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A Word From the Pastor

God has many blessings in store for the congregation of Front Street! Our Global Missions Celebration is set to begin on Friday at 6:00pm with a church wide fellowship meal. We have over thirty visiting team members ready to lead us in renewing our passion for the spreading of the Gospel throughout the world. I hope that you will take the time to pray throughout the week for the outpouring of God's Holy Spirit.

Our services on Sunday will be designed to enhance the Celebration. Please see the list below in order to know where to go during the Sunday School hour. All Sunday School teachers (with the exception of the Youth Department), should plan to be in the Sanctuary. Our visiting team will handle the Sunday School hour for all age groups. We will continue the celebration in the Worship Service at 10:30am.

It is my hope that everyone will be able to attend the entire weekend or at least a portion of it.

Sunday School Schedule, August 10. 2008

Infants through age 3 Nursery

Ages 4 - Kindergarten Room 206

First - Rising Sixth Grade Room 306

Youth Regular Sunday School Rooms

All Adults Sanctuary

*All, with the exception of the nursery, will attend the Worship Service
at 10:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary.

Sunday School Teachers do NOT need to prepare a lesson

for this week!

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

Pastor Tim

Acts 1:8 Challenge

On Mission for God

The Acts 1:8 Challenge is going to be an exciting chapter in the life of our church. We will commit hearts, hands, and feet to Jesus' words as we impact our community and world for His kingdom.

The 24 hour Prayer Vigil begins this Thursday at 5 p.m. What is needed are open and ready hearts to kneel before our Lord with Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication (ACTS). The Prayer Vigil will be held in the Sunday School rooms on the front hall as you enter the Education Building from the main parking lot. Our Sunday School classes have already committed to a block of time. There are, however, available time slots. If available, please commit to one (or more) of the following blocks of time:

Thursday, August 7, 2008

5-6 pm

7-8 pm

Friday, August 8, 2008

7-8 am

8-9 am

9-10 am

12-1 pm

1-2pm

2-3pm

3-4pm

You can sign up 1 of 3 ways: sign up on the sheet in the Fellowship Hall, call the church office, or call Don Lourcey (704.881.3315).

Paul writes in Ephesians 6: "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints-and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak."

Our prayer is that just like Paul, as ambassadors in chains for Christ, we earnestly pray for the saints, for renewal, and bold and confident speech as we proclaim the gospel message to our Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the world.

Family Business Meeting

Sunday, August 17

at 5:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Please make plans now to attend.

Young at Heart!

We will have our August Meeting on Tuesday, August 12 at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The lunch will be catered by Box Car Grille at a cost of $2.25 per plate. See you there!

Children in Action

Christmas in August

During the month of August, our Children in Action groups will be involved in Christmas in August. Many have participated with this mission project in the past and are aware of the impact it has had on missionaries' lives. This year, both CIA groups (1-3) and (4-6) will join efforts to collect items for missionary Oscar Sanchez. Oscar is a missionary in Fresno, CA. The following items will be collected during the entire month of August. Please drop off your items at any of the "Christmas" collection boxes around the church.

We look forward to seeing what God will do through this opportunity to serve!

"I'm a Christian Now!"

Class to Resume August 17

The discipleship class for children, which began this past Sunday, August 3, will skip this coming Sunday, August 10 due to the Acts 1:8 Global Missions Celebration. The class will resume on Sunday morning, August 17.

High 5!

Our last High 5 for the summer will be August 13 at 2:30 p.m. We'll meet at the church and load up our canned food items to take to the Baptist Center. While we are there, we'll shelve food, sort and hang clothing, and make coloring books and book marks for the clients that come through. Afterwards, we will eat at Kat's Patch in Troutman. Bring $5.00 and non-perishable food items.

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.

A Note About This Newsletter

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N.B. Mills Back -to-School Bash!

On Sunday, August 24th, we have the opportunity to reach out to our Jerusalem in a great way. We will be throwing a Back-to-School Bash for the families of N.B. Mills Elementary School. We are expecting around 800 children for this event, and we need lots of help in sharing the love of Jesus with these families. Ways you can become involved will be communicated in the next couple of weeks. The event is on Homecoming Sunday, and it will be operating from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Please be in prayer for this awesome outreach effort!

BLOOD DRIVE

Front Street

Baptist Church

1403 W. Front St.

Monday, Aug. 18^th

3:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Presenting donors can enter a drawing for a $1000 Gas Card.

1-800-Give Life

Please bring photo ID

Sunday School Teachers' Meeting!

There will be a Sunday School Teachers' Meeting Sunday afternoon,

August 17th at 4:30 p.m.

We will meet in the Fellowship Hall.

This is for all Sunday School Teachers.

Cross Connection Youth Ministry

THIS WEEK:

Wednesday Night, August 6: Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday Night, August 9: Student Missions Experience for Youth and College Students, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday Night, August 10: Churchwide Missions Celebration Service, 6:00 p.m.

College Students

If you have a young person attending college, local or out of town, please submit the requested information on the form on the church website. If your school address has not changed, we still need your information. Click here or on the picture at the left to be connected to the form.

Summer Will Be Over
Before You Know It!

It's time again to think about school starting back! Over the next several weeks, we will be collecting school supplies for N. B. Mills. Donation boxes will be set in the hallway outside the Fellowship Hall. Please bring items such as no. 2 pencils, loose-leaf notebook paper, spiral bound notebooks, pens, glue sticks, etc. Please see Judy Harwell for more details.

FINAL
UPCOMING SUMMER EVENT!

Global Missions Celebration - August 8-10

Beginning 6:00 p.m. this coming Friday evening, August 8.

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:

Acts 1:8 Challenge.

Renewal and Awakening.

For God's vision and direction.

For Church Members:

Kim Rector, upcoming knee surgery.

Konnor Gooden, outpatient tonsillectomy July 29.

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.

Donald Martin, health concerns.

Hazel Estes, health concerns.

Carole Leischner, lung cancer.

Elaine Stadtfeld, diagnosed with pneumonia.

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.

Brittni Wright, friend of Bobbie James, 17 years old, diagnosed with a
brain tumor.

Frances Fincannon, serious health concerns.

Glenn Brindle, friend of Lynn and Brenda Smith, serious health concerns.

Joshua Lancaster, 3-year-old undergoing treatment for leukemia.

Visit Joshua's Web Page.

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

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 August 2008 will be taken until Monday, August 11 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

August 9 Matthew Harpe

August 10 Lawrence Green, John Pardue, Scott Mitcham, Harry Robinson, Brittany Bost, Kyle McCann, Cheri Snead

August 11 Ryan Bush

August 12 Allison Hix, Andy Howell, Ty Lindeman, Kathy Hall

August 13 Karissa Lerch, Mary Ann Gentry

August 14 Clinton Green, Cathy Warren, Brandon Sidden

August 15 Jeff Stone, Sophia DiGorga, David Taylor, Emily Miller, Ken Deal

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial:

Grover Hellard (room #416)

Harold Little (room #216)

Lou Jane Carter (room #221)

Helen Gill (room #312)

Levine Children's Hospital:
Justin Holt

BAPTIZED ON SUNDAY:

Eunkyong Cho

Gabe Ferron

Eric Funderburk

Mary Ann Gentry

Alyssa Hall

R. J. Hall

Samantha Hayes

Gabrielle Martin

Owen Stegall

WELCOME NEW CHURCH MEMBERS!

Ms. Danielle Martin

276 Seven Springs Loop

Statesville, NC 28625

Birthday: April 13

Ms. Gabrielle Martin

276 Seven Springs Loop

Statesville, NC 28625

Birthday: July 10

WELCOME NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBER:

Joined Youth II:
Samantha Hayes

2415 Old US Hwy. 70

Cleveland, NC 27013

Birthday: January 8

THANK YOU!

To all I say thanks so very much for being there for me during my back surgery. I do appreciate all your visits, calls, cards and, of course, all of your thoughts and prayers. God was by my side during the surgery and I know he will never leave me as long as I put my trust in Him.

Again, I say thank you.

In Christ's love,

Judy Laws

Front Street Family,

Thank you for the flowers and feeding us during our loss. Also thank you for all your kind words and prayers.

The Younger Family

August 10^th - Churchwide Missions Celebration Service

August 17^th - Family Business Meeting

August 24^th - Back to School Bash at N.B. Mills / AWANA Kickoff

August 31^st - Labor Day (No Services)

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

6:30 p.m. Team in Training Info Meeting in the Fellowship Hall

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6

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

6:30 p.m. Finance Committee Meeting in the

Sunday School Office

7:40 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10
FRONT STREET BAPTIST CHURCH GLOBAL MISSIONS CELEBRATION

FRIDAY, AUGUST 8

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Global Missions Celebration!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9

9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Global Missions Celebration!

6:00 - 9:30 p.m. Global Missions Celebration!

7:30 p.m. Student Missions Experience for Youth and College

Students

SUNDAY, AUGUST 10

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Library Open

9:00 a.m. Sunday School - Adults in Sanctuary

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

10:30 a.m. Worship Celebration at Front Street Baptist Church
with Guest Missionary Speaker

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

4:30 p.m. Governing Council Meeting in Pastor Tim's Office

6:00 p.m. Churchwide Missions Celebration Service

MONDAY, AUGUST 11

12:00 p.m. Angel Food Orders Due

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

11:00 a.m. Young at Heart Meeting

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13

2:30 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

No Youth Tonight!

7:40 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M James Parker (SE Choir), M/M Mike Munday (SW Choir), M/M Bob Harwell (NE Front), M/M Matt Miller (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, August 10:

BABIES: Gaye Fox, Manda Stegall and Debbie Lang
ONE YEAR OLDS: Sandy Lamm and Dionne Stutts
TWO YEAR OLDS: Brittany Johnson and Matt Miller
THREE YEAR OLDS: James and Angie Mullis

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, AUGUST 6 (6:30 p.m.): Kim Mottinger and

Jackie King

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL, AUGUST 6: (7:30 p.m.): Ralph and Pauline Campbell

EVENING SERVICES, AUGUST 10 (5:30 p.m.): John and Amy Rhyne
WEDNESDAY SERVICE, AUGUST 13 (6:30 p.m.): Brenda Smith and Brenda Howell

CELEBRATION CHOIR REHEARSAL, AUGUST 13: (7:30 p.m.): Christine Weiss and Kathy Cook

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.: Brenda Funderburk 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Debbie Lang Wednesday: 6:00-7:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

USHERS FOR AUGUST:

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

PM: Brent Austin, John Rhyne, Junior Morton, Mickey Sharpe, Tim Sigmon, Keith Somer and David Stegall

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, August 9: Grady Pharr (704-873-8505) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Sunday, August 10: Randy Morrison (704-872-5615) Hospital Visitation Sunday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


August 3, 2008

Worship Attendance.............	420

Sunday School.........................................	291
Enrollment.................................................	682
Members Present.....................................	277
New Members..........................................	1
Visitors......................................................	14
Total Contacts.........................................	5

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$19,459.29
Budget Offering Required......................	$14,738.34
Budget Offering Received......................	$17,287.09
Designated Offerings..............................	$1,957.20
Other Receipts Received........................	$215.00
Budget Needs to Date............................	$722,178.66
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$722,777.32

Building Fund Totals..............................	$149,328.61

Memorials and Honorariums

GENERAL FUND

In Honor of: The Youth

By: Archie and Mary Nell Feimster

DVD MINISTRY

In Honor of: Bob Cook

By: Archie and Mary Nell Feimster

BARNABAS

In Honor of: Barnabas Workers

By: Betty Minton

Come check us out in the Front Street Library-Your Library!

THE NEW EVE by Robert Lewis

CHAOS by Ted Dekker

RENEGADE by Ted Dekker

INFIDEL by Ted Dekker

CHOSEN by Ted Dekker

THE BEST IS YET TO COME by Greg Laurie

BEYOND by Greg Laurie

WHY, GOD? by Greg Laurie

LOST BOY by Greg Laurie

FOSSIL HUNTER by John B. Olson

Thank you!

TEAM IN TRAINING

INFORMATIONAL MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5^th, 2008

6:30 PM

IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL

Come and see how you can be a part

of changing the lives of those

suffering from blood cancers

Contact Bobbie James at

704-528-5390 work or 704-871-1989 home

or email at blbjames@bellsouth.net

for any questions.

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!

You Are Invited to Join Us!

Please join us every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. in the main Sanctuary for a Prayer Walk for our Sunday Morning Worship Services. This will be a special time of prayer as we praise Him, humble ourselves and seek His face.

Front Street Services Now Available on DVD!

Do you ever wish you could see your child dedicated or baptized again?

Have you ever participated in a service and want to remember it forever?

Was the sermon so memorable that you want to see the Pastor preach it again and again?

Good News! DVDs of our worship services are now available! For a cost of $5.00 each, you can now obtain a copy of any service. (Our archives go back about six months.) Just contact the church office and pay $5.00 in advance.

Jail Ministry

The following materials are passed out in the jail ministry each Saturday morning:

Open Windows
Christian magazines; such as: Home Life and Mature Living
Sunday School books

If you have any of these materials that you are not using, please drop them in the jail ministry boxes available in each Sunday School class.

Sanctuary Flowers

If you would like to place flowers in the sanctuary in memory or in honor of someone, please call the church office. Flowers are needed for all months except December. The cost is $45.00, and payment will reserve your date.

Cartoon of the Week!

Contact Info

Front Street Baptist Church (704) 872-7623 info@frontstreet.org