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Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are
available to answer any questions you
may have to help you connect with
the ministries of First Baptist Church.

Rev. Matt Sturtevant
Senior Pastor, x. 202
matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Rev. Dr. Meredith Holladay
Associate Pastor of
Spiritual Formation, x. 204
meredith@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Jenny Purvis
Office Manager, x.203
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com

Jim Davidson
Chancel Choir Director
jamesrdavidson@ku.edu

Holly Grassy
Bookkeeper
grassyclan@att.net

John Pauls
Moderator
jphawk@yahoo.com

Evelyn Falen
Organist
edfal13@gmail.com

Buddy Langford
Custodian

Church Office:
785/843.0020
office@firstbaptistlawrence.com
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Preparing for Worship
June 8, 2014 June 8, 2014 June 8, 2014 June 8, 2014
One service at 10:30 a.m.
The Spirit At Work in the
World
Rev. Dr. John Williams
Scripture: Acts 2.1-21
Summer Worship:
Combined worship services at 10:30 a.m.
June 8, Pentecost Sunday, Guest Preacher
Rev. Dr. John Williams.
Moving Ahead!
Specially called meeting this Sunday,
11:40 a.m.
After several months of anticipation and
committee planning, we are ready to take
the next steps as a congregation concern-
ing our building construction. Below is a
timeline with estimated dates for construc-
tion progress, and page 2 contains a list of
cost estimates for our various construction
goals. These are estimates only, and de-
pendent on several factors outside of the
churchs control.
June 8: Congregational meeting following
worship service to view updated cost esti-
mates, architects renderings for proposed
construction, and vote to approve bid
sheet (list of projects) in order to send out
to contractors
June/July: Architects finish bid-ready document and church sends out document to
contractors, who will bid on projects
July/August: Congregational meeting to approve bid and begin work
Fall/Winter: Construction begins. Roger Williams Room project begins first
(lighting, ceiling tiles, flooring) then sanctuary work begins (reconstruction, lighting,
flooring, A/V)
We Want to Hear From You!
The Spiritual Leadership Team wants to hear your thoughts about our congregations priorities and programs.
Why? After several years of focusing on big projects (i.e. decisions concerning the building, staff changes, and by-
laws revision), it is time to look at the sustained weekly and daily ministry and programs of our church In a world
that is constantly getting busier, we have begun to ask how we will engage in spiritual formation to prepare for a
life of faith. As good Baptists, we recognize that this is not a decision of only staff members or SLT leaders, but
the entire congregation. We want to hear from you as we discern our priorities together.
How? Over the last several months, the SLT has met, discussed, and partnered with the Fredrikson Center for
Faith and Church Vitality at Ottawa University in order to create a process for hearing your thoughts and opinions.
After meeting with the SLT and engaging our needs, the Fredrickson Center has designed questionnaires, and will
confidentially administer, collect, and prepare the feedback for dissemination.
Where...do I get one of these questionnaires? The Fredrikson Center (who has done this process with several oth-
er churches in other places) suggests that the best way to assure confidentiality and to avoid duplication is for every
congregation participant to request a questionnaire by a) emailing the church office to request a digital copy
or b) calling or giving your name to Jenny in the office to receive a paper copy and instructions via the
Fredrikson Center. You may do either, starting this week.
Who? YOU! We want to hear from you as we continue to together seek Gods vision for our congregation and
our community.
Building Reconstruction Cost Estimates
These are architects estimates, not contractor-bid prices. They are only estimates. These projects will
be sent to contractors to bid costs, if approved in the June 8 congregational meeting.
Sanctuary Work Estimates:
New Narthex Wall $38,000
Interior expansion of worship space $15,000
Exterior expansion of worship space $35,000
Removal of Parlor/Narthex wall $5,000
Painting of worship space $7,500
New Lighting $40,000
Expansion of Chancel $7,500
Relocation/upgrade of sound equipment N/D
A/V upgrades N/D
Code improvements N/D
New seating $15,000-55,000
Roger Williams Room Work Estimates:
New Acoustical Treatments $20,000
New Acoustical Ceiling Panels N/D
New light fixtures N/D

Total Flooring Cost Estimate:
Including Sanctuary, Roger Williams Room,
corridors and classrooms $97,000-119,000
Remember in Prayer
Cheryl Wonnell, diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
International Ministries Missionaries: David & Joyce Reed,
serving in Mexico
Regional Minister: ABC of New Jersey, Rev. Luciano
Marquez, Jr. serving in Somerset, NJ
Local congregation: Community Bible Church

You are invited to send prayer requests to:
The church office: 843-0020,
jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com
Martha Gage, msgage@sunflower.com.
(E-mail prayer chain)
Hazel Nitcher, 843-5302 or Judy Stuart, 856-1782
(Telephone prayer chain)

Vacation Bible School is next
week!
June 9-13
Family meal at 5:15, VBS from 6:00-8:30

If you would like to help set up,
come to Trinity Lutheran at 3 p.m.
on Sunday, June 8.

FBC is preparing and serving the
meal on Wednesday. If you would
like to donate items for the supper, please see the
Sign Up Genius page,
http://www.signupgenius.com/
go/60B084EABAE2E5-food
or contact Susan Pauls (susanp@sunflower.com)
Attention Graduates!
For those furthering their edu-
cation, you may wish to apply
for the Raber P. & Ruth B.
Stringham Scholarship.

Contact Jenny in the church
office for more information.

~New deadline! Please turn in your application by June 15.
A Place of Hope
Our church was recently highlighted in a national podcast
titled Faces and Places of Hope. In the podcast, Pastor
Matt shares some of the ways that we as a congregation
have been leaders in local and international missions,
providing hope around the corner
and around the world. To hear
the podcast, click on the Read
the Latest Sermon icon on our
website, or go directly to the Faces
and Places of Hope site at:
http://www.abhms.org/podcasts.cfm
and look under the date 5-14-2014. Thanks for helping
to make us internationally recognized as a place of hope!
Altar Flowers
There are several dates open yet this summer to donate a
Sunday flower arrangement in memory or in honor of
someone or an event special to you, (family member,
friend, birthday, anniversary, etc.) Please see the flower
chart located on the Worship Ministry bulletin board.
You simply place a check for $25 in the offering plate,
(marked altar flowers) and flowers are automatically pur-
chased and placed on your behalf on the Sunday you have
chosen. If you would like an arrangement designed to
your specifications, please contact Shorty Yost, 842-4132.
Birthdays in June
Anne Munsterman & Grayson Stauffer, June 2.
Meredith Holladay, June 3.
Brandon Gillette, Marcello Hall & Laura McCorkill, June 5.
Hannah Schenkel & Danny Trent, June 6.
Levi Grassy, June 10.
Max Grassy, June 11.
Donald Harris, June 13.
Dory Rogers, June 16.
Bryan Miller, June 17.
Matthew Reimer & Ella Schenkel, June 18.
Ted Hite & Mike Lumpkin, June 19.
Marj King & Stephanie Robinson, June 26.
Rosa Lee Newton & Cheryl Wonnell, June 28.
James Druen, June 29.
If we have missed your birthdate or have an incorrect date,
please call the church office, 843-0020. Thank you!

First Baptist Church
1330 Kasold Drive
Lawrence, Kansas 66049
785/843-0020
785/843-0021 (fax)
www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Pastors Whereabouts:
Pastor Matt is taking some professional development time this week,
engaging in study, reflection and prayer. He is out of the office
through tomorrow.

By the Numbersas of May 25, 2014
GENERAL OPERATING
Weekly Receipts: $5,151.64
YTD Receipts: $141,773.26

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Weekly Receipts: $4,038.00
Cumulative Giving: $257,917.75

If you would like more detailed financial information, please
contact our bookkeeper at grassyclan@att.net.

Thank you for your generous giving. Your generosity helps to
make our many ministries possible.
Sunday Morning Volunteers
Nursery 9:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman
10:30 a.m.Amy Munsterman
Extended Care Becky Ellison
Life of the Church
Sunday, June 8 Pentecost Sunday
8:30 a.m.No early service
9:30 a.m.Sunday School
10:15 a.m.Choir rehearsal
10:30 a.m.Combined Worship
11:45 a.m.Specially Called Business Mtg.
Monday, June 9-Thursday, June 12
5:15Vacation Bible School family dinner,
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New
Hampshire St.
6:00-8:30Vacation Bible School at Trinity
Lutheran Church.
Tuesday, June 10
11:00 a.m.Newsletter announcements due
Thursday, June 12
No Chancel Choir rehearsal
Friday, June 13
6:00 p.m.VBS potluck and concert, South
Park

Looking Ahead:
June 29Church Birthday annual picnic at
Centennial Park
Special Business Gathering
Sunday, June 8
There will be a specially called business meeting Sunday, June 8,
immediately following the 10:30 a.m. service, concerning the
timeline and next steps for building reconstruction.