Old Greenbrier Baptist ChurchPO Box 456Alderson, WV 24910

STAFFPastor: Bill Bryan(304) 646-8631Ministers of Music:Dell & Nancy WoodCarolyn Holliday Treasurer:Charlotte MeltonCongregational Visitor:Peggy BollenbachOfficial Board, ChairBob LaRueStreet Address:301 North Monroe St.Church Phone: (304) 445-7854

Old GreenbriER

Baptist News2015

Non-ProfitPostage PermitNo. 32

Volume XVII No. 3

Church website: http://oldgreenbrierbaptistchurch.typepad.com/

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FROM YOUR PASTOR’S HEART

Here we are once again just a few weeks before Easter. It comes early this year on April 5, and we pray that an early spring comes with it after our recent winter storms. The cold and snow have led to the cancellation of Sunday services for two weeks in a row. I hope, like me, that you are looking forward to our worship together on Sunday, March 1 as we celebrate the Lord’s Supper in morning worship. As we gather around the Lord’s table, we are reminded that just as we are united to Christ, we must also be united to one another in doing the Lord’s work. In March we have several opportunities to unite together in ministry for our Lord.Lenten Worship – On the four Wednesdays of March, we will gather at noon with other churches of our community for our annual Lenten worship services and luncheons. I hope you will join the larger body of Christ in Alderson for these times of worship and fellowship. Clean Up Day – On Saturday, March 28 our House and Grounds Team is planning a clean-up day for our church and grounds. This is a time when the body of Christ can come together to minister to the physical needs of our facilities using a multitude of talents.Easter Cantata – On Sunday, March 29 we will gather as our church choir leads us in worship through music by presenting the cantata “Jesus Saves.”When we gather again around the Lord’s table on Easter Sunday, April 5, may our unity be stronger and our fellowship ever sweeter from the ministry

Jesus Saves!

Easter Cantata

March 29 at 3pm

and worship we have shared together to the glory of God. The Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast for

April is cancelled. All men are invited to the Resurrection Breakfast at River of Life Church of God on April 4 at 8am. The next Men’s Prayer Breakfast will be May 2 at JMUMC.

2 – Lisa Butler 5 – Maggie Darby

David Hambrick 7 – Carol Harrah

Bud MasseyDebbie Nash

18 – Louise Utterback 20 – Becky Godby

Angela Merritt 21 – Stephanie Massey Estep 22 – Roger Carr, Jr.

Boyd Pence 25 – Jason Farmer 26 – Rodney Knapp

Kayla Reed 31 – Eva McVey

1Communion Sunday S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

2 3 4Lent LunchJMUMC ~ noon

Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

5Ruth Thurmond Circle ~ 1pm

6 7Men’s BkfstOGBC~ 8 am

8S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

Official Bd. ~ noon

9 10 11Lent LunchOGBC ~ noon

Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

12 13 14

15S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

16 17 18Lent LunchROL ~ noon

Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

19Pack Food Pantry ~9am

20Food Pantry~9am

21

22S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

23 24 25Lent LunchAP ~ noon

Bible Study~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

26 27 28ChurchClean-upDay ~ 8am

29S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

Cantata ~ 3p

30 31

On Sunday March 29 at 3pm our church choir plus members of other area churches will present “Jesus Saves,” an Easter cantata by Russell Mauldin. It is a beautiful musical score with a tremendous message

relevant for our world today. Invite family and friends to join you for this powerful worship experience as we enter Holy Week 2015.

Our Finance Team monitors our church budget and spending. Thank you for your regular tithes and special offerings. Each month, we want to present an overview of where we are financially.

General Fund for the Month Ended January 31, 2015Beginning Balance $ 676.80+ Total Income 8,521.79 − Total Expenses 10,571 .82 Ending Balance $(1,373 .23)

Budget Needs – Our 2015 planned budget needs total $138,282. This will require sustained giving of $11,524 per month or $2,659 per week in basic tithes for the entire year.

Actual Need DifferenceGiving in January: $ 7,549 $10,636 $ (3,087)February 1, 8: $ 5,580 $ 5,318 $ 262Total 2015 Giving: $13,129 $15,954 $ (2,825)

2014 Missions Giving Report – Below is a giving report from ABC, USA summarizing our missions giving in 2014 compared to 2013.

Year To Year To

Mission GivingDatethru

12/31/14

Datethru

12/31/13

Year To DateIncrease / (Decrease)

United Missions $3,272.90 3,417.15 (4.22%)America for Christ $1,125.28 $1,204.2

6(6.55%)

World Missions $3,040.11

$3,072.46 (1.05%)

RMMO $1,126.28

$868.13 29.73%

One Great Hour $1.071.86 $1,529.54 (29.92%)Other Categories $600.00 $750.00 (20.00%)

Total ABMS $10,236.43

$10,841.54 (5.58%)

Alderson Ministerial AssociationLent / Easter Services

The Alderson Ministerial Association (AMA) will again sponsor the popular Lenten Luncheon Series. We will meet at noon on the following Wednesdays for a worship service. The time of worship will be followed by a fellowship luncheon. Everyone is welcome.

March 4 at Johnson Memorial UMC with Dr. Bill Bryan

March 11 at Old Greenbrier Baptist with Rev. Lanny Howe

March 18 at River of Life Church of God with Rev. Rick Duncan

March 25 at Alderson Presbyterian with Rev. Anthony Carter

Emma Alderson Christian Academy News

Easter Egg Hunt - April 4Other AMA Easter services and activities are as follows:

April 2 at 7pm at Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church there will be a Maundy Thursday service.

April 3 at 7pm at Alderson Presbyterian Church there will be a Good Friday Tenebrae service.

April 4 at 8am a Resurrection Breakfast for all men of the community will be held at River of Life Church of God.

April 5 at 7:30am at the Alderson Depot Gazebo there will be an Easter Sunrise Service. AMA will sponsor an Easter Breakfast immediately following this service at Johnson Memorial UMC.

Our annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 4 from 11am to 1pm at the church and is open to all children in our community through 6th grade. We look forward to this annual event celebrating Easter.

Registration Begins – The EACA team has publicized our Academy in several local papers over the last month and will continue with additional publicity this month and next. We are beginning to accept registrations for both the Pre-K program and After-school program. For more information or if you know of someone who would like to register a child, please have them call the church office or Pastor Bill. Information about our Academy’s programs and costs are available on our church website.

http://oldgreenbrierbaptistchurch.typepad.com/site/emma-alderson-christian-academy.html

Valentine Banquet Success – The EACA Committee hosted a Valentine Banquet and silent auction on February 13. The committee members thank everyone who donated food, auction items, and their time to make this event such a tremendous success. The 47 persons in attendance enjoyed a

delicious Italian dinner, were serenaded by our choir members, played fun Valentine games, and took home some wonderful auction items. Congratulations to Ray and Gina Still, the winners of our Married Couples game show. The icing on the cake for the evening was a doubling of our treasury to $5,225.92. Thank you all!

Church-wide Clean-up Day is March 28

Everyone is invited to the church on Saturday, March 28 at 8am for a time of cleaning up our church building, lawn, and cemetery grounds. This event is led by our House and Grounds Team.

??? Bible Quiz ???Just before the Last Supper (John 13), Jesus took off his outer robe, poured water into a basin and began washing his

diciples’ feet. One disciple, however, protested having the Lord wash his feet. Jesus told the reluctant man that unless he allowed Jesus to wash his feet, he really had no share in Christ’s leadership. The disciple then relented. He said Jesus could wash not only his feet but his hands and head, as well.

Choose the name of this disciple from the list below:A. PeterB. JohnC. AndrewD. Judas

Answer: A (See John 13:1-9.)

Prayer Needs as of February 23rd

Saeed AbdeniBob AdkinsGlenna Adams (sister-in-law of Mary Godby)Lonnie AkersBill Ambrose (friend of J. Lehmann)Pat AyersFrank Bailey (friend of Bob Holliday)Karen Baker (Leonard Carter’s sister)Kelsey Baker (friend of Anne Parker)Jean Ballangee (friend of Anne Parker)Tim Ballangee (friend of Anne Parker)Juanita BarberLinda BengeyDale Berry (friend of Rick Parker)Ann Boswell (friend of Joyce Lehmann)Nathan BradleyPaul Burdette (grandson-in-law J. Smith)Michelle Canterbury (Anne Parker’s niece)Gail Carter (friend of Jodi Wiseman)Teresa Catron (Jo Honaker’s friend)Cody (Alice Clark’s grandson)Jo CombsWayne DotsonKayla DunbarJohn DynakLouise EarheartTommy Earheart“Lake” EaryDonna EskinsLori Flis (Friend of Shelia Harris)Charles Garten (Lisa Parker’s father)Kendra GoinsBill GrayAaron Halstead (Anne Parker’s nephew)Norella Hatfield (cousin of Anne Parker)Chloe HeckMason Hedrick (Friend of Anne Parker)Betty HighlanderJean Himes (friend of Diana Taylor)Betty HollidayBob HollidayRon Holt

Red HonakerRichard & Orah HonakerPatty Jones (Christine Smith’s daughter)Linda Simmons Kelly (friend of Jean & Carroll Willis)Christy KennedyThomas Kennedy (Anne Parker’s nephew)Pam Lane (friend of Deborah & Bill Bryan)Rebecca LaRue & baby (Bob &Gayle LaRue’s daughter-in-law)Janet Latimer and twins Matthew and Annalisa (Christine Smith granddaughter)Joyce LehmannLori Loggins (niece of Anne Parker)Theresa MasseyPearl McCurdyDebbie McInally (Christine Smith’s daughter)Detra McVeyJames Meadows (friend Jim & Jodi Wiseman) Loretta Meadows (friend of Anne Parker)Mary Ann Milam (friend of Peggy Bollenbach)Ruth MilesSandy Neely (friend of Carolyn Knapp)Franklin Nutter (friend of Irene Chowdhury)Bernie Patriacca Lee PattersonNene & Don Penn (friends of Jo Honaker)Jo Ellen Perry (friend of Carolyn Knapp)Levi Pugliani (grandson of Bob&Gayle LaRue)Rebecca Rexroad (J. Smith’s granddaughter)G. W. Richmond (C. Smith’s grandson)Vern Richmond (Carla Merritt’s father)Arnold Ryan (Hugh Harris’s nephew)Tom & Neta RoushBrittany ShaferTammy SkaggsChristine SmithJoAnn Smith (Friend of Betty Highlander)Ron Taylor (Leonard Carter)Valerie TaylorCarolyn ThompsonMelinda Utterback (Friend of Anne Parker)Melanie Whitaker (Barbara Taylor’s sister)Renee Pauley White (Curtis& Bev’s daughter)Crystal WileyLyndall Wiley (cousin of Leonard Carter)Stephanie Williams (niece of Donna Simms)Ellen Bengey Winner (Libby Goins’s cousin)Rob Zopp (friend of Theresa Massey)

ALL TROOPS In Our Armed ForcesRandy Fleshman (home)Katie Hunter (home)Jess Phillips (home)Brent Taylor (home)Ernie Tincher (Afghanistan)

Church Family Shut-inMary Lou Bowden Ernestine LightFrances Canterbury Juanita RookstoolHarriett Dancy Dorothy Taylor Louise Utterback

Government Officials Heads of StateStudents: Jonathan Bradley, Joseph Bryan, Bethany Burdette, SarahEllen Dillon, Hannah Griffin, Cynthia Huffman, Rhys Rogers, Kari

Still, Stephanie Willis, Keith Wiseman, Brennan Wood

Note: Please notify church office 304 445-7854 to delete or add to prayer list.

We will receive our America for Christ Offering in March with a goal of $1,000.

As we journey through our community, we will see countless people in need of Jesus’ love and healing touch, if we will only open our eyes and hearts. We may wonder what difference we can make in addressing so many needs. Together, we can make a difference by supporting the America for Christ (AFC) Offering 2015.

The AFC theme this year, “Discipleship: A Journey of Grace,” is based on Titus 2:11-13. This theme reminds us that Jesus’ public ministry was all about connecting and caring for people in need. On each day of his journey, the compassion of Jesus was felt by someone somewhere.

In “Meditations of the Heart,” Howard Thurman wrote,

I will lift up mine eyes. Scarcely knowing it, I have become increasingly self-centered, my mind focused upon all the details of my little life and the needless trivialities of a daily routine. I hover over all my little aches and pains, my petty

America for Christ Offering 2015Discipleship: A Journey of Grace

annoyances, my little frustrations . . . . Then out of no place comes sometimes a gentle, sometimes startling reminder and I lift up mine eyes. . . . I will lift up mine eyes to life, that I may read the guideposts along my way and not miss the important turning in the road. I will lift up mine eyes to love, that I may not close the door of my heart to the knocking hand, the tender cry, the anxious reach. I will lift up mine eyes to God, that I may meet His spirit not only in the high place, the great moment, the penetrating call, but also in the byways, the little duties, the stinging irritations and the sad and bottomless renunciations. And for me this is enough.

The outworking of God’s grace will be seen most often during difficult times. God’s grace is being manifested in our lives as we gladly seek to help others carry their burdens. When grace happens we receive not a nice compliment from God but a

new heart. We receive a transformed life that becomes the hands, the feet and the prophetic voice of Jesus Christ in our communities as we connect with people every day. I am asking you to join me in giving generously to this year’s AFC Offering 2015 to help us reach our goal in support of home mission that is making a difference.