Pastor’s Notes:

I am confident in our future!!!!

If you were not here Sunday

morning, then you may not

know what I’m talking about. Our Children’s

Ministry was in charge of the service and did a wonderful job! Their singing, worship, dramas,

etc…all helped the service to build towards the altar time. The youth drama also was powerful

and helped set the stage for what God had in mind. Chains were broken and captives were set

free!!! Hallelujah!!! I saw children in the altar….youth….young adult….and adult, all in the

altar together. I saw white children, black children, brown children….all in the altar together. I

felt such joy knowing that God is helping us to become the church that heaven will be like. ALL

God’s children rejoicing together to give honor and glory to God. Special thanks to Donna &

Garren Burdette and all their awesome workers for the great job they do day in and day out. It

takes a team to get it done and the Lord has blessed our children’s ministry with a great team of

leaders. Be sure to speak to them, drop them a line by mail, text, Facebook or Twitter and let

them know how much you appreciate them.

The church also gave special recognition to Rev. Charles Buster Ball on Sunday morning. Due

to limitations of age that our church insurance puts on drivers of church vehicles, Bro. Buster

will not be able to drive the vans any longer. However, nothing prevents him from continuing

to work in this ministry that God birthed in his heart over 42 years ago. Bro. Buster has

picked up hundreds and hundreds of children over the years. No doubt, many of them are in

church today because of his efforts and the efforts of others like him. To top it off, Bro. Richard

Bishop is writing a book about Buster Ball and all proceeds with go to our church Bus & Van

ministry. What an honor to be given to Bro. Buster!!!!!! Please let Bro. Buster know of your

love and support of him.

This weekend, there will be 18-20 people from our church going to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee for

a time of a Married Couples Retreat. We plan on this being a yearly event that will be placed on

our church calendar. If you were not able to go this year, please consider saving a couple of days

of your vacation time to go with us next year. We will announce the date to our couples at the

retreat and then we will make it public for everyone else. We hope to move the Retreat around

from the Mountain area to the Coast area. We want this to be a time where couples can spend

quality & quantity time together and also receive some instruction in helping to strengthen our

marriages. We will miss you this year if you aren’t going, but excited that you will save some

time next year to go with us.

Wednesday night Bible Study: COVENANT. We are talking about the importance of covenant

and what covenant is, as well as looking at the differing covenants that the Lord made and are

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recorded in the Bible. Last week we looked at the Edenic Covenant. This week we will look at

the Adamic covenant. If you do not attend Wednesday night services, you will enjoy the study

of the Word and growing in its knowledge. Hope to see you Wednesday night at 7:00 PM.

DON’T FORGET TO PRAY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY THE STORMS AND

TORNADOS THIS WEEK.

FAMILY PICNIC – May 17th

, 12:30 until 3:00 on the new church property – Bring your own

picnic lunch, blanket, tent, chairs…..whatever will make your picnic experience enjoyable.

There will be some scheduled games for children, youth, adults and a few games we can do

together. Bring your Frisbees, football and just enjoy a few hours together with your family. IT

WILL BE WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!

If you know how to do sign language and would like to be involved in our Ministry to the

Hearing Impaired, please give Trudy Patterson a call. Your involvement would be such a

blessing to this ministry. Trudy’s number is 864-476-7282 or you can email her at

TrudyPatterson@hotmail.com.

More dates for your calendar: Mother’s Day, May 11th

Youth Service (Graduate service also), May 18th

We want to Congratulate all of our Graduates! We will be honoring our

graduates on Sunday, May 18 at 10:30am. This is a special time for each

graduate, as well as, their family. If you are graduating from High School or

College please contact Pastor Jason for information to participate in this

special service. All graduates need to have their information in by Wednesday,

May 14.

Thank you for all the prayers, visits and love while mom was sock and in her passing. We love

you! - The family of Docia Sloan

Prayer List

AMERICA, Kim Roberson, Megan Laster, Tommy Wallace, Brenda Cobb, Frank Patterson,

Beatrice Granger, The Smith Family, The Beck Family, The Nabors Family, Destiny Leonard,

Jimmie Plemons, Ed Huggins, Joyce Sloan, Vickie Wyatt, Judy Crowe, James Crow, Tonya

Gibson, Kelsea Williams, Keith Seay, Jimmy Lever, Robin Nelson, Karen Rhodes, Ricky

Williams, Dianne Sawyer, Judy Smith, Judy Ruppe, Jason Ball, Linda Lida, Judy Platton, Daryll

Crowe, Robbie Crowe, Ethel Cooper, James Tillman, Kay Simmons, Larry Buchannan , Ashley

Anders, Those needing jobs, Caregivers, Shut-Ins, & Those in nursing homes

Here is a list of some upcoming fundraisers and ways you can get involved with our upcoming trip to Jamaica: 1. Penny Wars will start on April 27th, so start saving them now. -This will involve every ministry department, we will have penny jars set up outside of the sanctuary of the church and they will be able to donate pennys in their departments jar and the winner will have the head of the department slime Jason at our send off part July 6th after church. 2. T-shirts will be going on sale this Sunday for fundraising and we will be selling them until the end of June. The shirts will go as follows for prices *1 for $15 *2 for $25 *3 for $35 3. The Jamaican Mission Team is selling sheet sets for $35 per set, any size. Please see Pastor Jason for information. Colors listed Below. Orders need to be in by May 11. Thank you for your support.

4. Jamaica Missions team will be sponsoring a 5K race on May 24. If you or anyone you know is a runner, please support this fundraiser. This will be one of the biggest fundraisers we will do to raise money for our summer trip. If you are a business owner and would like to be a sponsor please see Pastor Jason for info. Thank you for all you do in supporting Jamaica Missions!

The choir will wear yellow this Sunday. Choir practice starts back this Wednesday! The choir will accept new members in May! If you're interested in joining this ministry, see Todd or Vickie for information!

Mother's Day Bulletin $1.00 to recognize a special Mother, lady or friend. The last day to submit entries to the Mother's Day Bulletin will be Wednesday, May 7. Our annual Ladies Banquet will be held Tuesday, May 13 @ 6:30 in the CLC. ---Theme "THE MARKETPLACE" --- This year everyone will have to sign up early. ---We will not be able to accept anyone after May 7. ---YOU WILL WANT TO SIGN UP EARLY. As you sign up, you will receive a large ticket that you will need to bring to the banquet with you. This ticket will not only get you in the door but it will also be the DOOR PRIZE ticket. The grand door prize this year will be a $50 GIFT CERTIFICATE TO THE WESTGATE MALL--our favorite "marketplace." ---Menu—Baked Chicken, green beans, macaroni and cheese, rice and gravy, rolls, red velvet cake and chocolate cake. ---We will be playing some "bargaining" games at the banquet. We will play "Let's Make a Deal" and the "Pocketbook game." ---We will have songs, dramas, and a short message based on Proverbs 31. Get ready for fun, fun, fun.

For the month of May we will have our monthly meeting on the second Thursday, May 8th, instead of the first. The speaker for our meeting will be our very own Rob Laster. I am sure that you young bucks from the youth department will want to come and support Rob.

Senior Adult Retreat Since the registrations must be in the State Office by the 15th of May, we are asking you to make sure you have your money in to Pastor Shealy by Sunday May 11. Day Trip to Strawberry Hill: We will leave the church at 8 AM "sharp" on Tuesday May 6 and will return in the early afternoon. A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board. TRAVEL CLUB MEETING: If you are a current member of our Travel Club or would like to be, please meet Pastor Shealy at 5:30 PM this coming Sunday evening in the choir area of the old chapel. If you like to travel with good people, you need to be present. There is no age limitation for our Travel Club.

Youth Drama at 4:30 this Sunday.

May 4:VBS School meeting at 5:00 in CLC, if you would like to volunteer please be at this meeting, (this meeting is for all volunteers) we will get shirt sizes so shirts can be order!! EXCITED ABOUT VBS!!! No praise and worship or drama practice... They both will start back on May 18! Upcoming Events: May 17 - Lunch to community (Bread, sandwich meat, chips, water, and Debbie cake) IF you would like to donate one of these items see Ms. Donna. May 23-25 - Look UP Lodge June- Date to be announced... Bike ride and Lunch in the park June-Date to be announced... Water park

July 28-August 1- Boot Camp Vacation Bible School! (Mark your Calendars) If anyone would like to volunteer to help at VBS please sign up with Ms Donna. August 23 Workers Banquet

Ministry Leaders for This Week Sunday Greeters- Patsy Brown & Linda Palmer Sunday School Greeter – Robert D. Sloan CLC Greeter – Paul Lundberg Crossing Guard- David Hoyt Head Ushers – Charles O’Shields & Bobby Brown Finance Committee – Ryan Ballard & John Nemitz Usher Team #1– Brian Arnold, Michael Brown, Harold Chesney,

Dennis Crocker, Rick Priester, Kenny Waddell Bus Pick up: Phillip Pruitt and Rob Bus Take Home: Clint and Rob Van 1 Pick Up: Richard and Buster Van 2 Pick UP: Tabitha and Brian Van 1 Take Home: Garren and Thomas Van 2 Take Home: Tim and June Late Workers: Donna and Lynette Nursery—Wednesday- Ann Knight AM –Ann Knight & Ashton Garrett PM- Donna Burdette Kiddie Church Sunday Night: Nancy and Tony Gentry Music- Wednesday-Lisa Terry AM-Brad Burnett PM-Kathy Arellano Praise Team- Maroon Guitar- Korey, Duck, Greg