First Baptist Church

Denham Springs, La

First Baptist Church Volume 68, Number 46

December 7, 2009

Please bring your gift to the Church Office

Sunday, Dec. 13
by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11 3 PM-4 PM

Questions? Call Melissa @ 205-1645 Fellowship Hall

*For the Children*
Please bring 2 dozen
cookies, the recipe &
a container to bring
home some extras! ☺

Children’s Christmas Musical

Sunday, December 13, 6 PM DiscipleLife
Coming in 2010…

FOR MEN…

The Miracle Singers The Quest For

Authentic Manhood
& Led by Chad Harthcock
& Danny Olivier
Sanctuary Choir Presents…
FOR WOMEN…
“Carols & Candlelight” Can We Talk?
Sunday, December 20, 6 PM Soul Stirring
Conversations w/ God
Led by Hope Sewell

FOR ALL…
First Place
Eating Education

Lottie Moon
Bible Study Support Group
Led by Christine Varnado

FOR ALL SUNDAY

International Missions Offering SCHOOL TEACHERS
Sunday School
GOAL: $8000. REC’D TO DATE: $4960.00 Done Right
Led by Bro. Sam

TIMES TO BE ANNOUNCED

Youth
Our Christmas Luncheon will be at
the home of Pat and Rogers
Pope, Friday, December 18th
@ 11:30am. Meet at the church December 12th
to ride in the van and carpool. 5:00-8:00pm
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DENHAM SPRINGS, LA
PERMIT 130

First Baptist Church

308 River Road North
Denham Springs, LA 70726
(225) 664-4102
WWW.FBCDS.Net

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2009

NURSERY EXTENDED SESSION PRESCHOOL CHURCH CHILDREN’S CHURCH DEACON TEAM
3’S 4 & 5’S GRADES 1-3
CHAD DUNLAP
LAURA DUNLAP
TAMMY BROOM ADDIE BARNES KAREN KEETON SCOTT JONES
KIMBERLY TOLBERT
RONDA KIDD DAWN SOMMER

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2009

NURSERY EXTENDED SESSION PRESCHOOL CHURCH CHILDREN’S CHURCH DEACON TEAM
3’S 4 & 5’S GRADES 1-3 PHILIP HALEY
JANETTE MAYEUX SIDNEY JOHNSON
ASHLEY BROOM MARY CAMBRE KAREN KEETON
DENISE ROWINSKY
DAWN SOMMER

I just wanted to thank each of you for all of the love, support, prayers,
phone calls, etc, as I start this new treatment. I have felt so loved and
The Deacon body of First Denham, has been cared for. I appreciate you all so much. Thanks again! Ya’ll are the
working understaffed for three years or more. best church family!
Since we have a new pastor, the deacons need to
be adequately staffed again to fully support
Love,
their ministry. The election will be held on Penny Mitchell
Sunday morning, December 13. Please be in First United Methodist Church, thank you so much
prayer for our Deacons as they minister to meet for your continuing support of our food pantry
the needs of First Denham. The first list includes
during this last year! You help us feed so many in
new deacons for the term beginning January 1,
need.
six (6) of whom have been screened, two (2)
ordained and four (4) will be ordained if elected.
Blessings,
There are also two (2) on this list who are 1st Methodist Food Pantry
currently inactive and will go back on the active
Dear Church Family, thank you for remembering to send us a weekly
board if elected. The second list includes
newsletter. We are proud and happy to know that you are standing
currently active deacons who will remain on
strong in the faith by carrying out the Great Commission.
board if elected and serve out one or two year
terms so that we can have a “reset” to get back Fred & Grace Dupree
to the normal three year rotation.
Nominated
Ben Hawkins/Ordained
Johnny Rowinsky/Ordained Mrs. Jean Kennedy, 1293 N. River Road,
Mike Betts, Danny Mitchell, Matt Varnado, Denham Springs, LA 70726
Scott Huffstetler
Kenny Sharpe/Inactive
Mike Sommer/Inactive VITAL SIGNS VITAL SIGNS
November 29, 2009 December 6, 2009
Active
Worship Attendance 415 Worship Attendance 485
Rusty Coleman, Chris O’Neal, Darryl Fuentes,
Chad Harthcock, Carrol Jordan, Robert S.S. On Site Attendance 389 S.S. On Site Attendance 419
Kinchen, Jerry Pitts, Tommy Tucker, Chad
Dunlap, Scott Jones, Bobby Kidd, Jack Bowden. S.S. Off Site Attendance 47 S.S. Off Site Attendance 37

S.S. Total Attendance 436 S.S. Total Attendance 456

AWANA N/A AWANA 63

Thursday Weekly Budget Needs $16,293.12 Weekly Budget Needs $ 16,293.12

Budget Received $12,091.75 Budget Received $22,473.50

December 24
YTD Budget Needs $782,069.78 YTD Budget Needs $798,362.90
5:30 PM YTD Actual Receipts $748,366.11 YTD Actual Receipts $770,839.61

first denham Building Fund $40.00 Building Fund $100.00

Building Fund to Date $1,407,688.79 Building Fund to Date $1,407,788.79