First Baptist Church of Jasper 198 East Church Street, Jasper, GA 30143 706-253-5015 www.fbcjasper.com

2020March Newsletter

Greetings First Baptist Church family!!

Eydie, Jackson, and I are honored and excited to be able to walk alongside you. We look forward to doing church with you at FBCJ and in the community. FBCJ is a special place and being able to serve as your pastor is a privilege. Eydie, Jack-son, and I look forward to reconnecting with relationships while beginning some new relationships as well.Update on the transition to Jasper:As of right now we have a contract on our house. We hope to close on Monday, March 16. That means we as a family will move to Jasper the second week of March. During the transition I will be staying in Jasper while Eydie gets the house ready to move, and Jackson can re-main in school. We truly appreciate your prayers and concern during this transition

Preston

Church Administrator Updates We are undertaking several initiatives to make the church safer for attendees at all our services and events. Kevin Crowe, Chairman of our Safety Committee, has been instrumental in getting some necessary activities completed or underway. Several of the key items are as follows.

• We now have all new fire extinguishers throughout the church.

• After the last required annual inspection of the sprinkler system for the Sanctuary and throughout the new building, several items needing repairs were identified. By the time you read this newsletter the repairs will have been completed.

• Repairs are being made to emergency lighting throughout the building.

In addition, Kevin is putting together a Safety Team. We will have more to share with you about this in the near future. We have a leak in the roof of the Chapel. It has been temporarily patched. A permanent repair will be made as soon as possible. We had another church work day on Saturday, February 29th with a long list of things to get done. We will be shar-ing a list of our accomplishments in the April newsletter. Good things are happening here at First Baptist Church of Jasper!

Grace and peace, Bill

Requests Welcomed!Do you have

a song or musical piece you would like to enjoy

during Worship? Please share your

requests with Christie in the office.

706-253-5015

Children & Youth

Easter Lilies$20.00 per flower

(please circle one)

In Honor of -OR- In Memory of

Given by

Paid by: cash check # ___________

Deadline - Sunday, March 9

Sponsor a Youth Dinner!We're looking for sponsors to provide dinner for the youth. Please contact Scott and Kerry

Powell or Marcia McDaniel.

What a fun season to learn together! For the next 40ish days, we will be learning about Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter. PLEASE donate packed Easter eggs for our hunt on Easter morning!

Now for some of the darndest things kids say at FBCJ:

“We really just need to pray for Mr. Bill,” -Braxton Jarrett

“I’m so excited Mr. Preston is here. I prayed for him twice today!” -Chance Rasco

(When discussing Lent) “Is that like the stuff on our clothes?” -Maddie Dunn

Rev. Anna Walker, Associate Pastor of Families770-894-2783 AnnaSJWalker@gmail.com

February has been a very busy month in the life of FBC Jasper Preschool. We enjoyed celebrating Grandparents Day and meeting so many wonderful members of our students’ families. We also shared the love by hosting eleven different Valentine’s Day Parties for our students. The week of February 17-21st, students enjoyed a winter break and traveled near and far.

The first week of March we will celebrating Dr. Seuss week. If anyone would want to volunteer to read a book to a classroom please let us know!

Lana Callahan, Preschool DirectorSamantha Dunn, Preschool Assistant Director706-253-5017preschool@fbcjasper.com

“Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done mar-velous things; His right hand and His holy arm have saved Him.” -Psalm 98:1

As we look to the spring and to the changes that are coming during this season to the world around us, let us sing a new song:

• A song of praise – for our new pastor and his family!• A song of petition – for our church and our family of faith!• A song of thanksgiving – for God’s constant help and support!

Let us burst forth in singing, like a butterfly bursts from a cocoon in the spring, renewing our hopes, our devotion, and our dedication to the life of our church.There are many opportunities for you to join in this new song:

Sanctuary Choir meets every Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.J.O.Y. Choir meets every second and fourth Friday of the month at 11:00 a.m.This month that will be Friday, March 13 and Friday, March 27.

We want to see you spread your wings and sing!“Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord.” Ephesians 5:19

MusiC

FBCJ PresChool

Lamplighters: Women on Missions

Thursday, March 12 at 10:30The ladies of the church are invited to join us

for our next Lamplighters Women on Missions' meeting on Thursday, March 12. We will meet at the church at 10:15 and carpool to Bobbie Shelnutt's house. The

meeting will begin at 10:30 and Martha Allen has the program. Bobbie will be the hostess and provide sides and dessert. Please bring

a sandwich and join us if you can.

The Spirit of Christmas Throughout the Year

Savvy shoppers know that they can impact more children around the world for eternity by looking for Operation Christmas Child shoe-box items throughout the year. The Lamplighters Women on Missions group will have a shoe-box packing party in October.

Happy March Birthday!1 - Karen Garlough2 - Jennifer Jordan, Kelly Jordan4 - Charles Chapman, Joy Huddlestun, Steve Stanfield, Lorie Wooten6 - Austin Sullivan, Alvin Young7 - Cliff Brooks, Kelly Eubanks9 - Penny Davis, Madison Dunn, Howard Walker 10 - Adam Ruark11 - Blair Cronic, Bill Hall, Chase Garland, Rebecca Hyatt, Lora Tilley, Andrea Wall12 - Ryan Austin, Corinne Jordan, Debbie Pickett13 - Laura Daniels14 - Anna Pickett, Joan Ward15 - Brett Brooks, Jessica Rasco17 - Brian Pinson18 - Steven Daniel, Tanis Dimsdale, Jenna Poole, Meikel Scroggs, Faith Tolson19 - William Dilbeck20 - Jennifer Cluley22 - Susan Bohannon23 - Cay Reece, Joan Rutledge, Mark Walker24 - Larry Kellogg, Mark Miller, Janis Stancil, David Stuart26 - Janet Vardaman, John Walker28 - Leigh Young29 - Justin Brooks, Stephanie Riddle, Summer Riddle30 - Molly Dunn, Ricky Richards31 - Leslie Miller, Maggie Miller, Karrie Poole

Please share a warm welcome with the newest member of our church family,Anna Faith Kim.

If you would like to help collect items for us to use at our packing party, you can begin shopping now, or you can pick up these items to use when packing your own shoe-boxes. The Lamplighters suggests the following items to shop for through the rest of the year.

March: quality crafts like crayons, paints, coloring books, etc.April: stuffed animalsMay: hygiene items like soap, toothbrushes, washcloth, combs, or brush June: toysJuly: clothing itemsAugust: school suppliesSeptember: gamesOctober: Write a letter & include a photoNovember: turn in your shoe-boxes with $9 postage

December: PRAY

Memorial & Honorarium ContributionsIn Memory of Stan Barnett Gerald & Martha Allen Vesta Doster Dan & Rebecca Forrester Gerald & Mary Jane Reid Mike & Kathy WestbrookIn Memory of Hayes Brooks PolytronIn Memory of Eleese Chastain Kyle & Cassie Rasco Mike & Kathy Westbrook In Memory of Tony Payne Craig & Patsy BensonIn Memory of Lucy VanDoran Gerald & Martha AllenIn Memory of Jerry Woodall Marcia McDaniel

Sanctuary Flowers 2/2 Given in honor of Brian & Annie Westbrook, and Andrew & Hillary Westbrook by Mike & Kathy Westbrook. 2/9 Given in honor of the Kitchen Committee

for all of their hard work! Given by Mary Ann DuBose. 2/16 Given in memory of Francis Stewart

by Clarice Stewart and his children. 2/23 Given in honor of Christie Beiring for all her hard work.

Given by Marty & Lana Callahan.

Dear First Baptist Jasper, Thank you so much for your ongoing generosity towards our ministry with EMI. We were so encouraged by your year-end gift to our ministry and are grateful for your support - both financially, and in your prayers and encouragement. Thing here are going well. In our EMI world, my main focus has been the creation of a discipleship program for young professionals called the Fellowship. The two Americans that I supervise are heading to Zambia and Kenya this month to do an infrastructure assessment and a new surgical ward design both for hospitals. We're in the middle of a class on the Theology of Work and as I've been leading our 7 worldwide fellows in their spiritual development, it has been exciting to see how they are integrating their faith and vocation in deeper ways. I'm still keeping my foot in the door on design work and have been overseeing the design (and soon to be construction)on a school in a remote part of Uganda where education options are highly limited. On the home front, the family is doing well. Having 4 kids at 4 schools is exhausting so we are praying through options for next year. Our oldest, Mercy, is working on driver's ed so we are about to enter a new and scary world there. Overall, we've been grateful for the community that we've entered between church, our neighborhood, and an adoption commu-nity. Thanks again and we look forward to continuing the journey of faith together.

In His Grip, Jeff (and Jennifer) Austin

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS IN MARCH

Mar 4 5:15 Community Meal 6:00 Children's Choir & Missions (Age 3 through 6th Grade) 6:00 Women's Study 6:00 Prayer Meeting 7:00 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Mar 11 5:15 Community Meal 6:00 Children's Choir & Missions (Age 3 through 6th Grade) 6:00 Women's Study 6:00 Prayer Meeting 7:00 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Mar 18 5:15 Community Meal 6:00 Children's Choir & Missions (Age 3 through 6th Grade) 6:00 Women's Study 6:00 Prayer Meeting 7:00 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Mar 25 5:15 Community Meal 6:00 Children's Choir & Missions (Age 3 through 6th Grade) 6:00 Women's Study 6:00 Prayer Meeting 7:00 Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal

Community Meal Wednesday Nights

5:15 pm in Walker HallPlease call the church office

(706-253-5015) if you would like to help. Thank you!

Wednesday Evenings

Women's BiBle study Lessons led by Karrie Poole

April & MayGrace not Perfection

by Emily Ley

March - 1st Week April

The Questby Beth Moore

Tuesdays at 10am in Walker Hall

BiBle study Lessons led by Margo AustinMarch 17th - April 28th

Chasing Vinesby Beth Moore

You were made to

flourish!

Wednesday Night Dinner

Menus in Sunday Worship Guides

· · 5:15 ·

Adult Meal - $6Kid’s Plate - $4

Family Max - $20

There are two study guides for $10 each. Please contact Margo at 706-253-0186

or email Margo828@aol.com

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

SundaySchedule:9:00 Chapel Worship10:00 Sunday School11:00Sanctuary Worship4:00Youth Group

2

The Goss Family

3

Randy Griffeth

4

See PreviousPage for Wednesday Night Schedule

Rob & Tiffany Griffis

57:30 Worship BandRehearsal

Velma Grimes

6

John Halko

7Spring Forward!Set your clocks forward one hour tonight. Daylight SavingsTime begins

84:00 Youth Group

95:30 Finance 6:30 Deacons

Bill & StephanieHall

10

Bill & Angie Hall

11

Julie Hall

1210:30 Lamplighters7:30 Worship BandRehearsal

SusieHammontree

1311:00J.O.Y. Choir

TuesdayHammontree

14

15 4:00 Youth Group

16 NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

Liz Hamrick

1710 am Beth MooreChasing Vines Bible Study

Kristin Hancock

18

Jean Hanely

197:30 Worship BandRehearsal2st Day of Spring

Karina Haney

20

Kay Harbin

21

22 4:00 Youth Group

23

Ken & MarieHarmon

2410 am Beth MooreChasing Vines Bible Study

Nancy Harris

25

Rick & DebbieHarris

267:30 Worship BandRehearsal

Judy Haynes

27

11:00J.O.Y. Choir

The Hearn Family

28

294:00 Youth Group

30

Misty Henderson

3110 am Beth MooreChasing Vines Bible Study

Daryl Henson

Pray for One Another: On the calendar you will find the names of Church Members to pray for five days a week. Please remember them in your daily prayers. (James 5:16)

Church Calendar

First Baptist Church of Jasper

March 2020

2020 Deacon BodyBrenda Weaver, Chair Tommy Shaw, Vice-Chair Lana Callahan, Secretary

03/01/20Brenda Weaver

Lana Callahan

03/08/20Karrie Poole

Kyle Rasco

03/15/20Marcia McDaniel Judy Pinson

03/22/20Mike Westbrook Kirk Garner

03/29/20Tommy Shaw

Leigh Young

9 am

11 am

Deacon of the Week

Kevin CroweLisa DuckettBill EubanksKirk GarnerDeborah Gay

Rick HarrisMarcia McDanielCliff OwenJudy PinsonKarrie Poole

Kyle RascoKathy Westbrook Mike WestbrookDennis WoodardLeigh Young

In the spirit of Jesus who said, “The first shall be last and the last shall be first,”

the staff is l isted alphabetically backward:Brenda Weaver, Chair of Deacons - basw54@gmail.com

Rev. Anna Walker, Associate Pastor to Families - annasjwalker@gmail.comDavid Stuart, Minister of Music Emeritus - davidstuart52@hotmail.com

Bill Stone, Church Administrator - Stone_17299@msn.comRuth Mehari, 9:00 Worship Leader - rf.mehari@yahoo.comRev. Preston Jones, Senior Pastor - office@fbcjasper.com

Samantha Dunn, Preschool Assistant Director - preschool@fbcjasper.comLana Callahan, Preschool Head Director - preschool@fbcjasper.com

Christie Beiring, Office Administrator - office@fbcjasper.com

Next Deacons Meeting: Monday, March 9 at 6:30 P.M. in Walker Hall

Thank you again for all of your generous donations to our school snack program. Your donations help our School Snack Pack Min-istry provide snacks for almost 600 of our needy, local students! If

you would like to make a contribution, we have an account here at FBCJ which is used for this ministry. Please make your check out to FBCJ and note "Snack Program" in the memo section of the check. Monetary contributions are always welcome, but if you would like to

donate snacks, we are always in need of Peanut Butter. You may leave these on the shelf by the elevator downstairs.

If you have any questions, please contact Marcia McDaniel (706-692-8364)

Save Your Bags!The Weekend Snack

Program is in need of your regular sized

plastic grocery bags. You can bring these to the area near the elevator around the

Welcome Center.

Online App & Givingsearch "FBC Jasper" in the App Store or Google Play

or download online at http://get.theapp.co/f451

School Snack Pack Program