J UNE
2015
Bella Vista Baptist Church
Phone: (479) 855-3748 Prayer Room: (479) 855-6644
E-mail: [email protected] www.bvbaptist.com
Something to Think About
Philippians 2:14 says, “Do
ever ything
without
grumbling and arguing.”
Let me start by saying, “Oh
what a better world we would
have if everyone followed just
that verse.” Most don’t, but
what if they did? What about
if just the church did? Would
church not be a more inviting
and positive place? Of course
it would! Several years ago I
had that verse laminated on
cards as a reminder to myself
and the staff at that time. Like
all Scripture I think we’d all do
well to strive to live it out.
Fast forward some time with
me to another event. Two
pastors met one evening. One
asked the other, “How are
you? How are things going?”
The response came fast and
easy – almost automatic, “I’m
good!” He really wasn’t, but
he didn’t want to be seen as
whiney or weak, especially in
front of another pastor.
There was a brief pause for a
moment while the second
pastor pondered his answer.
He was asked a sincere
question by a friend. There
was no malice or impure
motives here. This was a
by Pastor Michael McCauley
fellow pastor, one who, albeit
from
a
different
denomination, loved and
served the same Jesus! He
doubtlessly could relate to his
friend; his brother in Christ.
The second pastor spoke
again, “No! No, I’m not
really doing alright.
Not
really.”
What ensued was a short but
much needed conversation. I
started to type, “The most
important part of the
conversation was….” but I
am not sure if I can identify
what the most important part
was. Was it the fact the first
pastor sincerely cared? Was it
the shared calling and the
bond that allowed the two to
trust each other? Was it the
evaluation of his answer and
his decision to let go of his
pride enough to admit he was
struggling? Again, I’m not
sure if one could objectively
decide which aspect of this
encounter was most
important, what I can tell you
is that this encounter was
beneficial for both men
involved.
Both were
encouraged and taught by
what took place. Both left
knowing that God had used
him in the other’s life. Both
were reminded of the subtle
dangers of pride in our lives
and were reminded that it could
so easily rob us of the help and
encouragement we sometimes
need. Two Christians had an
encounter in which care and
humility were shown. As a
result two pastors were better
equipped to lead their
congregations and the two
denominations were both
strengthened.
Right away
hundreds of church members
between the two churches were
potentially positively benefitted
because of it. In time, only
God knows what will happen
because of this brief encounter
BUT here is something that I
do know: multiple times a day
we each potentially have similar
encounters. Are you ready!
What does God want to do in
and through your next
encounter?
Do you care
enough to engage and listen?
Are you willing to swallow your
pride enough to open up? It’s
Something To Think About….
Michael McCauley
Bella Vista Baptist Church
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Sam M.
Lillian S.
Rebekah Y.
Cayleb B.
We will learn about:
God has a plan for my life.
 God wants people to obey
Him.
God always knows what
xxto do.
People should make good
xxchoices.
June 21st
Looking Ahead:
Family Fun Lake Day
@ the Seay’s July 2nd
or July 9th. Look for
Sign-ups limited
spots available!
Nursery available for Puggles age (2yrs old as of August 1,
2014 and under); however, a Parent or Guardian must stay on
campus during VBS time for
this age child to be in the
nursery.
VBS Luau Breakfast
Family Movie Night
June 19th
@ 6:30pm– 8:30pm
June 27th In Grace Hall
Starting at 9am
BVBC FAMILY FUN DAY
Tuesday, June 16th
Registration envelopes are available
at the welcome center desk.
Wednesday’s 6-730PM
Ages 4 thru 6th grade
Caravan will be leaving the church
at 10:30am.
Phone: (479) 855-3748 Fax: (479) 855-3740
Dates to Remember:
06/07—VBS Training 12:30-2ish—Lunch provided
06/16—Naturals game – use envelope at welcome
center to sign up. Caravan will be leaving the
church at 10:30am.
06/19- Family Movie Night 6:30pm-8:30pm. Movie TBA
06/22-26- VBS 6-8:30 p.m. Register online.
06/27- VBS Family fun day celebration in Grace Hall
from 9am to 11am.
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May
Birthdays:
Carter Keene ..........06/02
Madison Weaver ....06/03
Madeline Merrell ...06/09
Katie Mendoza .......06/09
Caroline Behnke ..... 06/14
Jacob Mendoza ...... 06/16
Eleni Konomi............ 06/21
Savannah Hott .......06/22
Melany Wood ..........06/23
Needed:
We need 8 to 10
canopies for decorating during
VBS. They will be
used inside the
building and will be very well taken care
of. If you have one we can borrow,
please let Nancy or April Schultz know
as soon as possible.
Kids Super Summer Wednesday’s
6-7:30pm Ages 4 thru 6th grade
Sign up on www.bvbaptist.com
VBS 6/22-6/26 6:00pm to 8:30pm
Register Online @ www.bvbaptist.com
VBS helpers are needed.
Sign up at the Welcome Center
5th/6th grade Sunday School Co-teacher
needed. We are looking for someone to
share teaching responsibilities with existing
teacher (Trish Sitton). Benefits include..
Fun work environment, and great kids, and
easy to plan lessons. These kids want to
learn to follow the Lord, could you be the
one they need to show them the way? See
Nancy Merrell or Trish Sitton if interested.
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Bella Vista Baptist Church
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Phone: (479) 855-3748 Fax: (479) 855-3740
Young at Heart News & Music News by Pastor Daniel Salls
During the Sunday morning worship on May
3rd, I desperately asked for your prayers that I
may see the Lord’s vision and His will as a
new mission field had been introduced to me.
humbled
us,
and
permanently have a
special place in our
hearts.
Please allow me to officially announce to the
entire Bella Vista Baptist Church that God’s
plan for the next phase of the Salls family
ministry lies at the heart of Fort Worth, Texas.
I have prayed and requested that God would
show me clear signs as I strove to seek His
will. He has provided multiple answers that
this will be our new church and mission field.
It will be hard to leave
the staff that I have
grown to love. It has
been an honor to serve
under the leadership of
Pastor Mike. He has
provided
wisdom,
counsel, and a true friendship that I pray
continues for years to come. Pastor Dave has
provided wisdom and friendship that I will
value always.
The administrative staff:
Kathy, Stacy, Julie, Renee, and Carolyn, have
not only made it possible for me to do my job
but, have helped me look my very best. Also,
I thank Nancy and Julie for their kind support
and friendship. I’ve been blessed with
dedicated and capable staff musicians (Katie)
and my wife, Sunny; and blessed with the
Audio/Visual Tech. (David and his amazing
crew) who helped to bring my vision to light.
It is extremely difficult for us to even think
about leaving Bella Vista. This has been our
home. We love our church. You have truly
become family to us. The love and support
that we have received from BVBC is
indescribable. During our time here, we have
seen God do miraculous things and I know
that He has even bigger things in store!
God has given me this Scripture, from Genesis
12. “The Lord has said to Abram, ‘Go from
your country, your people and your father’s
household to the land I will show you.’”
After his act of obedience of sacrificing his
son, Isaac, the most difficult act of obedience
that Abraham had to face must have been
following this directive from God. God has
been telling me, “Go from your Bella Vista,
where you find comfort and safety, your Bella
Vista Baptist Church family, whom gives you
unending love and dedication, your home
where you have a strong attachment, to this
new mission field I have shown you.” We will
need you all to pray hard for us to be brave
and to have courage. I know that God is
placing our family at this new location
because we need to grow and to be better
equipped to serve Him. Without His strength
and wisdom it will be impossible.
On behalf of our family, I sincerely thank you.
You have loved us, taught us, ministered to us,
There have been so many wonderful
volunteers I could not possibly mention them
all and fear that I would leave someone out;
from those who help with senior adult care,
visitation, and events, to our adult choir,
orchestra, drama team, audio/visual team, set
planners and builders, ushers, handbell choir
members, children’s choir leaders, and the
list goes on and on! Thank you all!
I humbly request a few things of you. I ask
that you show the same support to my
successor. God has already prepared the one
who will be more needed to BVBC than I
am. I ask you to never lose sight of God’s
vision for this church. I believe BVBC is the
central hub of God’s military in Bella Vista,
ultimately the entire NWA. Please be united,
effective soldiers of God to PREACH the
Word and to REACH the WORLD!
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Bella Vista Baptist Church
WOM ended its year with a trip to Youth Bridge where we toured the facility, learned about
its program to help troubled teenagers, and left a generous contribution of requested items.
Our special thanks to Jean Jerome who provided a variety of excellent programs for our
meetings and Jackie Keller and Pat Hay who made arrangements for our trips and lunches
together.
Our meetings resume the first Wednesday morning in September. Plan to join us as we seek to
learn about and minister to local organizations meeting the needs of our community, especially
those of our children and young people.
We enjoy a time of fellowship, devotions by our fellow members, prayer time for our
missionaries, and a united effort in serving our Lord.
Stitch n’ Chat is starting up for the new year. Please
join us for an afternoon of fun and fellowship. On:
Sunday, June 14th from 2pm to 5pm in Fellowship Hall
Bring any needlework or craft project you are working on, or if you want to learn
to knit or crochet we can help. This is a drop-in event—come for all or part of the
time. For more info. contact Joan Abrams, 295-0598. All ages welcome!
Needing Help: The Guatemala team is in need of mats
made from plastic Walmart bags. These will be given to those
who sleep on dirt floors. If you can crochet, the bags will be
provided. Contact Barbara for instructions 479-273-2243.
They are not difficult and easy to do while watching TV. This
will be such a blessing to those who sleep on a dirt floor.
Phone: (479) 855-3748 Fax: (479) 855-3740
Thank You Church
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Words cannot express my gratitude for all that was done for me after my accident. The
hospital visits, rehab hospital visits, cards, prayer grams, phone calls, flowers, meals,
visits in my home, and most of all the prayers. I'm also thankful for the Church Staff and
their support during all of my time away from the receptionist desk. A big thank you also
to Mary Darnell for her willingness to take time away from her retirement to fill in. I am
so grateful to be a part of such a thoughtful and loving church family. My children have
also expressed their gratitude for all of you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!~
Carolyn Beaver
There will be NO movie for
Senior Adults in the month of June.
June
Anniversaries
(50+years)
Ron & Betty Madsen ....... 06/01/57
Roger & Pat Hay .............. 06/02/56
Steve & Carolyn Roughton 06/02/62
Loren & Kitty Wagner ..... 06/07/58
Robin & Karen Swogger . 06/12/65
John & Mary Edmunds ... 06/16/56
Dick & Joyce Kramer ...... 06/18/60
Ray & Karen Knox .......... 06/25/55
David & Eloise Brown .... 06/27/52
Duane & Jean Jerome ...... 06/28/53
Ronald & Susie Bond ...... 06/29/62
Bill & Sandra Epperson .... 06/30/57
We would like to
welcome baby Eli
Hyedomkim Salls.
Eli was born to
Pastor Daniel and
Sunny Salls on
May 26th, 2015,
6 lbs., 7 oz., 19 in.
He is welcomed
home by his sister
Sophia and brother
Daniel Jr.
We are constantly updating our photo directory to include new
additions to our congregation and to update out-of-date photos.
Adding / updating your photo is easy! You can:
1.) email a photo to [email protected]
2.) stop by our office with a photo for us to scan (it’s fast, you
can take your photo home with you) 3.) stop by our Hospitality Room any Sunday morning after
Worship to have a new photo taken The photos in our directory help our newest members to put the
names they are hearing with faces. They also help us when we are praying for each other to have
your faces before us. If you haven’t already, please send in a photo.
Bella Vista Baptist Church
NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
BENTONVILLE, AR 72712
PERMIT #222
50 E Lancashire Blvd.
Bella Vista, AR 72714
May 2015
Phone: (479) 855-3748
General E-mail: [email protected]
BVBC Pastoral Staff
Michael McCauley, Senior Pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Daniel Salls, Associate Pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
Dave Brown, Associate Pastor
E-mail: [email protected]
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Lighthouse of Prayer .. (479) 855-6644
Freedom Ministry ....... (479) 855-1119
General Delivery .. [email protected]
Stacy Craig......... [email protected]
Julie Weese ....... [email protected]
Renee Estes ......... [email protected]
Carolyn [email protected]
Nancy [email protected]
Julie [email protected]
AWANA [email protected]
1 – Jason Salmons
2 – Joe Vance, Waymon Rivers
3 – Ann Arnold, Madison Weaver
4 – Gloria Peterson, Nancy Merrell
8 – Don Steigleman,
9 – Gracie Sitton, Julie Weese,
Chris Dulmage
11– Shirley Willis, Bob Copper,
Mary Guin
12 – Zonya Collum, Florene Hughes
14 – Caroline Behnke
15 – Ray Walker, Jo Ann Russell
16 – Jack Hennings
FOR THOSE SENDING
CARDS, THE FOLLOWING IS
THE BEGINNING OF NEXT
MONTH’S BIRTHDAYS:
Jul. (FROM 1ST—5TH)
18 – Margie Goff, Dustin DeKeno
19 – Tom Howell, Aaron Kling,
20 –Allen Binne
21 –Marjorie Shafer
23 – Darlene Nardoni, George
Brown, Mariella Moyer
25 – Tom Edgerton
26 – Ron Roach
28 – Missi Pittman, Shawna Evans
29 – Gerry Lynn Lackey, Mille
Bergendahl
30 – Milt Walker
If you are celebrating your 50th+ anniversary this month
and were not on our list, please contact the office.
We have several anniversaries in our database with the year missing.
~ Thank you!
1– Joy Janicke, Garrett Ruble
2– Ramona Alley
3– Roger Piper, Leroy Fleeman,
Todd Poland,
4– Carol Dunavant, Keegan
Bulza, Dakota Cline
5– Dorothy Phillips
June
Anniversaries
(50+years)
Listed on pg. 7
June 2015
Sun
7
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
8
9
10
11
12
13
16
Family Day
11am
Natural’s
Baseball game
17
18
19
23
24
VBS Training
FH
Finance
Committee
Mtg. 6:30pm
CR
14
Deacon’s
Meeting 4pm
15
21
VBS
Decorating
12:30-3pm
22
Decorating
9:30am2:30pm
25
26
Vacation Bible School
28
29
30
20
VBS
27
28
27
VBS
Luau
Breakfast
VBS
Clean-up
29
30
Regular
Events:
BHS
last Weekly
day
school (8:30am, 11am, 5pm);
Sundays: ofWorship
Financial
Bible Study (9:45am)
Peace
Tuesdays: Men’s
Breakfast/Bible Study (6:30am)
University
Wednesdays:
Prayer Meeting (5:45pm);
6-8pm
Youth (6pm); Choir (6pm)
Thursday: Handbell Rehearsal (6:30)