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I M P O R T A N T N U M B E R S

September 5, 2012

Church Staff

Rob WhiteInterim Pastor

Michael CatheyWorship Pastor

Stuart PritchettStudent Pastor

Interim Children’s Pastor

Philip VaughnSenior Adult Pastor

Rick JonesChurch Administrator

Melanie Moss-ButlerChild Development Center Director

Debbie DarnellAdministrative Assistant

Sherry FloydFinancial Assistant

Karan GardnerFinancial Assistant

Sandra AullReceptionist / Admin Assistant

Carl DormanDirector of Physical Plants

Sherri RobertsCBC Preschool Coordinator

Troy CrumpCBC Grade School Coordinator

We exist to help people connect with God and become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

N E W SEncounter ... Engage ... Express

Heaven Is For Real Everyone is talking about heaven. It is on the best seller lists and talked about on morning news programs and most folks hope they get to go there someday, but how do you know what’s true? Is Heaven even a real place? We are going to explore this very important topic and seek to find answers that can help us while we are still here on earth! Beginning Sunday, September 9 in all of our small groups and both worship services, we are going to explore the topic of heaven. For four Sundays in September, heaven will be on our minds. We will be using the book “Heaven Is For Real” as part of our study. It is the story of Colton Burpo’s incredible story of his trip to heaven and back. We will open God’s Word and study the truths about this place called heaven. In 2003, four year old Colton, the son of Pastor Todd Burpo, underwent an emergency appendectomy. His frightened parents were relieved when he miraculously made it through the surgery. What they did not expect, though, were the stories Colton began to tell of visiting heaven. Colton was able to describe exactly what his parents were doing in another part of the hospital during his operation. Colton relayed stories told to him in heaven by people he had never met in life, about events that happened even before he was born. He also astonished his parents with descriptions and details about heaven that exactly matched those in the bible. We will be stacking up the scriptures against the fact of heaven. You will be encouraged and challenged from the Word of God. Many will be comforted by God’s Word concerning this wonderful place that the Lord Jesus is preparing for those who trust and follow Him. Jesus said:

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that? I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that were I am you may be also.” John 14:1-3.

Think about the joy and excitement of knowing that heaven is real and we can go there through faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. September and the rest of this year are going to be exciting days for this church. Make your plans to be with us and bring some folks with you. Heaven is for real! Your Interim Pastor, Pastor Rob


New Small Group Starting Sunday NightStuart and Shelley Pritchett will begin a new small

group this Sunday from 6:30 - 8:00 pm in The Pointe. They will be studying the Heaven is for Real material

for the first four weeks and then start “The Purple Book - Biblical Foundations for Building Strong

Disciples.” The group is open to anyone. Please contact Shelley (260-8052) if you are interested in

attending or if you have any questions.

Pastor Search Team UpdateThe Pastor Search Team continues to be in much prayer as we work through the 277 resumes that we received after posting the position as being open. We have received resumes from across the US, including one from Hawaii, and also a couple of resumes from people in Canada. The majority of the resumes we received are from Georgia, SC, NC, and TN.

We have prayerfully gone through these and narrowed it down to a small group of twenty-one Baptist Pastors. We are finding messages, blogs, web pages and anything else online to give us better insight into the ministry of these pastors. We are listening to the sermons and reviewing materials for those that did have stuff online and have requested sermons and other materials from those that did not. We have over the last couple of weeks received additional sermons and are going through those. The only real delays we have right now are getting sermons and materials from those that did not have anything online, and then for us to be able to prayerfully go through each and seek the Lord’s guidance.

We have outlined the doctrinal beliefs and principals that are founded in the Bible to probe with each candidate, but we are in constant prayer that God lead us to what He wants, what direction He sees for the church, who He is preparing. As we have stated before we are praying like Samuel when God sent him to anoint David. How can we go? How will we know the correct one, what should we be looking for? We individually have our own answer to each of these questions, but the answer we want is the one that God wants. We are trying our best to discern the heart of the individuals so we can see that his is a heart for God.

After we have heard all the sermons and looked at all the material that we can, we will narrow this list to the two or three that God appears to be leading us toward (unless He leads us immediately to the one) and start setting up interviews. As we continue the process, we will also begin contacting their references. Then we will determine how best to possibly experience their church without disrupting their current ministry and signaling to the church that the Pastor is looking to leave.

This is a different process than normal business hiring. We are diligently looking for the man God has for Chapin Baptist at this time. We plead with you to continue to pray for us and our church and the man that God has chosen for us. Just like with David, we think that God has already chosen the person that has the heart our community needs. Our goal is to find that Pastor and invite him to come join us in God’s plan.

Thanks,Pastor Search Team

Thank you ...Thank you, Chapin Baptist Church, for all the love, support

and prayers during my surgery. We are so thankful for every prayer, meal, card, and phone call. May we at

Chapin Baptist continue to reach one person at a time. I love you Lord through this church and house in Christ.

Kelli Metts Greene

Beth Moore Living Proof Life Simulcast 2012Lexington Baptist Church

308 East Main Street, Lexington, South CarolinaSaturday, September 15

9:30 am - 4:15 pm$20 per person. TIckets purchased prior to

September 9 will include lunch. Tickets purchased after September 9 or at the door do not include

lunch. Please contact Lexington Baptist Church (803-359-4146 or go to www.lbcwomen.org) for more

information and to purchase tickets.

Troy & Kelly Crump’s Small Group Fall Start UpTroy and Kelly’s small group will be starting back

up this Sunday from 5:30 - 7:00 pm in their home. They will be studying the Heaven is For Real material

for the first four weeks. Everyone is welcome and childcare is provided. If you are interested or have

questions, please contact Troy([email protected]).

Clothe-a-ChildA very big THANK YOU to everyone who helped with Clothe-a-Child this year at Kohl’s. We clothed 179 elementary school children on Saturday, August 18 and with the Kohl’s cash we received that day, we

were able to go this past weekend and clothe another 19 middle / high school students. God is Good!!

Philip & Cindi MillerKatie and Adam43 Love Valley CourtChapin, SC 29036(803) 509-3414

Lila & Robert CookCoribeth and Savanna214 Blackstone Drive

Irmo, SC 29063803) 234-6672


Financial Report for August

Monthly Budget Requirements................$85,780.00Monthly Budget Receipts.........................$90,966.00Over Budget Amount..................................$5,186.00

Total Yearly Budget Requirements..........$823,376.00Total Yearly Budget Receipts...................$763,611.17Under Budget Amount............................($59,764.83)

Debt Retirement..........................................$4,459.26

Legends Monthly Fellowship DinnerWednesday, September 26 at 6:30 pm

Join us for an evening of good fellowship, good music, and good food. The meal will be catered and

cost $7. The Carolina Sunshine Band is providing our entertainment for the evening. Please sign up

(and pay) at the Information Table by September 23. Come join us - we’d be glad to have you!

Game Day for Adults of All AgesThe Legends host a Game Day on the first Tuesday of every month at 2:00 pm in the

Fellowship Hall. The next Game Day is October 2. Adults of all ages are welcome to attend. It is a great time of laughter for all!!

We Care Items Needed in SeptemberFood inventory is at an all time low at the We Care food pantry. It is so low they are purchasing food from local grocery stores to ensure they have enough food for their

clients. This money could be used for doctor and treatment appointments. When you are at the grocery store this week, please

consider purchasing a few extra non-perishable items to help re-stock the shelves

at We Care. All non-perishable items are needed (except green beans).

Congratulations to ...Ryan and Becky (Bradstreet) Bean on the

birth of their son, Bradley Christopher Bean born August 12 at 7:15 pm, weighing in

at 7 pounds, 14 ounces and 20.5 inches tall. The proud grandparents are Cecil and JoAnne Bradstreet.

Smokey Mountain Holiday in Pigeon Forge, TNNovember 26-28

Cost per person - $286/double or $358/singleWe will depart Chapin Baptist Church on Monday,

November 26 for Pigeon Forge. Cost includes transportation, hotel, two breakfast, lunch and dinners,

time at Bush Beans Welcome Center and Museum, Country Tonite Christmas Show, Smith Family Christmas

Show, Country Jamboree Show, Titanic Museum, Mountain Valley Winery and Tanger Five Oaks Outlet. This

trip is open to the church family and friends. Sign up at the Information Table this Sunday.

Preschool and Grade School Children’s Ministry Under Construction

We are milling up existing road, adding to our base, and putting a layer of concrete where the old asphalt used to be -- kinda like the work being done on the interstate. What does that mean? Well, if you haven’t noticed, the student ministry uses roadway language to describe their ministries. You have Merge for 6-12th grades and Yield for K-5 - 5th grades. We will be adding a name for the preschool soon. Any suggestions? As we are under construction, we will be making some minor adjustments for greater success (or drivability as they would say at the DOT). Here is an outline of what this means for each age group. Remember - there is never enough help! Don’t be afraid to ask - where can I fit in? Preschool - Not only will we be creating a roadway design, some changes will take place to improve our protection and security for our passengers. This may seem pointless and a little grievous but please bear with us as nothing is more important than the safety of our little ones. New parents / visitors will be given a tour of the facility their first time and thereafter they will drop their kids off at the front desk and a volunteer will take the child/ren back to their classroom. Also, two year olds and up will be picked up on the grade school side at the end of the 11:00 service. Babies- Two Year Olds - There will not be any changes to this group at this time. Three and Four Year Olds - Say Yes to VBS! We all know the kids love VBS. We will be taking some of the structural success from VBS and plugging it into our morning schedule. There will be periods of bible study, worship, crafts and snack that they will rotate through. This means more volunteers will be needed. The children will finish up in Believer’s Bay for worship time. Grade School - The main change on this side is that the 4th and 5th graders will have their own worship service with a lesson that is more of a traditional sermon than a skit. Those in K-5 - 3rd grade will stay in a worship environment that is skit oriented. In order to have all the worship services in Believer’s Bay, the 4th and 5th graders will worship at the 9:45 hour. For Parents - Please remember that worship and small group time for those in Believer’s Bay is just as important as your small group and worship time. Please do not come get them during that time. This disrupts their time and hinders their spiritual growth. Also, never, ever be afraid to ask ... where can I fit in?


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ENCOUNTER ENGAGE EXPRESS Christ in Worship in Small Group your faith

Starting PointAre you new to Chapin Baptist? Just started coming?

Have you recently joined the church, but want to know what is next? For answers to these types of questions you are encouraged to attend Starting Point. Starting Point will be offered the last two

Sundays of every month at 11:00 am in Room 102. You can sign up on the back of your Connection Card

or by contacting Debbie in the church office (345-3477).

Church CalendarYou know you have a meeting at the church this week, but can’t remember what day, what time or what room. Sound familiar? If we have your email address

on file, you can check online to find out everything you need to know. Go to the church website

(chapinbaptist.com) and click on CBC Family, then Get Involved. Click on ‘here’ in center of page. Enter your email address and password (or register if you

have not already). Access ACS will then be displayed. Click on Events and then calendar. You can view the entire month or one day at a time. If you have any

questions or problems, please contact Debbie in the church office or [email protected].

Church-Wide Time of PrayerThe Prayer Ministry Group

hosts a time of prayer every Wednesday evening from

6:00 - 7:30 pm in the Worship Center for anyone who wants

to come and pray.


1 Frank Singleton Jerry Harrison Elsie Graham Roger Frick

2 Lynn Richardson Jennifer Woods

3 Darold Klauk Sandy White Lisa Glenn Cadie Lee Holly Lee

4 Johnny Hollis, Jr. Frank Boyd Bonnie Frick Jacob Howell

5 Dan Russell Thomas Harper, Jr. Ryan Lord Audrey Fulmer

6 Melanie Hines Chris Wagner Brett Huffstetler

7 Kathleen Murphy Wink Culclasure Connie Johnson Larry Moseley Nick Platt

8 DougSatterfield Kalli Lominick

9 Sonja Hollis Jacob Pfannenstiel Matthew Kearse Ashby Murphy

10 Loren Hyman Kolby Miles

11 Cecil Bradstreet, III Dianne Skipper BillyBarfield

12 Bernice Grant Jamez Rikard

13 Kay Fryer Keegan Hines

14 Shawn Kiser Randy Epting Mason Scott

15 Woody Kaminer Eric Johnson

16 Eloise Frier LynnSatterfield Robin Neal Donnie Sarvis Drew Rutland Gracyn Hollis

17 Kathy Schafer Wanda Hightower Chretha Kelley Courtney Tharp Ella Carson

18 Mike White Kerri Bell Elizabeth Rogers

19 Heather Wilbanks Sam Rogers

20 Chad Weaver Joe Floyd Aaron Harper Rory Dreher

21 Robin Gantt Paul Greco Malcolm McLeod Nate Jackson Garner Frick Ethan Giles Katelyn Elsasser

22 Sara Spinks

Look Who’s Having a Birthday in October23 Billy Trussell Carolyn Gee Jeremy Moseley

24 Susan Johnson Matthew Darnell

25 Juanita Carlton Fran Sox Becky Grooms Nathan Beck

26 Ann Spotts Judi Platt Blake Bonds

27 Johnnie Snipes Kathy Truluck

28 Dylan Thomas

29 Annette Caudill Ashley Hugg

30 Dayne Haile

31 James Cook Harry Schafer Greg Allcut Mac Jeffords Jerry Briggs


2012 Missions CalendarSeptember 13 - 30 Zimbabwe MissionSeptember 24 - Oct 2 Moldova MissionOctober 8 - 21 State Fair MinistryNovember 7 Connie Maxwell Food

Missional Matters“Engage and Connect: His Heart, His Hands, His Voice”

Freedom and Hope FoundationFriday the volunteer work crew got all the walls built and in place at the new Freedom and Hope Lodge.

Some wounded warriors came out to assist and had a great time. WIS TV came out and did a news spot which aired Friday evening. The next phase is to set the pre-fabricated trusses and roof sheeting installed. All material is onsite and ready to set trusses within the next two weeks. It would be terrific to have a crane available to get the trusses set in short order.

Things are moving forward with the building project. Hunting season will be here soon and we are getting

prepared for upcoming hunts.

State Fair MinistryPre-Fair Ministry

(October 8-9, 2012)Fair Ministry (October

10-21, 2012)It has been said that “mission begins at home.”

Although this statement may or may not fully communicate a comprehensive mission strategy, it does remind us that we, as Christians, are living in both a mission base and a mission field. The South Carolina State Fair Ministry offers an abundance of mission opportunities right here at home. The dates for this year’s South Carolina State Fair ministry will be October 10-21, and the Pre-Fair ministry will be from October 8-9.

The Lexington Baptist Association needs over 300 volunteers to respond to the needs of the carnival workers, exhibitors, staff and visitors at this year’s fair. Please pray about being a volunteer missionary at your own “back door.” If you would like to volunteer please sign up on the volunteer sheet located at the Information Table. This is a great mission’s opportunity right here at home, and it is also a lot of fun. So please join us! If you have further questions please contact Kahn Chaddock or Chuck Middlebrooks.

Nova Scotia Mission EffortSeveral years ago Nova Scotia asked the Southern Baptist Convention for help in church planting and spreading the gospel of Jesus to the lost and un-churched people of the island. For the last three years Chapin Baptist has sent teams to Cape Breton, the smaller of two islands that make up Nova Scotia.

The mission trip to Nova Scotia this year included two teams, participating in two separate events: Day Camp (VBS) in Inverness and Day Camp in Port Hood. Both towns are located on the northeastern coast of Cape Breton Island. This is our third year to conduct VBS in Port Hood and our second time in Inverness. In 2010, our team also conducted a VBS in Dingwall, a small village on the northern coastal tip of Cape Breton. • Port Hood has been very open to our group and the

VBS sessions we have conducted there. Several of the children from previous years’ efforts were back and excited we were in town. It was rewarding to see the spiritual growth of these children. UPDATE: Port Hood now has its own retired pastor who leads a small dedicated group of believers in bible studies twice a month.

• Inverness was once viewed as a difficult place to conduct day camps (VBS). Last year our group conducted a day camp and was successful in teaching 11 children. This year most of those were back and brought others with them. All in all, we had a total of 21 children; an amazing result. UPDATE: the outreach minister reported last week that Inverness had their first bible study last week with 28 attending the event. Although some of those present were from other nearby churches, 20 were from the Inverness area. Praise God!

• Dingwall – we have learned that this fishing village is now having Bible studies once a month.

Much work is left to do, but God’s spirit is working in this northern island of Nova Scotia.

Moldova Mission TripThe Moldova Mission trip is scheduled for September 24 -

October 2. They will be traveling to a children’s cancer clinic, Baptist nursing center and village. They are looking for some

special items to take with them: knitted caps, women’s scarves, gently used children’s winter coats, backpacks and kitchen linens. You can also make a monetary donation by noting

Moldova Mission on your tithing envelope. If you have any questions or want more information, please contact Wynelle

Middlebrooks (345-0834).

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