Kick-Off: September 16
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Love Taylors is what we do at Taylors FBC for our community. It is designed to serve our neighbors, build on-going relationships, and share the love of Jesus. This fall we will kick off Love Taylors with a one-day event on September 16 where we call on you, our church, to use your gifts, skills, and passions to reach out and partner with neighbors in the shadow of our steeple to help meet needs through projects such as home repairs, bicycle repairs, and neighborhood beautification.
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Village Wrench 10 am – Noon | The Academy of Arts, 80 School Street Village Wrench is a public workshop and neighborhood effort to enrich Greenville’s urban communities through bicycle repair, bike earning, and volunteerism. The newest monthly repair site is right here in Taylors! If your neighbor’s bike needs attention, they can bring it by. We will have mechanics and the tools on site. www.villagewrench.org Home Repairs
9 am – Noon | 1 - 5 pm | Taylors' Residences Skilled volunteers will form several Home Repair Teams to respond to needs expressed by women coming through our Single Mom’s Oil Change. Repairs may be minor ones completed that day or larger, on-going repairs. Volunteers may serve for a half or full day.
Just for Today Recovery Homes
9 am - Noon | Just for Today Locations Just for Today operates three homes in Taylors that minister to ladies as they journey to freedom from addictions. These homes are within two miles of our church. The women of Taylors FBC have established an on-going ministry to the residents of these houses, and three teams of volunteers will continue to love these women on September 16 by meeting needs that include minor repairs, painting and yard work.
Mission 1:27 Giving Closet 9 am – Noon | Taylors Community Center Mission 1:27 ministers to adopting and fostering families and also collects items to help meet needs through a Giving Closet located in the Taylors Community Center (lumberyard building.) Volunteers will sort and pack clothing to give to DSS workers for “first day kits” to be given to foster children on their first day in a new home. Financial Toolbox for Women 9 am- Noon | Taylors Ministry Center This free workshop for women in the Taylors community, including our Single Mom’s Oil Change participants and Just For Today residents, will explain basic financial management from budgeting to savings. A skilled financial team and women’s mentors will be teaching simple, yet effective strategies for managing home and family finances. Miracle Hill Oil Change Clinic 9 am – Noon | Miracle Hill Boys Shelter A team of our skilled Single Mom’s Oil Change volunteers will lead an oil change clinic for the boys at Miracle Hill Boys Shelter to teach basic car maintenance skills. Please join us in prayer for the relationships that will be built through this clinic. Refuge Sports: Fishing and Cookout 3 - 7 pm | Mountain Creek Volunteers will host families through Refuge Sports for an afternoon of fishing, recreation, and a cookout. Beautification and Clean Up
9 am – Noon
Main Street, Taylors: As we search for ways to connect with neighbors and express our love for the neighborhood
around us, several volunteer teams will work in conjunction with Greenville County and private businesses on clean-up and beautification efforts along Main Street, Taylors. Taylors Park on Taylors Road: Our own Taylors Park provides recreational opportunities for families, local organizations, and the surrounding community. Families may choose to serve together on simple clean-up and beautification efforts. Corey Burns Park, Boling Court: This park is located less than two miles from Taylors FBC and provides ball fields for Northwood Little League. We will work with the Greenville County Recreation Department to assist with basic cleanup and beautification efforts such as mulching, pruning and painting. Families may choose to serve together on this project as well.
Prayer Teams
9 am- Noon | Taylors, SC If you are unable to physically serve on this day, we invite you to join one of our prayer teams! We will have prayer walking and prayer driving teams who will go out into the Taylors community to cover the streets in prayer. We will also have a prayer room for those who want to participate but prefer to stay on campus!
You still have an opportunity to serve on this special day! Contact Kristin Evans at kristine@taylorsfbc.org or 864-678-2238 to learn how.
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Dear Church Family, We’ve been planning and praying for the fall season and now that the calendar signals September is here, we’re off and running. This past summer, we were both challenged and encouraged by the Word as we examined the life of Peter in the gospels and in the book of Acts. September 10, we’ll begin a new sermon series on the first book Peter wrote for Jesus’ followers. I’m looking forward to walking through 1 Peter with you every Sunday and praying for God to build His body here. I’m also looking forward to our Love Taylors kick-off event scheduled for Saturday, September 16. This day is filled with opportunities for Life Groups, students, and families to engage our local community in a day of hands-on service. This is more than a one-day event, it is the continuation of our love for our Jerusalem that we pray sees many transformed by the gospel. I’m so grateful for you all and looking forward to the days ahead.
Paul Jimenez, Pastor
Baptism & REACH Trip 2018 Reveal One Service at 10:30 am | No Life Groups
presented by Taylors Worship Ministry Friday, October 20 | TD Stage at the Peace Center Bring your lawn chair and picnic basket for an evening of worship under the stars.
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Regeneration Student Choir Kick-Off
Sunday, September 10, 2-8 pm (meet at 1:45 pm) | Cost: $20 Register Online at: www.taylorsfbc. org/worship/music-taylors/ Call: 678-8816 | Text: 864-525-5795
Why Halifax?
by Jeremy Thompson
Three years ago Larry Bateman came to my office with a burden for Canada. God had used Taylors FBC in the past to establish a church in Alberta, Canada. He had been a part of that ministry, and now he was asking, “Could God use us again in the same way?” This started a three-year process of seeking the Lord and His direction for Taylors FBC in Canada. We began with prayer, then by God’s gracious hand, a meeting was established that included Peter and Rob Blackaby. Each is influential in the development of the Church in Canada. During that meeting they put before us the city of Toronto and the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Each is a city of great need, but where was God leading us? After many more weeks and months of prayer, as well as continuing to meet with different individuals to gather more information, we began to see the Lord opening the door to Halifax. Toronto, though a city of great need, had many resources in planters and partners. Halifax, on the other hand, was not as large, but the lostness was just as great, and unfortunately the planters and partners were not as many. One of the strategies of the REACH ministry is to plant churches in the most unreached places and among the most unreached peoples. Halifax is an unreached place, filled with peoples in need of the gospel, with only a handful of evangelical churches and very few church planters. Sensing that Halifax could be the place God was leading us, a vision trip was planned. Larry and BJ Bateman, Mike Greer, and Jeremy Thompson spent a week in Halifax together. It was an incredible week to see the great need, but also to build a sweet relationship with a church who desires to reach their community and plant new churches in Halifax. We all agreed this church was the church with whom to partner as a sister church, to literally stand together side-by-side in Halifax for the sake of the gospel. Last month was an exciting month! Our first REACH team went to Halifax to partner with this local church in reaching their community. I am expectant of great things. God has been faithful! He has directed our steps, He has established the partnership, He has called out this team, and I am looking forward to who He will call next. Maybe you! God is establishing His church in Halifax, and we have the privilege to be a part. Thankful!
May the people of Halifax praise the name of the Lord our God! May all the peoples praise Him!
Find out how you can help and give to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. Visit https://missionaries.namb.net/projects. Please pray for the many people who are suffering as a result of this record-breaking storm.
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Week of Prayer for State Missions September 10-17
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Wednesday
6:30 pm | Fellowship Hall
Meeting Throughout the Week
Led by Pastor Paul
As a follow-up to the conference, keep growing through small groups.
6:30 pm | Taylors Ministry Center Jeremy Thompson and Scott Norman host a "Word in Life" Bible Study for singles of all ages as we kick off our pmSingles Fellowship Ministry here at Taylors. Please join us.
AUGUST 25-26 | TAYLORS FBC
Friday, 6:30-8:30 pm | Saturday, 9-12
Author and speaker, Dr. Tim Kimmel will bring hope, help and healing in this radical approach to marriage.
Early Registration: $25/person through July 23 $35/person July 24-August 20 Childcare provided with registration by August 7.
www.taylorsfbc.org/married
6:30 pm | Chapel
6:30 pm | B132-133
Prayer in the Chapel Dr. Jimmie Harley leads a time of prayer for specific needs.
Take Heart for the Journey
DivorceCare
Led by Dianne Lister through October 4
Facilitators: Jack Dorn & Phyllis Collins
Seed by Priscilla Shirer October 11- November 15
6:30-8:30 pm | C124
DivorceCare for Kids (DC4K) For kids ages 5-12 Facilitator: Vivian Moore Room: C125
Dinner Served, 5:15-6 pm
$8 Adults | $5 Children | $23 Family Maximum*
In addition to our home-cooked menus, we offer Chick-fil-A or Atlanta Bread Company 9/6 Beef Tips or Chick-fil-A; Children – Hamburgers, Beef Tips or Chick-fil-A 9/13 Pork Loin or Atlanta Bread Company; Children – Hot Dogs, Pork Loin or Atlanta Bread Company 9/20 Lasagna or Chick-fil-A; Children – Pizza, Lasagna or Chick-fil-A 9/27 Meat Loaf or Atlanta Bread Company; Children – Chicken Strips, Meat Loaf 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. 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.
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Worship is an integral part of our relationship with Christ. Our Worship Ministry is committed to leading Taylors First Baptist Church as we seek to ENCOUNTER God in humble worship. Choirs, band, and orchestra rehearse on Wednesday evenings. Details: www.taylorsfbc.org/worship/ music-taylors/
Nights at Taylors FBC
Step 1: Informational Meeting
October 1 | 4-5:30 pm | B132-133 Step 2: I'm All In Meeting
6:15 pm Through September 20
Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in The Apex
November 5 | 4-5:30 pm | B132-133
Expectant Worship Bible Study for K3 to 5th Grade Children
For Middle and High School Students
Launch your 2018 D-group
Join us for high-energy worship, games, and hearing from God’s Word collectively, followed by small groups. Café opens at 6 pm.
January 2018
Bible Studies for Men & Women Tuesday Morning Bible Study Led by Sandra Brown "The Book of Ephesians" Kids' Music Begins September 27
Wednesdays at 8 pm in The Loft
PRESCHOOL CHOIRS “The Christmas Journey” Presented to their families on Wednesday, December 13
Awesome college students need an awesome night to gather. A time for worship, teaching and community.
TAYLORS CHILDREN’S CHOIRS “Isaiah Jones and the Seekers of The Lost Christmas Treasure” Auditions for Solos & Speaking Parts: September 13 & 20, 5:30-7:30 pm, Room F70. Audition information is at the Elementary Welcome Desk.
Begins Tuesday, September 12 at 10 am. All ages, both men and women are welcome to join. No registration or fee required.
Monday Night Bible Study Led by Rev. Clyde Wright Mondays, 6 pm Taylors Rec Room 4 This group is ongoing; join at any time.
Technology
October 1 6-7:30 pm in the Apex Childcare provided
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Unless otherwise noted on monthly calendar
September Calendar of Events
Sundays
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
WEEKLY AT
Taylors
Life Groups, 9 and 10:30 am Traditional Worship, 9 am Contemporary Worship, 10:30 am Modern Worship, 10:30 am Regeneration High School Ensemble, 4:15 pm (Begins 9/17) Regeneration Student Choir, 5 pm (Begins 9/17) Evening Worship, 6 pm
Mondays
Mission Doll Workshop, 4 pm Monday Night Bible Study, 6 pm Men’s Pick Up Basketball, 7 pm Taylors Women Bible Study, 7 pm (Begins 9/18)
Tuesdays
Tuesday Morning Bible Study, 10 am (Begins 9/12) Family to Family, 6:30 pm Pickleball, 6:30 pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
Day of Prayer, 9 and 10:30 am No Evening Service
Labor Day: Church Office and Taylors Rec Center Closed
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
Basketball Registration Begins Parent’s Day Out Resumes, 9 am
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Taylors Women: Friends, Food, and Frames Event, 6 pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
Week of Prayer for State Missions (Through 9/17) Drop-In for Parents of Elementary Children, 8:45-9:45 am Singles Fellowship Lunch, 11:45 am Regeneration Student Choir: Magical Mystery Tour, 2 pm
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
XYZ Lunch & Program, 11:15 am
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
Tuesday Morning Bible Study Begins, 10 am WMU Global Missions Lunch, 11 am
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 WMU: Adults on Mission, 5 pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
Registration Opens for Women Accompanying Women Solo/Drama Auditions for Taylors Children’s Choir Musical, 5:30-7:30 pm Taylors Students: REACH Trip Interest Meeting, 8 pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Boston REACH Trip (Through 9/25)
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Lord’s Supper in Traditional Worship, 9 am Evening Worship/Church Conference, 6 pm
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Taylors Women Bible Study Begins, 7 pm
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
WMU: Bold Mission Group, 7 pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Flu Shot Clinic, 4:30 pm Kid's Music Begins, 6:15 pm Taylors Students: Dodgeball Tournament, 5:30 pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Wednesdays
Taylors Women Fall Bible Study and Mom to Mom, 9 am (Begin 9/13) Pickleball, 9 am Dinner Served, 5:15 pm Parish Nurse Office Open for Health Counseling, 5:15 pm Bible Study for Preschool/Elementary, 6:15 pm Kids' Music, 6:15 pm (Begins 9/27) Contemporary Choir Rehearsal, 6:20 pm Taylors Students: UNITED, 6:30 pm Journey: The Life of Elijah / DivorceCare and DC4K / Singles Fellowship: Bible Study / Grace Filled Marriage Small Groups / Take Heart for the Journey / Prayer in the Chapel Begins, 6:30 pm Taylors Orchestra Rehearsal, 7:30 pm Traditional Choir Rehearsal, 7:30 pm Taylors College: The Gathering, 8 pm AA Meeting, 8 pm
Thursdays
Precept Bible Study, 7 pm (Begins 9/14)
Saturdays
AA Meeting, 8 pm
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Taylors Women Bible Study & Mom to Mom Begin, 9 am Solo/Drama Auditions for Taylors Children’s Choir Musical, 5:30-7:30 pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
Precept Bible Study Begins, 7 pm Taylors Family Newsletter Deadline
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Love Taylors Day
* 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 September 14 for the next issue.
Basketball Registration Opens September 5 www.taylorsrec.com
New Fitness Classes
Beginner Zumba Wednesdays, 9:30 am, 9/20-10/11 Learning Line Dance Steps Mondays, 6-6:15 pm, 9/11-9/25
PARISH NURSE MINISTRY
Pilates Thursdays, 6 pm, Beginning 9/28
September 27, 4:30-7:45 pm, B131
We Need You to Coach Basketball!
Flu Shot Clinic Registration Not Required
Are You a Nurse?
The Parish Nurse Ministry is in need of CPR certified nurses who will serve on our Emergency Medical Response Team. For more information, call the church office.
Coaching basketball is a great opportunity to equip young minds for more than just playing a sport. We are seeking coaches for all age groups to give just a couple of hours a week to these young players. Contact Elaine Taylor at 292-4058 or elainet@taylorsfbc.org.
Our Church Family In Memoriam
Tim Odom July 5, 1952 – July 26, 2017 Geneva Hilton September 22, 1930 – July 27, 2017 Jean Holden August 14, 1939 – July 27, 2017 Dan Cunningham May 25, 1922 – July 30, 2017 Will Sherman August 2, 1928 – August 14, 2017 Jean Perry September 2, 1931 – August 13, 2017 Eugene (Gene) Mathis October 3, 1924 – August 23, 2017
Welcome New Staff Members Jeanie Eskew, Interim Director of Children’s Ministries Jeanie was born and raised here in Greenville and has been an elementary school teacher and substitute in the county for thirtynine years. She and her husband of nearly fortyone years, Maxie, have been members of Taylors for over twenty years. Their two children, Josh and Niki, grew up in the Children and Student ministries here. They also have four grandchildren and love spending time with family and friends. Katie Griggs, Interim Coordinator of Children’s Programs This new position will have Katie working hand-in-hand with Jeanie Eskew and Ashley Cox and is focused on large group worship for Taylors Children in both preschool and elementary as well as special events. Katie and her husband, Tim, have three children and have been a part of the Taylors family for seven years since they moved to Greenville. Both graduated from Virginia Tech and have been serving in Taylors Children most of their time here. Her heart’s desire is to see children encounter God through worship. Welcome Katie!
Thank You Kaitlyn! We would like to thank Kaitlyn Ross for her faithful service for five years. We wish her well as she enjoys a new stage in life as a mother.
Congratulations
...to Susan Lesser and Dustin Falls who were married July 22, 2017.
September 20
Interest Meeting
Thank You
Keith & Lin Cunningham would like to thank the church family for prayers and support during their time of loss.
July Stewardship Report
Budget Needs........................$523,927.35 Budget Receipts.....................$444,004.62 Other Receipts.........................$17,248.16 Total July Receipts..................$461,252.78 Budget Needs.....................$3,248,349.57 YTD Budget Receipts..........$2,848,343.39
Staff Anniversaries
REACH Trip to Nicaraqua 8 pm | Senior Room: F172
September 27
Dodgeball Tournament 5:30- 8 pm | Taylors Rec Center
October 27-29
Fall Retreat: Look Up Lodge Early Registration is Open $125 through September 20 www.taylorsfbc.org/students
Johnny Dunagin.......Fourteen Years of Service Elaine Taylor......... Thirteen Years of Service Kathy Dority........... Twelve Years of Service Kim Keller............... Twelve Years of Service
Sunday Statistics
7/30 8/6 8/13 8/20 Preschool ......171......... 205.........169..........173 Elementary....115......... 129.........130..........144 Students........112......... 76...........118...........181 College..........6............. 7..............10............24 Adults............778......... 765.........773..........805 Life Group Total...............1301...... 1182.......1200........1327 Betania...........61........... 45...........57............64 Morning Worship.........1216...... 1021.......1265........1325 Evening Worship.........89........... 74...........89............188
Grief Support FOR SPOUSES
Begins Monday, October 2 Room B127 Grief Support provides encouragement and support for those who have lost a spouse. For details and to register contact hopenet@taylorsfbc.org.
Welcome Our New Members
Timothy (T.J.) & Anna Anderson Joined July 23 by Letter
Meshia Blassingame*
Joined August 20 by Baptism
Michael & Janet Brown Joined August 20 by Letter
Megan Darby
Joined August 27 by Watchcare
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Fall Bible Studies
Mom to Mom: "Inside Out Parenting" Wednesdays September 13-November 29 & January 10-March 28, 9-11 am The Loft | Cost: $20 Mom to Mom is designed around the Titus 2:4 concept of older women teaching and encouraging younger women in their role as a wife, mother, and daughter of God.
Lord, Change my Attitude by James MacDonald Wednesdays, September 13-November 15 | 9-11 am in Room 132-133 Mondays, September 18-November 20 | 6:30-8 pm in Room B129 Cost: $20 Take Heart for the Journey Wednesdays through October 4 | 6:30 pm | Room B132-133 The Bible is like a treasure chest filled with valuable contents waiting to be discovered when we make our way into the secret place of the presence of God. It is there we find unsearchable, endless, indescribable riches that He longs for us to have---the more we have the more there is to have.
Experiencing Discipleship Wednesdays, September 13-November 15 | 9-11 am in Room B128 Are you interested in joining a Discipleship Group but don’t quite know where to start? In our first meeting, we will provide basic training for women interested in learning more and trying out a group. New groups will then be formed to study the book of John together for the next ten weeks.
Seed by Priscilla Shirer Wednesdays, October 11- November 15 | 6:30 pm | Room B132-133 6-part series of short videos that includes thought-provoking, modern-day parables.
Register for Mom to Mom, Lord, Change my Attitude, and Experiencing Discipleship Group at taylorsfbc.org/women.
Fall 2017 Kickoff | September 7
Friends, Food & Frames Speaker: Wendy Duke Soup, Salad & Dessert 6-8:30 pm Fellowship Hall
Register at taylorsfbc.org/women through September 3 $15 per person Childcare provided with registration for children birth-5th grade.
Abundance Conference November 3-4 TD Convention Center
Come and experience ABUNDANCE if you want to:
Women Accompanying Women October 22 | 4 pm | Room C 221
Through conversation, prayer, teaching and encouragement, women influence each other. Women Accompanying Women provides topics and tools to equip and encourage you as you lead other women to a personal encounter with a living God, to be transformed by Him, and then engage others with the power of the gospel. Open to all Taylors women. Register online at taylorsfbc.org/women beginning September 24.
• Explore the sufficiency and generosity of Christ through biblical teaching • Study Scripture alongside hundreds of women just like you • Leave feeling encouraged and spiritually refreshed Lisa Harper, Angela Thomas Pharr, Lysa TerKeurst, Jefferson Bethke, Jackie Hill Perry, Christy Nockels, Natalie Grant Cost: $69 Register: http://www.lifeway.com/Event/ Womens-Event-Abundance-Greenville-SC