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Church Leadership
Our ministers and lay leaders are available to answer any questions you may have to help you connect with the ministries of First Baptist Church. Rev. Matt Sturtevant Senior Pastor, x. 202 matt@firstbaptistlawrence.com Rev. Dr. Meredith Holladay Associate Pastor of Spiritual Formation, x. 204 meredith@firstbaptistlawrence.com Jenny Purvis Office Manager, x.203 jenny@firstbaptistlawrence.com Nathan Benfield Volunteer Building Manager, x.201 nathan@firstbaptistlawrence.com Jim Davidson Chancel Choir Director jamesrdavidson@ku.edu Holly Grassy Bookkeeper grassyclan@att.net John Pauls Moderator jphawk@yahoo.com Evelyn Falen Organist Buddy Langford Custodian Church Office: 785/843.0020 office@firstbaptistlawrence.com www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Scripture:
Ephesians 1.11-23
Kelly Herndon Troy Reimer Claire Murphy Angela Lowe Lee Carlson Evelyn Falen John Pattinson Lee Rader Jim Lord Marilyn Wright Julie Goans-Heinz November 2 November 7 Patricia Acker Shane Schenkel
November 7 November 7 November 8 November 10 November 12 November 13 November 13 November 15 November 17 November 18 November 18
Wayne Scrivner Kyle Yoder A.K. Winter Robert Heacock Ken Hite Clark Havenor Elaine Harris Paul Stevens Evan Yoder Brent Lamb Benjamin Reimer
November 18 November 19 November 20 November 21 November 21 November 23 November 24 November 25 November 25 November 27 November 28
Remember in Prayer
International Ministries Missionary: Dwayne & Marsha Binkley, serving in Thailand. American Baptist Home Mission Society Missionary: West Virginia Baptist Convention, Dr. Maxwell Hill, serving from St. Albans, West Virginia Local congregation: Plymouth Congregational Church
We Share in Joy
Rebekah Johnston is in Jalapa, Guatemala from November 3-10 on a medical mission trip.
Ministry Fair
Sunday, November 10
Immediately following 11 a.m. worship throughout the building in an Open House format. Lunch served in Roger Williams Room.
Giving
Todays world offers a dizzying array of giving options that can be confusing and complex, including many options for giving electronically. As we at First Baptist Church try to seek ways to offer giving options that allow for convenience and healthy stewardship, we want to make sure that we are consistent with Biblical models of giving.
SimpleGive.com
Questions and Answers
How do I do it? Simply click on the Give link from our website, www.firstbaptistlawrence.com. This will take you to the SimpleGive site, to the secure access page for First Baptist Church. Here you may either choose the Quick Give option, which does not require a log in, or choose to register in order to make future giving more streamlined. Once you have logged on, you have options for how to give. You may give to the general budget, to the capital campaign, to our Dezo Missionary Fund, or to the youth group for donations or trip payments. It may take up to three days for your financial institution to record your gift to the church. Is it safe? Will SimpleGive keep my credit card information? SimpleGive will not retain your credit or debit card information if you do not want them to. You may choose the Quick Give option to make a one-time payment at any time. Even if you choose to store the information via your registered account, the data is encrypted and locked down. Will I be charged a fee if I use SimpleGive? You will not be charged a fee for using this service. First Baptist will be charged a fee for each transaction, as well as a minimal monthly fee. However, if you give $100 to the church from SimpleGive, the full $100 will be received by the church, and will be credited on your giving record. Do I have to start giving in this way? Absolutely not. We will continue to receive gifts via mail, to the church office, or as always, in the church offering plate during worship. If you have no desire or intention to give online or electronically, there is no expectation for you to do so. This is only meant to be an option for those who are seeking an electronic option for giving, not a replacement for those who give in other ways. Do I have to be a member of First Baptist to be able to give on SimpleGive? No. In fact, this is one of the benefits for the church to offer this form of giving. Members who have moved away from Lawrence who still want to give, family members or friends of congregation members who want to support a specific or general ministry of the church, even grandparents of youth who live outside of Lawrence and want to make a payment for camp any and all of these individuals and families are able to give via this online option.
But what if I want to physically Give something in the offering, but I have given electronically? There is something spiritually powerful in the ability to give physically in worship to put money in the offering plate when it passes by. Electronic giving should not bar us from that tactile and meaningful experience of worship. Therefore, we are developing a laminated card that will be available in the pew pockets for givers to be able to place in the offering plate as it passes. It will say something like I have given electronically or by some other method and make this my offering of worship before God. It will help to enrich the worship experience for those who give electronically, or in any manner other than physically into the offering plate in worship.
First Baptist Church 1330 Kasold Drive Lawrence, Kansas 66049 785/843-0020 785/843-0021 (fax) www.firstbaptistlawrence.com
Operation Christmas Child Update Please continue to bring your completed Operation Christmas Child boxes. Final date is November 13. Remember to include $7 for each box for shipping. If you wish to simply donate $7 x ? to our shipping fund, make your check to FBC, with OPC on the memo line. Thank you! Dawn Trent
Looking Ahead:
Nov. 10Ministry Fair Nov. 20Children Matter Discussion group Nov. 24Church Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 30Hanging of the Christmas Green (Advent Decorating) Dec 7Family Cookie Decorating Party
27th Annual Share the Warmth Coat Drive Bring in a coat in good condition to any Scotch Dry Cleaning location, or to First Baptist. The coats will be cleaned and through the Salvation Army will be distributed to the needy in our community. Deadline: November 22 to FBC or by November 23 to any Scotch location (Lawrence or Topeka)