Covenant Baptist Newsletter
Volume 18, Issue 4
www.covenantbaptist.cc
April 2015
Dr. Steve Silvey, Pastor
4521 Liberty Highway
(864) 261-3343
Anderson, SC 29621
Early Sunday morning, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and some other women went
to the tomb of Jesus. To their surprise, they discovered the tomb was empty. Jesus had risen from
the dead.
Jesus’ tomb was empty so our lives do not have to be. You and I were created by God and for
God. Without Him there is a void that nothing else can fill. Please join us Easter Sunday, April 5th, as
we see how the empty tomb can lead to a life that is filled with hope and purpose!
This year we are offering three convenient worship opportunities for your family!
8:00 am: Worship/Nursery/Children’s Church
9:30 am: Worship/Nursery/Sunday School
11:00 am: Worship/Nursery/Children’s Church
Serving Joyfully,
Pastor Steve
Children’s Director:
Kim Shore
When God created humans in His image, we were perfect.
But after sin entered the world, we needed a Savior. The
good news of Easter is that Jesus, God’s Son, died on the
cross for our sins and then rose again. Because of Jesus’
victory, we can receive the free gifts of forgiveness and
eternal life. Jesus tells us, as forgiven people, to also
extend forgiveness to others who wrong us. That isn’t
always easy, especially when an offender doesn’t seem
Children’s Director: Kim Shore
sorry. But Jesus helps us follow His example of offering
love, compassion, and forgiveness—even to our enemies.
Writer Peter Ustinov called love “an act of endless
forgiveness.” A constant focus on forgiveness is especially
important in families. Every day, hurt feelings, grudges,
and slights interfere with our relationships with the people
we love most. Children need to experience the feeling of
being forgiven to begin forgiving others. They also must
learn that forgiveness is more than just accepting an
apology. It also involves resisting the urge to retaliate, get
even, or make someone pay for mistakes. We
become vulnerable as we allow that person back into our
lives—and that’s also a big part of loving others. As you help
your children understand that Jesus forgives them and that
they can forgive others, share the joy and freedom that
comes from both experiences.
GROW KIDS Opportunities:
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Easter Sunday Children’s Schedule – 8:00 am
Children’s Church, 9:30 am Sunday School,
11:00 am Children’s Church
AWANA April Theme – Change War for WinShape!
Collect all your loose change for the month of April and
donate it for WinShape Scholarships! The War will be
Boys vs. Girls! If the boys win, Mrs. Kim will do the Ice
Bucket Challenge. If the girls win, Mr. Ronnie will do
the Ice Bucket Challenge. If the overall club raises at
least $500 in change, a surprise will happen!!
**PLEASE NOTE! AWANA will not meet on
Wednesday, April 1st, due to Spring Break**
Minister of Students:
Jim Upton
Exchange April Schedule:
April 1
April 5
April 8
April 15
April 22
April 29
May 3
No Exchange – Spring Break
Easter Sunday
Exchange 6:30pm
Exchange 6:30pm
Exchange 6:30pm
Exchange 6:30pm
Graduate Recognition Sunday
Student Ministry Yard Sale April 25 8:00 am
We will be having a church wide yard sale on April 25 for
our Kure Beach Youth Mission trip. If you would like to
donate any items, they can be dropped off on the porch of
the white house. If you need something picked up, please
see Jim or Jeff.
High School and College Graduate Recognition Sunday, May 3, during 11:00 am Worship Service
If you or someone you know is graduating, please let us
know so we can honor you. Please contact the church
office 261-3343 or by email [email protected]
Kure Beach Mission Trip – June 13-20, 2015
We are heading back to Kure Beach! This mission trip is
for all youth. Sunday rehearsals are at 5:00 pm and are
mandatory. Please see Jeff to sign up. A $50 deposit is
due now!
Camp Marietta Teen Week - July 20-24, 2015
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For 7 -8 Grade Students
Cost: $225
Non-Refundable Deposit: $75
To sign-up or for more information see Jim
Transmission College and
Career Ministry
Anderson University Students
If you need a ride on Sunday mornings to church, please
let Jim or Christy know. We will send a bus as needed to
pick you up and take you back.
Signup for Covenant Youth Text Updates
http://covenantbaptist.cc/students
Click on the Receive Youth Text Messages Banner
Check out our Exchange Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/covenantbaptistyouth
Covenant Baptist Church Presents
Register by April 12!
$50/person including lunch
Sign up at Covenant Baptist Church
or call 864-261-3343
Lunch at noon
Shotgun start at 1 pm
2201 Cobb’s Way
Anderson, SC 29621
To donate prizes or sponsor a hole,
contact David Peebles at 864-678-0624
Yard Sale donations can be dropped off on
the porch of the white house in front of the
church. If you need to arrange a pick up,
please contact Jim at
[email protected]
Yard sale begins at 8:00 a.m.
Between Easter and Mother’s Day, we will
be receiving the Annie Armstrong Easter
Offering. One hundred percent of the
money given will be used to help support
the nearly 5,000 Southern Baptist
Missionaries ministering throughout North
America. If you give by check, please
write Annie Armstrong on the memo line.
Thanks for your generosity and desire to
spread the gospel!
We are heading back to Kure Beach!
This mission trip is for all youth. Sunday
rehearsals are at 5 pm and are
mandatory. Please see Jeff to sign up. A
$50 deposit is due now!
If you would like to decorate a table for the
Mothers and Others Luncheon, please sign
up on the bulletin board in the front hallway.
For more information, please contact Kim
Silvey at 934-1178.
High School and College Graduate Recognition
Sunday, May 3rd during the 11:00 am Worship
Service – If you or someone you know is
graduating, please let us know so we can honor
you. Please contact the church office at 2613343 or email [email protected]
On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 10th, we will
have a Parent/Child dedication service.
Please keep in mind this is not just a baby
dedication; it is a parent/child dedication. If
you desire to raise your child in a home that
honors Christ and would like for us to pray
God’s blessings upon your family, we would
love for you to participate. Please email
Anne at [email protected] or call
261-3343 by Thursday, May 7th.
The Chick-fil-A Connect Race will be Saturday,
May 30th. Covenant will team up with Chickfil-A to sponsor a 1 mile, 5K, and 10K race. If
you want to get fit, have fun, and help send a
kid to camp, we would love for you to
participate!
Go to www.cfaraceseries.com to register.
WinShape Camp registration is now open!
To register, go to www.winshapecamps.org.
Camp is July 20-24 at Covenant Baptist
Church.
NURSERY SCHEDULE – APRIL
BIRTH – 2 YEARS
(5) 8:30
11:00
Toddlers
2 Yr Olds
6:30
(12) 8:30
11:00
6:30
(19) 8:30
11:00
6:30
(26) 8:30
11:00
Anne Morgan & Elizabeth Silvey
Mandy Hays & Meredith Alexander
Lindsay Cheek & Samantha McClellan
Clorissa Smith & Judy Simmons
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Donna Durham & Susie Miles
Toddlers
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Toddlers
2 Yr Olds
6:30
Kristi Goldsmith & Christina Kennedy
Melanie & Sarah Lollis
Tasha & Abbie Lingefelt
Shaunda Tenry & Kerri Donald
Jerie Stone & Diane Powell
Crystal Tarbuck & Mady Timms
Queenna & Amelia Patterson
Kelley & Haley Beak
Michelle Vaughn & Tasha Lingefelt
Angie & Bailey Hammond
Melanie & Madison Hicks
8:30
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CHILDREN’S CHURCH SCHEDULE APRIL
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Preschool Lead:
Preschool Assistants:
Grade School Leads:
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Preschool Lead:
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Grade School Leads:
Grade School Assistants:
Ashlyn Kelley
Tricia & Michaela Hall, Taylor Powell
& Julia Glenn
Ronnie James, Ruth Richter, Lauren
Mason, Emily Hammett & Kim Shore
Jan James, Keifer Shore, Caryn Bishop,
Brandy McClure & Lydia Ruth Thompson
Kaitlyn Hamilton
Kelley & Haley Beak, Madelyn Siler &
Lauren Patterson
Hannah Patterson, Mady Timms, Sydney
Smith, Kim Shore & Megan Comen
Dawn Sumney, Krystal Lynch, Elijah
Sumney, Emily Shibley & Griffin
Patterson
Brantley Smith
Misty Wilson, Lindsey Taylor, Julia
Hollingsworth & Morgan Thompson
Revonda Wood, Houston Kelley, Kim
Shore, Brady Durham & Noah Upton
Bobbie Flowers, Stephanie & Jessica
Mattison, Joseph Long & Lori Powell
Laycee Cantrell
Angel & Emalee McAlister, Taylor
Furbee & Sarah Lollis
Abbie Lingefelt, Kim Shore, Jared
Owensby, Heather Furbee & Amy Siler
Mandy Woods, Austin Hicks, Christina
Alexander, Michelle & Jamie Wales
11:00
Donna Durham
Jerry Phillips
Bob & Diane Railton
Carol Dunn
John Lollis
Margaret Sewell
Audrey Fleming
Rick Fleming
Crystal Phillips
(1) Jean Martin
(1) Joy Fisher
(3) Martha Whiten
(3) Stephanie Mattison
(5) Shane Kimmel
(5) Jeremy Crowe
(6) Judy Simmons
(6) Jim Simmons
(7) Robin Roberts
(8) Dianne Goldsmith
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Jimmy & Cheryl Gambrell
(SS) Shane Kimmel
(11:00) Irene Mullikin, Donnie Burdette & Tracie Hall
(PM) Bob & Diane Railton
Faye Wertz
(1) Deena Wiles
Dee Patterson
(3) Wayne Jefferson
Bob & Diane Railton
(3) Teresa Jefferson
Steve Miles
(5) Gary McClellan
John Lollis
(5) Dan Litten
Sherry Borchers
(6) Martha Whiten
Margaret Sewell
(6) Shane Kimmel
Stewart Sewell
(6) Ronnie Stegall
Carol Dunn
(7) Judy Simmons
(8) Jim Simmons
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Barry & Nancy Wood
(SS) Melanie Gunnels
(11:00) Mandy Hays, Crystal Tarbuck
(PM) Irene Mullikin
Rick Fleming
(1) Jeremy Crowe
Audrey Fleming
(3) David Kelley
Bob & Diane Railton
(5) Judy Simmons
Sherry Borchers
(5) Dianne Goldsmith
Stewart Sewell
(6) Deena Wiles
Margaret Sewell
(6) Joy Fisher
Carol Dunn
(6) Greg Wiles
Dee Patterson
(7) Jim Simmons
Donna Durham
(8) Stephanie Mattison
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Jimmy & Cheryl Gambrell
(SS) Shane Kimmel
(11:00) Irene Mullikin, Donnie Burdette & Tracie Hall
(PM) Bob & Diane Railton
Dee Patterson
(1) Deena Wiles
Faye Wertz
(3) David Kelley
Bob & Diane Railton
(3) Ronnie Stegall
Jerry Phillips
(5) Greg Wiles
Steve Miles
(5) Dan Litten
Susie Miles
(6) Robin Roberts
Carol Dunn
(6) Gary McClellan
Stewart Sewell
(7) Martha Whiten
Crystal Phillips
(8) Jean Martin
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin, Barry & Nancy Wood
(SS) Melanie Gunnels
(11:00) Irene Mullikin, Mandy Hays, & Crystal Tarbuck
(PM) Tom Toth
Join us on Wednesday nights @ 6:30 pm for
our “Walk Through the Old Testament” Bible
study. We meet in the Fellowship Hall.
Welcome Center
(8:30) Jeff Harbin
(SS) Melanie Gunnels
(11:00) Irene Mullikin
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Ministry Team
Steve Silvey, Pastor
Ronnie James, Assistant Pastor
Brock Smith, Minister of Music
Jim Upton, Minister of Students
Kim Shore, Children’s Director
Lauren Smith, Pianist
Anne Morgan, Church Administrator
Crystal Phillips, Administrative Assistant
Our Members
Weekly Opportunities
Sunday
Early Service
Sunday School
Worship Service
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Father & Son Bible Study (1 & 3 )
Youth Choir Practice
Evening Worship
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Covenant Praise Makers (5K-5 Grade)
Wee Praise Choir (Preschoolers)
Monday
Ladies Prayer Ministry
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Senior Saints (2 Monday)
Wednesday
Exchange
Covenant
Covenant Baptist
Baptist Church
Church
Children
4521
Liberty
Highway
Monthly
4521 Offerings
Liberty HighwayAverages for April
Regular
Anderson, SC 29621
Anderson,
29621
Sunday
SchoolSC
& Life
Groups
AM Service
PM Service
Wednesday
Exchange
AWANA
Regular Offerings
391
Brock Smith, Minister of Music
627
151
Jim Upton, Minister of Students
66
68
Kim Shore, Children’s Director
89
$23,411.38
Lauren Smith, Pianist
Anne Morgan, Church Administrator
Our Members
11:00 am
6:30 pm
Tuesday
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Ladies Bible Study (2 & 4 )
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Mom2Mom (1 & 3 )
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Empty Nesters (2 & 4 )
10:30 am
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
Wednesday
Bible Study (Walk Through the Old Testament)
AWANA (September-May)
Exchange
Worship Choir Practice
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
6:30 pm
Saturday
Men’s Ministry Bible Study
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9:45 am
11:00 am
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