Issue 241

THE BEACON

HAPPENING NOW

UPCOMING

EVENTS

WOMEN’S

MINISTERY

MEDIA

MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT

WIDOW-WIDOWERS BANQUET

BIRTHDAYS

&

ANNIVERSARIES

CHILDREN & YOUTH

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

JUST THE

FACTS

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

BALBOA BAPTIST CHURCH

JUNE

JAIME JORGE IN CONCERT

with the CELEBRATION CHOIR

SUNDAY , JUNE 14 , 6:30PM Jaime has been playing the violin since the age of five years old. He has played all over the world. Invite your friends, your neighbors, and

your family to come and enjoy this glori-

ous night of music!

SINGLES MARK YOUR

CALENDAR!

“Cookout & Boat Ride on Lake Balboa”

June 18 @ 5:00 p.m.

Lake Balboa Marina

(patio behind store)

We will furnish hamburgers and hot dogs and all the fixin’s!

Please bring a side dish or dessert to share

After dinner we will enjoy a boat ride around

beautiful Lake Balboa.

We hope that all the singles will join us

for an evening of fun and fellowship.

Please sign up at the Ministry Info Center in

the Library Hallway

or contact Candace Williams, 922-0096

or Karen Laib, 922-1137

HAPPENING NOW

Please PRAY for

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

JUNE 22-26!

Pray for our children

who attend

Pray for our workers

Pray for our staff

Pray for salvation

HAPPENING NOW

LOGO Shirts For Sale

Stop by the church office to see a

catalogue or go online at

www.balboabaptist.church/#/for-

members/logo-promotion

DIRECTORY UPDATES

NEW ADDRESS:

Matt & Katelyn Arnold

740 Edd’s Road

Matt’s cell: 984-2970

Anniversary: 4/23

Ron & Betty Cooper

222 ElCano Drive

915-8512

Anniversary: 12/20

Birthdays: Ron 9/13

Betty 12/20

rwcguy@sbcglobal.net

betty.cooper@hotmail.com

Jim & D’ann Eager

16 Palma Lane

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Larry & Vanessa Downing

1600 Shawnee Drive

Longview, TX 75605

NEW EMAIL:

Bill Dobson:

williamdobson@sbcglobal.net

Sherry Karr:

shanka4663@gmail.com

Art Laib:

art_laib@sbcglobal.net

Blair Oram:

blair.m.oram@gmail.com

NEW PHONE:

Tristan Russo:

870-413-7227

The CELEBRATION CHOIR will

be singing

Favorites each Sunday in July!

You won’t want to miss them!

CHOIR...please note...there will be no

rehearsals the month of July. Enjoy

your time off, relax, visit family and

friends and come back refreshed as re-

hearsals will resume in August!

ALL WOMEN OF BALBOA BAPTIST are invited to join the Women’s Ministry Team

on Thursday, June 4th at 10am in the sanctuary for our monthly First Thurs-

day Prayer Time. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to unite in prayer

for our church, Village, and country!

Girls, Games & Goodies is on Thursday, June 11th ~ 10am-2pm.

Please add your name to the clip board located on the Missions display if you

didn’t already sign up. Non-perishable food items are collected for Harvey’s

Chapel Food Bank as our mission focus. Call Kathy Foust at 922-3208 for

more information or to sign up.

Save the date of Friday, September 18th at 6 pm for

MEN & WOMEN to enjoy an evening of laughter with Liz Curtis Higgs.

$10 tickets go on sale July 1st for ALL Villagers.

Registration forms are available at both Welcome

Center locations and in the Fellowship Hallway for

the 2015 Arkansas Women’s Retreat on Saturday,

September 19th featuring Liz Curtis Higgs.

Our theme, “It’s Good To Be Queen”, will delight and encourage

you as Liz shares her messages based on the Queen of Sheba.

The WOMEN ONLY day retreat held here at Balboa Baptist will be

filled with inspiring messages from Liz, a fashion show by Lagniappe of Hot

Springs, uplifting praise music by Rebecca Coplin, gourmet box lunch and treats,

fabulous door prizes, and hilarious skits throughout the day with Dr. Polly Brown

(retired psychologist) and her co-counsel, Dr. Essie Belle (OH MY!) on MATTERS

OF THE HEART AND MIND.

For more information., contact Anna Riley (922-0499) or

Darlene Phillips (922-2844.)

UPCOMING EVENTS

SINGLES TO TOUR MARLSGATE

PLANTATION in Scott, Arkansas!

When: July 16, 2015

Cost is $40

Tour starts at 10:30am

Meet at church at 8:45am, bus will leave at 9am

We should be back between 3-4pm

After the tour, we will be served a delicious lunch in the Mansion’s

beautiful dining room with all the exquisite china and crystal.

If you so desire, you may walk around the gardens and take in the

beautiful scenery.

Marlsgate ~ A Mansion of Arkansas

The mansion is not simply the home of one family. Its rooms, its furni-

ture, its paintings, its countless momentos illuminate the rich historical

and cultural heritage of the American South, the habits and traditions

of its people, the triumphs and tragedies of its past.

Plan to attend the

Town Hall Meeting #1 with meal, 6 p.m. on June 28

Town Hall Meeting #2 with meal, 6 p.m. on July 12

Special Called Business Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on July 26

MEDIA MINISTRY

We want to thank each of our patrons for coming by the Media Library and checking out the different

kinds of media we have to offer you. During the past few months we have seen an increase in Bible

study kits checked out for individual and small group use. Also, many DVDs have been checked out with

patrons excited to have an alternative to watching all non-Christian shows on TV. With the many new

books purchased and received from our generous patrons, we have many of the newer books by your

favorite authors.

Many of you ask for recommendations when you come in so I will first give you a list of our patrons’ favorite

authors. Just about any of the books written by these authors are very good reads. The most read non-fiction au-

thors are John Eldredge, Billy Graham, Anne Graham Lotz, Max Lucado, Beth Moore, John Piper and Charles Stan-

ley. Popular fiction authors include Terrie Blackstock, Ted Dekker, Karen Kingsbury, Tim LaHaye, Beverly Lewis,

Gilbert Morris, Tracie Peterson, Francine Rivers, Joel C. Rosenberg, Robert Whitlow, and Lori Wick.

I would like to introduce you to some authors and books that you may not be familiar with.

Elizabeth George—Women around the world are drawn to Elizabeth's approach of daily starting with the

Bible to handle life’s challenges. Her ability to weave Biblical truth into everyday issues has led readers

to make 15 of her books best sellers. You might want to check out A Woman’s Call to Prayer, Loving God

With All Your Heart, and A Woman’s Walk With God.

Bill Hybels is the bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Becoming a Contagious Christian

and Too Busy Not to Pray. Hybels is known worldwide as an expert in training Christian leaders to

transform individuals and their communities through the local church.

John Ortberg’s teaching centers around how faith in Christ can impact our everyday lives. A good book to

check out by Ortberg is If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat.

Lynn Austin has two passions that have served her well in the writing of her historical novels. She is win-

ner of numerous awards for novels dealing with women and their place during World War II. Her most

recent works are biblical in nature: The Restoration Chronicles series which include Return to Me and

Keepers of the Covenant and Ref iner’s Fire series which include Candle in the Darkness and Fire By Night.

Each of these series have a third and final book due out later this year.

Davis Bunn said he started writing when he was 38 years old and two weeks after he accepted Christ as his

personal Savior. However, it was nine years and seven books later that his first books was accepted for

publication. He won the Christy Award for his Book of Hours. Other books here for you to check out in-

clude The Reluctant Prophet, The Patmos Deception and Unlimited.

Jan Watson won the 6448 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest for her f irst novel, Trouble-

some Creek. She followed this novel with Torrent Falls and Willow Springs. One of our patrons made

the comment “I just fell in love with the characters in this series and I could not stop until I read the last

book.”

We hope you will come by and CHECK OUT THESE BOOKS AND OTHER MEDIA!

Sherry Karr and the Library Committee

MINISTRY SPOTLIGHT

GOD AND COUNTRY SERVICE SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2015 9AM WORSHIP SERVICE

We would love all veterans in attendance in uniform (if you still have) so we may recognize you and thank you

for serving our country! Dr. Denny Wright will be speak-ing on our country’s need to return to the ways of our founding fathers related to morality and dependence

upon God. Everyone will be blessed so encourage your friends, family and neighbors to attend!

COAST

GUARD

Gary Grey 1

Larry Brogdon 2

Norma Franklin 2

Dottie Craft 3

Bob Black 8

Debbie Clark 8

Linda Carter 9

Ron Moore 9

Jean White 9

Ron Brown 12

Dee Vincent 12

Regie Howard 13

Bill Loomis 13

Carl Schlecht 15

Bill Adams 16

Tom Maxwell 17

Dennis Warden 17

Lorri Moffett 19

Jim Clark 20

Shirley Kimbrough 20

Jerry Johnson 21

Kay Keune 22

Joan Oram 22

Jackie Moore 23

Bill McMurray 24

Dale Webb 26

Barbara Smith 27

Buddy Hancock 29

Jack Allen 30

George Grimes 30

Sonny Hagood 30

JUNE BIRTHDAYS JUNE ANNIVERSARIES

Tom & Sharron Aishman 1

Dick & Elaine Rypkema 1

Larry & Marty Sack 2

George & Betty Grimes 4

Richard & Dorothy Taken 5

Bob & Rita Alexander 6

Billy & Madeline Cooper 6

Paul & Patty Day 6

Steve & Willene Wales 6

Hardy & Juanita Williams 6

Joe & Evelyn Yoke 6

Odell & Jean Tabor 7

Wayne & Nancy Trull 7

Harrol & Wynnelle Gatling 9

Gary & Carla Grey 9

LaWayne & Marcie Hogan 10

Rick & Linda Custer 11

Charles & Judy Barton 12

Bobby & Tricia Tullos 13

Wally & Karan Cox 14

Tony & Sue Russo 14

Roy & Julia Hyett 15

George & Dale Webb 15

Larry & Betty Lou Spooner 16

Charles & Debbie Reifschneider 16

Kelley & Kathy Foust 17

James & June Yang 17

Gene & Carlene Cross 19

Rick & Dana Connally 20

Jim Tulke (with BBC since 2010) 21

Greg & Charlene Frank 22

Lorri Moffett (with BBC since 2004) 23

Don & Judi Bethard 27

Roger & Linda Jurney 29

David & Sherry Karr 29

Charles & Gwen Whitfield 29

Bill & Martha Loomis 30

CHILDREN & YOUTH MINISTRY

Awana Clubs have dismissed for the sum-mer and will start back up again in Septem-ber. (They meet during the school year.)

Balboa’s Youth Activities

Our Youth (Grades 3-12) meet every Wednes-

day at 5:30pm—even through the summer—

starting with a meal. Bring a friend and join

us for fun, food, and great fellowship!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

JUNE 22-26 Journey Off the Map is almost here. We need your prayers and support to provide a successful experi-ence for this week. Our theme verse is Isaiah 30:21, which says, “And whenever you turn to the right or the left, your ears will hear this com-mand behind you: ‘This is the way, walk in it.’ We ask that you take this journey with us by praying for our VBS staff and the children who will be attending.

Registration slips are available at the Welcome Center, you can call the church office to pre-register, or go online and pre-register at balboabaptist.church/#/ministries/vbs-registration. We also need your support with cookies (put in the freezer and label with or without nuts and VBS), large bags of potato chips and lemon-ade mix that our snack team will need that week. We also need rolls of ribbon (any width), colorful card stock, and empty 32 oz. coffee cream-er containers. Again, we appreciate all the support and prayers you have sent our way.

WELCOME OUR NEW MEMBERS

BRUCE AND WHANDA SWIHART

Oh Wow, what a pleasure to introduce to you a couple who have served

the Lord for so many years! Let’s begin with Bruce who grew up in

South Bend, IN. He became a Christian at age 13 and was called to the

ministry at 15. He began serving his home church as music director

during his last two years of high school. Acknowledging his call to the

ministry, he enrolled in Baptist Bible College in Springfield, MO…..there

he met his best friend and confidant of 60 years, Whanda. AN ASIDE:

While attending BBC, Bruce hitchhiked (every week!) from Springfield,

MO to Springdale, AR—approx. 100 miles—serving as music director at

a local church service!! After graduation, he accepted the call to a church in Houston, TX as the asso-

ciate pastor and music director. Still pursuing a music degree, he attended the Univ. of Houston, and

then transferred to UT/Austin. He not only earned his music degree at UT, but also became a South-

ern Baptist. He later attended SWBT Seminary in Ft. Worth to pursue a master's degree in music. Af-

ter several years as music minister in Texas churches, he was called to the pastoral ministry. Back

they go to Ft. Worth where he obtained a MDiv. During this time, he also earned his DMin. His very

first pastorate was at First Baptist/Glenwood where a young Denny Wright was Children's Church

and Bus Ministry Pastor! Bruce pastored churches in Texas and Arkansas before moving to Little

Rock to work with the Arkansas Baptist State Convention (ABSC). He led the Leadership and Worship

Team, which included Intentional Interim Ministry training, serving churches throughout AR. Pastor

Denny also served with him at the ABSC. After retiring from the state convention, Bruce and Whanda

moved to the village where they attended, and then Bruce served as pastor of our sister church, Bar-

celona Road. This man of God, along with his help-mate, has served sixty years in active ministry for

our Lord and Savior!!!

So little has been said about Whanda! She certainly has not just sat around eating bon bons! She

waited until their children were in school before attending college. She earned her BSEd from UT/

Austin (hook-um-horns!). She taught high school Social Studies in several schools in Texas. One high-

light: She and several teachers were awarded a Fulbright group grant to study in India, and were for-

tunate to spend an afternoon in the home of Mrs. Ghandi. They spent their summer in classes and

traveling. Naturally, her duties as a pastor’s wife encompassed several active roles which I’m sure she

performed with aplomb. While Bruce was at the ABSC, she led prayer conferences for the Leadership

Team across the state. She was a consultant/speaker for the Southern Baptist Convention for pas-

tor’s wives during conferences for pastors and wives in several states. She likes to read and exercise,

and once enjoyed quilting, but because of joint problems in her hands, she can no longer enjoy that

endeavor.

Bruce and Whanda have two children. Their son Tim lives and teaches in Thailand, after serving

20 years as an SBC missionary. His 3 adult children live and work in Texas. His sons Brett and Bryce

graduated from Ouachita Baptist and his daughter Brittany graduated from Texas A&M. Their daugh-

ter Angela lives in Houston where she is an emergency room nurse in the Houston Medical Center.

She has 2 adult sons. Jordan attends college in Houston after serving in the US Army in Iraq and Af-

ghanistan. Cody graduated from Ouachita Baptist and now lives and works in Louisville, Kentucky.

Bruce and Whanda attend the Impact SS class taught by Dr. Polly Brown. Naturally, Pastor Denny

and Billie Sue welcome them and look forward to serving with them again, and we look forward to

getting to know them better.

If you are moving, or have an email or

phone number change,

Please contact the Church Office at 922-0155,

so that we may update our records accordingly.

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES IS THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH.

You may e-mail your articles to

Robin at rfisherbalboa@gmail.com or

Debbie at debbiebalboabaptist@gmail.com

CHURCH OFFICE: (501) 922-0155

Intercessory Prayer Line: 24 hours-a-day: (501) 915-9GOD (9463)

Fax Line: (501) 915-0463

Website: www.BalboaBaptist.Church

Facebook: www.facebook.com/balboabaptist

Balboa Baptist Church Mission Statement:

Our mission is to bring all people to the saving grace of Jesus

Christ and help them grow toward Christian maturity through

love, prayer, worship, teaching, and service.

You can now hear or watch the ser-

mon of each Sunday AM service on

the website….check it out...located

under the “Media” tab!

JUST THE FACTS