COMMUNITY UPDATES / UPCOMING EVENTS FAMILY SWIM NIGHT Join us for a Family Swim at the Belpre Pool on Thurs., July 17, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this party that our kiddos earned by reading Bible verses. SUMMER SERIES What You Only Thought You Knew- Experiencing the Foundations of Faith is the theme of our Wed. eve. Summer Series. During this time, all teen through adult classes will meet in the auditorium for an in-depth study of experiencing faith. The schedule for the next 3 weeks is as follows: July 16 - Ron Laughery - Forgiveness July 23 - Ron Laughery - Heaven July 30 - Brett Hower - God’s Love LIFE LINE SCREENING The Belpre Church of Christ is pleased to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, a leading provider of community-based preventive health screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive and painless health screenings on Mon., July 21, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems. Grab a pink flyer on the foyer tables for the types of screenings and cost. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community- partners. FAMILY LIFE WEEK Save the date and plan to be with us on August 3-6 for our annual Family Life Week. This year, we will welcome Carlus Gupton from Memphis, Tennessee. At the same time, our children will enjoy VBS. We look forward to a wonderful time together, seeing Christ more clearly and deepening our relationship to Him. More details to follow. OVU NOTES The Student Life Department at Ohio Valley University is seeking sponsorship for a disc golf course on the OVU campus. The plan is to install an 18 hole disc golf course by August this year. The course will provide a fun, wholesome activity for our students as well as the local community and will also utilize our gorgeous campus to show off the natural beauty of the Mid-Ohio Valley. This course will be open to the public and free. The course is being funded by donations from individuals, businesses and groups on and off campus. Each hole can be sponsored for $500. This will include the basket, the tee pad and the 10" x 15" tee sign that will display the donators logo and/or name if desired. We anticipate that this course will be enjoyed by many people of all ages for many years, and the tee sign will be a permanent fixture on display for all who visit the course! Before very long, the hustle and bustle of a new academic year at Ohio Valley University will begin! The population of the Mid-Ohio Valley will increase by several hundred energetic, optimistic young people. We would like for you to come and meet these promising students! Please plan to join us Monday, August 25 from 7–9 p.m. at our OVU Expo. This is a time designed for students (especially new students) to meet their community! If you have good or services that you are interested in offering the students, please e-mail [email protected] to reserve a table. Tables are limited, and are “first come first serve”…so get yours re- served today!! MINISTRIES COURAGE TO CHANGE The up-coming guest speakers for the Courage to Change meetings on the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 July through September are as follows: July 17, 2014 Angela Shamblin, a Hypnotist , who will be speaking about her ex- perience working with over-eaters, smokers and clients with other addictions. August 21, David Schaffer MSW, LICSW, AADC, PLLC, a Psychotherapist, Addictions Counseling Licensed Clinical Social Worker in West Virginia and Ohio will be speaking about our values and how they dictate our behavior and choices. On September 17, Dina Andrews will be speaking on the Circles program in West Virginia and Ohio, which helps people recover from addictions and poverty and trains them to have a more productive life. We would encourage you to support these speakers from our area as they partner with the Courage to Change ministry at Belpre by sharing with us the common goal and dedication to improving the lives of people in our community. LOVE IN ACTION Our benevolence funds go for many different things. Some of these are BAM, Disaster Relief, Women's Care Center, prescriptions when needed, rent, clothes, utility bills, groceries, and any assistance with resources that aid in a better life for some. We also recently bought 100 Spanish bibles for a Honduras mission trip. A special thanks goes out to Sara Barton who spoke to the HOPE group last week and to Kay Grose who will be speaking this week. It is always good when we can apply Biblical stories to today's problems. LIA and the HOPE group strive to introduce God to others. As Ron shared in his sermon, we want all to know they are "included." It is our prayer that all will know it does not matter where they came from. It is all about where they are headed today. Please continue to pray with us that lives will be changed. STAFF Jeff Stevenson - Preaching Minister [email protected] 740.378.6632 Travis Williams - Family Life Minister [email protected] 330.546.5620 Brett Hower - College Intern [email protected] 717.471.3151 Ron Laughery - Preaching Minister, Emeritus [email protected] 740.516.4038 Church Office [email protected] www.belprechurch.com Phone: 740.423.7021 | Fax: 740.423.8333 SHEPHERDS Dan Canada—304.588.4087 Bob Crum—740.516.5960 Marty Clark—740.551.2075 Mark Kaufman—740.678.8053 Jack Thorn—304.482.1933 To schedule an appointment to meet with our shepherds, please call the church office. MINISTRY LEADERS Benevolence/Love in Action Anita Vaughan Caring & Sharing Margaret Wentz Children’s Education Stephanie Miller & Jerry Brown Connections Tom Seers Courage to Change Mary Ann Thorn/Sonia Grimm Doxa Praise and Worship Travis Williams H.O.P.E. Sharon McClead Media Larry Hopkins Missions Mary Ann Thorn Prayer Lauren Keeling World Bible School Leslie Roby Young at Heart Ron & Terry Everson COLLEGE/TEENS TEENS Bring your Bible this evening to the Teen classroom at 5:00 p.m. Guys bring drinks, girls bring snacks. There will be a BELPRE YOUTH RALLY MEETING on Tues., July 22 at 7:00 p.m. All wishing to help need to attend. UPCOMING TEEN EVENTS August 3 - 6 - VBS and Family Life Week SAVE THE DATES VBS FAMILY LIFE WEEK AUGUST 3-6 Belpre Church of Christ Sunday, Aug. 3 at 9:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Mon., Aug. 4 - Wed., Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m.