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A Word From the Pastor

We began a new series this past Sunday on Acts 1:8. As we explored the history of mankind, we learned that God has always been about restoring fallen man into a right relationship with Him. God is passionate about missions and we are praying that He will give us that same passion. May our hearts be broken over the many number of people who do not know Christ personally.

This coming Sunday, our time will focus on Front Street's ends of the earth. To get you thinking about the ends of the earth, consider these statistics: China has 1.3 billion people, 1.2 billion of whom do not believe in Jesus. Indonesia is the largest Muslim country made up of nearly 220 million people. Eighty million Bengali Hindus inhabit India and Bangladesh. There are 192 countries in our world today. Out of those 192 countries there are 11,000 documented people groups. The International Mission Board classifies over half of these groups as unreached groups. This means that the total number of evangelical Christians among that group totals less than 2 percent of the population.

These numbers are staggering and overwhelming. But the awesome thing is that we, Front Street Baptist Church, can and will be a light to these nations. I ask you to join me in praying that God will prepare our hearts for what He is calling us to do. I hope that you are making plans now to attend the Global Missions Celebration on August 8-10. During this weekend, we will unveil numerous mission opportunities that will allow you to be involved in praying, giving and/or going.

For His glory,

Pastor Tim

Baptism Celebration August 3^rd

We are planning a Baptism Celebration for Sunday, August 3. There are a number of people who have recently accepted Christ or have joined the church and are in need of baptism. If you would like to be baptized on this day, please contact the church office (704-872-7623) and set up an appointment to meet with Pastor Tim if you have not already spoken with him.

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

VBS DVD Packages Available!

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.

VBS T-Shirts!

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.

High 5!

The next High 5! is scheduled for July 16. We'll meet at the church at 2:30 in the fellowship hall to prepare tray favors for residents of Statesville Manor. We will then deliver those tray favors and stay to play Bingo and minister to the residents there. Afterwards, we will eat dinner at Jay Bee's. Bring $5.00 and a non-perishable food item.

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!

"I'm a Christian Now!"

New Discipleship Class for Children

"I'm a Christian Now" is a four week class for children who have recently prayed to receive Christ. This class covers the basics of what happens next. Things like: what it means to be a Christian, your testimony, baptism, Lord's Supper, the church, and spending time with God.

The class will be taught by Karen Shea during the Sunday School hour in the month of August. The first class begins August 3 (skipping Aug 10, due to the Acts 1:8 Lay Renewal Weekend). We will meet for worship as usual in the fellowship hall and then move upstairs for the class.

PLEASE let Karen know if your child will be attending. There is a workbook required, which needs to be ordered. There is no fee for the class or the workbook.

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.

News and Announcements

Do you have news and announcements for Sunday Morning? If so, please send them to: news@frontstreet.org or call the church office by Thursday morning of that week. We will insert your announcement into our slide show presentation before the service begins. Please be sure to include any clipart or photos.

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Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

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

Sunday Night, July 13: Churchwide Picnic at Lakewood Park

Wednesday Night, July 16: Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room

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:

Grover Hellard, very serious health concerns.

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.

Scott Webb, Nancy Mills' son-in-law, as he faces Lou Gehrig's Disease.

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 12 Bobby Harwell, Maribeth Warren, Faye Blohm

July 13 Junior Morton, Kelcey Tittle, Matthew Sampsel, Jason Miller

July 14 Inez Morton, John Munday, Mack Saunders, Shelby Parker, Barbara Orr

July 15 Brenda Dobson, T.J. Codding, Hannah Gilliland, Catherine Cook

July 16 Helen Gill, Althea Owens, Amy Rhyne, Jennifer Hight

July 17 Steve DeVore

July 18 Tracy Pardue, Charles Kincaid, Alaina Dillard, Abigail Waugh, Linda Stewart

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial:

Judy Laws (room #517)

FLOWERS:

The Sanctuary Flowers for Sunday, July 13, are placed in memory of Effie Moore from her family.

WELCOME NEW CHURCH MEMBERS:

Patrick and Amanda Clark

148 Brown Farms Drive

Cleveland, NC 27013

Birthdays: Patrick: August 27

Amanda: May 16

THANK YOU!

Dear Church Family,

I wanted to express my thanks for all the prayers that went out for me during my stay in the hospital for pneumonia.

Scott and I deeply appreciate Wayne Riddle and Bob Cook for their visits and conversations they shared. These men are truly a blessing in our lives. Continue to pray for me as I recover at home.

In Christ,

DeeDee and Scott Mitcham

Dear Brothers and Sisters at Front Street,

We are grateful to you for standing behind us and supporting us over this past year and a half at home. Thank you for your prayers and generous gifts both as a church body and as individuals. We are humbled by your outpouring of love. We are excited about our return August 14th and look forward to the new ministry the Lord has given us in Cambodia. Thank you for sending us!

With much love in Christ,

Kit, Avery and Lucas

July 13^th - Annual Church Picnic at Lakewood Park!

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 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

SATURDAY, JULY 12

7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Reception for Dr. Marvin and Sandy Boyer in the

Fellowship Hall

SUNDAY, JULY 13 Secret Ballot Vote on Dr. Boyer for Senior Adult
and Care Pastor 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

3:45 - 4:45 p.m. Governing Council Meeting in Pastor Tim's Office

5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Annual Churchwide Picnic at Lakewood Park

MONDAY, JULY 14

10:00 a.m. Young at Heart to Rockford General Store

12:00 p.m. Angel Food Orders Due

7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Missions Team Meeting

TUESDAY, JULY 15

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16

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

through Sixth Grade

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 18

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M Mike Johnson (SE Choir), M/M Barry Lang (SW Choir), M/M Jim Hawks (NE Front), M/M Gary Holland (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, July 13:

BABIES: Gaye Fox, John Wright and Beverly Wright
ONE YEAR OLDS: Kathy and Alyssa Hall
TWO YEAR OLDS: Becky Morrison and Ethel Morrison
THREE YEAR OLDS: Kim and Matt Sharpe

NURSERY - OTHER 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

EVENING SERVICES, JULY 13 (5:30 p.m.): Churchwide Picnic at Lakewood Park!
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, JULY 16 (6:30 p.m.): Althea Owens and Steve Swaim

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL, JULY 16: (7:30 p.m.): Christine Weiss and Kathy Cook

SUNDAY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: David and Joyce Brigman
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Grady and Anne Pharr

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Brenda Funderburk 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Church Picnic! 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 12: Jeff Stone (704-585-6912) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, July 13: Benny Elledge (704-872-4854) Hospital Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

Robert Nesbit, Sunday Morning Parking Lot Assistant

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


July 6, 2008

Worship Attendance.............	375

Sunday School.........................................	291
Enrollment.................................................	682
Members Present.....................................	288
New Members..........................................	0
Visitors......................................................	3
Total Contacts.........................................	0

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$21,058.63
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,738.34
Budget Offering Received......................	$18,871.63
Designated Offerings..............................	$1,777.00
Other Receipts Received........................	$410.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$663,225.30
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$668,907.77

Building Fund Totals..............................	$147,025.41

Memorials and Honorariums

BUILDING FUND

In Honor of: Edith Blackwood Blanton and her sister, Maxine B.

Lazenby on their birthdays

By: Lynn and Dorcas Dyson

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

By: Bob and Judy Harwell

In Memory of: Effie Moore

By: Ralph and Pauline Campbell

In Memory of: Louise Webber

By: Donald Webber

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