COMMUNITY UPDATES / UPCOMING EVENTS WOMEN’S WORKSHOP Save the date for the next workshop planned for Mon., Mar. 23 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. MOV LADIES DAY The annual MOV Ladies Day is planned for Sat., April 18. Celine Sparks, the contributing editor of humor for Christian Woman magazine, will be the speaker. A planning meeting will be held on Thurs., March 19, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lubeck building. All women who wish to be involved are invited to attend. There will be refreshments and a short meeting. More information about the Ladies Day is posted on the office foyer bulletin board. CHRISTIAN LIFE IN A TECH WORLD On Mar. 21 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Dr. Patrick Ward and Steve Cunningham will lead a seminar at the Grand Central Church of Christ for parents and teens regarding the opportunities and struggles that go along with technology and being a follower of Christ. See office foyer bulletin board for more information. JUNIOR YOUTH RALLY Treasure Seekers is the theme and Travis Williams will be the speaker for a Junior Youth Rally on April 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Grand Central Church of Christ. The day will be filled with fun: games, creative stations, treasure hunt, crazy actors, classes, pizza and a whole lot more! The cost is $15.00 which includes a T-shirt and lunch. Register by April 17, 2015. See flyer and sign-up on the office foyer bulletin board. JAMAICAN MISSION TRIP The Jamaica mission team is going to Lluidas Vale, Jamaica this summer. Lluidas Vale is up in the mountains of Jamaica in St. Cathrine Parish. We are going July 16-25. We will be working with 2 congregations, the Barnes Pen congregation and the Tydixon congregation. We will be conducting home Bible studies, 4 day Vacation Bible Schools and a crusade in the evenings. We will be doing repairs on the building in Tydixon. We have 2 houses reserved for 16 people, 8 in each house. The cost for the team from Belpre is $900.00 per person. If you would be interested in going please see Mary Ann Thorn. If you are interested in doing mission work but have not made a commitment in the past, this is a good place to get started. We would love to have you join us. MAIL REMINDER If you wish to send a card to a Belpre family member that attend services, leave them in the card holders in either carport or office foyer and the cards will be delivered within the building. MOV WORKCAMP FUNDRAISER Check out the poster in the office hallway and grab an envelope, follow instructions, and help sponsor MOV Work Camp. NEW BULLETIN FORMAT Within a few weeks, the new bulletin will be ready to pass out to you. At that time, please refer to the Family News sheet placed on foyer tables, for all prayer requests, upcoming events and announcements and ministry news. The new bulletin is streamlined to best serve our visitors as they come in to worship with us. We appreciate your kind understanding as this transition is made. COURAGE TO CHANGE The Courage to Change ministry will begin their special speaker meetings on the third Thursday of the month starting March 19, 2015. The first guest speaker we have scheduled is Brett Hower, our student intern. He will be speaking about the book Gods at War by Kevin Idleman. He will tell how reading this book changed his concept of sin and changed his thinking about spiritual matters. Several of us have read this book and highly recommend it. We have three copies available to borrow from the Courage to Change resource room. Join us March 19 to hear Brett. If you would like to borrow the book, see Mary Ann Thorn. LOVE IN ACTION We want to thank all of our volunteers again. You guys are the greatest! Many in our community have been helped the past few months with utility bills and food. Acts of love are being done daily in our church family. Mark Batterson stated, "We are told to pray about everything, but we can’t just pray like all depends on God. We also must work like it depends on US. When Christianity turns into a noun, it becomes a turnoff. Christianity was always intended to be a verb — more specifically, an ACTION verb. The title of the book of Acts says it all, doesn’t it? It’s not the book of Ideas or Words. It’s the book of Acts. And if we said less and did more, I believe we would have the same kind of impact the first-century church had. When everything is said and done, God won’t say, “Well said, good and faithful servant.” He won’t say, “Well thought,” “well planned,” or even “well prayed.” There is only one commendation He will give: “Well DONE good and faithful servant.” 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 Jake Keefer - College Intern [email protected] 814.449.6373 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 & Sharon McClead 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 Jake Keefer & Travis Williams Adult Education Phil Stanley & Nathan Tewanger H.O.P.E. Sharon McClead Media Nathan Tewanger Missions/WBS Mary Ann Thorn & Leslie Roby Prayer Sarah Brown & Rachel Werry Young at Heart Ron & Terry Everson COLLEGE/TEENS PURSUIT is the college ministry of the Belpre Church of Christ under the leadership of our college intern, Brett Hower. PURSUIT will be meeting in the college classroom upstairs each Sun. morning at 9:00 a.m. and again on Wed. eve. at 7:00 p.m. PURSUIT will meet Sunday, Mar. 29 at 6:00 p.m. for a casual study at the home of Jeff and Tonnie Stevenson. BelpreYouthMinistry UPCOMING EVENTS: Teen Small Group - 2nd and 4th Sun. nights - 3/8 and 3/22– 5:00 in Teen Room- Bring drinks or snacks. Family Life Small Groups - 1st & 3rd Sun. nights - 3/1 & 3/15 at the Williams’ home. Christian Life In A Tech World - Mar. 21, 10:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m. – A Seminar to be held at Grand Central Church of Christ Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. Do not quench the Spirit. Do not despise prophecies, but test everything; hold fast what is good. ~I Thessalonians 5:16-21