Announcements

TOMMY WHEELER IS TURNING 90

Join us for light bites and hearty laughs as we celebrate Decatur
Countys finest on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at 3:00 PM at First
Baptist Church of Bainbridge. No presents as your attendance is
your gift.

Celebrating 50 Years
Please join the family of Ken & Brenda Cloud for cake and a
celebration of their marriage at 4:00 on Saturday, Nov. 26, at
Climax Baptist Church (204 W. Lee Street, Climax). The happy
couple requests that your presence be your only gift to them.

Ladies Ministry Paint Party

The Ladies Ministry is hosting a Paint Party with April Pollock
Buffaloe on Friday, Dec. 9, starting at 6:00 PM. To sign up, go to
SouthernSeeds.us/paintparty
All door hangers are $25, which includes all paint and supplies.
Light appetizers and snacks will be served. We look forward to a
great night of fun and fellowship. Bring a friend.
For more info, contact Cathie Wiggins.

Tuesday Night Prayer

The Sanctuary is open each Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:30 for
prayer time. Please pray for the future of our church and the Pastor
Search Committee.

Check This Out...

Visit our Library
If you have a book or DVD you would
like the library committee to consider purchasing, please drop your
suggestion in the suggestion box in the library.

Sunday November 20, 2016

Budget Receipts
$12,716.09
Budget Needs To Date
$750,218.70
Budget Receipts YTD
$702,335.92
Receipts Under Budget By
$47,882.78
Bible Study
237
WEDNESDAY FAMILY
NIGHT
November 30
Spaghetti & Meatball Sauce
Salad
Garlic Bread
Dessert

Sunday, November 27
Contemporary Service
9:00 AM
Bible Study
10:00 AM
Morning Worship
11:00 AM
AWANA
5:30 PM
Evening Worship
6:30 PM
Monday, November 28
Saints Alive Rehearsal
10:30AM
Finance Committee
5:30 PM
BCM @ College
6:00 PM
Tuesday, November 29
Youth Prayer Breakfast
6:45 AM
Mens Prayer Breakfast
7:00 AM
Wednesday, November 30
Prayer for Pastor Srch. Comm. 5:30 PM

Children's Choirs
640 Youth Service
Family Supper
Prayer Meeting
Mission Friends/GAs/RAs
Chancel Choir

5:45 PM
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:45 PM

Friday, December 2
Family Fun Night
6:30 PM

Guest WiFi Password: John 3:16

EARLY & EXTENDED SESSION

November 27
Early Session Bucky & LeAnn Buchanan.
Extended Session Carolyn Thompson and Jim & Shirley
Beck.

First Baptist

Church

November 23, 2016

www.fbcbainbridge.com

OFFICE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are in need of some volunteers to help answer the phones on
Monday mornings. If you are available and willing to help one
Monday, please call the church office and sign up for a day.

Interim Pastor Dr. Milton Gardner

Interim Minister of Music Hal Burrell
Minister of Youth & Students Rev. Jeff Baxley
Director of Children Stacey Jones

Prayer Group
There will be a prayer group meeting in the Heritage Room each
Wednesday at 5:30 PM to pray for the Pastor Search Committee.
Everyone is welcome and invited to come pray.
Salvation Army Bell Ringers
The Salvation Army is looking for groups to help ring the bell. If your
Sunday School class would like to help, please contact Karen Elwell or
Chip Hall.
Community Food Drive
The Mission Committee is asking that everyone help replenish the
Community Food Bank by bringing non perishable food items to
Sunday School on Nov. 20th and 27th. There is a box outside the
office for items to be placed in. Food Giant will match donations made
for Our Local Food Bank.
Music Notes
The Saints Alive Choir traveled to Moultrie on Nov. 19th to enjoy
fellowship and lunch with the senior choirs at Moultrie First Baptist
and Valdosta First Baptist. We were entertained by The Colquitt
County Arts Center Show Choir and the Moultrie First Baptist Church
Bell Choir. We had a marvelous time and look forward to singing
Christmas music for our church on Dec. 4th. On Dec. 12th we will be
singing Christmas favorites and playing bells at Willow Ridge and
Bainbridge Healthcare. On Dec. 19th we will sing and play bells at
Memorial Manor and Riverside. In His Service, Myra.
Christmas Programs
Saints Alive - Sunday, Dec. 4th during the 11:00 service.
Childrens Choir - Sunday, Dec. 11th during the evening service.
Chancel Choir - Sunday, Dec. 18th during the evening service.

Family Fun Night- Christmas Crafts

6:30 pm Fellowship Hall

We will be making three crafts that will be perfect for gifts or

keepsakes. To ensure we have enough supplies, please RSVP to
the church office by November 28. There are spots for everyone,
so be sure to invite friends! We will finish our craft night with
cookies and a reading of the Nativity Story, so it is a perfect
opportunity for those in our community who are unchurched to
hear the Gospel.

Children's Christmas Breakfast

Sunday, December 18 @ 9:45 am

We are inviting everyone to bring a breakfast item and join us for

our annual Children's Christmas Breakfast. We will enjoy
fellowship and celebrating God's Greatest Gift together,
concluding with a shortened Sunday School lesson for the kids at
10:20 am. Preschoolers will be dismissed to the preschool
hallway while elementary children will gather in the Fellowship
Hall. The church will provide milk, juice and paper products.
Hope to see you there!

Children's Wednesday Night Activities

Our last meeting for the 2016 year will be on Wednesday,
December 7!

Christmas Holiday Dates/Times to Remember

Sunday, December 25: No Sunday School, Joint 10 am service
Sunday, January 1: No Sunday School, Joint 10 am service

PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE

Please lift your Pastor Search Committee in prayer daily.
They are: Jerry Pollock, Richard Dykes, Tanya Crum,
Frances Edmunds, Susan Lanier, Karon Elwell.

Friday, December 2

Stacey

Join us for a walk thru Bethlehem. Come and step

back in time as you take a guided tour of the village
of Bethlehem on the eve of the birth of the Savior.
You will interact with the people of Bethlehem on the
eve of Jesus' birth. Through their stories and lives you
will learn about the one true God, and His Son Jesus. December 10th. Sign up in the youth
building.
Upcoming Events & Activities:
December 10th Walk thru Bethlehem. Mt. Gilead
Baptist Church, Dothan, AL.
December 16th Youth Christmas party.
December 19th Salvation Army bell ringing at
Winn-Dixie. 9:00am-7:00pm. Sign up for one
hour time slot.
December 29-30 MOVE conference. Macon, GA.
Cost: $100 due by December 4th. This
conference is available for students in grades 6-8.
January 14-16- Strength to Stand Student
Conference. Pigeon Forge, TN. Cost $150 due by
December 18th.
February 17-19 Disciple Now Weekend

Blessings,
Jeff