1. family and parenting
2. children

CHURCH FACILITY USAGE
CLARIFICATION
As you know, our Church voted several years ago to allow Sunday School Classes & Church Ministry Groups
to have usage of our New Fellowship Hall, our Old Fellowship Hall, or our entire Family Life Center at No
Cost to them. Obviously, this is on a “first come, first serve” basis. Their only requirement is “to leave
the facility exactly like they found it.” Our chur ch also decided that with all the above ar eas available for
usage, there would be No Need for our New Building to be used for any activities except Sunday School,
AWANA & “HIS Kids”!
No outside groups ar e allowed to use our facilities unless special appr oval is given by the Deacons, Building & Property Committee & Pastor. We do allow members to rent any of the above facilities for $25 each
for birthday parties, family events and other special occasions. Again, whoever rents any part of our facilities
are required to leave it just like they found it. Also, our Facility Use Form must be completed in advance
by the person requesting to use any area of our building, and the rental fee must be paid at the time of completing the form. Failure to fulfill both of these requirements will prevent the specific facility from being reserved for that particular event.
Finally, if you have been granted use of a particular area of our facilities, then everyone in your group
(especially children) ar e required to stay in that area. They ar e not permitted “to play and/or wander”
through our Church because the remainder of our facilities are clean & ready for Sunday!
Hopefully, this article will help clarify any confusion anyone may have had concerning the usage of certain areas of our facilities.
The Vision
a weekly newsletter of Valley Baptist Church
PASTOR’S PAGE
James Hays, Pastor
501.268.7501
“A Fellowship...Not Just A Membership”
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
As
Grandmother
to say,days
“Goodness
Gracious!”
of most
of ourThur
schools
being
outwith
last Friday….the
Wemy
experienced
fourused
fantastic
of God’s
presence, The
this combination
past weekend.
It began
sday
night
the star t of
opening
of Modern Gun
on Saturday….and
the fact that
justthe
“too
close”
to White County
created
the
our Disciple-Now.
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hadSeason
144 students
who par ticipated
inBranson
D-Nowisfor
entire
weekend.
And if all
that
was not
“Terrible
Triangle,”
which
had
a
drastic
effect
upon
our
attendance
this
past
Sunday
mor
ning
and
evening.
And
amazing enough, we had approximately 100 of our adults who made a valuable contribution to this incr edible event,
although
attendance
servicesMouse”
were fantastic!
We
honored
& recognized
Veterans,
which
r ichly
includingour
myself
playingwas
thedown,
role ofour
“Mickey
during the
famous
“Hot
Dog” Song!our
I want
to thank
thesethey
dedicated
deserve.
The
Holy
Spirit
was
able
to
work
in
all
our
services.
And
two
precious
young
people
gave
their
lives
to
the
Lord.
adults for being willing to invest themselves into the lives of our young people. That’s another r eason why Valley’s
Whenever
that takes place, it always makes for a Glorious Day!
So Special!
I want to thank Max Whitehead and all those who assisted him as they hosted our second annual Veterans’ Appreciation
We had the joy of seeing God work in the lives of not only our youth, but also our adults dur ing our D-Now
Breakfast in our Fellowship Hall on Tuesday. Ther e wer e a lot of heroes fr om all over our community in our chur ch on
Weekend. Lives were changed. Precious Souls were saved. Many Christians allowed the Lord to remove the things in
Tuesday morning, and I was thrilled to visit with each one and let them know how much I appreciate their service to this
their livesThis
that year’s
was preventing
to have
“All
Access”
God!
I said,
were
life -changing
country.
breakfast them
was larger
than
last
year’s, to
and
MaxAs
and
I arethese
already
planning
to make decisions!
our 2015 Veterans’
I also want toBreakfast
thank Troy
Candice,
along
with
Brian,
for their
leadership in our D-Now Weekend. They did an
Appreciation
evenand
bigger
and better.
Our
heroes
deserve
no less!
incredible
job!
Ever
ything
was
ver
y
well-organized.
Troy
certainly
had a first-rate
teamtohere
lead in for
each
session.
In my article last week I mentioned how the Lord is using our “HIS Kids Christian
Academy”
reachtofamilies
Christ,
and II
was
personally
blessed
by
our
entire
Disciple-Now
Experience
and
much
of
the
credit
goes
to
Troy,
Candice
&
Brain!
shared with you about the Mom and Dad that were saved and baptized last Sunday night. One of the reasons they started
attending
Valley,
besidescarried
their friendship
with Reagan
& Ticia
is theamazing
fact that thing
all three
children areThe
enrolled
Our D-Now
Weekend
into Sunday,
where we
saw Covington,
God doe some
in of
all their
our services.
most
in
“HIS
Kids!”
amazing was seeing several of our young people who accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior during D-Now make those
In
this article
I want
to share
you If
how
impressed
Heath
Sarah Fancher
ar e with800
theinquality
ofSchool,
the faculty,
decisions
public,
along
withwith
others.
you
will notice
on and
the inside,
we had almost
Sunday
overstaff
1,000and
in
facilities
we areServices
blessed with
here 500
at “HIS
Kids.”
Here’snight!
part ofAbsolutely
Sarah’s email
to Jan Yingling,
“HIS Kids”
Director.
Morningthat
Worship
and over
back
on Sunday
Amazing!
I am stillour
Praising
The Lord!
Dear Jan,
Just wanted to let you know what a great job you and the His Kids Staff are doing. We decided that we were ready to
move Amelia to our Church Daycare. We toured HIS Kids one afternoon on a drop-in visit and we were reminded of
what a great ministry that it is. The level of professionalism each worker possessed was impressive. The children were
content, the workers were smiling, the halls were quite, the rooms were organized and clean. Babies were being rocked,
teachers playing with the toddlers, drippy noses quickly tended to, hands being washed. Everything we were looking
for. Oh, and Christian curriculum, values, and atmosphere to boot! I’m very thankful you had a spot open for our
Amelia. I’m looking forward to her starting with you and your staff Monday morning. What a Mighty God we Serve!
Sarah Fancher
The only thing that I can add to what Sarah so beautifully said is “AMEN!” “ENOUGH SAID!”
I hope you will carefully read the inside article concerning “Church Pictorial Directory Updates.” We really do need your help
and cooperation in this area. Here is why….do you realize that every family that joins our chur ch receives a Pictorial
Directory? If you would take a look at your cur r ent dir ector y, many of you would not r ecognize your self or your family.
Some of your pictures are 10 years old. We need a new updated picture of you and your family. Men, ditch the Leisure
Suit….put on those Skinny Jeans….take a New Picture of you & your family….and email it to Melinda Flowers at
[email protected], or you can snail mail it to her , or even bring it to Melinda at chur ch. Whichever way you
choose, please get us that New Picture Soon!
I want to encourage you to purchase your tickets for our Christmas Dinner Theater when you arrive at church this Sunday
morning. It is scheduled for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights, December 12, 13 & 14. Seating is limited. Once all the
tickets are sold, we will have “no room in the inn” for anyone else. Each night you will enjoy a delicious meal while being
ministered to by our Choir s and Dr ama Team! (Tickets r equir ed for Sunday Night also.)
And speaking of Sunday, I am praying everyone is back from their trips and will be in Sunday School and Worship Services this
week. On Sunday morning, I will be preaching the second of three sermons in the series, “Living Thanksgiving.” We should
get back over 750 in Sunday School this week. In fact, I am confident we will because I believe in your faithfulness to the
Lord and His Church! See you Sunday!
His & Yours,
Bro. James
Proverbs 29:18
The Vision Newsletter – November 12, 2014
WEDNESDAY
AWANA ...................................................................... 6:00 pm
Youth Bible Study ....................................................... 6:00 pm
Ladies’ Bible Study & Men’s Fraternity ...................... 6:15 pm
Worship Choir Rehearsal………………………………………... 6:15 pm
Prayer Meeting and Bible Study ................................. 6:00 pm
SUNDAY
Early Worship ............................................................. 8:00 am
Sunday School ............................................................ 9:30 am
Morning Worship ..................................................... 10:40 am
Evening Worship ........................................................ 6:00 pm
SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES
Senior Pastor ......................................................... James Hays
Associate Pastor .................................................... Chris Lynch
Worship Pastor .............................................. Mark Galbreath
Financial Administrator………………………………….. Wendi Pangle
Student Pastor….................................................... Troy Brasel
Children’s Director .............................................. Tonya Miller
Ministry Assistants ....................................... Melinda Flowers,
Lisa May, Kaki Allen
Musicians ..................................................... Sherry Roberson,
Mica Rose, Jessica Wilson, Stan King
Housekeeping ......................... Wanda Graham, Jamie Martin
Property Maintenance ...........................................Jessie Rose
Junior High Pastor ........................................... Brian Robinson
Daycare Director…………………………………………….….Jan Yingling
OUR STAFF
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Valley Baptist Church
P.O. Box 593
Searcy, AR 72145
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“MISSION MATTERS NIGHT
AND
DESSERT AUCTION”
THIS SUNDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 16
SPECIAL GUESTS: Dr. Bill & Ruth Williams, & their Children


They will share how the Lord has opened Doors for them to give their
testimony through their Ministry of Cooking.
Also, Hear some of our Missionaries as they Share about how God
has used them in 2014.
CHRISTMAS DINNER THEATER
Sunday, November 9, 2014
FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
Sunday School.......................................................................... 641
Worship Service ............................................................................ 641
Children’s Church ............................................................................ 63
Total Worship Attendance......................................................... 704
Total Evening Worship Attendance…………………………...411
GENERAL FUND OFFERING ....................................... $29,344.09
“Beyond Measure” ............................................................. $6,052.00
TOTAL GIVING ........................................................... $35,396.09
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Gavin Shumate 501-305-1354
297 Morris Lane, McRae
Sophie Dill 501-230-3465
2413 Audley Bolton Dr.
(*BB: Raina Langston)
(Deacon: Jeff Pangle)
(*BB: Stephanie Wortham)
(Deacon: Keith Miller)
CHURCH-WIDE DESSERT AUCTION
Thank You
Following our Service
Thank you for the lovely mums, all the calls, texts, and prayers during
my grandmother’s passing. My church family means the world to me.
Shelley Rohr and Family
Proceeds go to our “MISSION MATTERS” Fund
COOKBOOKS FOR SALE
CHRISTMAS CALENDAR
Dr. Bill Williams, Ruth and their children have written
RESERVATIONS
two Cookbooks - - “A Treat for the Week” and “More
This is always such a busy time of the
Cooking with the Williams.” You will have an opportunity to
year here at our Church with Christpurchase their books on Sunday Night. They will give half of the mas Parties being planned by Sunday School
proceeds to our “Mission Matters” Fund!
Classes and other church groups. If your class or
group wants to reserve either the Fellowship
“PLANET 56”
Hall, or the Church Van or Bus for a holiday
GOING SHOPPING
“get together” please place those activities on
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
the Holiday Calendar on the bulletin board by
THIS TUESDAY, NOV. 18
our Church Office suite, or call one of our secretaries at the church office (268-7501).
6:00 P.M.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
SPONSOR A CHILD
YOUTH HAYRIDE
FRIDAY NIGHT, NOV. 21
COST IS $25.00
AT
This cost covers the cost of all the items purchased to fill the shoeboxes. Every shoebox offers an opportunity to share the Good
News of Jesus Christ.
Our AWANA T & T Boys & Girls (3rd- 6th Grades) will be filling the shoeboxes on Wednesday, November 19th during
AWANA. They need your help to be able to fill 100 shoeboxes!
They each will pack a box & then have a prayer time to pray over
each box and the child that will receive the box. It is such a Special Time & we need your help.
Forms Available Sunday!
Money also Due This Sunday!
“The Year Of The Basics”
LAST WEEK @ VALLEY
FELTROPS’ HOME
If Searcy Lions are in the playoffs, Hayride will be Saturday Night!
WEDNESDAY SERVICES ON TUESDAY
Continuing our Valley tradition, our complete regular
Wednesday night services during Thanksgiving week
will take place on Tuesday night, November 25, including our Meal, AWANA, All Bible Studies (Youth
& Adult), Prayer Meeting and Choir Practice. So
Don’t Forget…our Wednesday night services will be on
Tuesday on this one week only.
The Vision Newsletter – November 12, 2014
GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER
DECEMBER 12, 13, & 14
6:00 P.M.
“Witness To A Miracle”

Tickets can be purchased in Church Office during the week,
or at the Welcome Center on Sundays.

Limited Seating.

Tickets - $5 each ($20 Max/Immediate Family)

FYI: Immediate Family is defined as those family members
not living with you.
NOT simply those individuals who are related to you!

FYI: All three nights (including Sunday Night) require a ticket
because a Meal will be served each night.
The Good Samaritan Center needs food for our annual
CHURCH PICTORIAL DIRECTORY
Thanksgiving Baskets. Each basket contains: 1 cornbread dressing, 1 chicken broth, 1 can cranberry sauce, 2 cans
UPDATES NEEDED
corn, 2 cans green beans, 2 cans sweet potatoes. If you can provide all the contents of a basket, or just some, any donations
Attention All Members Of Valley - - We are in deswould be greatly appreciated. Items need to be at the church by perate need of you sending our Church Office an up-to-date picThursday, November 20. If you have any questions, contact
ture of you and/or your family for our Church Pictorial Directory.
Charlie Osborne, Sr.
SEMINAR
THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
3 - 5 P.M.
This Seminar is Sponsored by our Grief Share Ministry
Week of Prayer
Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
November 30 - December 7
Please begin praying now about what God would
have you give To Lottie Moon
and the International Mission Board
National Goal: $175 Million
Valley’s Goal: Announced Soon
The Vision Newsletter– November 12 , 2014
There are many families of our church who do not even have a
picture in our Directory. There are other families whose picture
in the Directory is out-of-date. Some of you have had children
since your current picture was made. Some of your pictures have
been in the Directory so long that the baby you are holding is now
a teen-ager!
Here’s the point - - Please take only 5 minutes and take a
picture of your family. (You can do that in your home.) Then
email that picture to Melinda Flowers here at the Church office.
Melinda’s email address is [email protected].
If you do not have access to email, then either bring your updated picture to the church office this Sunday or mail it to Melinda.
Please get your family picture to Melinda as soon as possible!
MONTHLY DEACONS’ MEETING
THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16
4:30 P.M.
(WIVES WILL MEET)
YOKEFELLOWS WILL NOT MEET THIS MONTH
“The Year Of The Basics”