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The Joyful Noise

Fall is in the air and we are very busy on the preschool hall! We enjoyed a wonderful turn out for

our Grandparent’s Day celebration and book fair. We

invite you to come and browse our Scholastic Book

Fair and make purchases for yourself or the

preschool during the first week of October. We are learning all about God’s

world in Fall as we will be enjoying trips to the pumpkin patch, seasonal

crafts, and songs to praise and thank Him for His blessings outside and in our

hearts. We will learn about fire safety with the Hartsville Fire Department

volunteers and have Fall pictures taken outside.

We will also focus on literacy fun with our Tales and Treats Day on October

31. Students will dress up and visit five classrooms with a volunteer guest

reader in each one dressed as a character from a book of their choice. After

the book is read, the reader will pass out candy to the class before they rotate to the next room. We would love donations of large bags of candy for this

event! If you would like to be a guest reader that day, please contact me!

MANY THANKS to Jim Privette and Brad Herring for putting together our new

riding toys for our new track on the playground. THANK YOU to Al Fink for

bringing over his tractor to let our children sit on it and lift what one of our

three year old says was the “scooper upper” on the front end! You have made

many of my little friends VERY happy!

Thank you for praying for our families, our precious little ones, and our hard

working staff at First Baptist Preschool. We are grateful for the opportunity to

serve God and First Baptist Church!

Be a blessing! Cat

1st Kids

Hello Church Family, and Happy Fall!!

We are in full swing with 1st Kids and Club 45 on Wednesday

nights! If you know any children that could benefit from an

hour of worship with other children, please encourage them to

join us from 6pm-7pm. We are learning BIG things this year, and look forward to

many hearts turned over to Christ in 2020!

Another BIG thing is our upcoming Fall Festival on November 16th. You guys know

that this is a huge opportunity for us to reach the unchurched in our community. We

have seen great fellowship on our campus, and we are excited to host it again. If you

would like to be a part of this, please let Ruth know and she will get me your contact

information. We need volunteers, donations for food, cakes for our cake walk, and

LOTS of prayer as always! Please pray for how you can be a part of this.

As always, your encouragement and prayers continue to fuel this ministry, and I can't

tell you enough how much you are appreciated! Thank you!

In Love,

Ms. Lauren

Church Staff

Dr. Greg Boyd…….…………………………….Pastor greg@firstbaptisthartsville.org Allan Covington……..…Interim Associate Pastor of Worship & Outreach allan@firstbaptisthartsville.org Lauren Wint ………………………Children’s Director lauren@firstbaptisthartsville.org Sterling Dyar: Volunteer Worship Director for re:New Ruth Kilgore………………..Administrative Secretary ruth@firstbaptisthartsville.org Crystal Hopkins...…..…………..…Financial Secretary crystal@firstbaptisthartsville.org Catherine Charles………………..Preschool Director

The Church office is open Monday through Thursday: 8:30am-4:30pm

Friday: 8:30am to 12noon

Closed for lunch from 12:30-1:30pm

843-332-6571 www.firstbaptisthartsville.org

Youth Activities (6th - 12th Grade):

Sunday Mornings: 9:15-10:15 am in The Cave - Breakfast and Bible Study Wednesday Evenings: 6-7 pm in The Cave - “Impact” Youth Games/Devotion/Activities

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Congratulations!

to Mrs. Merle Baxley on the birth of her grandson,

William Roger Baxley.

William is the son of Mike and Kristina Baxley.

He joins big brother Michael and big sister Grace.

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New E-Newsletter - Starting in January

In order to save the church some money in paper, printing, and postage,

we are planning to send the newsletter by e-mail, starting in January.

Some people have asked “I don’t have email, can I still get The Visitor

mailed to me?” Absolutely yes! If you would like to continue receiving a

paper newsletter, and you have not told us yet,

please contact the Church Office at 843-332-6571.

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Many, many thanks to everyone who set up, brought food,

helped clean up, and reset the dining room after our

Covered Dish Luncheon on Sunday, September 22.

It was a great time of fellowship, and you made it even better!

From the Fellowship Team

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Thank you!

If you’ve been noticing the church campus improvements,

from tree removal to sod laying to shrub planting to watering system

implementation to just generally beautifying, there are many to thank.

So we’d like to do just that!

Much gratitude goes to: John, Al, Chad, Todd, Dewey, Jacob, Greg, Megan,

Jackson, Patty, Larry, Pete, Dorothy, David, John, Brad, Joe, Andrew, Nick,

Chad, Anderson, Bonnie, Brian, Juan, Russell, Dick, Sterling, Jackie, Clark,

Susan, Vivian, Andrew, Norm, George, Jeff, Maxie and Claude. Hope we

remembered everyone... there were many to remember!!

And as always, to God be the Glory.

Volume 80 Number 10 October 2019

SEARCHING - Who is God?

SEEING - How is My Faith?

QUESTIONING - Why Do Bad Things Happen?

FINDING - How Can I Know Him?

FOLLOWING - What Are The Rules?

DOUBTING - What If I Doubt?

WALKING - Where Do I Go from Here?

SUNDAYS We will finish the series:

We all want 20/20 vision for our eyes. If we don’t have it, we correct it. What is God’s vision for you in 2020? Let’s explore this together!

And we will start the series:

Deacons of the Week: October 6: Chad Hulsey, Brad Herring October 13: Chad Hulsey, TBD October 20: George Goudelock, Mike Edwards October 27: Chad Hulsey, Wesley Blackwell

Family Night Dinner

each Wednesday at 5:15pm. Please call in Reservations or Cancellations by noon

on the Monday prior to Wednesday dinner. $7.00 (Ages: 13-Adult) • $4.00 (Ages: 4-12)

Family Max: $15.00 (children 3 and under eat free)

Good News Club starts Tuesday, October 1 at 2:30 pm

at Carolina Elementary School. Contact the church office if you would like to be a part of this ministry.

New Small Groups starting Weds, Oct 2

• “Salty: A Small Group About Sharing Your Faith” taught by Tom Simpson

• “A Praying Life: Connecting With God in a Distracting World” taught by Emily Phillips

Hymn Singing at The Retreat at Carolina Bay

Sunday afternoons at 4:00pm led by Vernon Boyd

Cemetery Clean Up Day Saturday, October 12 from 8am-12noon

Wear gloves & bring tools to trim & cut brush, if you have them.

Women’s Book Club

Monday, October 14 at 4pm - Conference Room

Church Bylaws Question & Answer Sessions • Tuesday, October 15 at 6:30pm • Sunday, October 20 at 7pm • Tuesday, October 22 at 6:30pm

Grateful Hearts

Thursday, October 17 at 11:30 am Guest Speaker: TBA

Welsh Neck Baptist Association

Annual Meeting Monday, October 28 at 6:00 pm

Central Baptist Church in Darlington Speaker: Rev. Bryant Sims, SCBC President

If you would like to attend as an FBC Messenger, please call the church office.

New Church Directory

We are working with LifeTouch Photography. The dates that they will take pictures are November

5, 6, and 11. More information to come!

Church Office 843-332-6571

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Sunday Morning Schedule:

9:00am Prayer Time

9:15am Bible Study for all ages

10:00am Choir Practice

10:30am Morning Worship Service

1

2:30pm Good

News Club

2

10:30am Prayer

Team

4:30pm

Wednesday Night

Schedule

3 4 5

6

2pm - Dining

Room Reserved

6:30pm Finance

Committee

Meeting

7

8

2:30pm Good

News Club

9

10:30am Prayer

Team

4:30pm

Wednesday Night

Schedule

10

FBC volunteers at

Hartsville Soup

Kitchen

11 12

8am-12noon

Cemetery Clean

Up Day

13

6:30pm

Deacons’

Meeting

14

4pm Women’s

Book Club

15

2:30pm Good

News Club

6:30pm Bylaws

Q&A

16

10:30am Prayer

Team

4:30pm

Wednesday Night

Schedule

17

11:30 Grateful

Hearts

18 19

20

2pm - Dining

Room Reserved

7pm Bylaws

Q&A

21

22

2:30pm Good

News Club

6:30pm Bylaws

Q&A

23

10:30am Prayer

Team

4:30pm

Wednesday Night

Schedule

24

25

26

27

28

12-5pm Red Cross

Blood Drive

6pm Welsh Neck

Annual Meeting

29

2:30pm Good

News Club

30

10:30am Prayer

Team

4:30pm

Wednesday Night

Schedule

31 Wednesday Night Schedule:

4:30pm Prayer in the Dining

Room

5:15pm Family Night Supper

6:00pm Choir, Small Groups,

Impact (Youth), Club 45 (4th & 5

th

graders), 1st Kids

7:00pm Worship Team Practice

OCTOBER 2019

October Birthdays

10-1 Jimmy Law 10-11 Ellis Parson Sr - 103 years old! 10-24 Austin Jones

10-1 Crystal Hulsey 10-13 Ollie Stokes 10-25 Linda Hill

10-2 Beth Byerly 10-14 Logan Fink 10-26 Lamar Caldwell

10-2 Tiffany Crist 10-16 Chad Hulsey 10-26 Joe McCullough

10-3 Mellie Barwick 10-16 Goode Mobley 10-26 James Warren

10-3 Nancy Turner 10-18 Cheryl Miller 10-28 Beth Rambo

10-5 Brianna Ludlum 10-18 Mr. Michael Northcutt 10-29 Becky Walker

10-6 Suzanne Mills 10-19 Nancy Bell 10-30 Gay Aimar

10-0 Jake Coward 10-20 Carl Pennington 10-31 Karen Conyers

10-10 John Askins, Jr 10-23 Jennifer Adams 10-3 Frances Jordan

10-11 David Martrano 10-23 Kathy Goudelock

From the Pastor ...

Happy

Birthday!

Allan’s Arrangements

Recently I was up in North Carolina enjoying the mountain scenery. There was a cool chill in the morning that was signaling the arrival of fall. However, the trees had not yet started their changing of colors. I was reminded of the song that is taken from Isaiah 55:12 “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” This chapter has so many rich verses for those that follow Him. But in order to catch the full meaning of this verse you must go back to verse 10-11 that says “As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose from which I sent it. For ye…” The life of one who is following the commands of Christ, that is being fed by the word of God, and that is seeking to fulfill God’s purpose will have a joy and peace that bursts forth with singing and with all of creation we will worship the Creator of it all. Worship Him, Allan

Pray for your leaders– your nation’s leaders and your church leaders.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (NIV) I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone— 2for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.

Don’t participate in the hate speech that’s plaguing our nation.

Pray for new believers.

Colossians 4:2-4 (NIV) Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should.

Be willing to explain Jesus when someone asks you about Him. (See 1 Peter 3:15-16.)

Pray for your church.

Acts 4:24, 29-31 (NIV) When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heaven and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. ... 29Now, Lord, ... enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30Stretch out your hand to heal and perform miraculous signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus." 31After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.

Pray for your church and together with your church. Take advantage of two

opportunities on Wednesdays: the prayer team meets in the prayer room at 10:30 am, and

the church’s prayer meeting starts at 4:30 pm. The Lord loves to hear His church pray!

AMSC UPDATE

The Associate Minister Search Committee is still receiving resumes for the full

time Worship and Outreach position. They have narrowed down their search since

last month. Continue to pray for them and for the Lord to reveal to us the right

person for the right time.