up the door to many new opportunities. Be in prayer for God’s guidance in what direction we need to take. T. J. Chevalier Be in prayer as we seek guidance in partnering with a church planter (new name for 1105 S. Limestone St mission pastor) in the greater Atlanta area. This may give us an opportunity to do Gaffney SC 29340 missions year round in a setting that is not that long of a drive. Prayerfully it will Phone: 252-622-6982 give families an opportunity to work together on the mission field. Pray for me as I will be on a fact finding trip to Atlanta on January 16 with others from our Birthday: July 24 association. Let me thank all of you that were involved in gathering items for Connie Maxwell Children’s Home, Prisoner Packets, and the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes this year. Thank you for sharing from your heart. Now pray as we strive to reach our goal for the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Also thank you to all those who made this Christmas season so special. The Flower Committee, under Marshall Goforth’s leadership, did a great job decorating the church. All of our choirs (Preschool, Children and Adult) did a fantastic job this year in not only providing great listening music, but sharing the gospel message. Thank you to our youth who assisted the Preschool and Children’s Choir productions this year. You did great! I have been suggesting to a few folks that our theme for 2017 should be “GET OUT OF THE CHURCH”! Get out of your comfort zone. Get out of the familiar walls of the church building. Get out and make a difference in a lost and hurting world, like one of our Sunday School classes that ministered to the homeless and the hungry of Gaffney on Thanksgiving Day through our local Soup Kitchen. Where is God leading you to serve this coming year?

Wofford Caughman Home phone – 864-487-7958 Cell phone – 864-812-0073 Email – [email protected]

ATLANTA VISION TOUR INFORMATION: The Church Office/FLC will be January 19th - Leave Central CLOSED December 26-29. Baptist Church at 6:00 AM Vision Tour - 9:30-4:00 (Will return to Central approximately 7:00 PM) No Cost - Lunch and Christmas Transportation provided. What Weekend to expect at an Atlanta Vision Tour? Jim Haskell, Atlanta we invite you to Send City Coordinator, will lead a tour consisting of meeting and join us for praying with church planters in the Atlanta area so that you can Christmas Eve Worship prayerfully consider Saturday, December 24 ~ 5:00 PM opportunities to partner with them by becoming a supporting Christmas Day Worship Rick & Jessica Harris church. Only 1-2 members per Sunday, December 25 ~ 10:00 AM 398 Oglesby Valley Rd church to allow more churches Gaffney, SC 29341 represented. Phone: Southside Baptist Church PRST STD Rick: 425-6871 204 W. O’Neal Street U. S. Postage Paid Jessica: 425-8171 Gaffney, SC 29340-2142 Non-Profit Organization Birthdays: Gaffney, SC 29340-9998 Rick – Feb 8; Jessica – July 6 Permit No. 266 Return Service Requested

Melissa Upchurch 123 W Church St Cowpens, SC 29330 Phone: 490-5136 Birthday: 09/30 10:30 AM Worship Service  4K-5K Preschool Easter NO Evening services. Music & Mission Friends Men’s Breakfast @ Cracker Barrel AWANA on Sunday’s at Saturday, January 28 5:30 PM 8:00 AM START BACK FROM DECEMBER BREAK ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 8TH

Sund ay’s at 9:30 PM Children’s Movie Night & January 8 – What It Means To Supper Be A Christian! Friday, February 17 6 PM- 9 PM January 15 – What Is Our Ages 4 years old to 5th grade. Purpose In Life? Beth Ellis (864-902-8532)

January 22 – The Story of Wednesday’s @ 6:30 PM Please sign up by Wednesday, Southside! Beginning January 4th! February 15. January 29 – What Makes Southside Different? Children’s choir [1st-5th grade] rehearsals for Easter music Special Sundays Coming in January…

Dear Church Family, I want to start off by thanking you all for the kind welcome that I have received from each of you. You all have made my New Year’s Day transition here much easier than I could have ever imagined. Since Sunday, January 1, 2017 the first time I stepped foot into Southside, I have felt at home and 9:30 AM Sunday School like I have known you all for years instead of just a couple of months. Thank you so much for that. As we approach this year new, I am filled with excitement What a lovely Christmas season we’ve had! Thefor childrenwhat God and has in store for our students. I truly believe that He preschool choirs were sensational presenting theirdesires musicals. to do an Thank amazing work in them and through them, and I have you to the workers who are so gifted to be workingbeen encouraging with these them to seek Him in the midst of all of the children. Thank you to the youth who also participatedbusyness ofin ourthe everyday lives. programs. I have many things in mind for our students to do in this upcoming year, and it is my desire to share those things with you as A big thank you to the Adult Choir for their hardwell work as my and vision for this next season in the lives of our students. In beautiful presentation of the Christmas story. Youlight areof that, the best!I would like to meet with all of the parents of our th Thank you, Southside Family, for your many expressionsstudents on Sunday, of love January 8 at 4:30 PM in the youth room. At during the Christmas season to Wofford and me.this We meeting, are truly a medical release form will be given for you to fill out, as well as information concerning events we will be doing in the blessed to be serving with you. We love you all. upcoming months such as summer camp and etc. We’ve finished the season of celebrating the birth of Christ.I am looking Now forward to getting to know each of you more we turn to the cross and resurrection of Jesus asand we to begin minister work to youon and your students. Please continue to pray for Easter musicals. Come join the children and theme adults as I seek as we God’s face and His guidance in this ministry, as well as prepare for the beautiful message of hope throughfor our music. students that they will know Him and make Him known. Catherine With a grateful and expectant heart, Melissa Upchurch January 8 – 19 Exodus 5-7 Recognizing all Sunday 20 Exodus 8-10

Annette MintzIn Honor of Jeanie Henderson School workers 21 Exodus 11-13 Evelyn OsmentJOY Group 22 Exodus 14-16 Doris PainterIn Honor of Holden & Claire January 15 – 23 Exodus 17-19 Billy & BrendaTurner Parker Sanctity of Human Life 24 Exodus 20-22 Jean ParrisAnonymous Rick & Kay Pearson 25 Exodus 23-25 th th January 22 – Johnny &Given Elaine in Price Honor of the 9 -12 26 Exodus 26-28 Special Sunday School Kim RuppeSunday School Class 27 Exodus 29-30 Mike & Vici Teague Recognition Betty Jean Smith 28 Exodus 31-33 Benjamin Swayngim January 29 – 29 Exodus 34-35 Josh & JaimeIn Memory Thomas of Shirley Proctor Johnny & Elaine Price Recognizing all new members 30 Exodus 36-38 Beckie Thompson since January 2016 Ruth ThompsonIn Memory of Sandy Floyd Martha ThorntonDewitt & Helen Price Through The Bible In A Year Mike & CathyBetty Thornton M. Wolfe February Vicki ThreadgillMilton & Virginia Sweatman Through The Bible In A Year 1 Exodus 39-40 Terry & Sheila White January 1 Matthew 1-4 Nett WilkersonLottie Moon Offering Ladies Sunday School Class 1 Genesis 1-3 2 Matthew 5-6 Lynn & Linda Wilkins Diane Yelton 1 Genesis 4-6 3 Matthew 7-8 In Memory of Oliver & Keith Lavender 2 Genesis 7—9 4 Matthew 9-10 RaymondChester Yelton & Maxine Spencer 3 Genesis 10-12 5 Matthew 11-12 In Honor of Evelyn Clary’s In Memory of Charlie & Lillie Teague 4 Genesis 13-16 Birthday 6 Matthew 13-14 Chester & Maxine Spencer 5 Genesis 17-19 7 Matthew 15-16 Annette Mintz 6 Genesis 20-23 8 Matthew 17-19 7 Genesis 24-25 9 Matthew 20-21 8 Genesis 26-27 10 Matthew 22-23 Items for PeachCenter 9 Genesis 28-30 11 Matthew 24-25 Ministries 10 Genesis 31-32 12 Matthew 26  January: canned 11 Genesis 33-35 13 Matthew 27-28 potatoes 12 Genesis 36-37 14 Leviticus 1-4  February: canned 13 Genesis 38-40 15 Leviticus 5-7 mixed vegetables 14 Genesis 41-42 16 Leviticus 8-10 15 Genesis 43-45 17 Leviticus 11-13 16 Genesis 46-48 18 Leviticus 14-15 17 Genesis 49-50 19 Leviticus 16-18 18 Exodus 1-4 20 Leviticus 19-21 21 Leviticus 22-23 Cindy Bell 22 Leviticus 24-25 Joe Brown Uniting Communities To help 23 Leviticus 26-27 Mike Cartee those in need! Wofford & Catherine 24 Numbers 1-2 25 Numbers 3-4 In 2016…. Caughman 6,861 participating groups 26 Numbers 5-7 Mike Childers collected $10,481,061 in cash and Aliene Clary 27 Numbers 8-10 food items and donated 100% to Evelyn Clary charities in their area. Earl & Estelline Coyle Join us as we accept cash and Steve & Bonnie Crocker canned soup for our local charities Christine Crosby on Sunday, February 5th. Stephen & Beth Ellis Donna Floyd James & Helen Goforth For 2016 Tax Marshall & Pam Goforth Reporting: All Jack & Mendy Gordon contributions to the Duane & Lois Hamrick church need to be in the Bill Harris church office by Jimmy Harris Saturday, December 31 Gene & Jeanie Henderson or post marked no later than December 31. Plan Deborah Hughey according if using E- Steve & Kim Jolly Giving. James & Parnice Lester Tammie McGee Roy & Martha Millwood