Announcements

Lottie Moon Offering

December is the time we emphasize International Missions
and collect the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering. Our church
goal is $12,000.
This week, please pray especially for the following Southern
Baptist Missionaries serving around the world: Bethany
Amber in Johannesburg, South Africa and Layla Murphy in
Southeast Asia.
Offering Envelopes
The 2017 offering envelopes are available in the Education
Building. If you do not see your box, please let us know. It is
easy to overlook names when looking through hundreds of
names and being interrupted numerous times.

Sunday December 11, 2016

Budget Receipts
$12,078.00
Budget Needs To Date
$798,105.00
Budget Receipts YTD
$745,007.46
Receipts Under Budget By
$53,097.54
Lottie Moon Offering
$10,860.00
Bible Study
272
WEDNESDAY FAMILY
NIGHT
December 21 & 28
No Supper
Prayer Meeting Only

Congratulations
Congratulations to Taylor Harrison, graduating from New
Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary on Saturday, December
17th. She is the daughter of Kimberly Harrison and the
granddaughter of Pat & Homer Harrell. You can send her a
note of congratulations to: 3939 Gentilly Blvd., New Orleans
Baptist Theological Seminary, Box 210, New Orleans, LA
70126

Check This Out...

Visit our Library
The 12 Ways of Christmas - by David Jeremiah
The Christmas Box - by Richard Paul Evens
Guideposts for the Spirit - Christmas Stories of Faith
These and other great holiday books can be found in the
church library. Stop by and check out what we have.

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John 3:16

Sunday, December 18
Contemporary Service
9:00 AM
Childrens Christmas Bkfst 9:45 AM
Bible Study
10:00 AM
Morning Worship
11:00 AM
Chancel Choir Program
6:30 PM
Monday, December 19
Saints Alive - Manor
9:50 AM
Saints Alive - Riverside 11:30 AM
Helen Lane WMU
3:00 PM
Finance Committee
5:30 PM
Women on the Go
6:30 PM
Tuesday, December 20
Mens Prayer Breakfast
7:00 AM
Mary Blair WMU
3:00 PM
Audio Visual Meeting
5:30 PM
Wednesday, December 21
Prayer Meeting
7:00 PM
Choir Practice
7:45 PM
Saturday, December 24
Candlelight Communion 7:00 PM
OFFICE HOURS
The Church Office will be closed
December 23 thru January 1 with
the exception of Friday December
30 from 8:3010:30 AM for those
making year end contributions.

EARLY & EXTENDED SESSION

December 18
Early Session Tina Richardson and Debbie Duke.
Extended Session Eddie & Nan Jordan.
Prayer for Law Enforcement
There will be a time of prayer for area law enforcement this
Saturday, December 17th at 10:00 AM in front of the
Department of Public Safety located at 510 E Louise St.

First Baptist

Church

December 14, 2016

www.fbcbainbridge.com

Interim Pastor Dr. Milton Gardner

Interim Minister of Music Hal Burrell
Minister of Youth & Students Rev. Jeff Baxley
Director of Children Stacey Jones

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

The Salvation Army is looking for groups to help ring the bell.
If your Sunday School class would like to help, please contact
Karon Elwell or Chip Hall.
Tables of Love
The Tables of Love will be Feb. 16, 2017 in the Kirbo Center.
We need people to volunteer to be table hostesses. You can
pick your packet up in the office or call Delrose Betts. You
can leave a message. Please buy your ticket as soon as
possible so that we can plan adequately.
Christmas Programs
Chancel Choir - Sunday, Dec. 18th during the evening service.
Saints Alive Choir
The Saints Alive Choir sang Christmas carols and played bells
for the Willow Ridge and Bainbridge Healthcare residents on
Monday, Dec.12th. The residents enjoyed the entertainment and
visits from our members. We had our annual Christmas party at
11:30, decorated by Joy Burrell. Thank you, Joy! After our
delicious covered dish luncheon (nobody cooks like south
Georgians) we had great fun exchanging white elephant gifts.
More fun times are in store this year! We will meet at Memorial
Manor in the back section at 9:50 on Monday, Dec. 19th, to sing
and play bells for the patients at Memorial Manor and then
proceed to Riverside. In His Name - the Greatest Gift of All,
Myra

PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE

Please lift your Pastor Search Committee in prayer daily.
They are: Jerry Pollock, Richard Dykes, Tanya Crum,
Frances Edmunds, Susan Lanier, Karon Elwell.

Children's Christmas Breakfast

Sunday, December 18 @ 9:45 am

We are inviting everyone to bring a breakfast item and join us for

our annual Children's Christmas Breakfast. We will enjoy
fellowship and celebrating God's Greatest Gift together,
concluding with a shortened Sunday School lesson for the kids at
10:30 am. Preschoolers will be dismissed to the preschool
hallway while elementary children will gather in the Fellowship
Hall. The church will provide milk, juice and paper products.
Hope to see you there!

CPR Class

Saturday, January 28

We will hold a class to learn CPR basics on Saturday, January 28.

Cost for church members will be $25 and $35 for non members.
We must have a total of 8 in attendance for the class to make. If
you would like to participate, please call the church office to sign
up.

Christmas Holiday Dates/Times to Remember

Sunday, December 25: No Sunday School, Joint 10 am service
Sunday, January 1: No Sunday School, Joint 10 am service
Stacey

This past Sunday was a great day! We are so very

close to meeting our Lottie Moon offering goal.
It was a joy for my family and I to give to this
offering during the ingathering. There is still time
to give and help us surpass our goal of $12,000.
Sunday night was also a blessing as our children
shared through song and drama the Power of the
King! The kids and adult leaders did a great job!
Monday, December 19th our students will be
ringing the bell for the Salvation Army at Winn
Dixie from 9am-7pm. If you are out, stop by and
see them and throw some change in their bucket
and help the Salvation Army!
Also, next Wednesday night, December 21st we
will meet at 5:00 and go caroling and then have a
time of fellowship at Uncle Bills. Looking
forward to celebrating Christmas with my favorite
church family.

Blessings,
Jeff