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Weekly Update for Sunday, December 21, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Bible Explorers is taking a break! We’ll be back together on January 7.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Youth Group will be back on January 4. 

Lottie Moon Offering Envelopes for the annual SBC Lottie Moon Christmas offering for foreign missions are available at the Welcome Center.

Candlelight Service Come out tonight for our Candlelight Service. We’ll start by enjoying a hot chocolate bar at 5:30 pm, then at 6:00 pm we’ll gather in the sanctuary. We’ll listen to Scripture readings, sing Christmas carols, and Pastor Dave will share a message entitled “Why Do We Have Christmas?” This will be a time for your whole family to enjoy!

1BC Kids and 1BC Teens We are getting our 2026 teams ready to serve in our nursery, little sprouts, treehouse, and with the elementary kids. If you are interested in being a classroom aide or want to learn more about teaching a class, see Pastor Bobby.

Church Office The church office will be closed Wednesday-Friday.

Merry Christmas We pray that you have a wonderful week celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Weekly Update for Sunday, December 14, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Our Teen Christmas Party is tonight from 6:00-8:00 pm. Wear your best ugly Christmas sweater!

Church Invites Invite a friend, neighbor, or co-worker to come hear about Jesus this holiday season. You’ll find small church invites at the Welcome Center and on the tables near both main doors.

Lottie Moon Offering Envelopes for the annual SBC Lottie Moon Christmas offering for foreign missions are available at the Welcome Center.

Candlelight Service Mark your calendars for our Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 21. We’ll start by enjoying a hot chocolate bar at 5:30. Then at 6:00, we’ll gather in the sanctuary. This will be a time for your whole family to enjoy!

1BC Kids and 1BC Teens We are getting our 2026 teams ready to serve in our nursery, little sprouts, and with the elementary kids. If you are interested in being a classroom aide or want to learn more about teaching a class, see Pastor Bobby

Weekly Update for Sunday, December 7, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Join us tonight from 6:00-7:15! We’d love to have your teen with us as we build relationships, play crazy games, and study the Bible.

Annual Members Meeting Our Annual Members Meeting is today! Following the morning service, we’ll share a meal together, then have our meeting to look back on 2025, look ahead to 2026, and vote on officers and budget. Only active members will be allowed to vote. There will be no evening service.

Christmas Devotionals There is still time to start your Advent devotional! Stop by the Welcome Center to get a PDF devotional or email the church office for a copy. Families with children, you too can pick up your copy of “The Christmas Promise Advent Calendar” at the Welcome Center.

Church Invites Invite a friend, neighbor, or co-worker to come hear about Jesus this holiday season. You’ll find small church invites at the Welcome Center and on the tables near both main doors.

Boyd Birthday Party The whole church is invited to celebrate Paul Boyd’s 90th birthday on Saturday, December 13 from 1:00-3:30 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Candlelight Service Mark your calendars for our Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 21. We’ll start by enjoying a hot chocolate bar at 5:30. Then at 6:00, we’ll gather in the sanctuary. This will be a time for your whole family to enjoy!

1BC Kids and 1BC Teens We are getting our 2026 teams ready to serve in our nursery, little sprouts, and with the elementary kids. If you are interested in being a part of shaping the next generation of believers, see Pastor Bobby

Leadership Is Plural

Let me point to what I believe should be the future for our church. And please note: when I say “our church,” I mean in the sense that we belong to it, not that the church belongs to us. Our church belongs to God. It’s His. He paid for it with the blood of His Son (Acts 20:28).

We have revised our church constitution twice in the last 28 years. Both times it was a lengthy, challenging process, even with the aid of computers. Both times we looked at our church constitution- which, like so many others, borrowed heavily from the business world of the mid-20th century- streamlined it, and brought it more into line with how we actually do things.

But we have also had an ongoing problem of diminishing interest and participation in the running of our church.

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Weekly Update for Sunday, November 30, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Join us tonight from 6:00-7:15! We’d love to have your teen with us as we build relationships, play crazy games, and study the Bible.

Annual Members Meeting Our Annual Members Meeting is next Sunday! Following the morning service, we’ll share a meal together, then have our meeting to look back on 2025 and look ahead to 2026 as we vote on officers and budget. Last name A-L bring a side, M-Z bring a dessert. There will be no evening service.

Christmas Devotionals Today is the first day of Advent. Stop by the Welcome Center to get a PDF devotional that aims to help you adore Jesus during this busy season. 

For families with children, you can pick up your copy of “The Christmas Promise Advent Calendar” at the Welcome Center. Use the short daily devotions to discover how God kept his wonderful Christmas promise.

Boyd Birthday Party The whole church is invited to come celebrate Paul Boyd’s 90th birthday. Saturday, December 13th 1-3:30pm.

Pregnancy Choices Offering Thank you for giving towards the Pregnancy Choices special offering! We had1,300given to this vital ministry.

Lottie Moon Offering Envelopes for the annual SBC Lottie Moon Christmas offering for foreign missions are available at the Welcome Center.

Candlelight Service Mark your calendars for our Candlelight Service on Sunday, December 21 at 6:00 pm. More info to come

Weekly Update for Sunday, November 23, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) There is no Bible Explorers this week.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Join us tonight from 6:00-7:15! We’d love to have your teen with us as we build relationships, play crazy games, and study the Bible.

OCC National Collection Week Tomorrow wraps up National Collection Week! A huge thank you to all the volunteers who served in this ministry.

Annual Members Meeting This year our Annual Members Meeting is on December 7. Following the morning service, we’ll share a meal together, then have our meeting to look back on 2025 and look ahead to 2026 as we vote on officers and budget. Last name A-L bring a side, M-Z bring a dessert.

Christmas Devotionals Advent is a season of preparation to ready our hearts for the glory of Christmas Day as we adore Jesus! We want to help you do that in this busy time. Stop by the Welcome Center to get a PDF devotional that aims to help you keep Christ at the center of the season.

For families with children, we have something for you too! Pick up your copy of “The Christmas Promise Advent Calendar.” During December, use the short daily devotions to discover how God kept his wonderful Christmas promise.

Church Invites Invite a friend, neighbor, or co-worker to come hear about Jesus this holiday season. You’ll find small church invites at the Welcome Center and on the tables near both main doors.

Happy Thanksgiving There will be no Wednesday services and the church office will be closed Wednesday-Friday. Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Pregnancy Choices Ministry Update Today we welcome friends from Pregnancy Choices to give us a ministry update. A special thanksgiving offering will be taken for the work of this ministry. You can designate your gift in your check’s memo line or on an offering envelope.

Weekly Update for Sunday, November 16, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

Youth Group (6th-12th) Youth Group will be back next Sunday at 6:00!

OCC Packing Party Thank you to everyone who joined us last week to pack our shoeboxes; we finished with 387! We pray that through these shoeboxes, the gospel will be shared with many children and their families.

OCC National Collection Week For the next week, our church will serve as the OCC drop-off location for Greene County during National Collection Week. Please be in prayer for our volunteers and for the hundreds of shoeboxes that we will help collect!

Official Church Council Meeting The Church Council (made up of the Pastors, Deacons, Trustees, Christian Education officers, and Treasurer) will be meeting today at 4:30 PM in the library. 

Pregnancy Choices Ministry Update Next Sunday, November 23, a representative from Pregnancy Choices will give us an update on their ministry. A special thanksgiving offering will be taken for their work of this ministry.

Annual Members Meeting Mark your calendars for December 7 for our Annual Members Meeting to vote on officers and the budget for 2026.

Thank You From Your Pastors Week after week, we are blessed with the calling and privilege to minister God’s Word to you all. We are so grateful for the many ways that you have continued to show love and support to us and our families. We are continually amazed that God has chosen to use us in this way. We love you, church family! -Pastor Dave and Pastor Bobby

Weekly Update for Sunday, November 9, 2025

Bible Explorers (3’s-5th) Join us Wednesday from 6:15-7:30 for our midweek children’s discipleship program. We’d love to have you with us for engaging Bible lessons, Scripture memory time, and fun games.

OCC Packing Party Join us tonight for the OCC Packing Party from 5:00-8:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall. Come help us pack over 370 shoeboxes!

OCC National Collection Week Starting November 17, our church will serve as the OCC drop-off location for Greene County during National Collection Week. Please be in prayer for our volunteers and for the hundreds of shoeboxes that we will help collect!

Church Office The church office will be closed on Tuesday.

Official Church Council Meeting The Church Council will be meeting next Sunday, November 16 at 4:30 PM in the library.

Annual Members Meeting Mark your calendars for December 7 for our annual meeting to vote on 2026’s officers and budget.