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.
April 13, 2015
First Baptist Greenville
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Kendra’s Corner...
Pastoral Care is
the lifeblood of a
congregation. It keeps
us strong, vital, and able to offer
a place where rest and refuge are
part of God’s plan. Pastoral care
is a piece of what Jesus calls us
to do when he says, “Love one
another as I have loved you.”
For each of us, there are times
when we are in need of pastoral
care, and other times when we
are able to offer pastoral care to
others. This is the give and take of
living in community.
Our church has a number of
ways of offering pastoral care.
Each of our ministers is involved
in this work through prayers in
our weekly Care and Concern
meetings, phone calls, hospital
and home visits, sending out
cards, participating in “on-call”
responsibilities, and many other
ways. There are also a number
of lay-led ministries that offer
excellent pastoral care. Our
Ministry to Families Committee
provides love and care through
arranging and delivering flowers,
offering meals, and visiting those
who are homebound. Our Stephen
Ministry program consists of
congregants who have been
trained to provide one-on-one care
during a difficult or transitional
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864-233-2527
Pilgrim Prayers
Please remember these pilgrims in your prayers as they travel to
the Holy Land: Ken and Mary Bolt, Ralph and Becky Bouton, Jim and
Ethel Childress, Jim Dant, Brenda Gantt, Chris and Kendra Plating, Oz
Rogers, Pam Shucker, Carol Cline Stilwell, and Henry and Jane Watkins.
An Invitation from Stephen Ministry
Twice-monthly continuing education is one of the facets of
the Stephen Ministry program that ensures our care givers
are trained to provide optimal care for their care receivers.
Occasionally, guest speakers present programs that have interest to the
congregation at large. The second of such programs this spring will be
held in Carpenter Chapel from 5:00-6:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 19.
Members of our LBGTQ church family will comprise a panel who
will briefly share stories of how the institutional church has been both
nurturing and harmful in their Christian journeys. They will also suggest
ways in which we, as Stephen Ministers and congregational ministers,
might be helpful to them and their families as they continue the struggle
for self-acceptance and/or acceptance and affirmation from the larger
community. Following their presentations, there will be a time for
questions and dialogue. Please enter through the steeple doors and join
us for this important presentation.
A Call to Stephen Ministry
Do you feel a call to walk alongside others during their times of
difficulty? The Stephen Ministry ministers announce a new training
program for Stephen Ministers to begin in September. Applications are
now being accepted. Everyone who is interested in becoming a Stephen
Minister is urged to apply. The training program will include 50 hours of
training, 2 hours on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday evenings with perhaps two
full days on a Saturday. The commitment to serve as a Stephen Minister
is for a period of two (2) years after being appointed.
The current Stephen ministers are ready to assist new candidates
who in turn will serve the church, helping those in crisis or having
difficulty who would like a Stephen minister to walk with them through
their troubled times. Will you serve?
For more information, contact Ann Quattlebaum at aquattlebaum110@
gmail.com.
www.firstbaptistgreenville.com
Sunday’s Worship
Sunday, April 19, 2015
Living Generously @ FBC
The Third Sunday of Easter
10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary
2015 Budget Goal: $2,300,000
Proclaimer: Matt Rollins
Scripture: Luke 24:36b-48
Sermon: Do You Feel What I Feel?
Anthems: “O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing” – MILLER;
“Stay with Us” – HOVLAND
The service choirs for Sunday’s worship are the Youth 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.
Focus on
Missions:
During the
month of April,
emphasis is
being placed
on the on-going
collection of food items for the
United Ministries pantry.
In partnership with Leadership
Greenville and Harper Corporation
and in order to return dignity to
those seeking assistance, United
Ministries plans to overhaul their
crisis food distribution by creating a
client choice food pantry. This will
give those seeking assistance the
ability to choose food items that
fit their families’ needs. In the old
system, pre-packaged bags are
given to qualifying participants. In
the new model, participants will
be able to choose from available
foods that best fit their families’
nutritional needs, thereby cutting
down on food waste and allowing
active participation in their food
assistance experience.
The client choice food pantry
design is donated by Leadership
Greenville Class 41 member Tom
Lockhart and his firm McMillan
Pazdan Smith Architecture.
Harper Corporation will donate
construction services.
Please place donated items
in the collection containers.
Sanctuary Flowers
The flowers in the
Sanctuary are given
in loving memory of
Betsy Dew Ashley by
Joan and Mike Kellett.
Contact Kimberly Coates at
370-2522 ext. 128 or kimberly.
[email protected]
if you would like to donate flowers.
The next available date is May 31.
KENDRA
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time in one’s life. There are also a
number of other church members
that provide pastoral care through
prayer groups, letter writing or
making prayer shawls, just to name
a few.
Armed with all this information,
I’m sure you’re wondering how you
can be involved in the pastoral care
of this church. One very important
way is to make sure our church
staff is hearing about the cares and
concerns of congregants. If you are
part of a group or class that shares
these concerns with one another,
please also share them with us —
add Baxter and me to your e-mail
list, shoot us an e-mail, give us a
call, or drop a prayer card in the
offering plate. Please don’t assume
we know everything happening in
the lives of our church family —
combined you all have many more
eyes and ears than we do!
Needs as of April 11: $619,234
Receipts as of April 13:
$608,461
Missions
Offering
$5,581
Meeting Scheduled
The Susie Lee
Bagwell Circle will meet
on Tuesday, April 21,
10:00 a.m., at the home
of Jeanette Cothran, 3324 South
Highway 14. Gwen Kennedy will
present the program as part of this
year’s study of women of the Bible.
Member in the Community
Pictured
is Jim
Childress,
executive
director of
Genesis
Homes, a
Community
Development Corporation
started by FBG, at the Ribbon
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There are also many
opportunities to participate in our
church’s pastoral care ministry. If
you are interested in becoming a
Stephen Minister (a new training
session begins in September) or
interested in service through our
Ministry to Families Committee,
please contact us for further
information. Also, prayer is
what keeps our relationship
with God alive, so please pray
for each other, the staff and our
congregation as a whole.
My door is always open if you
have other ideas for how to best
care for one another or need some
support yourself.
– Kendra Plating
Roadrunners
Holy Rollers
Roadrunners Extra
April 19
April 14
May 4-6
“The Man Who Came to Dinner”
Mary C. Mullen Bible Camp
Fountain Inn Younts Center
Lake Lure, NC
GEORGIA TRIP
Callaway Gardens
Depart FBG: 2:00 p.m.
Tour and Lunch
Return to FBG: 5:00 p.m.
Depart Enoree: 10:00 a.m.
Cost (play/bus): $17.00
Lunch: pay your own
(Pine Mountain)
“Little White House” of FDR
(Warm Springs)
U.S. Army Infantry Museum
(Ft. Benning)
Lodging: Comfort Inn
Please contact Sylvia Clyborne at 370-2522 ext. 137 or
[email protected] to make reservations
for any trip with Roadrunners or Holy Rollers.
Make
Wednesday
night supper
reservations
by calling the
Reception
Desk by noon on Monday. Serving
lines are open 4:45-6:15 p.m.
April 15
Margarita Stew, Yellow Rice,
Mexican Salad, Cornbread,
Dessert
Kids: Meat Balls, Tater Tots,
Fruit, Dessert
April 22
Herb Encrusted Pulled Pork Loin,
Macaroni and Cheese,
Butter Basil Carrots,
Five Layer Salad, Rolls, Dessert
Kids: Pigs in a Blanket,
French Fries, Fruit, Dessert
MEMBER
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Cutting Ceremony for Mt. Eustis
Corners, a new development
in the Greenline-Spartanburg
neighborhood.
A Green Tip from SAVER
No form of Nature
is inferior to Art; for
the arts merely imitate
natural forms
– Marcus Aurelius
First Friday Lunch and More
May 1 in the Fellowship Hall
10:30 a.m. – Activities and
Book Review by Anne Martin
The Mockingbird Next Door: the
life of Harper Lee by Marja Mills.
11:00 a.m. – Lore Johnson
presents a short story she wrote
while in graduate school at UNC
Lunch cost - $5.00
For reservations, call Sylvia
Clyborne no later than 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 28.
(La Grange)
Lunch at Blue Willow Inn
(Social Circle)
Depart FBG: 7:00 a.m.
Return to FBG: 5:00 p.m.
Cost per person:
$242 (single occupancy)
$151 (double occupancy)
Cost includes breakfast, lodging,
tours - all other is pay your own.
Payment required for reservation.
Contact Senior Adult Committee
members for more info:
Gene or Betty Morin, 288-0731
Herlane Edwards, 963-5009
Anne Cargill, 268-2506
Tom or Nancy Kirby, 288-9445
Foundation of First Baptist Trustee Nominations
Nominations are being accepted for new trustees to serve on the
nine-member First Baptist Church Foundation Board. The terms of three
trustees will expire at the end of June. To maintain the regular rotation,
three trustees should be appointed to serve for three years. The criteria
for serving are as follows:
1. Member of First Baptist Greenville
2. Enthusiastic dedication to the concept of permanent endowment to
support missions and church causes
3. Experience in and dedication to mission and ministry work
4. Business experience including the making of financial decisions
All church members are invited to submit their nominations for these
positions. Please give your nominations to Beverly Greer, chair of the
Diaconate; Sarah McGregor, chair of the Foundation; or bring them
to the church office or place them in the offering plate no later than
Monday, April 27.
The chair of the Diaconate, with the approval of the Executive
Committee of the Diaconate, will recommend a slate of trustees to the
Diaconate and congregation for approval.
The trustees currently serving on the 2015 Foundation Board are:
Elaine Barnhill (2015), Don Caldwell (2016), Bo Campbell (2017), Jim
Childress (2016), Sarah McGregor, chair (2015), David McMaster (2015),
Leslie Rodwell (2017), T. J. Way (2016) and Stephanie Wright (2017).
A free Parent Workshop: An
“Inside Look” at Financial Aid
will be hosted by First Baptist
Greenville in partnership with
SC Test Prep, a local nonprofit
dedicated to improving the
Upstate’s college readiness. Topics
will include an introduction to
financial aid, a discussion of terms
and definitions, and advice on how
to evaluate a school’s offer. Make
sure to save the date!
The workshop will be April 26,
4:00-5:00 p.m., on the Terrace
Level of the AYMC.
Contact: For more information
please contact Kendra
Plating at kendra.plating@
firstbaptistgreenville.com or Rob
Welborn at [email protected].
The Senior Adult Committee is
sponsoring a voluntary registration
of FBG members who are 50 and
above. Our committee would like
to create a contact list so that all
senior adults could
receive notifications
and reminders
of senior adult
events more easily.
Please sign up
at Wednesday night
dinner or in your Sunday School
class. You may sign up May 1, at
First Friday Lunch and More or at
the church front desk. You may
also register with Sylvia Clyborne
by phone at 233-2527, ext. 137
or e-mail at sylvia.clyborne@
firstbaptistgreenville.com.
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Care List as of
4/13/2015
In the Hospital:
Memorial:
newborns, Charlie and Millie Smith
Returned Home:
Oscar Funderburk
Summer Teaser
The 7 Vocations of Jesus
June 7-August 9 (except July 5, 12)
9:30 a.m. – Fellowship Hall
INTRODUCING
Stay tuned...
AYMC Offers New Class
Extended Session: April 19
Feldenkrais
Mondays, April 20-May 11
5:30-6:30 p.m.
8th/9th Grade Classroom
Appropriate for all ages and levels
of physical health
Cost for 4 sessions (by April 20): $40
($36 for “Unlimited” AYMC members)
Walk-ins: $11
Register with Jane Ella Matthews.
Instructor: Jane Ella Matthews, M.Ed.,
Feldenkrais Practitioner,
Licensed Massage Therapist #1587
[email protected], 918-9281
www.feldenkraisgreenville.com
Jenna Manning
(Director)
Darin Gehrke and Cherington
Shucker
(Twos)
Jason and Marie Richards (Threes)
Ben and Stacie Snyder
(Fours)
Brian and Chesnee Marshall (Fives)
Helen Lee Turner
(Worship)
Rhonda Bradey
(Pianist)
Nancy and Sam Oates, 1055 Summit Drive,
Greenville, SC 29609, joined the church on
December 14, 2014, by previous profession of faith
and baptism. Sam is employed by Riverside High
School, and Nancy is employed by E. North Street
Academy.
Kristin Schulze, 925 Cleveland Street, #290,
Greenville, SC 29601, joined the church on
December 14, 2014, by previous profession of faith
and baptism. Pictured here with daughter, Sophie,
Kristin is employed at Gateway Elementary School.
PASTORAL CARE
EMERGENCIES
Nights and Weekends
April 13-19
Baxter Wynn 288-4078 (h)
370-2522 ext. 199
April 20-26
Frank Smith 268-3890 (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.”