FBC Carthage E-News
October 24, 2022
Good Morning,
The BIG News of the week
is Trunk or Treat this Wednesday, October 26 from 5:30-7:30 PM. We have twelve families decorating cars with
the theme of “Bible Stories.” We will
have chili, soups, and hot dogs for everyone.
Dress the kids up and be a part of this festive event. Invite your friends, classmates, and
neighbors. You can still bring candy and
be a part of the Trunk or Treat.
The Sew-n-Sews Ladies
sewing group will meet and sew pillow case dresses for Operation Christmas
Child on Thursday, October 27 at 9:00 AM in the Christian Life Center. All ladies are invited regardless of sewing
experience.
The Pregnancy Help Center
will hold their annual Fundraising Banquet this Thursday, October 27 @ 6:00 PM
at the Smith County Ag Center. FBC
Carthage has sponsored a table and still have a few spaces available. If you can attend, please contact the Church
Office at (615) 735-1929. The Jolly
Strings Quartet will be the special program guests. Come and hear the amazing things the Lord is
doing at the Pregnancy Help Center.
Upcoming Mission Projects:
·
The Women on
Missions will sponsor a Parents Night out for the Tennessee Baptist Children’s
Home on Saturday, November 12 in Franklin, Tennessee. We will leave from the church at 3:30 PM and
have supper, games, crafts, and a devotion with the children at the Children’s
Home. For more information and to sign
up to help, contact Melody Tackett or Bro. Tim.
·
Please be
collecting coats for our Coats for the City mission project and trip to New
York City, December 1-4. New and gently
used coats are welcome. You can bring
the coats to the Connection Point, just behind the Sanctuary beside the world
globe.
Welcome to Belinda Lilly
as she comes for membership at FBC Carthage.
She is coming on the transfer of her church letter from a Southern Baptist
Church. If you are praying through
membership or would like more information on the church, the next Discover FBC
Carthage luncheon will be this Sunday, October 30 immediately following the
morning service. You can also see Bro.
Tim or Pastor Paul for information.
Church Leadership Meetings
·
Church Council
will meet Sunday, October 30 at 3:00 PM in the CLC.
·
Deacons will meet
November 6 at 7:00 PM in the Youth Area.
·
Church Business
Meeting will be Wednesday, November 9 at 6:30 PM.
The Church Library has
several new books for you to check-out and read. The Library is a resource for your enjoyment
and Christian growth and is located just off the Connection Point.
Read the Bible Through: The Bible Pathways for October are available
in the Connection Point and front foyer.
You can also find them online and as a daily e-mail to your Inbox
at: https://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/biblepathways/
This is the perfect time to join in the reading
as we begin in Matthew and read through Revelation by the end of December. Here are the readings for October 24-31, 2022:
October
24 Luke 8-9
October
25 Luke 10-11
October 26 Luke
12-13
October
27 Luke 14-16
October
28 Luke 17-18
October
29 Luke 19-20
October
30 Luke 21-22
October
31 Luke 23-24
The RightNowMedia Video
Series for this week is “Bible Backroads:
Driving through History.” BIBLE BACKROADS is a new show from Drive Thru History®, which explores the people, places, and events of
the New Testament. Hosted by Dave Stotts, each series is designed as a Bible
teaching tool for churches, schools, and families. The home base for the show
is “Dave’s Garage,” a state-of-the-art, extended reality lair where almost
anything is possible. In addition to using maps, timelines, animations and
artifacts in his garage, Dave goes on-location to Israel and the Mediterranean
region for many of his adventures. BIBLE BACKROADS was created as a non-denominational
resource, which focuses on Bible history, archaeology, geography, and
apologetics, while encouraging viewers to dig deeper into the scriptures
themselves. Check out the trailer: https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/player/video/760824?session=773081
If you are new to
Rightnow Media, you will need to sign up to be able to view the resources at
RightNow Video. Simply go to: htts://www.rightnowmedia.org/Account/Invite/cfbc.
This
video resource and all the videos are a gift to you from First Baptist Church
Carthage.
Each week we are
highlighting a report from our ministry partners as given at the New Salem
Association Annual Meeting. Today’s ministry
is:
WMU Tennessee Woman's Missionary
Union
2022 Annual Report
In 2021-22, Tennessee WMU challenged
Tennessee Baptists to be relentless in living authentic faith in Christ,
seeking God in prayer, giving sacrificially, and witnessing to others. This
report shares information about some of the state events, ministries, and
initiatives that have taken place.
Tennessee
WMU launched the Tennessee Youth Venture Team in the fall of 2021 to replace
the former State Acteens Advisory Panel. The high school
students chosen to serve each
year are
challenged, discipled, and mentored in a missions lifestyle. The students on
the 2021-22
Venture Team were Noah Crook, Grayce McEarl, Pierce
McNew, Haylin Ownby, and Avery Pace.
Over 350 boys, leaders, and personnel attended the 2021 RA
Camp-O-Ree at Linden Valley Baptist Conference Center on October 15-17. This
missions camping event for boys grades 1-12 is hosted by Mid-South Royal
Ambassadors and Tennessee WMU.
Tennessee
WMU produced a missions event kit for children in grades 1-6 with an 80's theme
feel, "Jammin’ in a Box.” The event kit included a Bible lesson, missions lesson, and
suggestions for crafts, games, and mission projects. Seventy-five event kits
were purchased by or given to churches across the state to utilize.
2022 Missions Get-Together was held
at the Gatlinburg Convention Center on April 1-3, with a total attendance of 773 people
representing over 175 churches. Through the event ministry project,
participants brought more than 15,000 items and $2,660 in gift cards and cash that
will be used to minister to refugee families across the state and international
students working in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge resort ministries area
The 2022 Tennessee WMU Annual
Meeting occurred on April 2 during the Saturday morning general session of
Missions Get-Together in Gatlinburg. The meeting included highlights of the
work of Tennessee WMU and the election of 2022-23 state officers and new
Executive Board members.
·
State Officers:
President: Yolanda Heuser, Recording Secretary: Linda Rader, Vice
President, East: Sheila Hall, Vice President, Middle: Ramona Hicks,
Vice President, West: Sandy Louden
·
Executive Board
members: Phyllis Cobb, Delores Coffey, Karen Grunewald, Shelly Mowery, Sharon
Murphy, Rhonda Poore, Colleen Richardson, Glenda Roach, Diane Sorrell, Bobby
Turner, Sharon Tyler, Carmen Westerman
In April 2022, $39,700 in scholarships were
awarded by the Tennessee WMU Executive Board to 43 students attending graduate
school, seminary, and undergraduate schools in Tennessee during the 2022-23
school year. These scholarships are funded through endowments, invested funds,
and the Golden Offering for Tennessee Missions.
Christian Women’s Job Corps and Christian
Men’s Job Corps are ministries of WMU that seek to help men and women break the
cycle of poverty through job and life skill classes, Bible study, and
mentoring. We currently have 20
sites (14 CWJC and 6 CMJC) in 13 locations across the state. Begin
Anew of Middle TN celebrated 25 years of ministry in 2022 as it was the first
CWJC site started in Tennessee.
The 2021-22 Tennessee Missions Emphasis
theme was “Same Jesus. Sharing Hope and Truth.” The 2021-22 Golden Offering for
Tennessee Missions goal was $2,100,000, and the total amount given as of July
21, 2022, was $2,124,958. Besides this year’s offering being the highest amount
given in the 120-year history of the Golden Offering, it is also the
first time since 2007-08 that Tennessee Baptists have reached the goal for the
Golden Offering.
For we are laborers together with God,
encouraging and equipping churches and individuals to engage in missions
learning and involvement that enables them to fulfill the Great Commission.
Yolanda Heuser, President
Vickie Anderson, Executive
Director-Treasurer
Live 2022 like this will
be the year you see Jesus.
Have a blessed week,
Bro. Tim
