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Praise the Lord!

I hope each one of you will take an opportunity to give God praise for all He did in VBS. Thank you, Karen, and all the workers who gave so much time and effort. God certainly used all of your hard work, prayers and time. Twenty-one children came to faith in Christ during VBS this year. For many others, it helped them grow in their walk with Christ. Please pray for these new Christians and come along beside them to strengthen them in the faith.

This week, you should be receiving a letter in the mail that talks about God's vision for Front Street. I hope that you will take time to read through the letter and then commit this as a matter of prayer. At the heart of this proposal, you will see a vision that is committed to reaching people with the message of Christ, and our process of helping them mature in their faith.

This coming Sunday we begin a new series based on Acts 1:8. My prayer for this series is that we will develop the same heart and passion for missions that God has. Over the next few weeks, I would like to challenge you to read through the book of Acts. May God give us the same boldness and power to take the Gospel to Statesville and around the world.

For HIS Glory!

Pastor Tim

Deacon Nominations

It is time once again for the church body to nominate deacons for the upcoming church year. The Deacon Body is charged with the responsibility to minister to the physical and spiritual needs of the church body extending to our Saints at Home and Saints in Care. The function of the Deacon Body is to give leadership for the spiritual development of the members through personal example and deed.

As you think through the nominating process, please read through the qualifications listed in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. Likewise deacons must be reverent, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy for money, holding the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience. But let these also first be tested: then let them serve as deacons, being found blameless. Likewise, their wives must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things. Let deacons be the husband of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well. For those who have served well as deacons obtain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

The deadline for nominations is Sunday, July 6. You can submit your nominations in writing, by email or by calling the church office (704) 872-7623. Each nominee will be screened by the deacon leadership. After much prayer and examination, the deacon leadership will present a list of candidates to be voted on at the Family Business Meeting, Sunday evening, August 17^th.

Senior Adult and Care Pastor Search Committee Report

After many prayers, phone calls, research and interviews the Senior Adult Search Committee unanimously recommends Dr. Marvin Boyer for the position of Senior Adult and Care Pastor.

We believe his spiritual maturity, his experience, his great love for people and his educational background qualifies him for this position. The search committee feels strongly that God has led us to Dr. Boyer, and also believe God has called him here.

Dr. Boyer graduated from Bible College in 1960. He received a B.S. degree in General Music in 1968. He graduated from Trinity Theological Seminary with a degree in ministry in 1988. He graduated from the University of Phoenix in Tucson, AZ in 2000 with a MAEd in educational counseling.

Dr. Boyer is the husband of the former Sandra Tilley Hollifield, Judi Bell's sister. Sandra grew up in Statesville and attended Front Street Baptist Church. Dr. Boyer and Sandra have been guests at the Young at Heart meetings on two occasions, and presented the program in June.

All the church family is invited to a fellowship to meet Dr. Boyer and Sandra on Saturday, July 12 from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at the meeting in the church Fellowship Hall.

Dr. Boyer will be at the church service on July 13. The church body will vote, by secret ballot, on whether to extend a call to Dr. Boyer at that morning worship service.

Respectfully Submitted,

Benny Elledge

Judy Harwell

Debbie Morton

Grady Pharr

John Wright

High 5 This Wednesday!

This Wednesday is our next High 5! We will visit Cloyce and Kitty Matheny to hear about their mission work. We will also visit other Saints at home and do some clean-up projects for them. We'll eat dinner at Cook Out. Bring $5.00 and a non-perishable food item for the SYBA food pantry.

Permission forms are required for children to participate. If you have not signed up, please do so by calling the church office.

Opportunities for Service!

Sunday School Teachers are needed in the following areas:

3rd, 4th and 5th Grade Classes - We need someone to rotate every other month.

Kindergarten: We need 2 teachers.

Mission Friends: We need 2 teachers.

CiA: 1st -3rd and 4th - 6th grade teachers.

Please see any member of the nominating committee or Karen Shea if youare interested or need more information.

Nominating Committee members are: Jackie King, Linda Blakely, Terrie Ross,
Ronnie Harmon and Benny Elledge

Thank you!

Thank You!

A BIG "thank you" goes out to everyone who helped with and prayed for VBS last week. Thanks to all the station leaders, crew leaders, helpers, registrars, decorating team, and clean-up crew for all of your efforts. You are appreciated so much!!

We appreciate all of the sugar cookies and monetary donations for the snacks that the children enjoyed all week. I also want to thank each of you who brought so many supplies and allowed us to borrow so many things. You were all a huge part in making the week a great success!

I hope each person who took part in VBS realizes what a blessing you are to our church! We appreciate you and pray that you received a blessing as well.

We collected over $360.00 to send soccer "GO" balls to Africa where kids can play soccer and learn about Jesus! Because of this, our VBS efforts and the message of Jesus will carry on...into Africa. Awesome!

The best news of the entire week is that 21 children prayed to receive Christ during VBS! Glory to God!!!

Congratulations to Scott & Zach Stewart, Jeremy & Nathan Miller, and Sylvia Moose! You are the poster and robot winners for the SS class decorations! These folks were given homemade cakes, donated by Mrs. Judy Harwell. Thank you, Judy!

A DVD package, which includes the "spotlight drama", a video of the week's activities and Sunday's worship service will be available soon. Sign-up sheets will be outside the church office. The cost will be $6.00 per package.

The t-shirts have finally come in! Please see Kinnan Johnson on Sunday for t-shirts that were pre-ordered. We also have some extra medium and XL sizes if you would like to purchase.

Mark your calendars for next year's VBS!

We'll kick-off the week on Sunday, June 21 and VBS will be Mon.-Fri., June 22-26, ending with a Sunday service on the 28^th.

You might want to plan your vacation around it! It's sure to be lots of fun!!

Annual Churchwide Picnic!

5:00 p.m. Sunday, July 13

Lakewood Park,

East Shelters 1& 2

Sign-up sheets are outside the church office. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, July 9.

Menu:

Hot Dogs and Hamburgers with all the trimmings, tea and lemonade.

Please bring your favorite side items, drinks and desserts to share.

Celebration Choir Rehearsals Resume
Wednesday, July 2 at 7:40 p.m.

See you there!

News and Announcements

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Barnabas Project

Saturday, July 5, 2008

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Love in Action!

When God's people are in need, be ready to help them.
(Romans 12:13 NLT)

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

Wednesday Night, July 2: Youth Group Meet in the Youth Room

Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 11: Youth to Crossroads!

Sunday Night, July 13: Churchwide Picnic at Lakewood Park

UPCOMING SUMMER EVENTS!

Home Mission Trip, July 28 - August 1.

Missions Celebration - August 8-10

Prayer Requests

Thank you all for praying each week for our prayer requests. Please take the time to review the list below, pray for the requests on it and advise the church office via e-mail at info@frontstreet.org if a request should be removed or if a request should be added.

Prayer Requests:

Pray for the safety of our men and women serving in the military and the families of those serving.

For Our Church:

Senior Adult Pastor Search Committee.

Renewal and Awakening.

For God's vision and direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Justin Holt, as he recovers from a serious car accident.

Bobbie James, undergoing treatment for Hodgkin's Lymphoma

James Parker, health concerns.

Pam Drye, health concerns.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Carole Leischner, lung cancer.

Remember all of our Saints in Care and Saints at Home.

For Our Missionaries:

Norman & Debbie Cannada (NAMB - Charleston, WV)

Kit, Avery & Lucas Putrakul (New Tribes - Cambodia - on furlough)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Rev. Jim Snead, Pastor of Clear Vision Baptist Church, in the loss of his wife
and as he suffers serious medical conditions of his own.

Gail Moore, as she faces graves disease and lupus.

Ruth James, for her pacemaker stabilization.

Frances Fincannon, as she recovers from back surgery.

Dr. Basil Mathew, serious health concerns.

Randy Gardner, serious health concerns.
Randy Gardner's father, Ervin Gardner, serious health concerns.
Brenda Gardner's father, Earl Bolen, serious health concerns.

Bob Badger, friend of Homer and Hazel Estes, has cancer and other

serious health concerns.

Vance Gregory, Martha Somers' father, serious health concerns.

Roland Hammer, friend of Carole Leischner, as he recovers from surgery.

Melissa Holmes' father, Phil Carlton, has cancer.

Betty Minton's sister, Nancy Mitchell (lives in York, PA), has lung cancer.

Maggie Montgomery, Brenda Howell's mother, as she faces, then recovers from, brain surgery.

Mark Cash, son-in-law of Lynn and Brenda Smith, as he recovers from injuries resulting from a bike accident.

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for July 2008 will be taken until Monday, July 14 until 12:00 p.m.

For more information about this ministry or to see this month's menu, please visit the ministry website:

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

or contact Steve DeVore.

Thank You,

Steve DeVore

Birthdays

July 5 Susan Stroud, Trudy Fox, Art Gunn, Mark Morrison, Josh Kincaid, Kasie McCann

July 6 Wayne Mayberry, Esther Perry

July 7

July 8 Alyssa Hall

July 9 John Blakely, Heather Houpe, Mickey Sharpe, Cole Rector, Gabriel Ferron

July 10 Edith Blanton, Joshua Nesbit-Goodman, Chloe Holland

July 11 Mike Munday, Patrick Meadors, Terri Drum, Scott Tuthill

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial:

Grover Hellard (room #431)

FLOWERS:

The Sanctuary Flowers for Sunday, July 6, are placed in honor of John Blakely and Mickey Sharpe.

WELCOME NEW CHURCH MEMBERS:

Eunkyong Cho

115 Antler Drive

Statesville, NC 28625

Birthday: February 15

Alyssa Hall

201 Honeycutt Road

Troutman, NC 28166

Birthday: July 8

THANK YOU!

Dear Front Street Family,

We want to thank each and every one of you for all the prayers, cards, visits and calls for Justin and our family. Thank you to Pastors Tim, Jeremy, Kenny and Bob Cook for being there for us. We are so grateful to have such a wonderful church family. We are truly blessed. Please continue to remember Justin as he recovers.

We Love You All,

Darrell, Lisa, Justin and Amber Holt

WELCOME NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBERS:

Joined the Homeward Bound Sunday School Class:

Mr. and Mrs. Ronald (Mary Ann) Gentry

501 South Mulberry Street Apt. 118

Statesville, NC 28677

Birthdays: Ronald: February 1

Mary Ann: August 13

July 6^th - July 4^th Weekend (No Services)

July 13^th - Annual Church Picnic

July 20^th - Community Outreach - Promote Youth Mission Trip Events

July 27^th - Worship With the Youth at the Kickoff of Their Home Mission Trip

August 3^rd - Sunday School Gathering

August 10^th - Missions Service

August 17^th - Family Business Meeting

August 24^th - Awana Kickoff

August 31^st - Labor Day (No Services)

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, JULY 1

No Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2

2:30 -7:30 p.m. "High Five" for Children Who Have Completed

Third through Sixth Grades

6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Worship in the Word in the

Fellowship Hall; CiA and Mission Friends;

Youth Group Meet in the Youth Room

7:40 - 9:00 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, JULY 4

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly Family Restaurant

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

Independence Day!

Office Closed

SATURDAY, JULY 5

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Barnabas Project

SUNDAY, JULY 6 Deadline for Deacon Nominations is Today!

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Prayer Walk in Main Sanctuary;
Library Open

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

9:30 a.m. Sunday School at Mision
Bautista Hispana

10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Front
Street Baptist Church

10:35 a.m. Worship Service at Mision
Bautista Hispana

6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Missions Team Meeting

No Evening Services

MONDAY, JULY 7

12:00 p.m. Youth Leave for Crossroads

No Mary Cannon Group in July!

TUESDAY, JULY 8

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9

6:30 p.m. Wednesday Night Worship in the Word in the

Fellowship Hall; CiA and Mission Friends

7:40 - 9:00 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, JULY 11

7:00 a.m. Men's Prayer Breakfast at Friendly Family Restaurant

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M Bob Harwell (SE Choir), M/M Jeff Stone (SW Choir), M/M Mike Deal (NE Front), M/M John Wright (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, July 6:

BABIES: Donna Somers, Monica Morrison and Rhonda Adams
ONE YEAR OLDS: Sandy and Katie Lamm
TWO YEAR OLDS: Debbie Morton and Maribeth Warren
THREE YEAR OLDS: Ken and Kinnan Johnson

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, JULY 2 (6:30 p.m.): Randy and Barbara Morrison

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL, JULY 2: (7:30 p.m.): Sandra and Ben Oliver

EVENING SERVICES, JULY 6 (5:30 p.m.): No Evening Services
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, JULY 9 (6:30 p.m.): Jeff and Michelle Stone

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL, JULY 9: (7:30 p.m.): Ralph and Pauline Campbell

SUNDAY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: Benny and Libby Elledge
10:00 - 10:30 a.m.: Randy Morrison and Daniel Morrison

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Roxanne Marquess 6:45-7:30 p.m.: No Evening Services Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

USHERS FOR JULY:

AM: Chuck Howell, Steve Somers, Terry Fox, Franklin Ivey, Wayne Mayberry, Kenneth Lippard and Sam Lowrance

PM: Jeff Stone, Donald Webber, Jim Hawks, Todd Lamberth, Matt Miller, Ken Johnson and Scott Tuthill

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, July 5: Paul Snead (704-876-6985) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, July 6: Dale McLelland (704-872-0330) Hospital Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

Jim Hawks, Sunday Morning Parking Lot Assistant

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


June 29, 2008

Worship Attendance.............	6/22: 427 6/29: 432

Sunday School.........................................	271
Enrollment.................................................	682
Members Present.....................................	266
New Members..........................................	2
Visitors......................................................	5
Total Contacts.........................................	0

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$17,890.33
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,738.34
Budget Offering Received......................	$16,343.36
Designated Offerings..............................	$948.07
Other Receipts Received........................	$598.90
Budget Needs to Date............................	$648,486.96
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$650,036.14

Building Fund Totals..............................	$146,038.41

Memorials and Honorariums

DVD MINISTRY

In Honor of: Ida Beasley

By: Fellowship in Christ Sunday School Class

VBS - Soccer Balls for Africa

In Honor of: Allen and Beverly Hillard on their 50h Wedding Anniversary

By: Peggy and Mickey Sharpe

Easter Pageant Videos!

Will whoever took the Easter Pageant videos from the library, please return them. We had a new member ask to check one out, and we found that someone else had taken them, without checking them out. Thank you!

SYBA Children's Ministry Camps