Connections-October-2017

OCTOBER 2017 | www.fbcgso.org | 336.274.3286

Fall Fest Saturday, October 28 3-5 pm

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Emphasizing worship, spiritual development, fellowship, and ministry to our city and our world.

MISSIONS @FBC

‌Open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest. (from John 4.35)

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www.fbcgso.org | 336-274-3286 1000 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401

October 2017

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4-5 Connect with Missions November Connections Deadline: October 15 Email news to gloria@fbcgso.org or bring it to the church office.

Rosemary Kellam, Production Editor Operations Director rosemary@fbcgso.org / x225 Gloria Koster, Managing Editor/Designer Administrative Assistant: Learning gloria@fbcgso.org / x288 Steve Sumerel, Supervising Editor Associate Pastor: Adult Learning steves@fbcgso.org / x233 Teresa Allen, Media Library Director teresaa@fbcgso.org / x229 Jane Anne Hayber, Administrative Assistant: Music and Worship / janeanne@fbcgso.org / x239 Amy Grizzle Kane, Associate Pastor: Missions and Community / amygkane@fbcgso.org / x295 Marty Kellam, Food Services Director marty@fbcgso.org / x245 Amy Kirkman, Weekday School Director amy@fbcgso.org / x240 Christina McCord, Minister to Children and Families christina@fbcgso.org / x241 Darnysha Nard, Pastoral Resident darnysha@fbcgso.org / x236 Scott North, Church Administrator scott@fbcgso.org / x226 Sarah Parker, Interim Youth Minister sarah@fbcgso.org / x235 Steve Pressley, Associate Pastor stevep@fbcgso.org / x232 Larry Putnam, Financial Assistant larry@fbcgso.org / x222 Alan Sherouse, Senior Pastor pastor@fbcgso.org / x231 Courtney Stamey, Pastoral Resident courtney@fbcgso.org / x223 Tommy Starnes, Recreation Director tstarnes@triad.rr.com / x251 Doug Vancil, Associate Pastor: Music and Worship doug@fbcgso.org / x237 Terri Vancil, Assistant Pastor: Music and Worship terri@fbcgso.org / x238 2 | Connections

–Missions Sunday is October 1 –Ways to Help Locally –The YWCA Family Shelter Needs Dinners –Meet CBF Missionaries Jade and Shelah Acker

6-7 Connect with Adults

–October and November PrimeTime Programs –New Books in FBC’s Main Library –Adult Access Seminars | FBC Trips

8 Connect with Children

–Passportkids Camp Meeting | New Children’s Library Books –Moms’ Group | Save the Date: Family Advent Workshop

Connect with Recreation Ministry

–Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Ministry

9 Connect with the Weekday School

–Weekday School News | Photos of Weekday School Fun

10 Connect with Youth

Connect with College

–Sundays at First Baptist Church | “First Families” –College Birthdays | Wednesday Night Dinner

11 Connect with Business

–Church Lunch followed by Church Conference –Giving at FBC Greensboro | Flu Shot Clinic –New Giving Option at FBC | August 2017 Financial Results –September Church Conference Summary

12-13 Connect with One Another

–Stay Connected with the Churchlife App –Birthdays | Bereaved

14 October Calendar 15 A Thousand Words…

16 Fall Fest Office Hours: 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday Weekends and Holidays: If you have an emergency pastoral care need when the church offices are closed, please leave a message at 338-2438 and someone will return your call.

Window Gazing

By Alan Sherouse

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TOP ME IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU. You’re at a party or in a social setting and the conversation turns to communities of faith. “Where do you go to church?” someone asks. Of course, you’re proud of your church. You love its impact in the city and in Christian mission around the world. You depend on the support and community you experience there, as you celebrate the inspiration and growth your church sparks in your life. But still, you can see people’s reaction when you reach that second word of your church’s name: “First Baptist Church.”

The middle name “Baptist” carries a lot of freight, and a range of connotations, especially in what Flannery O’Connor has called “the Christ-haunted South.” Baptist historian, and friend and mentor, Dr. Bill Leonard has written a book, Baptist Ways, on just how many ways there are to be Baptist. We see this in a city like Greensboro, which has any number of Baptist churches who bear little resemblance to one another, with some of us even conflicting sometimes in interpretation of the Bible, practices of ordination, or approaches to worship and preaching.

This is nothing new for Baptists. With no central founder, no authoritative confession, and no hierarchical office or leader, the multiplicity of “Baptist ways” has been present from the beginning. For instance, the Puritan Separatists who founded the first Baptist church in 1609 in Amsterdam were called “General Baptists,” because they were influenced by the Dutch theologian Joseph Armenius, who believed that all persons generally were chosen by God to experience salvation through Jesus Christ. But by the 1630s, a group called “Particular Baptists” emerged in England, influenced by the reformer John Calvin, believing that Christ died not for all but for the particular elect. For this reason, Dr. Leonard points out that Baptists are the only Protestant group that begins at both ends of the theological spectrum.

Given this range, it can be hard for some of us as individuals to claim “Baptist” in public. Even more, it can be challenging for us as a church to be a compelling witness for the gospel of Christ’s love with Baptist on the sign. A few years back, this became too much for a church in Virginia. Members of the Virginia Heights Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA parked their cars and entered into their church one Sunday morning. But after Sunday School, worship, and a congregational meeting, they went back to the parking lot and pulled out of the newly named “Heights Community Church.” The church had voted to drop the denominational reference from their name. Their pastor said that for years the name Baptist had confused potential visitors and new attendees unfamiliar with their church, who either stopped short of attending or showed up to find it was not the “Baptist” they expected. The pastor said, “If having a denominational name on the sign was going to deter people from visiting, or feeling like they could not be a part, then removing that barrier would be a good thing.”

That’s one response. But what if instead of erasing or apologizing, we could reclaim the most compelling affirmations of our particular way of being Baptist at our church, where the sign out front proudly says First Baptist Greensboro? This is what we hope to do in our sermons throughout October. Following our Missions and World Communion Sunday on October 1, our preaching in October will be focused on “Why Baptist?” or more colloquially, “How to tell your friends you’re Baptist.” We will remember the distinctives of our church, and of our heritage around our beliefs in the freedom of the soul, the Bible and its interpretation under the lordship of Jesus, religious liberty and the separation of church and state, and the power of life lived as community as a local church. We will also be talking more about this on corresponding Wednesday nights, with some invited guests joining us. All of this will culminate on Sunday, October 29. Known as “Reformation Sunday” within Protestant Churches, this year’s Reformation Sunday marks 500 years since the start of the Protestant Reformation. As a movement that developed out of this protestant and dissenting heritage, we will claim and celebrate our place in connection to the Reformation.

We hope you will join. And maybe you can invite the next friend who asks where you go to church. At the least, the next time the question comes up, I hope we can all be less reticent and more proud of what makes us distinct. The pervasive theme is freedom – of the soul, of the individual, of the church itself. That freedom need not be erased or overlooked in an effort to be pallatable, but can instead be a vibrant and visible part of who we are, seen in how we live together, how we make decisions, how we respect dialogue, how we seek to live justly and consciously of God’s world. This is who we are as a church. And it’s not in spite of the fact we’re Baptist, but a graceful and compelling expression of what “Baptist” can mean.

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CONNECT WITH MISSIONS

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All are invited to join us for Missions Sunday on October 1

Ways to help locally…

Mobile Meals

FBC delivers Mobile Meals to people in our community who are unable to cook for themselves. The FBC delivery day is the third Friday of every month. Volunteers are needed to drive an assigned route each month or you can volunteer as a sub. To volunteer: Cynthia Townes – cmtownes@yahoo.com | 273-4020 or Anita Philpott philpott4@bellsouth.net | 456-7116.

StepUp Ministry Baptists have been forming together for more than several centuries to make disciples of all nations. Our call to missions comes from Matthew 28.19 where God commands us to go out and make disciples of all peoples.

Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we cultivate beloved community, bear witness to Jesus Christ and seek transformational development among people and places otherwise forgotten and forsaken. Come join us as we will celebrate FBC’s long-time commitment to both local and international missions!

Donate on second Sundays to support StepUp’s Job Readiness Training program. “Interview ready” items of clothing and accessories for men and women are collected. Items needed for men: suits, jackets, slacks, shoes, belts and dress socks. Items needed for women: dresses, suits, jackets, slacks, shoes and accessories. Items should be clean and need no repair.

Donation receipts will be available.

For more info: Shirley Thompson – dcandshirley@twc.com | 274-9622.

HELP! THE YWCA FAMILY SHELTER NEEDS YOU (AND SOME FOOD!)

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BC HAS COMMITTED TO serve dinner at the Y once a month on the 3rd Monday. If each Sunday School class or group chooses a (one) month, that will take care of a year! Please select the month your class would prefer (with a back-up month). This is not a large commitment of time or effort. Dinner is for 30 people (and for you if you choose to stay and eat with the residents). It consists of an entree, some veggies and/or a salad, and dessert. It will be served at 6:30 pm, is quickly consumed, and clean up is minimal. The staff and residents do most of that work. The work can generally be handled by 3-4 people, but more are always welcome.

If you would like to sign up to volunteer, you will receive more details.

To sign up contact Cookie Hamilton - cookie8061@aol.com | 676-7213 or Nancy Davis - davisndn@aol.com | 674-2884.

The dates are listed below:

Dates for 2017 – October 16 | November 20 | December 18 Dates for 2018 – January 15 | February 19 | March 19 | April 16 | May 21 | June 18 | July 16 | August 20 September 17 | October 15 | November 19 | December 17 4 | Connections

CONNECT WITH MISSIONS Each month we feature CBF missions work…

JADE AND SHELAH ACKER– CBF Field Personnel Serving in Uganda

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ADE AND SHELAH ACKER are Cooperative Baptist Fellowship field personnel who live and serve in Uganda, where they are committed to doing holistic ministry through Refuge and Hope International, an organization they operate and began in 2004.

Refuge and Hope International serves the urban refugee community in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda, which is located in East Africa. The nonprofit organization is located in a heavily refugee-populated area of the city that is primarily home to refugees from South Sudan, Somalia, Eritrea, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Ethiopia and Rwanda.

Each year, Refuge and Hope serves more than 1,000 refugees through the Center of Hope, as well as through skills and business training programs, youth and women’s ministry, spiritual development and social work programs.

The Ackers offer educational, professional and personal development programs designed to help refugees recover from the effects of war, realize self-sufficiency and become catalysts for change in their communities.

The Ackers’ ministry includes the following programs:

Education: Educational programs designed to meet the unique needs of the refugees served. These programs include: • Practical Education Program, designed to provide adults with practical knowledge and problem solving capabilities, especially learning English and computer skills, to enhance their potential to work and thrive in Uganda and beyond.

• General Education Development (GED) Program for refugee youth desiring to earn a high school diploma.

Professional Development Programs: Programs to empower refugees to become financially independent so they can create better futures for themselves, their families and their communities. This includes Practical Skills and Entrepreneur Training where adults receive experiential training (in areas like IT, tailoring and cooking) and business training so they can find employment opportunities or build sustainable businesses of their own.

Women’s Ministry: Focusing specifically on women who have been traumatized and are especially vulnerable to exploitation, the aim of this initiative is to provide a safe place for them to experience healing, restoration and empowerment. The three-month program offers temporary safe shelter, counselling and discipleship, along with educational, vocational, business and leadership training opportunities.

Youth Ministry: The youth leadership program combines Biblical teachings with personal development and leadership training to prepare youth for a lifetime of success and self-sufficiency.

Spiritual Development: The Ackers are in a unique position to bring the hope and healing found in Christ to hundreds of people who have experienced trauma or have not had the opportunity to learn about Jesus. Curriculum includes Bible classes. Students interested in learning more can participate in one of several Christian Bible studies.

Counseling and Social Services: Providing counseling to those students experiencing emotional trauma. Refuge and Hope also has a fully staffed social work team to minister to refugee families and individuals in crisis situations.

Learn more about the work of the Ackers and Refuge and Hope International at www.refugeandhope.org For more information about CBF Global Missions go to: www.cbf.net/missions

NOTE: Information in this article came from CBF’s website: www.cbf.net/field-personnel-list October 2017 | 5

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OCTOBER 2 PRIMETIME PRESENTS:

Ethan Uslan “3-Time Winner

of World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing”

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THAN USLAN IS A ragtime/jazz/silent film pianist based in Charlotte, NC. He has performed all over the USA as well as in the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. Aside from solo work, Ethan has appeared with symphony orchestras, jazz bands large and small, improv comedy groups, and even a clown show.

Beginning classical studies at the age of 9 in his hometown of South Orange, NJ, Ethan went on to study piano at Indiana University. Overloaded with classical music, Ethan began to play Scott Joplin and Fats Waller as a diversion. But eventually syncopated music took over, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Ethan’s performances are filled with passion, humor, virtuosity, and a deep love for America’s rich musical past.

His vast repertoire includes original arrangements of Civil-War era songs, New Orleans Jazz, 1920s Charlestons, blues, stomps, Harlem stride piano, swing, Cuban rumbas, jazzed-up versions of classical masterpieces, and one Hawaiian song called Yaaka Hula Hickey Dula.

OCTOBER 2 PRIMETIME BIBLE STUDY will examine Genesis 50: “You meant evil…but God meant it for good” (v. 20), taught by Dr. Steve Pressley.

PrimeTime at FBC includes: 9 am: Ceramics, Gym | 9:30 am: Prayer Shawl Knitting, 108-A | 11 am: Bible Study, 101 12 noon: Lunch, 108 – Cost: $6/person – Reservation Deadline: September 28 Sign up for lunch online: www.fbcgso.org/seniors or contact Marty Kellam - marty@fbcgso.org | x245

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NOVEMBER 6 PRIMETIME:

“Ten Thousand Villages – A Fair Trade Market”

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EN THOUSAND VILLAGES is more than a store. It’s a place where you can explore and connect with your global village. From communities throughout the developing world, every inspired design is crafted with love using local materials (usually natural or recycled) and time-honored skills by responsible and talented artisans. Every purchase improves the lives of makers by supporting their craft and providing a fair, stable income. Shopping there offers a way to become part of the story, to shop your values and give gifts with meaning. Ten Thousand Villages lays the groundwork for sustainable change by providing a space for people to take charge of their own lives and build something for themselves. They are a non-profit social enterprise that partners with independent small-scale artisan groups, co-ops and workshops to bring their wares to our markets.

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Ten Thousand Villages’ Vision: One day all artisans in developing countries will earn a fair wage, be treated with dignity and respect and be able to live a life of quality.

PrimeTime Reservation Deadline: October 26

Check out these new books in the FBC Main Library • Camino Island by John Grisham • Dimestore: A Writer’s Life

by Lee Smith • Glass Houses by Louise Penny • The Last Days of Night

by Graham Moore • The Late Show

by Michael Connelly • A Lowcountry Heart: Reflections on a Writing Life by Pat Conroy

CONNECT WITH ADULTS

ADULT ACCESS SEMINARS Access classes for adults meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:15-7:10 pm

CHAPEL BIBLE STUDY: THE MANY SIDES OF KING DAVID Chapel | Teacher: Dr. Steve Pressley

KING DAVID WAS A MAN who longed to build a house for the Lord, yet in the end it was the Lord who built David a house—the House of Israel—and ultimately granted him the Messiah as his son. David would, in the words of biographer Frank Mead, become “the embodiment of [Israel’s] qualities, the incarnation of her spirit, the type of her destiny.”

All of this despite the fact David “knew sin and fault and cruelty,” was a murderer and an adulterer, and had the blood of Israel’s enemies on his hands. Still, “pure religion lay within him like hidden gold.” He was poet, politician and musician. Nearly half of the 150 Psalms are attributed to David.

We will consider the enigma of the shepherd-boy who killed Goliath and became Israel’s king as we survey his story in the books of 1 and 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles. This Chapel Bible Study will continue through November 15.

BELONGING AND BECOMING: CREATING A THRIVING FAMILY CULTURE 108-C | Teacher: Courtney Willis

PARENTS OF INFANTS THROUGH TEENS are invited to join our 8 week study. While following this book by Mark & Lisa Scandrette, we will talk about what it’s like to nurture our families in a high-performance, fast-paced culture. We will engage with conversations and ideas about how to be a family that is creative, intentional, soulful, and globally aware. It could be helpful to purchase and read the book, but it is not necessary.

BEING BAPTIST: QUESTIONS AND CONVERSATIONS 102

THIS CLASS IS INTENDED TO compliment and run parallel to our upcoming sermon series “How to tell your friends you are Baptist.” The class will explore historical Baptist identity markers and how those can manifest themselves in our faith practices today.

JOIN US ON THESE FBC TRIPS… November 2-4 | Yadkin Tours | Christmas Shows

Carolina Opry & Alabama Theatre, Myrtle Beach Includes two shows, three paid meals, oceanfront lodging, Supreme Fruit Cake Tour, and shopping at Coastal Mall and Tanger Outlet. $325/person. Sign-up deadline: October 1.

December 1 | Yadkin Tours | American Jubilee Christmas Show

Rudy Theatre, Selma, NC

The American Jubilee Christmas show will get you in the spirit of the holidays. Sing along with traditional Christmas favorites like “Silver Bells,” “White Christmas,” and “Christmas in Dixie.” $89/person. Sign-up deadline: November 1.

Important Sign-Up Trip Information: To reserve your spot for a trip, go to www.fbcgso.org/trips or contact: Cliff Lowery: 210-6923 – lowerycc@aol.com or Monica Vaughan: 323-0335 – edwinv550@aol.com NOTE: Payment for the trips cannot be accepted online.

Mail checks to: Yadkin Tours, PO Box 1, Yadkinville, NC 27055. Limited seating.

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CONNECT WITH CHILDREN

PASSPORTkids Camp Meeting October 15 (Su) | 8:45-9:15am (Assembly Room)

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e are taking a group of kids to PASSPORTkids! Camp next summer, June 20-23, 2018! This is a camp for children who are currently in 3rd-6th grade. There will be an informational meeting on Sunday, October 15 for PARENTS and CHILDREN. We have taken groups the past two summers and it is a transformational 4-day, 3-night camp where the children have so much fun while also experiencing worship, small groups, free time, the pool, games, sports, devotions, and more.

The deadline to sign up is October 29 and you can secure your child’s spot with a $100 deposit. Spaces fill up quickly so make sure to sign up!

Check out these children’s library books • The Cookie Fiasco by Mo Willems & Dan Santat • Mother Bruce by Ryan T. Higgins • We Are Growing! by Mo Willems & Laurie Keller

Based on the book “Listen, Love, Repeat,” we will engage in learning practical ways to love the people closest to us as well as those who are farthest away. As we allow God to change our own hearts, we will grow in our abilities to change the hearts of others. FREE Childcare is provided starting at 9:15 am. Invite a friend and join us.

SAVE THE DATE!

Family Advent Workshop November 19 | 5-7pm (Fellowship Hall/Children’s Wing) We will gather for dinner and then rotate through the workshop stations. More details to come.

CONNECT WITH RECREATION MINISTRY

Upward Registration begins October 1 Upward at FBC needs volunteers!

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HE UPWARD MINISTRY HELPS young athletes discover and develop skills they need to perform both on and off the court. It also creates individuals of strong character, confidence, and faith. Upward Basketball and Cheerleading succeeds through the efforts of volunteers inviting friends and neighbors, coaching teams, refereeing games, provide concessions, as well as sponsoring children who might otherwise not be able to participate. To volunteer or to register children please contact Tommy Starnes - tstarnes@triad.rr.com | 274-3289. Registration forms are available at FBC and on our website: www.fbcgso.org/children 8 | Connections

CONNECT WITH THE WEEKDAY SCHOOL

Weekday School News We have had an exciting start to the school year! So far, we have had Popsicle Day, Grandparents Week, and the Scholastic Book Fair! We hope you will join us at FBC’s Fall Fest on October 28!

Our Parent Planning Committee is hard at work to plan our events for the year.

• Link your Harris Teeter VIC card to the FBC Weekday School (8564). Link it at your favorite HT store or online at bit.ly/vic-link

• Check out our new and evolving website: www.fbcgso.org/weekday-school – It has the latest information on registration, our yearly calendar, and our digital parent handbook.

• Registration is ongoing throught the year.

Contact Amy Kirkman - amy@fbcgso.org | x240 for more info.

Check out some of the fun at the Weekday School…

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CONNECT WITH YOUTH

In the FBC Youth Ministry we live like Jesus–learning, laughing, growing, praising, loving, serving, going and doing. We live in fellowship and respect and will hold each other accountable to God’s word. Come and be a part of a great group of youth searching for their place in God’s kingdom. Find your place here at FBC!

CONNECT WITH COLLEGE

“FIRST FAMILIES” CARE FOR OUR FBC COLLEGE KIDS AND WE NEED YOU!

Sundays at First Baptist Church:

-Pick-up at the UNCG Rock at 10:15 am for the Worship Service -Light lunch and Bible Study immediately after Worship in the Café

COLLEGE BIRTHDAYS Bo Starnes | October 11 | NC State University

6714 Forsythia Drive, Greensboro, NC 27410 | cstarne@ncsu.edu

Leah Frost | October 14

3820 Brandt Lake Court, Greensboro, NC 27410-9442 | lrfrosty@earthlink.net

Jilien Steelman | October 18 | UNC-Charlotte

Laurel Hall, Room 666A, 9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223-0001 jsteelm3@uncc.edu

Miller Townes | October 31 | Washington & Lee University P.O. Box 191, Lexington, VA 24450 | millertownes@me.com

Logan Trotter | October 31 | UNCSA

Box 447, 1533 South Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27127 | trotter.la@artist.uncsa.edu 10 | Connections

First Families is a program of our College Ministry that connects our college students with a FBC member or family sponsor. Your responsibility is to stay in contact with your student during the school year via emails, phone calls, cards, and maybe a small gift on his or her birthday. For more information, contact Catherine Little - CatherineScottLittle@gmail.com | 856-0623.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT DINNER Join us at FBC Greensboro every Wednesday night for free dinner from 5:30-6:15 pm in our Fellowship Hall - 1000 West Friendly Avenue.

You must make reservations for your meal - Due Tuesday at 12 noon: online at www.fbcgso.org/ calendarevents or 274-3286, x245.

CONNECT WITH BUSINESS

Community Lunch followed

by Church Conference

Sunday, October 8 after Worship Cost is $6/person and $20/family maximum. NO reservation needed. A brief church conference will follow lunch to allow the membership to hear the latest from our Deacons and committees bringing motions forward.

Giving at FBC Greensboro Giving financially lets us honor God with the resources and provisions that He has provided for us. Practicing generous giving strengthens our relationship with Christ. As we learn to grow in our trust and faith in Christ, it is important to trust in His provision‌ we give faithfully and generously out of grateful hearts. If you have giving questions, contact Scott North scott@fbcgso.org | x226.

September Church Conference Summary The monthly Church Conference took place on Sunday, September 17, 2017 in the Fellowship Hall.

Church Moderator, Scott Culclasure presided. Robb Wells, Committee on Committees Chair, presented the committee’s recommendation of persons to serve beginning October 1, 2017. The recommendations were approved: Building and Grounds Darlene Biffle (unexpired 1 year term) Ed Morrah | Lori Taylor | Tom Townes Christian Assistance Shaun Martin | Parker White Committee on Committees Gayle Adams | Robert Angell | Blaine Bradford Kelly Cornett | Nancy Culclasure | Charles Hartis Perry Key | Karl Lewis | Lynda Grace Moore Tom Petty | John Suggs | Cynthia Townes Ben Turner | Judyth White | Anita Wilson Missions Phil Barbee | Renee Fila | Amy Overman Stephens Monica Vaughan | Judyth White Personnel Sandra Canipe | Alan Tutterow

August 2017 Financial Results

Year-to-Date Budget Receipts/Distributions

Receipts YTD Receipts YTD Disbursements Net YTD Deficit

Actual $98,383 $973,630 $1,119,494 ($145,864)

Budget $126,949 $1,086,310 $1,176,028 ($ 89,718)

Last Year $154,005 $1,072,718 $1,138,783 ($ 66,065)

Flu Shot Clinic

Sunday, October 8 | 12 noon - 2 pm | 102 FLU SHOTS WILL BE administered by Kathy Troxler, a licensed pharmacist with Rite Aid. Flu shots (regular or high dose) will be administered by syringe only, to people 14 years of age or older. Kathy will bill to BCBS NC, Medicare Part B, Aetna, Cigna, Humana, BCBS Federal Employee, United Healthcare, Tricare, Coventry, and NC Medicaid if patient is 19 or older. Any other Medicare plan will cover the high dose shot for those patients 65 and older. Cash or checks made payable to Rite Aid will be accepted. To sign up contact Rosemary Kellam rosemary@fbcgso.org or x225.

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CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER

Stay Connected on the Go with the Churchlife App

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AVE YOU EVER NEEDED a church member’s phone number or address when you are away from home or the church is closed? Well, the Churchlife app could be very helpful to you. The Churchlife app is a FREE, easy to use app that will give you instant access to the FBC contact database from your mobile devices. Only FBC members in our database have access to this information. You can easily look up phone numbers, addresses, and emails for each person in our Access ACSTM database. The app will even map a route to an address! Simply login using your Access ACSTM Member username and password from the “SignIn” at the top of the FBC website. Note: We have no access to your password, but we can help you with your username. We can help you reset your password if needed or you can reset it from the website link. If you have questions, contact Scott North - scott@fbcgso.org | x226.

Keep us updated! If you’ve had any changes to your contact information (phone, email, and address) let us

know. If your children move, get married, go to college or graduate — we need to know that too! Send all updates to Rosemary Kellam: rosemary@fbcgso.org | x225. You can also update your member information via the private FBC Member website – click the “Sign In” button at the top of the website. All FBC members can create a login/ password and have online access to your giving summary, church calendar, online registrations, search information, etc. Go to www.fbcgso.org to get started!

Subscribe to the online version of Connections: FBC produces Connections in a printed format, but also in an online version with “active” links within the document that allow the reader to send an email or to access websites for more information. To subscribe, go to www.fbcgso.org/newsletter Keep up with FBC thru social media: “Like” us on Facebook REMIND Messaging for youth & parents: Sign up to receive one-way REMINDers of youth events via Text or Email – you choose Middle School, High School or Both! You can also join the Youth Choir group. Sign up at: www.fbcgso.org/youth

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CONNECT WITH ONE ANOTHER

Responding to the Invitation

Darnysha Nard (September 3)

October Birthdays

(No FBC birthdays October 13) 1. Mark Miller, Lib Murray 2. Elliott Bennett, Mary Howerton, Nate Moore, Jamie Stone, James Vance 3. Richard Beavers, Anne Christian, Bob Kelley, Akexis Patitt, Gerry Pike 4. Ernest Ferris, Jr. 5. Joye Brannon, Fred Binder, Jr., Vernon Keen, Hunter McCracken 6. Chris Canipe, Laura Jones, Jean Lane, Ed Power, Jerry Thomas 7. Ethan Cole, Dalton Thompson, Caleb Wall 8. Meganne Gould 9. Luke Hauselman, Lee King 10. Anita Cranford, Steve Honeycutt, Christy Jones, Robert Martin, William Waters 11. Tim Campbell, Chris Hauselman, Courtney Key, Cecil Livengood, Kristen Massey, Bo Starnes, Graham Thompson 12. Alice Burch, Justin Childs, Nama Findley 14. Leah Frost, Deborah Kayembe 15. Kelly Cornett, Aubreigh Duckworth, Charlie Pannell, Tommy Starnes

Amy Grizzle Kane and Sean Kane (September 17) with Aaron and Aiden

16. Dottie Gordon 17. Erin Beavers Pate 18. Gayle Adams, Robert Caldwell, Richard Payne, Jilien Steelman, Jacob Webb 19. Dona Butler, Lee Royal, Shirley Thompson, Jacob Yaun 20. Jack Snow, Christopher Teague 21. Darrell Chambers, Bill Lusk, Vicki Norman 22. Scott Petriskie, Mickie Rose, Katherine Wall 23. Jim Bearden, Jr., Rob Godfrey, Cynthia Markham, James O’Bryant 24. Kristie Ellis, Christy Hardy 25. Debbie Bowman, Brad Wall 26. Marissa Austin, Autumn Culbreth, Christopher Lyle, Jody Moore, Davis Troxler 27. Matt Greene, David Powell, Ben Turner 28. Charlie Adams 29. Susan Bass, Luther Yaun 30. Quint Bradford, Scott Culclasure, Martha Hicks, Jack Swanson, Anita Wilson 31. Bea Kay Powers, Miller Townes, Richard Wiley

Bereaved • Elise Berkley and Margaret Lafevers in the loss of grandson and nephew, Alexander Mangum, on August 23 • The family of Joan Crew, on August 30 • The family of Charles Pearce, on August 30 • The family of Dee Tanner, on August 30 • Bunny Godfrey in the death of her father, Andrew (Andy) Harriss Symmes, on September 1 • The family of Isabel McNally, on September 1 • The family of Helen Ford, on September 9 • The family of Mack Conway, on September 13 • Jennifer Klaiber Chapman in the loss of her brother, Greg Klaiber, on September 17

Please notify Rosemary Kellam if you would like to receive email notification of member deaths and memorials along with the Deacons – rosemary@fbcgso.org | x225 October 2017 | 13

Regular Weekly Schedule SUNDAY AM @FBC

• Bible Study - 9:15 am • Worship - 10:30 am • College Lunch/Bible Study - 12 noon, Café SUNDAY PM @FBC

• Youth Bells - 4 pm, 319-D/Sanctuary •Youth Choir - 5 pm, 311 •Adult Bells - 6 pm •Youth Discipleship - 6:20 pm, 301 • Sanctuary Choir - 7 pm, 311 •

“ You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Is. 55.12

WEDNESDAYS@FBC

Fellowship Meal Reservations Reservations due Mon. 12 noon. Cancellations due Tues. 12 noon. Meal reservation?

Online at www.fbcgso.org/calendarevents OR Marty Kellam – x245 or marty@fbcgso.org Kids’ Programming - 6 pm Adult Classes - 6:15 pm Youth Forum - 6:15 pm Sanctuary Choir - 7:15 pm, 311

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•1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (Su): College Lunch/Bible Study. Café, 12 noon •1 (Su): Finance Committee. 108-C, 4:30 pm •2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (M): Moms’ Group. 319, 9:30 am •2 (M): Deacon’s Meeting. 102, 7 pm •3 (Tu): Grace Meal Preparation. Kitchen, 5 pm •3 (Tu): WMU Group 2. 102, 7 pm •4 (W): Grace Meal Pick-Up & Serve. Kitchen, 5 pm •4, 11, 18, 25 (W): Fellowship Meal/Free for College.

Wednesday Night Weekly Activities The next step in finding your place at the table is knowing that you belong, and welcoming others in turn. For the next few months we will focus on what it means to Belong at the Table.

Meals: 5:30 pm - 6:15 pm Classes: 6:15 - 7:10 pm October 4: Tacos October 11: Pasta October 18: Wings October 25: Breakfast

Weekly Children’s Extras: Yogurt, Fresh Fruits & Veggies, Etc.

Reservations are encouraged for meals.

14 | Connections

108, 5:30 pm (serving begins at 5 pm) •4, 11, 18, 25 (W): Adult Access. 6:15-7:10 pm •8 (Su): StepUp Ministry Clothing Collection. Atrium, 9 am •8 (Su): Community Lunch followed by Church Conference. 108, 11:45 am •10 (Tu): WMU Group 3. 102, 9:30 am •10 (Tu): WMU Group 4. 204, 10:30 am •10 (Tu): Silver Compassion. 7 pm •11 (W): Missions Committee. 108-E, 5:30 pm •18 (W): Building & Grounds Committee. 216, 5:30 pm •20 (F): Mobile Meals. Peace United Church of Christ, 9:30 am •24 (Tu): Senior Adult Council. 216, 2 pm •24 (Tu): Upward Evaluations. Gym, 5 pm •24 (Tu): Personnel Committee. 216, 7 pm •26 (Th): Upward Evaluations. Gym, 5 pm •28 (Sa): Fall Fest. FBC Front Lawn, 3-5 pm •28 (Sa): Young Adult Cookout. 5 pm •31 (Tu): Grace Meal Preparation. Kitchen, 5 pm Key: •Adults •All Ages •Children •College •Seniors •Missions •Weekday School •Worship •Youth

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Baptism and BBQ at the Lake

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First Baptist Church Greensboro 1000 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro, NC 27401 www.fbcgso.org

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION US POSTAGE PAID GREENSBORO, NC NO. 179

FBC GREENSBORO

Fall Fest

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28

3-5 PM

Games | Food Inflatables | Music Kids of All Ages Face Painting