Welcome to Grace Baptist Church
The Grace Church family welcomes you today. You are invited to register your presence today online. With a smart phone, you can scan the QR Code and find the registration page or click on the button “Worship Registration” on the GBC website home page (www.gotogbc.com)
If you are a guest, the Grace Church family is extremely grateful for you being a part of this time of worship. Please take a moment and register your presence; our desire is to simply get to know you as well as share what God is doing through Grace Baptist Church.
THIS WEEK @ GRACE DEACON OF THE WEEK: Bill Russell (843) 621-1707 SUNDAY, April 25 Morning Worship in CLC, Drive-In (88.3 FM), & Worship Center (Masks Required) 9:30 am Sunday School 10:30 am Awana (Children 2 yr. old - 6th Grade) 5:00 pm GBC Student Ministry (Worship Center) 5:00 pm
MONDAY, April 26 (1 Corinthians 1:1-13)
TUESDAY, April 27 (1 Corinthians 1:14-18) Sunrise Ladies Grace Group 6:00 am Mid-morning Ladies Grace Group 10:00 am Deacon’s Meeting 6:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, April 28(1 Corinthians 1:19-31) Mission Friends for Preschoolers 6:30 pm We’re making disciples who love the Lord, Children’s Musical Rehearsal (Grades 1-6) 6:30 pm GBC Students Youth Group (Grades 7-12) 6:30 pm love one another and love the lost. Adult Groups (see inside bulletin for details) 6:30 pm
THURSDAY, April 29 (John 17:1-19) Men’s Study Group @ Long Grain Café (260 W. Palmetto St.) 6:15 am
FRIDAY, April 30 (John 17:20-26)
The scripture references listed above correlate to the church’s Bible Study passage in The Gospel Project. You are encouraged to read and reflect on each passage April 25, 2021 this week while asking God to speak to you.
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH OFFICE Hours: Monday - Thursday (8:30 am - 1:00 pm) Phone: 843.662.5122 Email: [email protected]
You Can Join the Grace Baptist Church Family In One of the Following Ways *By profession of your trust in Jesus followed by baptism. *By baptism. If you have previously made a public profession of your trust in Jesus but have 2400 W. 3rd Loop Rd., Florence, SC 29501 not followed Jesus in baptism. (We practice immersion.) (843) 662-5122 *By statement. If you have previously made a public profession of your trust in Jesus and have followed Him in baptism (by immersion) but do not belong to a Baptist church. www.gotogbc.com *By transfer from another Baptist church. We will write to request your letter of membership. John M. Collins, Pastor Matt Sims, Worship Leader For more information about your desire to join Grace Baptist Church please fill out the “Worship Registration” form on the website or call the church office and schedule time to talk with the pastor. BIBLE TIME OFFERING ENVELOPES & ONLINE GIVING
The Two from Emmaus Beginning, Thursday, May 6 FOR 2021 6:30 pm Beginning in May, offering envelopes will be Meet the Risen Lord provided through the church office upon re- In the GBC Worship Center Luke 24:13-35 Bible Time is a chronological study through quest. You will not automatically receive offering the Bible and is open to anyone in the envelopes in the mail. Please contact our Ministry Assistant, Laura Hobbs, to request church and from the community. Partici- personalized envelopes. (843-662-5122 or pants will read one chapter a day and [email protected].) meet once a week to review. The study will start in Genesis. In addition, online giving is available through the church website (www.gotogbc.com). With the increased use of online giving, decreasing the expense of mailing envelopes will help adjust the Reverend & Mrs. John Collins expense of online giving. For your information, the church incurs a 2.75% fee for the REQUEST THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY AT amount of each debit/credit card transaction. THE WEDDING OF THEIR DAUGHTER
MARY ELLEN COLLINS to Vacation Bible School MARK STRIBLING CRUMP June 27– July 1, 2021 THE EIGHTH DAY OF MAY 2021 At four o’clock in the afternoon
Graduate Sunday @ Grace GLENVIEW FARMS 1540 Center Rd. The Grace Church family will recognize TIMMONSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA and celebrate our graduates on
Reception to Follow Sunday, May 23. If you are a graduate (high, school or college), we want you to participate. Please contact the church office to let us know.
The following opportunities are available for the GBC family FINANCIAL RECORD
Tuesday, 6:00 am Giving for the Week of April 21, 2021 Regathering...Sunday School SUNRISE LADIES GRACE GROUP. (Kelsey Weekly Budget Needs 6,623.98 Shamblen, leader)- Meets back room During the month of April, we are making transitions in our adult Sunday morning Budget Gifts 4,704.90 Fellowship hall. Building Fund 625.00
Bible study groups (Sunday School). As a result of the Covid pandemic, our adults Loving the Lost 162.00 have been meeting in large groups in the CLC & Worship Center. While we still Tuesday, 10:00 am MID-MORNING LADIES GRACE GROUP. Awana 29.00 encourage everyone to practice healthy protocols, we will begin providing our adult (Rita Russell, leader)- Please wear a mask. Literature Reimbursement 20.00 groups the opportunity to regather in their classroom beginning this Sunday under the Meets in back room Fellowship hall. Kingdom Growth 47,271.48 Total Gifts 52,812.38 direction of their class leadership. While not everyone is at the same place of comfort, Wednesday, 6:30 pm groups are therefore encouraged to be sensitive to the needs of each other and are LADIES STUDY GROUP - COUNT IT ALL JOY. asked to social distance, wear masks, etc. For those who prefer to not to regather in An inductive Bible study of Philippians HOPE FOR THE FUTURE their small group, large groups will continue to meet in the CLC and Worship Center. (Mary Therrell, leader) (2018-2021) A capital campaign for new worship center For more information about your specific group (class) please contact your teacher. Wednesday, 6:30 pm Pledges to Date $ 262,382.00 MEN’S SMALL GROUP (Ron Shamblen & Pledged Gifts to Date $ 207,006.87 REMINDER AS A RULE OF THUMB Steven Jackson, leaders) Total Gifts to Date $ 245,002.11
We invite anyone to remain at home and worship online who is feeling vulnerable, Thursday, 6:15 am Building Fund Balance to Date $ 196,459.37 may have symptoms (i.e. fever, cough, sore throat, etc.) or who may have had contact MEN’S BREAKFAST SMALL GROUP - Meets with anyone confirmed to have COVID-19 in the past 14 days. at Long Grain Cafe(260 W. Palmetto St.) Thank you for your faithful gifts.