1YES, the Youth are still selling World’s Finest Chocolates! Be sure to get your favorite before they’re all sold out!

April 3Church Council

April 9Men's Prayer Breakfast

April 10Deacons Meeting

April 13TWU Baptist Student

Ministry free lunch

April 15 & 16Missions Garage SaleCar Check and Wash

April 17Business Meeting/

NO Fellowship Meal

April 24Fish Fry Fellowship

The Towne

1Ken Gray,Pastor

Terry Hunt,Worship Leader

JR Velasquez,Youth Director

Eric Pangburn,Sunday School Director

Anita Carty,Presch/Children’s Director

Randy Cross,Deacon Chairman

the monthly newsletter from Towne North Baptist Church April 2016

1Spring Garage Sale for MissionsApril 15 & 16

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Saturday

You still have time to donate items for this sale benefitting our Costa Rica Mission project. Please contact Rick Hilliard

(940-391-1403) for large items to be picked up.

ALSO ON THE 16th – Randy Cross and his auto-posse will be here to check your engine fluids and tire pressure, AND

the Youth will wash your car for a freewill donation!

1Fish Fry FellowshipSunday, April 24

6:00 p.m.Don’t miss this annual spring fellowship! Southern

Fried Catfish filets, coleslaw, hushpuppies and french fries will be provided. Feel free to bring a dessert.

1From the Pastor Ken Gray 1st John 5:12 – “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.”

“I guess when I get there, God will let me in, or send me to that other place.” I have heard statements like this from people many times. When they learn I pastor a church, the common response is to introduce their Bible knowledge into the conversation. They assume that in some way whatever that knowledge may be, it will be to their eternal advantage. Some have even said they’ll just wait to see what the outcome will be. To me that is like standing blindfolded on a high-dive, hoping there is water below you, and then jumping!

I am so grateful that upon trusting Christ as Savior, He guides us in this life and will receive us home to Heaven one day. Its not about ‘not so’, ‘maybe so’ or even ‘hope so’, but according to scripture a definitive ‘know so’! Do you?

1st John 5:13 – “ . . . that you may know that you have eternal life, . . .”

Ken1From the Youth Director JR Velasquez

1Spring is here and summer is fast approaching. With summer on the horizon I have begun preparing for Youth Camp. Youth Camp will be at Falls Creek in Oklahoma. The dates are from June 20th to 25th. This will be an exciting and great experience so make sure to get with me about putting your name on the roster.

Along with camp, I am pleased to announce that the youth will begin to become more active in and outside of the church. The goal of the youth group is to “set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.” It is hard to accomplish this by being confined within the youth room. As a result, there will be opportunities this spring and summer to get involved in the community and the church. The goal is to live a life that is worthy of our Savior. Let us impact the world for Christ. If you have been away from youth for awhile or are new to the group then get ready . . . We Are About to Turn the World Upside Down for Christ!

Please visit: Towne North Baptist Youth on Facebook.

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in

conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”

1From the Sunday School Director Eric Pangburn

1Immortality. The stuff of science fiction . . . or is it? We've all read about fictional characters that have achieved or wished to achieve immortality. Some have paid over $200,000 to have them-selves cryogenically preserved after death, hoping that the secret to immortality will be discovered someday so that they can be thawed out and regenerated. In reality, we are already immortal beings. Fortunately the "regeneration" can occur without being frozen first. As we consider what took place on the first Good Friday, and what we celebrated on Easter, the crucified and then risen Savior, we should realize that regeneration occurs the moment we individually accept what Jesus did for us during the first Easter. Not regeneration to immortality. As we said, we are already immortal. The difference can only be with whom do we choose to spend our immortality with. Choose wisely. See you in Sunday School next week!

1From the Preschool/Children’s Director Anita Carty

1Thank you for all the love and support every-one has shown us during this time. I appreciate all that

everyone has done for us. You have helped me through a very difficult time. We have been so

blessed by this church.Love,

Shirley Stanley

RA's (Royal Ambassadors) and GA's (Girls in Action) are mission classes designed specifically for boys and girls in the 1st - 6th grades. For more information about RA's contact Rick Hilliard

(940) 391-1403; for GA's contact Stephanie Powers (940) 230-1641.

1Sunday’s Schedule of Services

Bible Study for all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship Service . . . . . . . . . 10:30 a.m.Adult Choir Rehearsal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 p.m.Children’s Choir Rehearsal . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.Evening Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 p.m.

1From the Preschool/Children’s Director Anita Carty

1 April Preschool VolunteersApril 3 – Gail Garber, Charlotte PangburnApril 10 – Stephanie Powers, Charlette EadsApril 17 -- Carey Pittsinger, Rhonda SmithApril 24 – Randy Cross, Shirley Stanley, Leah PittsingerMay 1 – Linda Key, Nicole Jones

April Children’s Church April 3 – Rick Hilliard; Dani, JacobApril 17 -- Cody and Nicole Jones; Jerry, Tristan, ChrisApril 24 -- Anita Carty and Jennifer Wood; Shawnee, SierraMay 1 -- James and Jennifer Wood; Dani, Jacob

1Wednesday Bible Studies

Mission Friends (preschool) . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.RA’s (1st - 6th grade boys) . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 p.m.GA’s (1st - 6th grade girls) . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.Youth Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.Adult Bible Study/Prayer time . . . . . . . .7:00 p.m.

Congratulations to Cliff and Heather McDonald on the birth of their second daughter, Hadley James McDonald.

Hadley was born on Sunday, March 20, weighed 5.6 lbs. and was 17:" long.

1 Lifeway's Submerged VBS July 18 - 22 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. nightly

Preparations for Vacation Bible School will begin soon and this summer

we will go deep within the mysterious sea.As kids submerge themselves in God’s Word,

they will discover that Jesus didn’t just see what’s on the outside of people. He looked

deep down on the inside. So grab your goggles, step into your flippers, and dive in to find truth

below the surface!

Have a specific area of VBS you’d like to volunteer for? It's never too early to let Anita

know your intentions!

1TWU Baptist Student Ministry free lunch We are providing the Wednesday free lunch for the TWU Baptist Student Ministry on April 13. Anyone who would like to help prepare the meal is welcome to join us in the kitchen on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. We will need lots of desserts donated! Easy to serve items like brownies, cup-cakes, cookies, etc. work best for this event. Volunteers for transporting, setting up, and serving the meal will also be needed. Contact Patti for more information.