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A Word From the Pastor

What an awesome time of worship Sunday morning! Many thanks to all who had a part in the service.

Tonight is the second night of our revival. Please come at 6:30 p.m. Bring that lost friend, family member or co-worker.

This Sunday we will continue our study in the Gospel of John. Our focal passage will be John 7:1-13, where Jesus goes to the Feast of Tabernacles. As you study, pray and ask the Father how your actions are influenced by this world instead of Him.

Pastor Tim

Honduras Presentation

The Honduras Missions Trip Presentation to be held Wednesday, April 29^th at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. The team will be presenting media and experiences of their recent medical missions trip. Don't miss this exciting time of learning what God is doing in Honduras and how He has impacted your Front Street short term missionaries.

Baptism Scheduled for April 26

We are scheduling a baptism for Sunday morning, April 26 during the morning Worship Celebration. If you need to be baptized, please contact the church office by phone at (704) 872-7623 or by email at info@frontstreet.org.

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions

Why Give to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for North American Missions?

Because three of four people in North America are lost. One hundred percent of dollars given to the AAEO go to support over 5,000 missionaries and their ministries in the United States and Canada. Through the next weeks, our church will be celebrating North American Missions. Don't miss out of this special time of learning how Southern Baptists are living with urgency and sharing Christ the U.S. and Canada.

North American Missionaries

Though their stories and methods are different, they share a common urgency for sharing the gospel with North American. Whether it is starting a new church, meeting the needs of the homeless, leading worship at a ski resort, or leading Back Yard Bible clubs, missionaries depend on the faithful prayers and generosity of Southern Baptists. Please pray for our missionaries and give generously to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering�.

Our Church's Goal

Our church's goal for North American Missions is $5,000. Please pray that God will lead you in your sacrificial giving.

This Sunday Night in AWANA:

AWANA Store!

Don't Miss It! See You at 5:30 p.m. Sunday Evening!

The Great Bike Ride of 2009

Virginia Creeper Trail - Saturday, May 9th

We will leave FSBC promptly at 9:00 am. Bring lunch to eat at the park in Damascus. We will stop for pizza at Cici's in Boone on the way back. If you bring your own bike the cost for transportation will be $10 per person or less depending on the number of participants. If you want to rent a bike reservations must be made in advance: call 800-475-5095 and reserve for 12:00 p.m.

Don't miss the fun!

Attention Sparks!

This Coming Saturday:

End of the Year Party

at the home of Wendy Holland

4:00 - 7:00 p.m.

See You There!

T&T Year End Celebration

Friday, May 1, 2009

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

*The location and more details will be announced in the daily email later this week.

Other important dates to remember:

Awana Store Night - Sunday, April 26

(Awana will end EARLY - 7:00pm)

Awana Awards Night - Sunday, May 3 - families invited to attend

Join Us for the 2009 Mission Trip to Charleston, WV

WHEN: July 3-10 (We will leave Statesville mid-day on Friday, July 3^rd and leave Charleston in the morning on Friday, July 10^th)

WHO: Families, Youth, Singles, College Students . . . Anyone Young or Old!

WHERE: West Charleston Baptist Church in Charleston, WV

WHAT: We'll be working with Norman and Debbie Cannada and West Charleston Baptist Church to help with VBS and do Servant Evangelism. The trip will be an opportunity to minister to lots of children and families in Charleston and to partner with other ongoing ministries of West Charleston Baptist Church. Join us and be part of what God is doing in Charleston, WV!

We'll be sleeping at another local church (air mattresses and sleeping bags). Hotel accommodations may be arranged if necessary.

COST: $115 per person

For more information or to sign up, please contact Monica Morrison at mon4385@hotmail.com or 704-437-0256.

Join us for this FREE Live Nationwide Event:

Dave Ramsey's Town Hall for Hope

Front Street Baptist Church

1403 W. Front Street, Statesville, 28677

Thursday, April 23, 2009

8:00 p.m.

Click here for directions to the church

INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS OPPORTUNITY

Mission Trip to Work with Russian Orphans

WHO: Families, singles, young, old - ANYONE!!

WHAT: INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS OPPORTUNITY - ministering to Russian orphans in the United States at a family camp.

WHERE: BETHLEHEM CAMP, BONIFAY, FL - through Hearts of Love Ministry at a camp in the panhandle of Florida.

WHEN: JULY 18 - JULY 25, 2009 - We'll leave Statesville Saturday, 7/18 and return to Statesville Saturday, 7/25.

COST: $20 per person per day + travel/fuel expenses.

We have the opportunity to minister to Russian orphans at a beautiful family camp in Bonifay, Florida. Hearts of Love Ministry is hoping to have 15-20 orphans coming to the U.S. from Russia for the month of July. We can be a part of this ministry for this week in July. We will eat with them, worship with them, play with them, and most of all love them. Each day we will lead VBS type activities for a few hours. We will have an opportunity to learn some of the Russian language while the orphans will be learning some English. The children will receive medical and dental checkups while in the U.S.

FOR INFO: Contact Debbie Lang by email at jetsnhooves@hotmail.com or by phone at 704-876-4919 if you would like to be a part of this ministry or if you have questions.

IS GOD CALLING YOU??!!

Make Plans Now to Attend our

Family Business Meeting

This Coming Sunday Evening,

April 26 at 7:00 p.m.

in the Sanctuary.

Summer Small Group Opportunities

On Wednesday nights

Beginning May 6

at 6:30 p.m.

"The Power of the Praying Wife"

Led by Cindy Tucker

Join us as we study Stormie Omarian's "The Power of a Praying Wife".

Today's marriage seems like an impossible dream. Yet God delights in

doing the impossible if only we would ask!

Take a refreshing look at the power of prayer in marriage.

Stormie says "worrying about marriage changes nothing ...

praying about it changes everything."

Open to women of all ages.

Room 104

(Book donation $10.00)

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P L A C E

Led by Michelle Lourcey

This small group is more than finding a "place of service" in

the church - it is finding the "right" place of service based on your personality, spiritual gifts and life experiences.

P - Personality discovery

L - Learning spiritual gifts

A - Abilities assessment

C - Connecting passion ministry

E - Experiences of life

The purpose of this study is to help you find the way

that God has knitted you together...

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before

you were born I set you apart."

Jeremiah 1:5

Come and be a part of this exciting small group!

Contact Michelle Lourcey for more information

(This is a 6 week study)

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Understanding Our Differences

Led by Pastor Tim

I will be doing a 6 week study entitles Understanding our Differences. In this study, we will look at several different groups to see how they compare to what we believe. We will cover Seventh Day Adventist, Church of Christ, Catholicism, Scientology, Unitarian Universalist, and Wicca. If you plan on being part of the group, please come to the introduction class on May 6.

Softball Schedule, April 27 - May 5:

Monday, April 27th

7:45 p.m. Front Street vs. Fellowship

Thursday, April 30th

6:30 p.m. Front Street vs. South River Methodist

Monday, May 4th

7:45 p.m. Front Street vs. Faith

Tuesday, May 5th

7:45 p.m. Front Street vs. Clarksbury

Desks Needed!

The Hispanic Mission is in need of office desks for Continuing Education needs. If you have one you would like to donate, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623.

Thank you!

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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Cross Connection Youth Ministry

NEXT WEEK:

Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22: Churchwide Revival with Ken Freeman in the Sanctuary, 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 26: Meet in the Youth Room, 5:30 p.m. for P.L.A.C.E., week 2.

Wednesday, April 29: Honduras Mission Trip Report, 6:30 p.m.

Attention!

If you have a used sofa or ping-pong table that you would like to donate to the Youth Room, please email Pastor Jeremy at jeremy@frontstreet.org.

April is:
Pregnancy Resource Center

Collection Month

This month, we will be collecting Toilet Tissue and Paper Towels . Please drop off your donations at the Global Missions Collection site in the Educational Building.

Thank you for your commitment to missions!

June 22 - 26

Vacation Bible School 2009

You don't want to miss this!

Please contact Karen Shea for ways you can help!

Click here to register online.

How to Become Part of the Front Street Family

First, we would like to thank you for your interest in Front Street. Before becoming a member, we feel that you should truly understand our heart and vision before you join our church family, and the new member's class is designed to help you have a clear understanding of your new church family.

Please note that you are not required to join Front Street after attending the New Member's Class. In fact, you will not be pressured in any way to join. We want to encourage you to continue to seek God's will on whether He desires for you to plant your life here with us.

The new member's class is a four week class, held during the Sunday School hour. The next class will be held in May. Those dates are May 3, 10, 17 and 24. To sign up for the class, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or email Pastor Tim at tim@frontstreet.org.

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:

Renewal and Awakening and for God's Vision and Direction.

For Church Members:

Karrigan Gooden.

Visit Karrigan's Web Page

Holland Blohm.

Visit Holland's Web Page

Leah Taylor, serious health concerns.

Ed McLelland, recovering from a stroke.

Randy Morrison, recovering from severe burns.

Pauline Campbell.

Danny Johnson, recovering from back surgery.

Carolyn White, injuries from an automobile accident.

Margaret McGhee, health concerns.

Ida Beasley.

Mike Owens.

Justin Holt.

Bobbie James.

Visit Bobbie's Web Page

James Parker, 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)

Todd Bontrager (Atlanta, Georgia)

Rodney & Beth Love (Hearts of Love - International)

For Friends and Family of Church Members:

Sally Spangler, friend of Sandy Boyer, serious health concerns.

Jaime Miller, friend of Kelli Abraham, diagnosed with cancer.

Leland Sloan, friend of Eddie Walker, serious health concerns.

Thomas Caskaddon, family member of Louise Caskaddon, serious health concerns.

Dave Talbert, local pastor, serious health concerns.
Larry Matheny, son of Cloyce and Kitty Matheny, serious health concerns.

John Vairo, Chris Weiss' father.

Joey Bradley, brother of Michelle Miller, serious health concerns.

Kent Houpe and his family as they cope with the loss of his mother.

Pat Proctor's mother, Margaret Chaney.

Alice Wiggins, Donna Johnson's mother, diagnosed with cancer.

Earl Bolen, Brenda Gardner's father, very serious health issues.

Harold Pendergrass, friend of Carolyn White, serious health issues.

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

Angel Food Ministry

Orders for May 2009 will be taken until Monday, May 11, 2009 and distributed on Saturday, May 16 from 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

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

www.AngelFoodMinistries.com

Birthdays

April 25 Betty James, Nancy Steele, Angie Mullis, Andrew Clendenin, Justin Hight

April 26 Doris Anderson, Bonita Wright-Silver, Rene Kent, Dennis Head, Marilyn Alexander

April 27 Dale Taylor, Leary Fortner, Lindsey Shea

April 28 Margaret Kilpatrick

April 29 Matthew Morrison, Dale Waugh

April 30 Matt Miller

May 1 Jeffery Morrow, Judy Earnhardt, Alaina McCollum

Request from the Church Office

If you or a family member are hospitalized, please contact the church office at (704) 872-7623 or by emailing info@frontstreet.org to let us know.

Family Concerns and Celebrations

IN THE HOSPITAL:

Iredell Memorial Hospital:

Nettie Lamb (room #205)
Lynn Dyson (room #271)

WELCOME NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL MEMBERS:

Joined: The Branches Sunday School Class

Carole Leischner

619 Carolina Avenue South

Statesville, NC 28677

Birthday: May 23

Roland Hammer

138 Logan-New Amity Road

Statesville, NC 28625

THANK YOU!

"Faith never knows where it is being led, but it knows and loves the One Who is leading." -- Oswald Chambers

Thank you, Each and Everyone, for your continuing interst in and prayers for Lynn!

His critical care was discontinued on Thursday of last week. On Friday he was moved to the skilled nursing/rehabilitation part of the hospital. He does feel us to having visitors now.

He, nor I, have been given a date that he may be well enough to leave the hospital. He continues to gain strength, but cannot yet get himself off the bed without help.

Thanks again!
Dorcas and Lynn Dyson

CALENDAR

TUESDAY, APRIL 21

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

11:00 a.m. Young at Heart in the Fellowship Hall

6:30 p.m. Churchwide Revival with Ken Freeman

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Library Open

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Children's and Youth Bible Drill

6:30 p.m. Churchwide Revival with Ken Freeman

THURSDAY, APRIL 23

8:00 p.m. Town Hall for Hope Meeting in the Sanctuary

FRIDAY, APRIL 24

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

6:00 p.m. Kim Mottinger / Michael Campbell Wedding Rehearsal

6:00 p.m. State Youth and High School Bible Drill at

University Hills Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, APRIL 25

9:00 a.m. State Children's Bible Drill at University Hills Baptist Church

3:00 p.m. Kim Mottinger / Michael Campbell Wedding

4:00 p.m. End of the Year Sparks Party at the Home of Wendy Holland

SUNDAY, APRIL 26

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

9:00 a.m. Sunday School

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

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

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

5:30 p.m. Awana; Youth Group, Meet in the Youth Room; CWA

Leadership Team

6:45 - 7:30 p.m. Library Open

7:00 p.m. Family Business Meeting in the Sanctuary

TUESDAY, APRIL 28

10:00 a.m. Senior Adult Choir Rehearsal

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29

6:00 - 6:30 p.m. Library Open

6:30 p.m. Honduras Missions Report in the Fellowship Hall

7:30 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal; Instrumentalist Rehearsal

FRIDAY, MAY 1

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

6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery

SATURDAY, MAY 2

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

Service Schedule

Welcoming Committee: M/M Darrell Holt (SE Choir), M/M Bob Howell

(SW Choir), M/M Ken Johnson (NE Front), M/M Mike Johnson (NW Front)

NURSERY SCHEDULE - Sunday Morning Worship, April 26:

BABIES: Cindy Rhyne, John Wright and Beverly Wright
ONE YEAR OLDS: Rhonda Adams and Michaela Beaver
TWO YEAR OLDS: Brent and Elizabeth Austin
THREE YEAR OLDS: Linda Holzworth and Sandra Meehan

NURSERY - OTHER SERVICES:

EVENING SERVICES, APRIL 26
(5:30 p.m.): Joe and Wendy Alford

WEDNESDAY SERVICE, APRIL 29 (6:30 p.m.): Althea Owens and Walt Meadors

PRAYER SANCTUARY - Sunday Morning Worship, April 26: Wesley Smith

SUNDAY MORNING WELCOME CENTER:
8:45 - 9:15 a.m.: Ralph Campbell

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. One in the Spirit Sunday School Class, John and Beverly Wright

LIBRARY SCHEDULE:
Sunday: 8:30-9:00 a.m.: Roxanne Marquess 6:45-7:30 p.m.: Debbie Lang Wednesday: 6:00-6:30 p.m.: Barbara Morrison, Linda Meadors and Marcia Miller

DEACONS/PARKING LOT:
Saturday, April 25: Jeff Stone (704-585-6912) Hospital Visitation Saturday, Parking Lot Patrol Sunday PM

Bob Harwell, Sunday Night Parking Lot Assistant

Sunday, April 26: Clarence Ray (704-878-2138) Hospital Visitation Sunday,

Parking Lot Patrol Sunday AM

Jerry Blohm, Sunday Morning Parking Lot Assistant

USHERS FOR APRIL:

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 Somers and David Stegall

USHERS FOR MAY:

AM: Brent Austin, John Rhyne, Junior Morton, Mickey Sharpe, Tim Sigmon, Keith Somers and David Stegall
PM: Gary Holland, Mickey McCollum, David Hare, Donald Shea, Matt Sharpe and Ralph Campbell

A LOOK AT THE RECORD


April 12 / 19, 2009:

Worship Attendance.............	450 / 375

Sunday School.........................................	301 / 288
Enrollment.................................................	684 / 681
Members Present.....................................	293 / 279
New Members..........................................	0 / 2
Visitors......................................................	8 / 9
Total Contacts.........................................	0 / 4

Tithes and Offerings:

Total Tithes and Offerings....................	$16,692.68 / $12,606.77
Budget Offering Required......................	$15,308.04
Budget Offering Received......................	$12,586.22 / $7,765.50
Designated Offerings..............................	$3,622.00 / $4,212.50
Other Receipts Received........................	$484.46 / $628.77
Budget Needs to Date............................	$505,165.32
Budget Gifts to Date...............................	$476,675.95

Building Fund Totals..............................	$15,661.50


Annie Armstrong Offering Goal...........	$5,000.00
Annie Armstrong Offering Received...	$4,968.91