PASTOR'S PAGE Dear Church family: I was recently visiting with prospective members and discussing the values of our church. In describing Jesus' command to make disciples, I made this statement: "Churches don't make disciples — disciples make disciples." Churches create environments, provide spaces, initiate programs, and arrange the calendar so that people engage with people for the purposes of seeing them know and love Jesus more. When it comes to the summer months, I pray we, as a church, capture those opportunities to invest in other people. We have designed our summer schedule to give you time to rest with family and enjoy others apart from the regularly scheduled programming at Taylors. We have also created space in the calendar, along with a guide for people of all ages, to grow personally and engage with others called, "Make The Most of It.” Check it out and consider options that could include Life Groups coming together or families from the same neighborhood, or men and women in your spring Bible study. More details are on the following page. Join together and use this guide as a tool. Let's love others in tangible ways outside the walls of the church this summer and see God work through us and in those He loves. Finally, the summer means we're moving closer to our 150th Anniversary Celebration. In conjunction with the wonderful plans that will allow us to honor the past and look to the future at Taylors, I announced on Sunday, May 25, a giving challenge of $1.5 million that will allow us to invest in the future. You'll find some details on the following page, and hear more in the weeks ahead. Know that your sacrifice and mine is designed for our church to better open its campus doors, free its future budgets from debt, send our people on mission, and plant churches so that we all participate in making disciples. "As you are going, make disciples of all nations...” - Jesus* Grateful to join you in this mission and for the exciting days ahead!
Paul Jimenez, Pastor *Matthew 28:19
SUMMER MISSION TRIPS New York City / June 20-28
Fortaleza, Brazil / July 28-August 6
Taylors Students & Regeneration Student Choir
Taylors Students
Alaska / June 21-28
NEMO / August
Salt Lake City / July 6-13
New Jersey / August 16-23
Boston / July 17-20
Fortaleza, Brazil / August 29-September 7
Salt Lake City / July 20-27
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Have you ever found yourself looking back
150th Anniversary Offering OUR GOAL: $1.5 MILLION
at a period of your life, wondering what happened to the time and then facing the daunting question, “Did I make the most of it?” This concern can speak to us as parents, as employees or just in relationships with those we love.
55% Renovations | 30% Debt Retirement | 15% Missions In celebration of our 150th Anniversary, we have an opportunity to give a special offering which will address our current debt, create an updated and more welcoming atmosphere for both guests and our church family, and invest in the sharing of the gospel outside our walls. •
Renovations (55% or $825,000) of our facility will focus on the Welcome Center and surrounding areas, the hub which connects our two worship venues and all of our education spaces. A renovations committee has been created to receive and study proposed designs and costs and to make recommendations to both the Finance Committee and the congregation.
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The contribution of $450,000 or 30% toward debt retirement represents close to a tithe of our total remaining debt. If the goal as well as our budget are met, we will make a total contribution of nearly $800,000 this year. Reducing our debt will ultimately translate to an increase in future dollars for ministry and missions.
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In addition to our regular contribution of more than 18% of every dollar toward missions this year, 15% of offering or $225,000 will fund mission trip scholarships of up to 50% and provide seed money for our partnerships in Boston, Salt Lake City, and our unreached/unengaged people groups. This portion of the offering will replace our former "Face of Missions" and current "Side By Side" offerings for 2014.
Our church was blessed in 2013 with an estate gift in excess of $600,000. A small portion was used to complete our parking area upgrades. The remaining amount will be seed money toward the $1.5 million goal. The 150th Anniversary Offering will be received beginning Sunday, August 24, through Sunday, October 5. Pledges can also be made to be fulfilled by the end of 2014.
View Pastor Paul's Giving Challenge at www.taylorsfbc.org/give
Saturday, September 6 Community Work Day
Sunday, September 14
Celebration Kick-off, Morning Worship Service Special Guest Frank Page President, The Executive Committee of The Southern Baptist Convention; Pastor, Taylors First Baptist Church, 2001-2009 Dinner on the Grounds, 5 pm Night of Worship, 7 pm
Wednesday, September 17
Celebration Worship, 7 pm Special Guest Ed Young Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas; Pastor, Taylors First Baptist Church, 1968-1971
Friday, September 19 Celebration Worship, 7 pm Special Guest Fred Luter Pastor, Franklin Avenue Baptist Church, New Orleans, Louisiana; President, The Southern Baptist Convention (2012-2014)
Sunday, September 21
Celebration Finale, Morning Worship Service Paul Jimenez Pastor, Taylors First Baptist Church
When summer comes to an end
we often find ourselves in this particular situation. The staff at Taylors would like to help you prevent this question from creating regret as it runs through your mind three months from now. We will be offering a guide for you to use during the summer months called
"MAKE THE MOST of it!"
This guide is filled with activities and devotions for all ages and will further be a great way for you to grow in your relationship with Christ.
Be sure to join us Sundays as Pastor Paul continues the Family Portrait sermon series. He will present and discuss this guide, which will be available soon!
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Registration is Open for
VOLLEYBALL
Tuesday nights, 7- 9 pm Join other singles in the FLC gym for fellowship and volleyball.
PICNIC
Sunday, June 8, 11:45 am* Taylors FBC Picnic Shelter
K3, K4, K5 & PARENT’S DAY OUT Parent’s Day Out offers childcare for parents who need a few hours to themselves. Tuesday, Thursday, and/or Friday, 9 am-2 pm. Contact Ann Flack at annf@taylorsfbc.org Kindergarten is offered for children ages three through five. Our purpose is to provide a loving Christian atmosphere that will promote the spiritual, intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of each child. K3, K4, and Full-Day K5. Contact Robin McDonald at robinm@taylorsfbc.org taylorsfbc.org/life-stages/children/weekdays
Meat, potato salad, rolls and tea provided. Bring a side dish or dessert.
GREENVILLE DRIVE GAME
Saturday, June 21, 7:05 pm | $8*
BOWLING
July 11, 10 pm Peach Bowl Lanes | $5
LUNCH
Sunday, July 13, 11:45 am in the Taylors Singles Welcome Area | $5
XYZ FELLOWSHIP
Second Monday of the Month, 11:15 am June 9 — Laurie Thompson,
Singer and Speaker Senior adults ages 55 and older are invited to join us for fellowship, entertainment, lunch, day trips and vacations.
SUNDAYS
Life Groups at 9:19 am Free Breakfast Each Week
WORSHIP NIGHT Sunday, August 24, 7 pm
LAKE DAY AT KEOWEE Saturday, July 26, 10 am - 6 pm*
Bring your favorite side or dessert! BBQ will be provided. To ride, meet the church bus parking lot at 8:15 am. *Sign up in your Life Group or contact Nancy at 678-8827 or nancyc@taylorsfbc.org.
SUMMER BIBLE STUDY
Seed By Pricilla Shirer
Wednesdays, June 25-July 30, 9-10:30 am Childcare provided for children birth-5th grade Mondays, June 23-July 28, 7-8:30 pm
GUITAR FELLOWSHIP First Tuesday of Each Month, 7 pm Family Life Center PAR 3 GOLF Third Thursday of Each Month, 7:15 pm Crosswinds Par 3 Golf Course TARGET SHOOTING LEAGUE Fourth Thursday of Each Month, 6:30 pm SharpShooters Indoor Range
Spiritual Exercise For Women
As women, our physical bodies require specific types of exercise to be healthy and strong. Our spiritual bodies are no different. If you would like to be a better follower of Christ in order to help others follow Him, join us as we stretch our faith in Christ to strengthen and make disciples for His Kingdom. Sessions are in room C126 and are open to all women of all ages.
Heart of Disciple Making Learn how to be and help others become better disciples Monday, June 9, 7-9 pm and Wednesday, June 11, 9-11 am
Listening to God Learn and help others learn how to listen to God Tuesday, July 8, 7-9 pm
Urgent Prayer Care Learn how to lead those in crisis into the presence of God through prayer Monday, August 4, 7-9 pm and Wednesday, August 6, 9-11 am Register at taylorsfbc.org/women 4 | TAYLORSFBC.ORG
Dale Northridge ON MOTHER'S AND FATHER'S DAY SOME OF US CAN'T PRETEND WE ARE ORDINARY OR THAT LIFE IS NORMAL BECAUSE OUR CHILD IS NOT HERE WITH US.
we'd give up in a heartbeat to have our child back. We who have lost children understand life's fragility and beauty. We who have lost children understand that so many things just aren't important. All that is important are those we love.
As we consider these days, our hearts are heavy. They are terrible days for those of us who have lost a child. Other days of the year you can maybe make it a few hours without thinking about your loss; other days of the year you can pretend that you are an ordinary person and that life is normal. But not on Mother's and Father's Day.
It can feel very lonely, being the parent of a child who died. We feel different from those around us, all those happy people with children the same age our child was, or would have been. But over the years, I've come to understand that I'm not alone at all.
The real challenge after losing a child is moving forward. It's almost impossible to envision in that moment of loss, how life can continue after something so horrible. But life does continue, whether we like it or not. There are chores to do and bills to pay. Morning comes again and again. So you pick yourself up and you live, but you are never the same. At first, we are different because of our raw sadness. But over time the sadness moves from our skin into our bones. It becomes less visible, but no less a part of us. It changes into a wisdom, one
There is a wonderful story about a woman whose son gets sick and dies. She goes to an earthly idol to ask him to bring her son back to life; "I will," he says, "if you bring me some mustard seed from the home of a family that has not known loss." She goes from house to house but can find no family that has not lost someone dear to them. She buries her son and goes back and says: "I understand now."
Our children, and all those we love, are gifts to us for however long we have them.
That is what I understand now. It doesn't make me miss my child any less, or Mother's and Father's Day any easier. But it helps me make sense of it; loss is part of life. There are no guarantees, ever. Our
children, and all those we love, are gifts to us for however long we have them. I understand now, too, that we are together in this... all of us, in joy and in loss. It's the connections we make with each other that matter. It's the connections we make that give life value and help us face each morning. As G.K. Chesterton wrote, "We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty." Years ago, I chose words to say each time I remember my daughter. And over the years, the words have come to mean more to me. They aren't just about grief now. They are about who I am, what I have learned, and what I can give. "I will always love you," I say. "And I will always be your mother." God promises that the days when we are at the end of our rope are also the days when His sustaining grace and strength will be most visible and apparent. He doesn’t promise to remove the pain, but He promises that in the midst of it, His grace will sustain us. God bless you! Dale Northridge is the leader of Grief Support for Parents which meets on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Taylors Ministry Center. TAYLORSFBC.ORG | 5
Gary and Rita McIntyre IN THE SUMMER OF 1985, OUR FAMILY WAS TRANSFERRED TO SOUTH CAROLINA FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO. WE VISITED SEVERAL CHURCHES, BUT AFTER OUR FIRST VISIT TO TAYLORS, WE KNEW WE HAD FOUND A CHURCH HOME! The warm, welcoming spirit we felt drew us in immediately. We know that the beauty of that spirit has endured through the years at Taylors because we have recently heard the very same testimony from new members. What seemed such a large church to us quickly became “smaller” as we involved ourselves in some of the many opportunities for ministry and fellowship. We actually had an assigned choir robe before we had a church membership number! Taylors has long been blessed with a wonderful Music Ministry. God has brought amazingly gifted leaders and musicians through the years to lead His people in offering worshipful praise to our Lord. It was truly a joy to participate at various times working with children’s choirs, youth choir, handbell choirs and singing in the adult choir and ensembles. We believe the most significant characteristic of Taylors, which is vital to the life 6 | TAYLORSFBC.ORG
of the Body, is the value that is placed on God’s Word. The message and truth of God’s Word is preached and taught faithfully here. It has also been sent out from here to many parts of the world through Taylors FBC mission teams and our strong support of the Cooperative Program.
SERVING THE BODY OF CHRIST
There have been many opportunities for us to be involved in fulfilling God’s call on our lives to teach His Word. I (Rita) began leading Precept Inductive Bible Studies at Taylors in 1987 after meeting a fellow Taylors member at a Leader Training workshop. When she found out I was member at Taylors, her first words to me were, “I have been praying for God to send someone to lead Precept at Taylors.” That was a confirmation of the direction the Lord was leading and for the next seventeen years I had the privilege of leading classes of inductive Bible studies at Taylors. When I think about those years, I often remember Clayton Spruell. In those days, we didn’t have staff present in the building at night, so I was given a key to let myself in. Clayton had the job of coming each evening to make sure the
buildings were locked and every week he would meet us at the end of class with his flashlight to see us safely to our cars. He was faithful to be there and always had a smile and encouraging word to send us on our way! Clayton is just one example of the many servant hearts that have passed through Taylors First Baptist Church on their way to Heaven. One of our first Sunday School teaching opportunities was a young married class in the early part of the 1990’s. We had such an amazing group of couples that we loved so much and we are blessed to see many of them still here and serving as leaders. One of the couples just became grandparents…yes, that makes us feel old!!
...we didn't know that it was really about what the Lord was doing for us!
In June 2008, we were asked to start a multigenerational Life Group for the traditional service attendees. We must confess it was not something we were anxious to do because we very much enjoyed the contemporary service and this would mean changing services. But after praying it through, we knew this was what the Lord was calling us to do. We were GLAD to do it for the Lord… however, we didn’t know then that it was really about what the Lord was doing for US!
YOUR
Story
The Link Life Group was birthed in September of 2008 and we had no idea what a personal blessing this group would soon be!
MATTERS
RECEIVING HELP & MINISTRY
We loved serving and giving in ministry at Taylors. However in 2009, we experienced the Taylors FBC church body from a different perspective… we found ourselves in need of help and ministry. In January 2009, Gary unexpectedly lost his job due to the economy and along with that, of course, his medical insurance. In June, he was diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune disease that hospitalized him with kidney failure and six weeks later, hospitalized again for a ruptured colon. By September he was basically bedridden due to side effects of the medications. We were reeling. This is where words fail to communicate the impact of God’s grace through His people at Taylors. Our mailbox was regularly filled with “prayer grams” and cards that encouraged us and many times contained a check to help with medical bills. Men came by to sit with Gary and at other times to cut our grass. A precious sister in Christ, who at the time we did not know that well, made us a book full of Scriptures and hymn texts that were prayed over and chosen just for us, which was such a treasure during the dark days. Financial gifts came from several different groups throughout the church. Our Life Group, The Link, surrounded us with their love and prayers, prepared meals and every week would send me home with funds for our needs that week. They continue to be a huge blessing to us as we meet on Sundays and “LINK up with God and with one another.” The warm and welcoming spirit we felt when we first joined Taylors twenty-nine years ago is alive and well and we are eternally grateful.
PRAISING GOD
God’s plan for us has brought restored health. And now we are looking forward to serving on one of the mission teams, taking the Word of God and His gospel to Salt Lake City! We praise God for the heart Taylors First Baptist Church has in caring for the household of faith (Galatians 6:10) and for its mission to take the gospel to our community and to the world.
by Alex Reynolds, Media Producer AS A PART OF THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WERE ASKED TO COLLECT STORIES. AS THE CHURCH'S MEDIA PRODUCER, THIS IS NOT AN UNUSUAL DUTY FOR ME; WE LIKE TO SHARE AND RECORD STORIES. But for the Voices of Taylors stories, I wanted to do something different. Normally, the stories told are “selected” because someone has heard about a particular event in someone’s life that has led to a life-changing circumstance. And normally, the reason a story has made it all the way to us is because it is somehow dramatic: it is a story that demonstrates a radical shift in circumstance or action from one point to another. And our culture doesn’t help us here: we love dramatic stories; there is even an entire TV network with the tag line “We Know Drama.” Dramatic stories are good. They serve a very powerful purpose as they demonstrate the awesome, life-changing power that God can bring about in a life. Our God is so great that He can totally and completely change a life in powerful ways, causing people to be completely different. That said, dramatic stories cannot be the only stories we value. Most stories in life are not dramatic. Most change occurs so gradually and so incrementally that we struggle to see it happening. Most change feels very insignificant until it is viewed in the scale of years, decades, or of lifetimes. When we put our stories up against these “dramatic” stories of life change, we feel like our stories are not worth telling. We often feel our stories don’t even matter. Except our stories do matter. In Frederick Buechner’s book Telling Secrets (pg. 30), he writes, "My story is important not because it is mine, God knows, but because if I tell it anything right, the chances are you will recognize that in many ways it is also yours. Maybe nothing is more important than that we keep track, you and I, of these stories of who we are and where we have come from and the people we have met along the way because it is precisely through these stories in all their particularity, as I have long believed and often said, that God makes Himself known to each of us most powerfully and personally." Your story, no matter how little “drama” you feel is in it, is powerful. The story of God at work in your life, regardless of whether it is over days, months, years, or lifetimes, is a story of redemption that is unique to you. It has the power to connect with someone with whom no other person may ever be able to connect. We sometimes forget that in God’s eyes, the difference in our story happening over days or decades does not matter. Whether our story starts from the bottom of the bottle or at the age of nine in a church pew doesn’t matter. The fact that we have been saved by the same grace through faith means that our story has value. So the next time you have the opportunity to tell your story, whether during an open, honest conversation with someone or via electronic medium, don’t for one second believe that your story has no value. Your story matters. Your story has the ability through the grace of God to change lives. And that is something. See page twelve for the next scheduled times to "Tell Your Story!"
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Welcome New Members
Martha Goodlett Joined March 23 by Letter
Paul Turner
Joined April 13 by Baptism
Michael Post
Joined April 20 by Baptism
Rebekah Brewer Joined May 4 by Letter
Larry & Gail Coggins Joined May 14 by Statement
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Matthew & Susan Yount
Ashley Silvey
Joined March 23 by Letter Also Pictured: Jake, Ryan & Ethan
Tim & Laura Turman Joined April 13 by Letter
Brian Corlett Joined April 13 by Letter
Emma Carver Joined April 20 by Baptism
James (Jim) & Paula Condon Joined May 11 by Statement
Carole Bostwick Joined May 14 by Letter
Jonathan Holt
Joined March 30 by Watchcare
Joined April 6 by Baptism
Ashley Cox
Joined April 13 by Letter
Brianna Martin Joined April 20 by Baptism
Dawn Combs Joined May 11 by Letter
Michael & Ashley Seymour Joined May 14 Michael by Letter/ Ashley by Statement
Joan Kidder
Joined April 20 by Letter
Joe & Emily Wentzky Joined April 27 by Letter
Shirley Arnold Joined May 14 by Letter
Harry & Kayla Day Joined May 14 Harry by Statement/ Kayla by Letter
Mattie Jane Phillips Joined April 6 by Baptism*
Ryan Whitaker Joined April 20 by Baptism
Robert “Buster” & Nell Mobley
Joined May 4 by Statement
Debbie Coleman Joined May 14 by Letter
Maxie & Jeanie Eskew Joined May 14 by Letter
Our Church Family In Memoriam
Birdell Duncan December 10, 1924 – March 16, 2014 Sylvia Jordan August 20, 1935 – April 12, 2014 Dick Bailey April 12, 1928 – April 17, 2014 Kaye Miller May 20, 1925 – May 5, 2014 John Mullen November 13, 1925 – May 6, 2014 Perry Tripp January 14, 1930 – May 11, 2014
Baptisms
We welcome the following to the Body of Christ through believer’s baptism: Emma Carver, Jonathan Holt, Brianna Martin, Mike Post, Sarah Roller, Paul Turner and Ryan Whitaker.
Receptionist, 244-3535
Thank You
Building/Grounds, 678-8807
These individuals wish to thank our church family for prayers, encouragement, and kindness: Patricia & Roy Phillips
Stewardship Report
Staff Anniversaries
JUNE Kevin Batson, Six Years of Service Kenneth Gilstrap, Five Years of Service JULY Robert Ballew, Eleven Years of Service John Alexander, Ten Years of Service Gerald Caskey, Four Years of Service Jeremy Thompson, Two Years of Service
Congratulations ...to Sarah Marie Yates and Andrew Paul Dobson who were married on April 26, 2014.
Administration, 678-8823 Adults & Leadership Development, 678-8815 Assimilation & Spiritual Care, 678-8833 Taylors College, 678-8827 Discipleship/Evangelism, 678-8810 Family Life Center, 292-4060 Food Services, 678-8826
MARCH Budget Needs.............................. $592,213.85 Budget Receipts.......................... $560,123.51 Other Receipts............................... $69,137.87 Total March Receipts................... $629,261.38 YTD Budget Needs.................. $1,539,756.01 YTD Budget Receipts............... $1,456,941.98
Hispanic Ministry, 678-8838
APRIL Budget Needs.............................. $473,771.08 Budget Receipts.......................... $451,436.88 Other Receipts............................... $33,877.20 Total April Receipts...................... $485,314.08 YTD Budget Needs.................. $2,013,527.09 YTD Budget Receipts............... $1,908,378.86
Taylors Children, 292-4056
Congratulations Class of 2014
Philip Black Bethany Byrd Connor Campbell Carly Clark Will Crosby Abigail Edwards Brian Fearnow
CONTACT A MINISTRY OFFICE
Financial, 678-8825
Dan Ellis February 4, 1936 – May 16, 2014
Laura Burket Abby Burnett Katie Hope Carrilho Ashley Cater Brianna Caitlyn Carver Andrew Chisholm Ellen Katherine Dado Austin Donahoo Molly Elizabeth Hester Colton Garrett Keasler
Have Questions?
High School Graduates Emma Claire Knight Madison Malynne MacDonald Timothy Jeffrey Myers Rebekah Judith Neely Brynn Ellen Patrick Emily Price Jodiannah Rish Kaili Sever Sydney Erin Slice Jared August Smith
College Graduates Logan Galloway John Paul Godwin Christina Grisanti Clay Hartwell Anna Kellett Amanda Lee Meghan Little
Justin Sprinkle Rebecca Marie Spry Timothy Lee Stoudemayer Katelyn Styles Elizabeth Ashlee Vanasse Caitlin Walker Sydney Nicole Watson Sarah Weaver Haley Marie Williams Lindsey Faith Wilson
Callie Luckadoo Lauren Elizabeth Morris Ansleigh Pack Walter Roesch Daniel Ross Tyler Strange Matthew Charles Williamson
Missions, 678-8838 Media, 292-4066 Worship Ministry, 678-8816 Parents Day Out, 678-8805 Pastor, 678-8818 Public Relations/Publications, 678-8817 Prayer Room, 292-8864 Taylors Singles, 678-8827 Taylors Students, 292-4990 Weekday Preschool, 678-8803
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JUNE & JULY 2014 SUNDAY, JUNE 1
Baptism, 9 and 10:30 am Regeneration Student Choir and Orchestra Recording Session, 4 pm Evening Worship Service/Church Conference, 6 pm in the Chapel Legacy Choir, 10 am Grief Support for Spouses, 6:45 pm
THURSDAY, JUNE 19
Taylors Men Par 3 Golf Outing, 7:15 pm Mission Trip to New York City, Taylors Students and Regeneration Student Choir (Through 6/28)
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
TUESDAY, JUNE 3
Young at Heart Breast Cancer Support Group, 6:30 pm Taylors Men Guitar Fellowship, 7 pm Taylors TownSquare, 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
Dinner Served, 5:15- 6 pm: Home-cooked Baked Ham or Chick-fil-A.* Preschool Children and Elementary Children Activities, 6:15 pm United for Students / Reach: Community, Mission Focus, in the Fellowship Hall / Prayer in the Chapel, 6:30 pm No Music Rehearsals Mission Team Training, 7:15 pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
Last Day of Greenville County Schools Taylors Students Outdoor Movie, 8 pm
Alaska Mission Trip (Through 6/28) Taylors Singles Greenville Drive Game, 7 pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 22
Evening Worship Service/Lord’s Supper, 6 pm
MONDAY, JUNE 23
Legacy Choir, 10 am Cheer Camp, 1 pm Taylors Women Bible Study Begins, 7 pm
TUESDAY, JUNE 24
WMU Bold Missions Group, 7 pm (Home of Mary Gay) Employment Support Ministry, 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25
Taylors Women Bible Study Begins, 9 am No Evening Activities
THURSDAY, JUNE 26
Taylors Men Target Shooting League, 6:30 pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 8
Taylors Singles Picnic, 11:45 am Voices of Taylors Filming, 3:30-5:45 pm Regeneration Student Choir: New York City Rehearsal, 5 pm Students New York City Mission Trip Training, 6 pm Taylors Students Bible Study Kick-off, 8 pm
MONDAY, JUNE 9
Southern Baptist Convention in Baltimore, MD (Through June 11) XYZ Fellowship, 11:15 am Taylors Women Training, 7 pm
TUESDAY, JUNE 10
XYZ Fellowship, 11:15 am Employment Support Ministry, 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11
Taylors Women Training, 9 am Church-wide Cookout, 5:15 pm in Fellowship Hall Movie Night in Apex / Childcare for Birth-Two Years, 6:30 pm Regular Music Rehearsals Prayer in the Chapel, 6:30 pm
THURSDAY, JUNE 12
Taylors Students Whitewater Rafting, 7:30 am NAMI Caregivers Support Group and Connection Support Group, 6:15 pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 13
Tumble Camp, 1:30 pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 29
Evening Worship Service/ Church Conference, 6 pm
MONDAY, JUNE 30
Legacy Choir, 10 am Introduction to Jazz and Ballet Begins
Father’s Day / No Evening Worship Service
SUNDAY, JULY 13
Taylors Singles Lunch, 11:45 am
MONDAY, JULY 14
Jeff Harrelson Basketball Camp for 1st-5th Grades, 9 am / 6th-12th Grades, 1 pm (Through 7/18) XYZ Fellowship, 11:15 am Voices of Taylors Filming, 3:30-6:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 16
Prayer in the Chapel, 12 pm Tumble Camp, 1:30 pm No Evening Activities
THURSDAY, JULY 17
FRIDAY, JULY 4
FRIDAY, JULY 18
SUNDAY, JULY 6
SUNDAY, JULY 20
No Evening Activities
Independence Day / Church Office & FLC Closed Baptism, 9 and 10:30 am Salt Lake City Mission Trip (Through 7/13) No Evening Worship Service
MONDAY, JULY 7
Grief Support for Spouses, 6:45 pm
TUESDAY, JULY 8
WMU Global Missions Group, 11 am Taylors Family Newsletter Deadline, 5 pm** Taylors Women Training, 7 pm Employment Support Ministry, 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9
Prayer in the Chapel, 12 pm Taylors Students Gravitopia (Middle School) 12:30 pm No Evening Activities NAMI Caregivers Support Group and Connection Support Group, 6:15 pm
FRIDAY, JULY 11
Summer Spectacular, 9 am (Through 6/20) Grief Support for Parents, 6:30 pm
SUNDAY Traditional Worship/Life Groups for Adults, Children & Students/ Kids Worship, 9 am College Life Groups/Breakfast, 9:19 am Contemporary Worship/Modern Worship/Life Groups for Adults, Children & Students/ Kids Worship, 10:30 am Evening Worship Service, 6 pm Taylors Students Bible Study, 6:30 pm (except 6/22 and 7/6) MONDAY Mission Doll Workshop, 4 pm Taylors Women Bible Study, 7 pm (Begins 6/23) TUESDAY Singles Volleyball, 7 pm WEDNESDAY Taylors Women Bible Study, 9 am (Begins 6/25) AA Meeting, 8 pm THURSDAY Men’s Basketball, 7 pm SATURDAY AA Meeting, 8 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 2
THURSDAY, JULY 10
SUNDAY, JUNE 15
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No Evening Activities Fellowship for Choirs and Orchestra, 6 pm
FRIDAY, JUNE 20
MONDAY, JUNE 2
MONDAY, JUNE 16
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18
EVERY WEEK AT TAYLORS
Tumble Camp, 1:30 pm Taylors Singles Bowling, 10 pm
Taylors Men Par 3 Golf Outing, 7:15 pm Taylors Students Braves Game (High School) Salt Lake City Mission Trip, (Through 7/27)
MONDAY, JULY 21
Camp in the City, (Through 7/25) Grief Support for Parents, 6:30 pm
TUESDAY, JULY 22
WMU Bold Missions Group Employment Support Ministry, 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 23
Prayer in the Chapel, 12 pm Taylors Students Pool Party, 6 pm No Evening Activities
THURSDAY, JULY 24
Taylors Men Target Shooting League, 6:30 pm
SATURDAY, JULY 26
Taylors Singles Lake Day, 10 am
SUNDAY, JULY 27
Evening Worship Service/Church Conference, 6 pm
WEDNESDAY, JULY 30
Prayer in the Chapel, 12 pm No Evening Activities
* Adults $6, Children, $4, Family Max. $20/The family maximum does not apply when purchasing Chick-fil-A. ** Newsletter Submissions: Articles/events must be approved by a ministerial staff liaison. Submissions are printed at the discretion of the church staff and may be edited. Please e-mail items to kimk@taylorsfbc.org by July 8 for the August/September issue.
Summer Events
SUMMER SPECTACULAR
Camps at the Family Life Center
TUMBLE CAMPS
JUNE 16-20 9 AM-12 PM
June 13 / 1:30-5 pm July 11 / 1:30-5 pm July 16 / 1:30-4:30 pm
For Children Who Have Completed 3K to 5th Grade
Ages: 4-12 years $22 per camp
CHEER CAMPS June 23 / 1-5 pm August 8 / 1-5 pm Ages: 4-13 $25 per camp
INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ AND BALLET
Every Monday June 30-July 28 Ages 3-4 / 1:00-1:45 pm Ages 4-5 / 1:45-2:30 pm Ages 6-9 / 2:30-3:15 pm $25 for 5 week session
JEFF HARRELSON BASKETBALL CAMP July 14-18
9 am-12 pm / Completed 5K to 5th Grade 1-4 pm / Middle & High School Students $73
JUNE
6 - Outdoor Movie Night 8 - Summer Bible Study Kick-off 12 - Whitewater Rafting 15 - Summer Bible Studies 20-28 - NYC Mission Trip 29 - Summer Bible Studies
JULY
9 - Middle School to Gravitopia* 13 - Summer Bible Studies 18 - High School to Braves Game* 20 - Summer Bible Studies 23 - Pool Party 27- Summer Bible Studies 29-8/6 - Brazil Mission Trip * REGISTER ONLINE BY JULY 6
I CAN BIKE CAMP August 11-15 / 9 am-5 pm
A camp for children with disabilities sponsored by the Eastside YMCA. $50 (refunded on the last day of camp)
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Welcome
summer interns
CHILDREN’S MINISTRY Amanda Lee, North Greenville University Kelley Williams, USC Graduate Program
STUDENT MINISTRY Anna Kellett, North Greenville University Carlee Campbell, Furman University Kyle Roberts, North Greenville University
TAYLORS FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MINISTERIAL STAFF Paul Jimenez
Dr. Jimmie Harley
John Alexander
Daryl Hopkins
Pastor
Minister of Children
Minister of Family Life Recreation
Kevin Batson
Rhonda McMahan
Ryan Brooks
Dr. Doug Mize
Minister of Music & Worship Minister of College & Young Singles
Gerald Caskey
Director of Finance and Administration
David Cline
COLLEGE MINISTRY Trey Stoudemayer, North Greenville University
Associate Pastor
Minister of Preschool
Minister of Discipleship & Evangelism
Scott Norman
Associate Minister of Music & Worship
Ricky Stark
Executive Pastor
Associate Minister of Students
Kathy Dority
Jeremy Thompson
Minister of Assimilation and Spiritual Care
Minister of Missions