March 2017 | Taylors Family

ENCOUNTER GOD. EQUIP BELIEVERS. ENGAGE THE WORLD. Expectant WORSHIP Multiplying DISCIPLE-MAKERS Reaching the UNREACHED Everybody SERVES Innovative FAITH Generous GIVING Life TRANSFORMATION

Dear Friends: We're so easily distracted in the spring. You look out the window and instead of finishing your office work or house chores, you'd rather be enjoying the beautiful weather outside. As we continue our sermon series in the gospel of Luke on Sunday mornings, we see Jesus beginning to sharpen His focus on the cross. He could be easily distracted by the people who crowd Him, the religious leaders who oppose Him or the twelve disciples who follow and watch Him. But instead, He keeps His focus on the ultimate sacrifice for the sake of others. This spring we have wonderful opportunities at Taylors for you to focus as Jesus did on giving for the sake of others.

Don't be easily swept away by the distractions that will keep you from fulfilling God's mission through you. Let's keep our eyes on Jesus as He leads the way and watch Him transform lives.

Paul Jimenez, Pastor

Registration is Open Kindergarten offers classes for K3, K4, and K5.

Week of Prayer for North American Missions

Parent’s Day Out offers childcare for children up to age three on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 9 am-2 pm.

Engaging, cultivating and investing to reach the unchurched in North America.

Visit www.anniearmstrong.com to see stories from missionaries across North America.

www.taylorsfirstpreacademy.com

March 5-12 “Together For His Kingdom”

“But when they believed Phillip, as he preached the good news about the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, both men and women were baptized.” Acts 8:12 HCSB

V O I C E S of M O B I L E

March 4 Regeneration Student Choir & Alumni Ten-Year Reunion, 10:30 am March 12 Voices of Mobile in Concert, 6 pm April 2 Night of Worship, 6 pm 2 | TAYLORSFBC.ORG

March 12, 6 pm: The VOICES of Mobile is a highly versatile, auditioned vocal ensemble consisting of sixteen students from The University of Mobile.

VOICES just returned from an extended World Tour, which took them to incredible ministry opportunities in Cuba, China, and the Philippines.

Additional ministry opportunities have included performances at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Church, SBC Pastor’s Conference, the White House, Carnegie Hall, the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, Israel, the Cayman Islands, and more. Their recent audiences have included Condoleezza Rice, Tim Tebow, Dr. Ben Carson, & President George W. Bush.

Their mission statement: “Honor Him with our Lives and Praise Him with our VOICES.” VOICES is produced by Dr. Roger Breland and directed by Andrew and Jenna Goodwin.

Session Two: March 1-April 5

Pilgrims Pathway Foundations of Faith in Christ, Part Two Wednesdays 9-11 am To become a disciple who makes disciples, it is critical to understand the foundational teaching in God’s Word. Join us as we study the biblical truths of heaven, hell, the Holy Spirit and learn about where Jesus has been since the beginning of time! It is not necessary to have completed Part One to participate. No cost.

Gideon by Priscilla Shirer Wednesdays 9-11 am Cost: $15 This study will encourage you to recognize your weakness as the key that the Lord gives you to unlock the full experience of His strength in your life. Instead of ignoring, neglecting, or trying to escape your weaknesses, learn to see them as the gifts given specifically and strategically by God. Register: www.taylorsfbc.org/women

Lunch

Summer Events for Children!

Summer Spectacular: June 12-16, 9 am – 12 pm For Children 3K- 5th Grade | Cost: $10 (Scholarships Available) Registration Open: May 1-31

Camp in the City: July 24-28, 9 am – 4 pm For Children 1st-6th Grade | Cost: $260 (Scholarships Available) Pine Cove's summer day camp is loading up all the fun activities and great staff of summer camp and coming here. Campers will experience Jesus through Bible study, worship, and time with their counselor as well as participate in tons of great camp

Parent Fellowship

Sunday, March 12, 11:45 am, Singles Welcome Area.

Wednesdays | 6:30-7:30 pm Connection Center A brand new opportunity for parents!

Cosmic Bowling

Respect & Parents (Obedience)

MARCH 1

Friday, March 24, 9-11 pm Wade Hampton Lanes Cost $10 per person includes shoes, two hours bowling, pitcher of soda per lane. Optional: Dinner at Bikas Drive-In at 7 pm.

Sign up in your Life Group or email Nancy Clayton at nancyc@taylorsfbc.org to let us know you will be joining us for lunch or bowling.

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Respect and Siblings MARCH 22

Whining, Entitlement, and Self-Centeredness APRIL 5

Keeping Scripture Center in Parenting/Teaching/Training APRIL 19

A Job Well Done... the first time MAY 3

Helping My Family Feel Secure

Family Fun Night March 10 | 6:30-8:30 pm Taylors Rec Center

Bring your entire family out for a fun night at Taylors! Enjoy activities in the gym, arcade and cafe. Snacks available. This night is free; registration required. No childcare provided.

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WEEKLY AT

Sunday

Taylors

Life Groups, 9 and 10:30 am Traditional Worship, 9 am College Life Group, 9:19 am Modern Worship, 10:30 am Contemporary Worship, 10:30 am Regeneration High School Ensemble, 4:15 pm (except 3/5) Regeneration Student Choir, 5 pm (except 3/5) Evening Worship, 6 pm

Monday

Legacy Choir, 10 am Mission Doll Workshop, 4 pm Breast Cancer Support Group, 6 pm Grief Support for Spouses, 6:45 pm

Tuesday

Tuesday Morning Bible Study, 10 am Pickleball, 6 pm

Wednesday

Taylors Women Bible Study & Mom to Mom, 9 am Pickleball, 9 am Dinner Served, 5:15 pm Parish Nurse Office Open for Health Counseling, 5:15 pm Kids' Music for Preschool & Elementary, 6:15 pm Contemporary Choir Rehearsal, 6:20 pm Fresh / Growing Up / Conversational Evangelism / Prayer in the Chapel / Adoption & Foster Care Group / UNITED, 6:30 pm Combined Choir Rehearsal, 7 pm Taylors Orchestra Rehearsal, 7:30 pm Traditional Choir Rehearsal, 7:55 pm AA Meeting, 8 pm

Thursday

Precept Upon Precept Daniel Part 2, 7 pm

March Calendar of Events WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1

Taylors Women Bible Study Session 2 Begins, 9 am Parent Fellowship: Respect & Parents, 6:30 pm Deadline for REACH Trip Applications

FRIDAY, MARCH 3

Music on Main, 7 pm

SATURDAY, MARCH 4

Regeneration Student Choir & Alumni Rehearsal/Lunch, 10:30 am

SUNDAY, MARCH 5

Lord’s Supper in all Morning Services Evening Worship: Night of Prayer for Alaska with Bodolosky Family / Church Conference, 6 pm

MONDAY, MARCH 6

Grief Support for Spouses Begins, 6:45 pm

TUESDAY, MARCH 7

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8

Parent Fellowship: Respect & Siblings, 6:30 pm Deadline to Register for The WKND

FRIDAY, MARCH 10

Taylors Children: Family Fun Night

SATURDAY, MARCH 11

Taylors College Spring Break REACH Trip (Through 3/18) Daylight Saving Time Begins, 2 am

SUNDAY, MARCH 12

Week of Prayer for North American Missions / Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (Through March 12) Taylors Singles Lunch, 11:45 am Widow/Widowers Dinner, 4:30 pm Voices of Mobile Concert, 6 pm

MONDAY, MARCH 13

XYZ Lunch & Program, 11:15 am

TUESDAY, MARCH 14

WMU Global Missions Lunch, 11:00 am

THURSDAY, MARCH 16

Newsletter Deadline

SUNDAY, MARCH 19

Deacon’s Meeting, 4:30 pm WMU: Adults On Mission, 5 pm

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22

Parent Fellowship: Whining, Entitlement, and Self-Centeredness, 6:30 pm

FRIDAY, MARCH 24

The WKND (Through 3/26) Taylors Singles: Cosmic Bowling, 7 pm

SUNDAY, MARCH 26

Church Conference, 6 pm

TUESDAY, MARCH 28

WMU: Bold Missions, 7 pm

TAYLORS FBC

Ministerial Staff Paul Jimenez Pastor

John Alexander

Minister of Elementary Children

Kevin Batson Worship Pastor

Ryan Brooks

Minister of College & Young Singles

David Cline

Executive Pastor

Kathy Dority

Minister of Assimilation & Spiritual Care

Dustin Dozier

Minister of Students

Dr. Jimmie Harley Associate Pastor

Daryl Hopkins

AA Meeting, 8 pm

Minister of Recreation

Rhonda McMahan

Above list represents our typical schedule.

Please see calendar (right) for exceptions.

Minister of Preschool Children

New Fitness Class

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Last Day to Submit Applications for Summer Interships

Breast Cancer Support Group, 7 pm

Saturday

* 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 March 16 for the April issue.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15

Pilates Thursdays, March 9-30, 6 pm www.taylorsrec.com

Scott Norman

Minister of Worship

Jeremy Thompson

Life Group and REACH Pastor To Contact via Email: first name, last initial @taylorsfbc.org

Our Church Family In Memoriam

Angus Lippard September 1, 1953 – January 19, 2017 Wendell Hickman May 27, 1930 – January 27, 2017 Andy Baxley June 2, 1945 – January 29, 2017 Theresa McIntyre July 7, 1916 – February 6, 2017 Mike Ward March 20, 1943 – February 8, 2017 Mildred Wakefield June 15, 1922 – February 15, 2017

Baptisms

We welcome the following to the Body of Christ through believer’s baptism: EllieGrace Dover, Jack Gregory, Dru Nelson, Madeline Philpott, Mark P. Raciappa, Melissa Williams.

Summer Internships

We are accepting applications for part-time internships in our Children, Student and College ministries through March 15. If you are interested in becoming a summer intern, please contact Beth Caskey at 678-8815 or bethc@taylorsfbc.org.

Staff Anniversaries

Diann Greer........ Thirteen Years of Service Betty Groom..........Eleven Years of Service

Thank You for Your Service

Betty Groom will retire in March after eleven years of faithful service. Please join us in congratulating her.

Sunday Statistics

Thank you

The family of Theresa McIntyre and the family of Mike Ward wish to thank our church family for the kindness and love shown to them during their time of grief.

Stewardship Report

JANUARY Budget Needs..........................$523,927.35 Budget Receipts.......................$400,045.93 Other Receipts...........................$20,896.16 Total January Receipts.............$420,942.09 YTD Budget Needs..................$523,927.35 YTD Budget Receipts...............$400,045.93

1/29 2/5 2/12 2/19 Preschool........217......... 195......... 191......... 180 Elementary.....164......... 148......... 156......... 132 Students..........160......... 162......... 143......... 131 College...........50........... 53........... 41........... 42 Singles.............66........... 61........... 60........... 57 Adults..............835......... 777......... 808......... 748 Total LG...........1,645...... 1,535...... 1,546..... 1,424 Betania............60........... 60........... 49........... 57 AM Worship...1,406...... 1,408...... 1,445..... 1,335 PM Worship....89........... n/a.......... 206......... 86

Welcome New Staff Member

Lorry Houston-Burkins joins us as Financial and Administration Ministry Assistant. She is a University of South Carolina graduate who is originally from Salt Lake City, Utah. She has been a member of Taylors First Baptist Church for nearly nine years and lives in the Taylors area with her husband Robert.

Welcome Our New Members

Leah Elder

Mary Beth Bass

Dan* & Sue McCullough

Mark & Amanda McKenna

Lyn Westafer

Joined January 29

by Letter

Joined January 29

by Letter

Joined January 29 Dan Pending Baptism, Sue by Statement

Joined February 5

by Letter

Joined February 5

by Letter

* New members who have indicated a commitment to follow Christ through believer’s baptism.

Madeline Philpott

Dru Nelson

EllieGrace Dover

Joshua & Brittany Boyd

Joined February 5

by Baptism

Joined February 5

by Baptism

Joined February 5

by Baptism

Joined February 19

by Letter

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ENGAGE Grief Support for Spouses Mondays, March 6-April 24, 6:45-8:30 pm Grief Support for Spouses provides encouragement and support through an eight-week session. This course gives insight and tools for coping with loneliness, depression, and anger while guiding participants to a place of hope. Caring group leaders facilitate discussion and guide the healing process based on their own journey through grief.

Contact Martha Brown (864-350-0009), or Bob Scheffel (864-244-4031) to register.

And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.� Matthew 28:18-20

Empowered to Connect Simulcast 10 am-6 pm, April 7-8 | The Apex For more information and to register, visit http://www.ahomeforme.sc/ Empowered to Connect Simulcast is a two-day conference designed to help adoptive and foster parents, ministry leaders, churches, and professionals better understand how to connect with children from hard places in order to help them heal and become all that God desires for them to be. The conference is ideal for adoptive and foster parents, those considering adoption or foster care, and those who are serving and supporting others.

Breast Cancer Support Group March 7, 6-8 pm | Taylors Rec Center An informative/educational meeting with speakers from the medical field. This group offers hope and encouragement to those going through treatment and to survivors as well.

Reaching the UNREACHED We REACH our Community, Nation, and all Nations in multiple ways. Get involved by exploring online at www.taylorsfbc.org/reach.

Please contact us so we can help you get connected to the ministry that fits your gifts and calling.

REACH Office: 864-678-8838 or kristine@taylorsfbc.org

The Breast Cancer Support Group meets on the first Tuesday of March, May, October, and December.

Have Questions?

Receptionist | 244-3535

Prayer Room | 292-8864

Administration | 678-8823

Public Relations/Publications | 678-8817

Adult Life Groups | 678-8815

Taylors Children | 292-4056

Assimilation & Spiritual Care | 678-8833

Taylors College | 678-8827

Building/Grounds | 678-8807

Taylors First Pre-Academy: Kindergarten | 678-8803

Executive Pastor | 678-8815 Financial | 678-8825 Food Services | 678-8826 Hispanic Ministry | 678-8838 Media | 292-4066 Missions & Evangelism | 678-8838 Pastor | 678-8818

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Taylors First Pre-Academy: Parents Day Out | 678-8805 Taylors Rec Center | 292-4060 Taylors Singles | 678-8827 Taylors Students | 292-4990 Taylors Worship | 678-8816

THE WORLD

Kathy | South Carolina Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Just one story from the Greenville Baptist Association’s Disaster Relief Unit, SC MT 004, working out of the First Baptist Church of Haughton Louisiana over Mother's Day week in May 2016:

After making numerous phone calls to the homeowners with active mud-out requests, we received a response from Kathy.

Upon arriving at her home in Sibley, LA and meeting her, we began a three-day mud-out job of her home that has been occupied by family since the 1940s.

As Kathy revealed her story, she told us the spring flooding reached about eight feet on her farm; she lost all her chickens and rabbits, half her dogs and the horses barely kept their heads above water while being seriously traumatized. Kathy had four mobile homes on the farm that she rented out, but has lost that income and all her livelihood since they cannot be recovered.

In addition, she has no family nearby since her mother and sister had lived in a double-wide (which is also a total loss) and they moved away to Shreveport.

Disaster Relief Training April 22, 8 am - 4:30 pm Taylors First Baptist Church

Choose classes based on your gifts and abilities so you will be prepared to serve suffering people – often the most vulnerable in our country, in the name of Jesus. Register: www.scbaptist.org/dr/

Kathy is a resilient person who was trying to recover but she seemed at the end of her rope when we arrived, nevertheless, as we worked, she worked. Her countenance began to change by the end of the second day of tear-out to the degree that she was laughing and sharing with all team members and clearly now had a feeling of hope.

Our work was completed on Wednesday and we invited her to join us for supper and prayer meeting that evening at our host church, Haughton First Baptist. When she came, the people of the church were warm and welcoming.

As a pastor on our team pointed out in his evening devotion on Thursday, it was a blessing to see how God had arranged and scheduled things in such a way that we had developed such a trusting relationship with Kathy that she was happy to accept our invitation and become connected with a local church family.

Jim Whitworth served as Unit Leader for this trip. 2016 was a very busy year for Disaster Responses which includes SC rebuild, which is still on-going, from the November 2015 floods in SC Midlands and Hurricane Matthew last fall.

Visit www.scbaptist.org/dr for more stories and information.

Jim is a volunteer who serves Southern Baptist Disaster Relief as follows: Unit Leader, Greenville Baptist Association; Disaster Relief Coordinator, Greenville Baptist Association; State-Wide Task Force, SC Baptist Disaster Relief; Unit Leader Trainer, SC Baptist Disaster Relief. Jim is also married to Tina Whitworth, who retired from Taylors FBC last month.

WMU

Consider becoming a part of the mission work being accomplished through WMU! Contact Cindy Norris at cicinorris@gmail.com for information.

“Beyond” State WMU Annual Missions Encounter: March 24-25, First Baptist Church, Boiling Springs, SC

Single Mom’s Oil Change Saturday, April 1, 9-11 am There are many ways to volunteer!

Sign up to serve in your Life Group.

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Wednesday Nights at Taylors Beginning March 22

When Helping Hurts

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Led by Ed Rambo 6:30 pm | Room: B127 Join us for this in-depth study with the purpose of learning how you can minister to the economically poor. Taylors members and staff who are involved in this ministry will share and facilitate discussion.

Multiplying

DISCIPLE-MAKERS Wednesdays 6:15 pm "Be Strong in the Lord" for Preschool "A Not so Terrible Parable" for Elementary

Contemporary Choir Rehearsal, 6:20 pm Combined Rehearsal, 7 pm Taylors Orchestra Rehearsal, 7:30 pm Traditional Choir Rehearsal, 7:55 pm

Dinner Served, 5:15-6 pm

We believe a life of spiritual multiplication and the passionate pursuit of a Christcentered life to be the normal expectation of every believer.

$8 Adults | $5 Children | $23 Family Maximum

In addition to our home-cooked menus, we offer... Chick-fil-A: Sandwich or eight count chicken nuggets, a fruit cup and a home-cooked dessert. Children receive six count nuggets, a fruit cup and a home-cooked dessert. Atlanta Bread Company: Turkey, Ham, or Chicken Salad sandwich, chips, cookie, pickle. Children receive turkey or ham sandwich, chips and a cookie.

3/1

Breakfast: Chicken Strips and Sausage with Grits and Eggs or Atlanta Bread Company.* Children may choose chicken strips, the home-cooked meal or Atlanta Bread Company.

3/8

Beef Tips or Chick-fil-A.* Children may choose hot dogs, the home-cooked meal, or Chick-fil-A.

3/15

Turkey and Dressing or Atlanta Bread Company.* Children may choose chicken fingers, the home-cooked meal, or Atlanta Bread Company.

3/22

Pork Loin or Chick-fil-A.*Children may choose pizza, the home-cooked meal, or Chick-fil-A.

3/29

Baked Spaghetti or Atlanta Bread Company.* Children may choose hamburgers, the home-cooked meal, or Atlanta Bread Company.

* The family maximum does not apply when purchasing Chick-fil-A or Atlanta Bread Co. meals. No reservation required. First come first served.

Home-cooked meal offered weekly. Atlanta Bread Company and Chick-fil-A will alternate weeks. Drinks included.