FBC
Carthage E-News
September
25, 2017
This Sunday morning,
October 1 begins our Camp Meeting Fall Revival, October 1-4. Help spread the news and invite your family
and friends to this great week of worshiping God and proclaiming the Gospel of
Jesus Christ. We are calling it a Camp
Meeting because we will have a different speaker for each of the five
services. Our speakers will be:
Sunday
10:45AM, October 1 Randy Davis
Exec
Director, Tennessee Baptist Mission Board
Sunday 6:30 PM,
October 1 Scott Shepherd -
Worship Specialist, TBMB
Monday 6:30 PM,
October 2 Roc Collins -
Evangelism Specialist, TBMB
Tuesday 6:30 PM,
October 3 Don Pierson – Pastor
Stewart’s
Chapel Baptist Church, Flintville, TN
Wednesday 6:30 PM, October
4 Tim Hight – Pastor
GraceLife
Baptist Church, Christiansburg, VA
During our Camp Meeting Fall Revival, Scott Shepherd, his wife and
family of four children will be leading us worship. Each
service will be a power packed offering to the glory of God. Please note that the evening services will
begin at 6:30 PM.
Go to the First Baptist Church Carthage Facebook page and share
the videos and posts about the Camp Meeting Fall Revival throughout the
week. This is one of the best ways of
getting the message out. I am asking
each FBC Carthage member to do these three things:
Pray for the services.
Invite your family and friends.
Attend each service of the Camp Meeting Fall
Revival, October 1-4.
The Sanctuary Choir did an amazing job yesterday on the special
song, “It’s All About the Cross.” Thank
you to all our musicians who lead us faithfully in worship each week. The choir will begin work this Wednesday
night, September 27 at 7:30 PM for the Christmas season. Everyone is invited to join the choir for
this season of worship and praise. Come
this week to rehearsal and be a part of the choir.
We rejoice together with Victoria Felix as she followed the Lord
obediently in Believer’s Baptism this past Sunday. Her baptism closes out the
2016-17 church year with 12 baptisms.
Speaking of closing out the church year, our giving has been
fantastic throughout the year and we will end the year with giving ahead of the
budget! Thank you for your faithfulness
in giving during this past year.
Through your giving this month to the Golden Offering for
Tennessee Missions, Tennessee Baptist Children’s Homes, and Tennessee Baptist
Adult Homes we have received $2,749.86.
Thank you again to Bro. Matt, Bro. Marty, and Bro. Brad for
preaching in my absence last week during the Revival at Upper Helton
Baptist. I also appreciate all the
birthday wishes and cards.
Continue to pray for Van and Tracey
Fields, our church custodian, as Tracey begins her chemotherapy treatments this
week.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
Here’s the News for the Week:
·
All Senior Adults
are invited to an Association-wide Fish Fry on Monday, September 25 at Hickman
Baptist Church. The fish fry will begin
at 6:30 PM and we will leave from the church parking lot at 6:00 PM. Jack McCall will be the special guest speaker.
·
We will have a
second 5th Quarter Youth Fellowship this Friday, September 29
immediately after the Smith County High School football game for all students
grades 7-12. There will be food, games,
prizes and a lot of fun. Smith County
football legend, Josh Gibbs will be our
guest speaker! Stephen Russell’s class
will host the event. Help spread the
word and invite your friends to join us for our 5th Quarter Youth
Fellowship.
·
Your help is
needed this Saturday, September 30 as FBC Carthage will have a local mission
project as part of the William Walton Day festivities in downtown Carthage from
9am-3pm. We will staff our two
inflatables and serve sno-cones for our community. Call the church office (615) 735-1929 or see
Bro. Tim or Bro. Matt to volunteer.
·
Sunday, October 1
will be another opportunity for you to attend our 1-session Membership 101
Class in the Sanctuary at 9:45 AM. This
is designed for new and prospective members to learn more about FBC Carthage. It is also open to anyone who would like to
have a better understanding of what it means to be a church member.
·
Sunday afternoon,
October 1 at 2:30 PM will be the annual Life Chain on Main Street near
McDonald’s. This Life Chain is a
national event giving believers an opportunity to stand and pray for the
sanctity of life and the end of the horrific holocaust of abortion across the
United States. Take a stand and pray for
the innocent, unborn children whose lives are literally hanging in the balance.
·
We have renovated
the Preschool classrooms and now have several small wooden chairs available for
you to purchase for $5 each. The chairs
are in the hallway, just outside the Church Office. Stop by and take one or several for your use
at home.
·
Please note that
the GriefShare, grief support group is meeting on Tuesday afternoons at 5:00
PM. This earlier time allows
participants to return home earlier as the days are growing shorter. GriefShare meets at the Smith County Chamber
of Commerce, 969 Upper Ferry Road is open to anyone who has experienced the
death of a loved one.
·
A candle-light
vigil will be held on Thursday, September 28 at 6:00 PM at the Old Courthouse
in memory of those in our community who have died as a result of drug overdose
and to pray for the many whose lives are being destroyed by drugs and
alcohol. Everyone is invited for this
special time of prayer.
·
Our final
Defeated Creek Campground Service will be this Sunday, October 1 at 8:30 AM at
the Campground Pavilion. John Etheridge
will be leading this service. Thank you
to everyone who has participated in this ministry through the Spring and
Summer.
·
Bro. Tim and Bro.
Matt are making plans to visit the college students on their annual College
Road trip. Listed below is the tentative schedule. If there are conflicts or perhaps a college
we left off the list, please contact Bro. Tim at 931 261-8452.
9/27
@ 12 noon Cumberland
10/5
@ 12:15 PM Memphis
10/12 @ 6:00 PM Tennessee
Tech
10/17
@ 12 noon Vol State
10/19 @ 6:00 PM UT
Knoxville
10/24
@ 12 noon MTSU
·
Our annual Fall
Festival will be Wednesday, October 25.
In addition to the inflatables in the gym for the children, we will also
have a “Super Hero” Trunk or Treat set up in the Water Street parking lot. If you would like be a part of this Trunk or
Treat by having your car and giving out candy, please see Matt or Elizabeth
Davis.
·
Here are upcoming
dates for your calendar:
September 25 Senior
Adult Fish Fry @ Hickman Baptist – Bus leaves at 6:00 PM
28 Assoc Ex Bd Cook Out @ Office, 6 PM
Community
Prayer @Courthouse, 6 PM
29 Feed the Band
5th
Quarter Youth Fellowship @ CLC, 9:30 PM
30 William Walton Days, 9:00AM-3:00 PM
October
1 Defeated
Creek Campground Service, 8:30 AM led by John Etheridge
Membership
101 Class @ Sanctuary, 9:45 AM
Life
Chain @ Main Street near McDonald’s,
2:30 PM
1-4 Fall
Revival – Camp Meeting, 6:30 PM Nightly
3 College
Road Trip – Cumberland, 12 Noon
5 College
Road Trip – Memphis, 12 Noon
8 7th
and 8th Grade Bowling, 12:15 PM
10 Young at Heart Luncheon, 11:30 AM
Women on Missions @ Fran Frank’s
Home, 6:30 PM
11 Community Food Distribution @ Ag Center,
11 AM
12 College Road Trip – Tn Tech, 6PM
13-22 Smith County Fall Break
13 5th Quarter Youth Fellowship
@ CLC, 9:30 PM
15 Sr High Bowling, 12:15 PM
17 College Road Trip – Vol State, 12 noon
19 College Road Trip – UT Knoville, 6PM
20 5th Quarter Youth Fellowship
@ CLC, 9:30 PM
22 Assoc Meeting @ Brush Creek, 2PM
24 College Road Trip – WTSU, 12 Noon
25 Fall Festival & Trunk or Treat, 5PM
27 5th
Quarter Youth Fellowship @ CLC, 9:30 PM
29 Operation Christmas Child Kick-off
