2015 11&12

The Outlook First Christian Church

November/December 2015

Faith Promise Nov. 1st Guest Speaker: Kevin Morrow Good News Productions; Joplin, MO Be praying about our Faith Promise offering. Our goal is $50,000 this year as we strive to meet our promises to our missionaries at home and abroad. This is a time of spiritual renewal and stretching as God prompts each one of us to give. If you can’t be here turn in your promise early to the office.

“An Unplugged Christmas” Presented by The Music Makers

Friday Dec. 11 7pm Sunday Dec. 13 10:30am

“The Cherub Choir” will present their program both times also.

Come support our children as they allow God to use their talents in this musical presentation about

the coming of Christ.

Veteran’s Banquet Nov. 8 12:00pm

We want to honor and show our appreciation to our men and women who have served in the military. Their dedication, love of country and love of family can not be measured. Come enjoy a steak or chicken meal cooked just for you to say thank you. Free to Veteran’s and their immediate family. Families please bring photos of your loved ones service time and put on a table in the foyer.

Young At Heart Thanksgiving Banquet Nov. 12 6:30pm

Our Teens/Children will prepare and serve a wonderful Thanksgiving Meal for our YAH. Please sign up in the foyer for the great evening of fellowship and food.

Missions Is. .

The Outlook

Glenn’s Corner

This time of year always brings back won-derful memories from my childhood. Unlike many of you at First Christian, all my relatives lived away from King in Pitt county, NC or in New Jersey. We spent quite a few hours travel-ing during holidays to see relatives. I can always remember going to New Jersey because it took so long to get there. Mom would make peanut butter crackers and sandwiches for the trip. Plenty of fruit and tea in a thermos. We never stopped except to get gas along the way. There were no interstates back then, only US 1. Getting close to Bridgeton only brought on more excitement. We would drive down State Route 49 in southern New Jersey while my Dad told us places where his relatives lived that I neither knew nor had met. He was just as excit-ed as I was. By the time we finally reached Bridgeton, I couldn’t wait to turn the corner to my grand-parent’s house. It was a big two story house that stood beside my grandpa’s car dealership. Between it and the dealership there were plenty of rooms, attics and closets to be explored and visited. All the Mechanics loved to see us boys coming and commented on how tall we had grown. They would show me the next big engine under an Olds 98 as they were changing the oil or repairing a motor. I realize I had a great childhood that many of you and thousands of people all over the world never experienced. This Christmas and Thanksgiving may we remember that no matter what our upbringing, whether it was wonderful like I was privileged to have or you had no parents who cared. God came in the form of a baby to live a life just as we have, so that you and I are now called sons and daughters of God. 1 John 3:1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! Gal 4:7 So you are no longer a slave, but God’s child. Have a great Christmas knowing you are loved and part of a family. Love in Christ, Glenn

Luke’s Letter to the Flock

This has been a great few months! Now it is time for fall and the holidays. Wow life just moves so fast. But God can make all things wonderful if you take the time to let Him lead. I want to say thank you to all the adults and spon-sors who helped us go to the beach retreat! It was a very short but wonderful weekend. Without your help that trip would not happen, so thank you. The students had a blast! Also thank you to those of you who have supplied food and treats for the teens over the past few months for Wednesday nights, Sunday nights, and other events. These kids love to eat and you helped out a ton. Please stay on your students and have them here around Godly friends and models this fall season and through the holidays. It gets super busy but they need each other for love and support. There are lots of things coming up in the next few months. So please make sure you are looking in the bulletin for announcements, looking at the welcome center for sign-ups, and asking me if you have any questions. Stay plugged in and let God do the work this holiday season.

November 1st-God’s Not Dead Movie-part 2 7th-JDRF Diabetes walk for Lauren Mosley 8th--MS & HS God’s Not Dead Series in the Teen room 12th-YAH Thanksgiving Meal Hosted by Teens 15th-MS & HS God’s Not Dead Series in the Teen room 22nd-MS & HS YAC Chicken Stew 29th-No MS & HS Activities

December 6th-MS & HS God’s Not Dead Series in the Teen room 13th-MS & HS God’s Not Dead Series in the Teen room 16th-Christmas Caroling 19th-MS & HS KOM Basket Hand Out/Christmas Party 20th-No MS & HS Activities 27th-No MS & HS Activities Lucas

Ladies Missionary Group November 15, 3:00pm

Fixing Baskets for sick & shut-in

December 14, 6:30pm Going to Town & Country for

Christmas Dinner. Bring a $10 gift to play a fun game.

King Outreach Food Baskets

The teens will be sponsoring KOM again this year

as they prepare food baskets and hand them out on

December 19. They need our help with the donations. Please see the list below for dates and

items needed.

November 15 Canned Corn

Canned Green Beans

November 22 Instant Mashed potatoes

Mac n Cheese-box

November 29 Canned Yams Canned Ham

December 6 & 13 Desserts

Bread Butter

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Annual Congregation Meeting, Sunday,

November 8 Following Morning Worship

Elders To Be Reconfirmed Mitch Allen, Tony Mabe, Gary

Thomas

New Candidate for Elder is: David Fisher

New Candidate for Deacon is: Joey Kossek

Copies of the 2016 Proposed Budget are available at the

Welcome Center.

CHILDREN’S Corner from Peter

Wow, can you believe it, Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner? This year has flown by. I am so excited about this time of year as we celebrate the birth of our Savior and give thanks for all that we have and all that He has done for us.

For the month of November I want to encourage the Music Makers & Cherubs to be present for all practices as you get ready for the Christmas program. Also in November during Children’s church we will be doing special projects to help the Ladies group as they prepare care packages for our sick and shut-in.

On Sunday, December 6, we will be having our annual Christmas party and breakfast in the Backyard. This is for nursery through 5th grade. The Cherubs and Music Makers Choirs will present their Christmas program on Friday, December 11 @ 7pm and again on Sunday, December 13 @ 10:30am. What a blessing this will be! We will join the whole church on Wednesday, December 16 to go Christmas caroling. This is always such a fun time.

I pray that God will bless you and your family during this holiday season! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Online Giving “Is Here”

As of Oct. 25th online giving has now become an option here at First Christian. It is as simple as

turning on the internet, hitting our website www.kingfirstchristian.org, clicking on the “Give Online”

icon and follow the instructions. It is safe, secure and easy to use. You may give a one time gift or set up a reoccurring

gift. This a another option to help you give easily and safely to the ministry here at FCC.

Young at Heart

November 12, 6:30pm, Hosted by Teens

December 10, 6:30pm, Christmas Party

Catered by Rikki Sproles - Cost $11.00 each

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Board Meeting November 2 @ 7:00pm

December 7 @ 7:00pm

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH PO BOX 504 625 MEADOWBROOK DRIVE KING, NORTH CAROLINA 27021 (Phone: 336-983-2206 Fax: 336-985-3559 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Missions Moment September/October 2015 Finances

General Fund $41,247.45 Building Fund $ 4,409.00 Missions $ 7,719.00

September/October 2015

Attendance Averages

Sunday School— 73

Morning Worship— 232

Wednesday Night—N/A

K O M Remember KOM as you

are out shopping. There is a box in the foyer for you

to drop your food and personal hygiene

products in. _________________________________________________________

REMINDER Daylight saving time ends Nov. 1st. Don’t forget to SET YOUR CLOCKS BACK ONE HOUR before going to bed on Saturday

night, Oct. 31st.

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FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Good News Productions Good News Productions Inc produces culturally

relevant, Biblically based content in digital, video, and print format to accelerate global evangelism. GNPI helps people access the Gospel in their native language in a way

they can understand.

GNPI is a non-profit organization that accelerates global evangelism through media. Ziden Nutt founded GNPI in

1976. Ziden experienced firsthand on the mission field the desperate need for missionaries and nationals to have cul-

turally relevant Biblical resources. As a result, Ziden began producing simple filmstrip series using language and

images from the local culture.

Today, nearly four decades later, GNPI works through regional centers and NOMaD teams throughout the world. GNPI creates culturally relevant materials to serve the 80% of people in the unreached world who cannot read or prefer

visual materials.

Kevin Morrow, Ministry Relations Kevin has taught in various Bible colleges and has a heart for God’s Word (Jer. 15:16.) He holds BS and MDiv de-

grees from Cincinnati Christian University and also studied music at Berklee College of Music and Ohio University.

He and his wife, Becky, live in Joplin, MO.

Church Staff

Glenn Van Meter Senior Minister

[email protected]

Lucas Smith Student Minister

[email protected]

Peter Cain Children’s Minister

[email protected]

Denise Calloway Custodian

Sherry Crews

Secretary [email protected]

SERVICE TIMES

SUNDAY 9:30am–Sunday School 10:30am–Morning Worship 6:00pm – Evening Service

WEDNESDAY 7:00pm – Adult Study, Teen & Children’s Classes

Sunday Morning and

Wednesday Night services include Nursery.

Communion Servers

November 1 Elder: Mitch Allen Deacon: Terry Sorrells Thad Cox, Nick Brouwer, Ronnie Calloway, Mike Grayson, Ted Hamilton, Clay Yates November 8 Elder: Tony Mabe Deacon: Jimmy Lively

Bobby Atkins, Allan Brown, Lawrence Voss, Robbie Voss, Todd Hill, Brandon Mabe November 15 Elder: Gary Thomas Deacon: David Fisher Conner Harris, Joey Kossek, Steve Johnson, Noah Johnson, Ted Nelson, Chubby Nunn November 22 Elder: Brent Hunter Youth Minister: Lucas Smith Derek Joyner, Earl Voss, Andrew Voss, Max Soetermans, Nick Soetermans, Gerald Yokely November 29 Servers: Tyler Mosley, Carlton McKinney, Joe Wingo, Danny Tucker, Jeffrey Smith, Mark Thorpe, Ted Smith, Darron Tate

Greeters Main Lobby Children’s Wing 11/1 Monnette, Sunni & Isaac M/M Todd Hill 11/8 Marie Cooke M/M Nick Brouwer 11/15 M/M Thad Cox M/M Conner Harris 11/22 Betty Tuttle, Erlene Priddy M/M Steve Johnson 11/29 M/M Bobby Atkins M/M Earl Voss

Special Music Baptistry Workers 11/1 Sharon Wingo Jeffrey & Pattie Smith 11/8 Scott Tedder 11/15 Ted Hamilton 11/22 Tami Fishel 11/29 Voss Family

Sound System Computer 11/1 Scott Tedder Dana Booze 11/8 Nick Brouwer Amy Cain 11/15 Andrew Voss Pattie Smith/Robin Voss 11/22 Denise Calloway 11/29 Max Soetermans Teachers for Children’s Church

1st —5th Teacher/Song Leader—Peter 1st—5th Helper—Sherry Crews

2yrs—pre-K Teacher/Helpers- Denise Grayson, Trina Tucker, Frankye Jones

Teachers for Wednesday Evening Teacher - Peter Cain

Preschool – Frankye Jones & Cathy Moore Please see Peter Cain if you have questions or concerns.

Thank you for serving in our children’s department.

Ushers 11/1: Team # 1 11/8: Team # 2

11/15: Team # 3 11/22: Team # 4 11/29: Team #5

Communion Preparation Jan & Carlton McKinney Roxanne & Brent Hunter

Nursery 11/1- 9:30am: Tina Brouwer 10:30am: Stephanie Tate, Robbie & Kelly Voss 11/4- Wed: Edie Hill 11/8- 9:30am: Paula Wolff, Sonya Cox 10:30am: Tami Fishel/Tondra Walker/Jan Gross 11/11-Wed: Amy Cain 11/15-9:30am: Andrew & Casey Voss 10:30am: Tracy & Lauren Mosley 11/18-Wed: Denise Calloway 11/22-9:30am: Karen Van Meter & Kay Atkins 10:30am: Dana & Courtney Booze, Jenny Wilmoth 11/25- Wed: NO SERVICE 11/29-9:30am: Robin Voss 10:30am: Edie & Anna Hill, Cathy Moore

*If you cannot serve on your assigned date please find a replacement from the substitute list.

November Birthdays 1-Troy Bottoms 2-Stephanie Brown 4-Joyce Hobson 6-Chancey Stone, Jane Allen, Savannah Eaton, Madison Hamilton 7-Tina Bassiri 8-Tina Brouwer, Abby Cain 9-Lori Schamay, Jordan Jones 10-Steve Demertzis 11-Susan Hartle, Genny Adkins 13-Mark Winfrey, Mike Berwanger 14-Earl Voss, Hunter Winfrey 15-Callie Yohn, Jessica James 16-Marion Hauser 17-Betty Moser, Bob Crumley, Kay Atkins, Chase Moorefield 18-Ted Hamilton 19-Seth Farmer 20-Zachary Hartle 21-Len Tillman, Hoover Brown, Zack Hooker, Josh Williams 23-Melissa Lomax 24-Teresa Watson 26-Norma Lawson 27-Christy Tedder, Abbey Pritchett 28-Mark Hicks, Breanna Thorpe 29-Emily Southern, Sarah Berwanger 30-Joshua Allen

November Anniversaries

9-Chris & Dana Booze 17-Mitch & Sherri Belton 26-Steve & Tammy Demertzis 28-Terry & Karen Sorrells

November 2015 Calendar Sun. 1 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Morning Worship – FAITH PROMISE 6:00pm Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program Practice Teens in teen room – God’s Not Dead – part 2 7:00pm Gospel Lads @ Poplar Springs

Mon. 2 7:00pm Board Meeting Tues. 3 5pm-9pm West Stokes-Sanctuary & FH Wed. 4 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 5 7:00pm Worship practice in Sanctuary Fri. 6 Sat. 7 JDRF Diabetes Walk for Lauren Mosley Sun. 8 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Morning Worship followed by Annual Congregation Meeting 12:00pm Veteran’s Banquet 6:00pm Evening Worship – MS/HS God’s Not Dead Series in teen room 6:00pm Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program Practice Mon. 9

Tues. 10 Wed. 11 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 12 6:30pm Young at Heart Thanksgiving meal hosted by the Youth Fri. 13 Sat. 14 Sun. 15 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Morning Worship 3:00pm Ladies Group fixing care packages 6:00pm Evening Worship – MS/HS God’s Not Dead Series in teen room

6:00pm Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program Practice Mon. 16 Tues. 17 Wed. 18 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 19 8am-2pm Christian Village FH/Kitchen

7:00pm Worship practice in Sanctuary Fri. 20 5pm-9pm Phil Holt – FH / Gym / Kitchen Sat. 21 Kayla Shoaf- FH / Gym / Kitchen all day Sun. 22 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm Evening Worship - MS/HS Chicken Stew

6:00pm Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program Practice Mon. 23 Tues. 24 Wed. 25 No Services – Office Closed Thurs. 26 HAPPY THANKSGIVING Fri. 27 Office Closed Sat. 28 5pm-9pm Phil Holt – FH / Gym / Kitchen Sun. 29 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Morning Worship NO EVENING WORSHIP – No Teen Activities 6:00pm Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program Practice

Mon. 30

Communion Servers

December 6 Elder: Mitch Allen Deacon: Terry Sorrells Thad Cox, Nick Brouwer, Ronnie Calloway, Mike Grayson, Ted Hamilton, Clay Yates December 13 Elder: Tony Mabe Deacon: Jimmy Lively

Bobby Atkins, Allan Brown, Lawrence Voss, Robbie Voss, Todd Hill, Brandon Mabe December 20 Elder: Gary Thomas Deacon: David Fisher Conner Harris, Joey Kossek, Steve Johnson, Noah Johnson, Ted Nelson, Chubby Nunn December 27 Elder: Brent Hunter Youth Minister: Lucas Smith Derek Joyner, Earl Voss, Andrew Voss, Max Soetermans, Nick Soetermans, Gerald Yokely

Greeters Main Lobby Children’s Wing 12/6 M/M David Green M/M Harold Allen 12/13 M/M Max Soetermans M/M Carlton McKinney 12/20 Susie Burton Sharon Johnson 12/27 M/M Ronnie Calloway M/M Tony Mabe

Special Music Baptistry Workers 12/6 Tammy Covel Steve & Karen Johnson 12/13 Mike Grayson 12/20 Pattie Smith 12/27 Bill Abbott

Sound System Computer 12/6 Scott Tedder Dana Booze 12/13 Nick Brouwer Amy Cain 12/20 Andrew Voss Pattie Smith/Robin Voss 12/27 Denise Calloway

December Teachers for Children’s Church

1st —5th Teacher/Song Leader—Peter 1st—5th Helper— Erin Lynch

2yrs—pre-K Teacher/Helpers- Denise Grayson, Trina Tucker, Frankye Jones

December Teachers for Wednesday Evening Teacher - Peter Cain

Preschool – Cathy Moore & Frankye Jones Please see Peter Cain if you have questions or concerns.

Thank you for serving in our children’s department.

Ushers

12/6: Team # 1 12/13: Team # 2 12/20: Team 3 12/27: Team # 4 Communion Preparation Ann Thomas & Tina Brouwer Nursery 12/2-Wed: Edie Hill 12/6- 9:30am: Tina Brouwer 10:30am: Stephanie Tate, Robbie & Kelly Voss 12/9- Wed: Amy Cain 12/13- 9:30am: Paula Wolff & Sonya Cox 10:30am: Tami Fishel/Tondra Walker/Jan Gross 12/16-Wed: Denise Calloway 12/20-9:30am: Andrew & Casey Voss 10:30am: Tracy & Lauren Mosley 12/23-Wed: Tamara Lively 12/27-9:30am: Karen Van Meter & Kay Atkins 10:30am: Dana & Courtney Booze/Jenny Wilmoth 12/30- Wed: Karen Van Meter

*If you cannot serve on your assigned date please find a replacement from the substitute list.

December Birthdays

1-Todd Lomax, Darron Tate 2-Melissa Carico 4-Cathy Brown 6-Todd Hill, Cathy Nelson, Brycen McKinney 7-Dana Booze, Jonathan & Jaylin Schlesinger 8-Brian Winfrey, Myra Caudle, Haley Larrowe 9-Paula Wolff, Cathy Moore, Ruth Falconer, Chad Brown 15-Seth Walker 16-Amanda Benson 17-Carlton McKinney, Conner Harris 18-Rebecca Smoot 20-Karli Allen 21-Amanda Winfrey 22-Butch Calloway, Kevin Walker 24-Ashley Gross, Erin Lynch, Kim Griffin 27-Ann Smith 28- Alexis Newsom 29-Sharon Wise

December Anniversaries

1-Hoover & Frances Brown 4-Conner & Ann Harris 10-Steve & Karen Johnson 22-Cam & Kellee Casper 26-Earl & Robin Voss 27-Lyle & Tana Epperson

December 2015 Calendar Tues. 1 Wed. 2 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 3 Village Care- Gym / Kitchen All Day Fri. 4 Decorating for Breakfast with Santa Sat. 5 7am-1pm Breakfast with Santa 2pm-4pm Jan McKinney- Gym & Kitchen 2pm-4pm Betty Shackleford- Sanctuary 5pm-9pm Priddy Family- Gym / FH / Kitchen Sun. 6 9:30am Sunday School 9:30am Children’s Ministry Christmas Party

10:30am Morning Worship 5pm-8pm Music Makers Dress Rehearsal in Sanctuary 6:00pm Evening Worship & Cherubs Christmas practice 6:00pm MS/HS God’s Not Dead Series in teen room

Mon. 7 7:00pm Board Meeting Tues. 8 Wed. 9 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 10 6:30pm Young at Heart Christmas Dinner 7:00pm Worship Practice in Sanctuary Fri. 11 7:00pm Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program Sat. 12 Sun. 13 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Music Makers & Cherubs Christmas Program 6:00pm Evening Worship – MS/HS God’s Not Dead Series in teen room

Mon. 14 6:30pm Ladies Missionary Christmas Meeting @ Town & Country Operation Christmas Child trip to Charlotte Tues. 15 Wed. 16 6:00pm Christmas Caroling Thurs. 17 Fri. 18 Sat. 19 Teens Christmas Party & KOM Basket Handout Sun. 20 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm Evening Worship

Mon. 21 Tues. 22 Wed. 23 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 24 5:30pm Christmas Eve Service Fri. 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS Sat. 26 5pm-9pm Phil Holt – FH / Gym / Kitchen Sun. 27 9:30am Sunday School

10:30am Morning Worship NO EVENING SERVICES

Mon. 28 Tues. 29 Wed. 30 7:00pm Adult Bible Study / Children & Teen Activities Thurs. 31