REPORTER

Volume 66 * No. 7*July 22, 2015 207 West Main Street * Henderson, Texas * 903-657-1646 * www.the fbc.org

David Higgs Pastor

Don Edmiston Minister of Education-Administration

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK:

The summer events and programs are keeping us busy at First Baptist Church. Many of the

summer programs, mission trips, and events have been completed. But there are several still

yet to take place. Mark your calendar for the annual Summer-In-Review service on Sunday

evening, August 16. At this annual service, you will have the opportunity to hear reports from

each summer mission trip, event, and program. It is always a great way to close out the

summer! As

As we look past the summer months, the fall season is certainly going to be an exciting time at

First Baptist Church. We will kick-off this season of the year with our annual Sunday School

tailgate breakfast. The tailgate breakfast will be a part of Game Day 2015 which will be held on

Sunday, August 30. Additionally, this fall, we will celebrate the 165th birthday for this church on

September 27! No doubt, that will be a great day here at First Baptist Church. Also, the Lord

willing, I believe we will be breaking ground for our new Children’s Building sometime this

fall.

Summer is a difficult time for attendance in most churches. Let’s all make a strong effort to be

in church this coming Lord’s Day as we honor Him on His Day! I know the Lord is pleased with

His people when they honor His Day.

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Summer is now past the half way mark and we are now looking to the fall. At the end of August we have our annual Sunday School tailgate breakfast. This has become our highest attended Sunday School of the year. I want to encourage you to place the date of August 30 on your cal-endar and make plans to be present for that great Sunday morning. Begin praying about who you could invite and encourage to attend with you.

I am looking forward to this fall’s DiscipleLife classes. Wednesday nights have become a great time for discipleship. However, if you have not been involved in the DiscipleLife classes, this fall would be a wonderful time for you to try one out. We will be sharing the class information soon.

This summer, we are enjoying SummerFest each Wednesday night. We are studying together different topics found in some of the old classic television shows. We are also preparing gifts each week to send to a variety of organizations in Henderson who serve the community. Beginning in September, we will be back on our regular schedules with children, youth and adult studies and activities. We will also resume our regular schedule on the Wednesday night fellowship meal. However, we need to make one change this fall. Due to the continued increase in food costs, our meal prices will increase by one dollar, beginning September 2.

Join Choir Now!

Rod Salmon Minister of Music

O’Brien Satcher Student Minister

August 19th…City-Wide Back to School Event 6:30pm

August 23rd…7-UP Lunch

for upcoming 7th graders and parents (meet in the dining hall of the FLC immediately following morning worship service)

August 30th…Tailgate Breakfast and Promotion Sunday

Upcoming Worship & Music Dates: Wednesday, August 19, 6PM - Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra Summer Concert,

“Tell Somebody”

Wednesday, August 26 - Christmas in August with cookies and coffee (when the choir first sees the new Christmas music)…last 6:30 to 7:30 rehearsal

Wednesday, September 2 - Sanctuary Choir resumes normal rehearsal schedule of 6:00 to 7:30

December 6 - Children’s Choir Christmas Music AM Worship

December 13 - Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra Christmas Music AM Worship

December 20 - JoySingers & Master’s Hands Christmas Music AM Worship

December 20 - Church Wide Christmas Caroling – Evening

“The Lord is my strength and my song;” Psalm 118:14a

Yes, We Need You! Now!

Now is a great time for you to join choir! I know many of you sitting in the pew every week listening to our wonderful Choir and Orchestra are thinking you would love to be up there with us leading our congregation to the throne in worship! Well, Just Do It! Also, we are asking The Lord to send us College students and High School students to join the choir and help us Wednesdays and Sundays to lead our people to worship Him! So we need

adults of all ages, College students, and High School students.

1 Kenneth Brown Lavern Gibson Brantley Jackson Betty Matthew Pam Murphy Ina Rowell 2 Casey Coats Matt Gabriel Calvin Smith Brad Standard Julie Stapp 3 Sadie Edmiston Jaith Foley Jeremy Gaston Alan Gramling Matthew Liner O’Brien Satcher Richard Tandy 4 Paul Brown Tommy Freeman Jill Johnson James Pierson Joshua Powell Jackson Threadgill 5 Sharon Beavers Marie Bryce Josh Mosley Camron Neal 6 Mike Brightwell Caitlyn Dunphy Bettye Hall Karen Thompson 7 Blake Bumardner Jaiden Carle Oliver Dickerson Rex Dorman Marissa Lees Chance Martin Leah Payne Nickie Propes 8 Summer Baker Alaina Gearheart Christy Holladay Joanie Nadrchal Angela Odom Woo Jin Park Tammy Williamson

24 Jon Best Louise Crawford Terra Henderson Steven Marshall Patsy Morrison 25 Mischelle Carle Jay Dorsey Sadie Hillis Edna Hipolito Mike Long Carolyn Parker 26 Peggy Dopson Ryan Ellis Sue Skelton 27 Jennifer Acord Taylor Dickerson Dot Franklin Isaiah Key Kevin Neal 28 John Waldie 29 Mayann Brightwell Chad Fancher Misty Foley James Mansinger 30 Eddie Armstrong Ralph Drummond Camille Freeman Kamryn Jones Heather Milligan Brenda Riley Tim Smith Jonathan Teat 31 Tim Brady Angie Briscoe Trinatee Duncan Ashley Gonzalez Brent Gordon Crystal Moody Dustin Thomas

Lunches are served each

Tuesday,

Wednesday & Thursday.

$5 per plate,

$1 extra for carry out.

17 Weldon Cook Preston Garner Scott Lewis Nora Rousseau Sue Wooster 18 Diana Copeland Loy Dorsey Colby Fears Joseph Parsons Sue Plummer 19 Lawson Hays Carrie Long Gloria Richardson Jack Tully Mike Wilhite 20 Pat Boyd Charles Dansby Collyn Keitt Janet Legg Randy Lemmon Michael Roberts 21 Lauren Bateman James Chambless Jim Gossett Connie Hutto Terri Hutto Dorothy Maloney Courtney Mosley Callahan Walton 22 Sandie Ellis Owen Fitch Eric Hay Mark Hogberg Morgan LaGrone Charlene McCarter Hannah Perry Christian Thompson Carter Wheat Ella Wheat 23 Henri Killgore Andi Liner Paige McAnally Joe Sorrells Mike Stephens

9 Garrett Combs June Dodd Robert Havrda Cliff Hurt, Jr. Jennifer Jourdan Rebekah McCauley Ryan Spaulding Tony Stone Elisha Wood 10 Blake Davis Ray Deason Virginia Irwin Rebecca Jordan Gloria Mills Kristin Odom Branson Prior Emily Rush Haelyn Straub Maurice Wright 11 Ashli Bisnette Alex Marquez Beth Whitaker Mallory Young Roxanne Ziegler 12 Minnie Gaston Rocky Hall Tiffany Herron 13 Cord Lee Wilma Loughlin J.T. Ramsey Brett Schweng C.J. Warner Lisa Waugh 14 Josie Alvarez Debbie Anthony William Blanton Joyce Engel John Michael Mills Quentin Milstead Carson Tully 15 Susan Bradley Josh Lees Robyn McCauley Derek McGee Mildred Sadler Ann Ussery Charity Washburn 16 Glenda Derveloy Rachel Edmiston Nancy Gibson Jana Higgs Natalie McFarland Cory Mraz Jamie Skelton Robert Slover

8/5/15 Beef Tips with Rice

Broccoli with Cheese Kid’s Meal:

Popcorn Chicken French Fries

8/12/15 Chicken Supreme with Pasta

Mixed Vegetables Kid’s Meal:

Pepperoni Pizza French Fries

8/19/15 Barbeque Brisket

Baked Beans Corn

Kid’s Meal: Mini Corn Dogs

French Fries

8/26/15 Chicken Fried Steak with Gravy

Mashed Potatoes Green Beans Kid’s Meal:

Chicken Nuggets French Fries

Salad Bar, Baked Potato,

and Desserts available each Wednesday.

Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday Night Night Night

Supper Supper Supper

RADIO MINISTRY

KWRD 1470 AM or KPXI 100.7 FM

Radio Bible Class – 10:00 am

Morning Worship – 10:30 am

CD’s of our services are available for $2.00. Contact Brandy in the Media Center.

You may also listen to our services on our website: www.thefbc.org.

Sports Crusaders Basketball Camp

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

2 Children’s Church

Local Missions

Committee Mtg.

3 CARE 4 5 6 7 8

9 10

Local Mission

Opportunity—Flanagan

Heights Apartments

11 12 WMU Leadership

Planning Mtg.

13 14 15

16

Summer In Review

17 18 19

Finance Committee Mtg.

20 21 22

23

7-Up Lunch

Deacons’ Mtg.

24

Faith Sunday School

Class Social

25 26

Adult Choir -

Christmas in August

27

Merry Widows’ Luncheon

28 29

30

Game Day 2015 Tailgate Breakfast/Promotion

Business Mtg.

31 CARE

August

5:00 pm Dinner Served

5:45 pm Welcome

5:50 pm Bible Study

6:20 pm Preparation of Gifts for Community Servants

SummerFest 2015 is to recognize and honor our community

servants. Each Wednesday night, attendees will assemble gifts

for the selected group of community servants. Sunday School

departments have been assigned groups and are responsible

for collecting the contents of the gifts, which will be assembled

after our Bible Study.

Mini-Concert

Fall Preview

Massachusetts Mission Trip

Children’s Camp

BECAUSE WE ARE BLESSED…

Our PALS food pantry item for August

is Hamburger Helper.

Matthew 25:34-40

Miriam Johnston Preschool/Children’s Ministry

Month ending 6/30/15 Monthly budget receipts target $169,865.83

ACTUAL monthly budget receipts $147,845.96 YTD budget receipts target $1,019,195.02

ACTUAL YTD budget receipts $923,758.65 Monthly budgeted EXPENSES target $169,865.89

ACTUAL monthly EXPENSES $176,049.75 YTD Budget EXPENSES target $1,019,194.66

ACTUAL YTD EXPENSES $924,860.86

VBS Offering $546.95 ____________________________________ Sunday School Attendance

June 2015 Average Enrollment: 1662 Average Attendance: 495

New Members: 8

This summer has been filled with activities for

children! Hundreds of children throughout our

community have been involved in our various

activities, and that means they have heard

the gospel of Jesus Christ! Some have come

to our building, and others have gone to

camps. The thing that ties all of these

activities together is Jesus – the reason we do everything we do.

None of these activities would have been possible without the generosity

and faithfulness of the many volunteers! VBS, day camp, children’s camp,

and the preteen mission trip all require many adults to participate to make

them happen, and you all stepped up in an amazing way. Thank you for

telling Bible stories, handing out snacks, leading crafts, playing games,

going on the zipline, swimming, and singing silly songs with all of these

beautiful children. Whatever your role, it was important!

Thank you for loving children the way you do and sharing the love of Jesus

with them. Working with children can sometimes be challenging, and I

greatly appreciate everyone who poured into the life of a child this summer.

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Thank you so much for the wonderful senior breakfast and Bible. The recognition service will always be a special memory for me. I appreciate the church’s support throughout the years. Love, Jordan Toon Thank you for the family breakfast you provided on Senior Sunday. It was very special. The slide show and book are memories I will always treasure. I also want to thank you for the Bible you presented me with during our church service. This church has been one of the most important parts of my life and I truly appreciate all the love and support you’ve given me. My life has been blessed through this church family. God bless you all! Love, Baylee Bradley Volunteer Christian Builders, To all you dear ones, I don’t even know what words to use to express our gratitude and appreciation for what you have done for a little family in the Church Hill Community. I called the office at First Baptist Church with a plea for help. I talked to the sweetest ladies who advised me and forwarded my request to the builder’s group. Shannon Coats came first and surveyed the situation and gave his report to David Harris and his helper. The desperate need was for a ramp to be built for a father and husband who has been confined to a wheelchair. His daughter and his wife are physically unable to lift the wheelchair up the steps into their home. Within a few days, David Harris and his assistant built the most perfect ramp ever made for a family they didn’t even know. Talk about God’s grace and love in action! We are eternally grateful for all you have done to help this sweet family. I have always said if you get a bunch of good Baptists together you can accomplish anything. So true! Thank you again for so quickly responding to our need. We are so humble and grateful. Please use the enclosed donation to further your cause to help others as you have helped us. Nancy Strong, Jo Sanders, & Leonard and Mary Floyd Dear Church Family, Thank you so much for the goodies for the nurses at the hospital. They were so surprised and have really enjoyed them. Thank you for all the things the church does. Jan Lee ETMC Henderson Dear Fellow Christians, Thank you so much for the honor of working with you at Pidcoke, TX. What a joy it was working and fellowshipping with your adult and youth workers. We all thank you for the special t-shirts, making the arrangements for our rooms at Best Western, and for the snacks and drinks. May God continue to bless you as you serve Him. With our love and appreciation, The Building Team of Early First Baptist Church Loretta Carter Vonda Williamson Dennis Stephenson Wayne and Margie McClure Herb and Ima Martin Joe, Hillary, Josh, and Jared Baucom Travis Eoff Ryleigh Dalleh Thank you for the goodies, but more than that, thank you for thinking of us. The gift was such a nice surprise. ETMC Henderson E.R. FBC Henderson, Thank you for allowing us to come back another year to teach a Sports Crusaders camp. We enjoyed our time here; the children were great. Thank you for everything you provided for us to help make camp run smoothly,. It’s been great to serve in Henderson and we hope to come back and serve with you again. Your Sports Crusaders, Jennifer Allison, Mickey Moore & Jarrod Bowman FBC, Thank you for allowing me to stay in the house again this summer. It was really clean and cool! Thanks also for the snacks and water. Best Wishes! Jarrod Bowman Dear Pastor Higgs, On behalf of Texas Baptist Men-Disaster Relief, I want to thank you for the kind generosity you showed our relief workers during the tornado relief effort in your area. The kindness and encouragement you and your congregation showed to the workers enabled them to get many projects completed. Thank you again and God Bless You! Sincerely, Terry Henderson, State Disaster Relief Director Texas Baptist Men

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STAFF:

Dr. David Higgs Pastor

(903) 658-4390 home

(903) 658-4491 cell

Don Edmiston Minister of Administration

(903) 836-2464 home

(903) 658-1472 cell

Rod Salmon Minister of Music

(903) 658-9309 cell

O’Brien Satcher Student Minister

(903) 658-2806 cell

Miriam Johnston Children’s Minister

(469)231-3737

First Baptist Preschool (903) 657-3262

Prayer House

(903) 657-1394

Family Life Center

(903) 657-2504

With Sympathy

Sarah McRae in the loss of her step-father, James Edmonds

Fallon & Tina Garner in the loss of his aunt, Betty Teague

Tom & Lisa Waugh and Victoria & Michael Searcy in the loss of their mother and grandmother,

Peggy Waugh of Longview

August 3rd & August 31st 5:00-7:00pm Dining Hall Will you join us in this vital ministry as we reach prospects, visitors, homebound and those who need encouragement?

Due to Labor Day holiday in September, we will have September CARE on August 31st.

WELCOME NEW

MEMBERS:

Michael Beck

Lance Daniel

Travis Wood