The Chimes First Baptist Church Athens, Alabama January 2016 Pastor Joel Carwile, D.D., D. Min. (Cand.) Volume 20, Issue 1 Outreach Sunday, January 17 & 31 3:30-5:00 p.m. A New Year of Opportunities! Lottie Moon Offering Total Received to Date $89,158 Praise the Lord! January 16-18, 2016
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The Chimes
First Baptist Church
Athens, Alabama
January 2016 Pastor Joel Carwile, D.D., D. Min. (Cand.) Volume 20, Issue 1
Outreach Sunday, January 17 & 31
3:30-5:00 p.m.
A New Year of Opportunities!
Lottie Moon Offering
Total Received to Date
$89,158
Praise the Lord!
January 16-18, 2016
Happy New Year! Our family hopes you and yours had a wonderful holiday season. As far as my family goes, when Thanksgiving arrives, the next few weeks pass by at a blistering pace. This year was no exception. Our staff and deacons are very excited about the prospects of this new
year. Our past is our prologue and we now step out into a great adventure that promises an unprecedented spread of the Gospel to Athens, Limestone county and beyond!!! As I close this article, please know how grateful and thankful I am for your sacrificial
giving during our Lottie Moon Christmas offering emphasis. YOU make a difference in
the Kingdom of Jesus Christ!!! Let's Continue to do Something Special TOGETHER... Pastor Joel
January Meetings
Tuesday, January 12
9:30 a.m.
Rebekah Naylor Bible
Study Group
will meet in the FLC Game Room
Deborah Nichols Prayer Group
and Mary Swedenburg Bible Study Group
will meet in Room 108
Tuesday, January 19 at 9:30 a.m.
Evelyn Sexton Mission Group
will meet in Room 108
Sunday, January 3, 6:00 p.m.
Come and hear summer mission
reports from
Sydney McConnell, Bailey McConnell
and Erika Hofacker
They served on three different
continents during 2015!
Pastor Joel’s January Message Series
Against the backdrop of King Xerxes, Nehemiah, Sanballat and Tobiah, we will learn together the process of
what vision-casting and hard work can do.
January 3
“Defining Our FBC Athens Reality”
(Nehemiah)
January 10
“Pursuing Our Dreams” (Nehemiah)
January 17 - “Why I Am Pro-Life”
January 23
“Accepting Responsibility
for Moving Forward” (Nehemiah)
January 30
“Embracing the Pain and Criticism
of Transformation” (Nehemiah)
February 7
“Together, Will We Do Something Special?”
(Nehemiah)
Attendance Sunday School 12/6/15 514
Worship Attendance 715
Hispanic Mission (Worship) 24
Sunday School 12/13/15 556
Worship Attendance 800
Hispanic Mission (Worship) 41
Sunday School 12/20/15 467
Worship Attendance 601
Hispanic Mission (Worship) 24
Worship Attendance 12/27 581
Welcome New Members - Letter: Don & Wendy Hughes, Rusty Strickland, Anna Leigh & Lilly McGuire,
Barry & Tina
Pylant
Sunday School: Jennifer & Jason Smith
Love & Sympathy Betty Hancock and family in the death of her sister, Ann Perkerson
William Tarwater’s family in his death
Debbie Yff and family in the death of her mother, Martha Graham
Dorothy Burke’s family in her death
Marcia Crask and family in the death of her mother, Nell Thomas
Discipleship Training Class
begins January 10
Because this is war.
A very real enemy has been strategizing
and scheming against you,
Assaulting you,
Coming after your emotions
your mind, your man,
your child, your future.
In fact, he’s doing it right this second…
Right where you are.
BUT it stops now, join me and be
armed and dangerous,
Put on the ARMOR OF GOD!
7 Week Course
Sundays at 5:00 p.m.
Room 203
Member Book Cost $10.00
Facilitator: Annette Strickland
Discipleship Training Class
“War Room Bible Study”
Facilitator:
Doug Walker
(watch for date and location)
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(Family Life Center)
AddictionsÖ AddictionsÖ AddictionsÖ AddictionsÖ Those who are battling, those Those who are battling, those Those who are battling, those Those who are battling, those
who have battledÖ who have battledÖ who have battledÖ who have battledÖ
Contact: Greg McAlister (497-6446) Fred Leonard (777-5979) or Todd Christopher (230-6859)
For more information
All Wednesday Activities
resume January 6
Christians in Crisis
Support Group
January 14 & 28
at 6:30 pm Room 108 Facilitated by George Stewart
A Safe Environment of Help & Hope!
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2016 New Worship Schedule
for Sunday mornings beginning
February 7
8:30 a.m. Early Worship
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Morning Worship
Resume January 3, 5:00 p.m.
Read Through the Bible
2016 Calendars are available at the Front Information Desk
Pick your copy up and
Read Through the Bible this year 2016!
Deacons on Call January 3-9 (Greg Weigart, Marshall Weldy, Furney Wood)
January 10-16 (Lynwood Bailey, Andy Balch, Alan Bush)
January 17-23 (Roger Chandler, Oscar Gay, Greg Glaze)
January 24-30 (George Hardy, Anthony Haynes, Tee Jackson)
P.M. Sunday School Class resumes Sunday, January 3
5:00 p.m. Room 203
Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore Join Keith Smyser as we study the Explore the Bible lessons. the Bible lessons. the Bible lessons. the Bible lessons. This is an opportunity is open to everyone but especially for those who
teach in other age groups on Sundays during the Sunday School hour.