DEACONS / DEACONESS ALPHABETIC FAMILY LISTING

The Deacons and Deaconess are assigned to the congregation alphabetically by last name.

You may contact them anytime.

A - B Deacon Odell DeWalt 215-659-5406

Deaconess Rebecca Frisby 215-885-4202

C - D Deacon Wade Matthis 215-837-7456

Deaconess Corinne Dudley 215-659-9639

E - F Deacon Cedric Luck 215-658-1115

Deaconess Tanga Luck 215-658-1115

G - I Deacon Gregory Holt 215-659-1943

Deaconess Shirley Holt 215-659-1943

J - K Deacon James Lindsay 215-379-8380

Deacon Nancy Lindsay 215-908-3992

Deacon Iseabell Roberts 215-659-2874

L - N Deacon Anthony Brown 215-264-8979

Deaconess Ernestine Brown 215-283-6816

O - Q Deacon Brian Johnson 215-840-2254

Deaconess Michelle Blake 215-657-8982

R - S Deacon John Taylor 267-847-5231

Deaconess Deborah Taylor 215-537-4439

Deacon Dr. Deaitra Bradley 215-720-0122

T - U Deacon Earl Farmer 215-346-2219

Deacon Henry Cann 215-479-7941

Deacon Ken Brewer 215-635-1765

V - W Deacon Ronald Benson 215-572-5891

Deaconess Theresa Jones 215-882-0842

X - Z Deacon Lynn Owens 215-657-5243

Deacon DeShawn Jones 215-518-2449 We are a church determined to know Christ and to make Christ known by our

love for one another and others! Jn 13:15; Mt. 22:37-40

Remember ing the Past , Repos i t ion ing in the Present ,

Reaching for the Future

March 20, 2016 *Palm Sunday 8:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M.

First Baptist Church of Crestmont 1678 Fairview Avenue

Willow Grove, PA 19090 PH: (215) 659-9528 * FX: (215) 659-7822

www.1bcc.org Rev. Jerome F. Coleman, Pastor

THIS WEEK IN WORSHIP

Sunday, March 20, 2016 * Palm Sunday

8:00am Casual Mornings with Christ

9:45am Sunday School / New Members Class

11:00am Contemporary Christianity

Monday, March 21, 2016

6:00pm Intercessory Prayer Ministry (Chapel)

7:00pm NAACP Meeting (HH)

7:00pm Sr. SWAAT LEADER Meeting (YH)

7:00pm Immanuel Mime Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

7:00pm O.M.G. Men’s Ministry (Rm. 1)

7:00pm Whosoever Will Rehearsal

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

12:00pm Word of Life Study

7:00pm Praise & Worship

7:15pm Word of Life Study

Thursday, March 24, 2016

6:00pm Welcome Ambassadors Meeting (Rm. 1)

6:30pm Divine Dance Rehearsal (HH-A)

7:00pm Whosoever Will Rehearsal

7:00pm Boy Scouts Meeting (YH)

Friday, March 25, 2016 * Good Friday

FBCC Church Office Closed

12:00pm WGMA Good Friday Service (see ad for info)

Saturday, March 26, 2016

9:00am Deacons Ministry Training (Chapel)

12:00pm Divine Dance Rehearsal (Sanctuary)

All Classes take place Sundays, 9:45am-10:45am

AGES LOCATION

3-4 years Preschool Room 5-7 years Classroom #3 8-12 years Classroom #1 13-18 years Youth House – 1st FL Adults Holloman Hall-B New Members Holloman Hall-A

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March 20, 2016

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

Instructor: Sister Serena Austin

“The Indispensable Revelation”

Psalm 119:97-104 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NEW MEMBERS CLASS - Lesson # 8

Instructor: Brother Justin March

SUNDAY SCHOOL / NEW MEMBERS

GENERAL CHURCH

INFORMATION

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Church Office Hours Monday thru Thursday: 9:30am to 3:30pm

Friday: 9:30am -12:30pm. NO administrative business will be discussed outside of office hours.

Appointments Pastor Coleman can be reached by making an appointment by phone (215) 659-9528 or email: Kquarles@1bcc.org.

Administration Emails Pastor: PastorColeman@1bcc.org Church Secretary: kquarles@1bcc.org Trustees: Trustees@1bcc.org Deacons: Deacons@1bcc.org Church Website: www.1bcc.org

PLEASE NOTE: All bulletin announcements/events/flyers must be received in the office NO LATER THAN Wednesday @ 12:00 NOON to be printed in the bulletin the following Sunday, no ex-ceptions. Also note that all flyers/announcements must be approved by the Pastor before they can printed.

TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY Van Service is available Sunday morning worship service at 10:00am. Please call Bro. James Robinson at (267) 625-8836 or the church office by Wednesday to reserve your seat. Ministries in need of the vans must submit a request form to the church office (forms can be found in the Narthex).

TREE OF LIFE Would you like to memorialize a loved one or leave a legacy to the church? Consider having your name or the name of a loved one engraved on a leaf on the Tree of Life located in the Narthex of our church. Leaves are $100 and may be paid in four installments of $25 each or a stone at the base of the tree for $500 which may be paid in five installments of $100. If you would like to add a leaf, please contact the Church office. All proceeds go toward the building fund.

“...learn of me…”

Matthew 11:29

Word of Life Wednesdays

March 23, 2016

Noonday:

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Evening:

Praise & Worship: 7:00pm - 7:15pm

Bible Study: 7:15pm -8:15pm

Intercessory Prayer Ministry ‘It’s me, it’s me, it’s me O Lord, standing in the need of prayer…”

If you are standing in the need of prayer, the Intercessory Prayer Ministry would

like to encourage you to take time and complete a prayer slip. The slips are locat-

ed in the Narthex Kiosk and are reviewed by the Pastor and the Intercessory

Prayer Servant Leader. Once you complete the slip, you may place it in the prayer

box which is found in the Narthex/lobby. The prayer box is secure and all slips

are private and confidential. Prayer is also available every Sunday following

morning worship service in the Chapel with one of the Intercessory Prayer Minis-

try members.

Sis. Dorothy Case, Edge Hill Nursing Home, 146 Edge Hill Rd.; Rm. 124, Glenside, PA 19038

Sis. Camille Berry, 2510 Old Welsh Road, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Douglas Lee, 1611 Reservoir Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Gloria Llanos, 548 Stanbridge Street, Norristown, PA 19401

Sis. Ruth Johnson, 5600 Race Street, Apt. 5-J, Philadelphia, PA 19139

Bro. Webster Jackson (Deaconess Karen Jackson), 1613 Arnold Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Lawrence Jackson (Sis. Gwen Jackson), 1516 Reservoir Avenue, Roslyn, PA 19001

Eld. Jacob Stone (Sis. Serena Austin), York Nursing & Rehab Ctr, 7101 Old York Rd.; Rm. 114B, Phila., PA 19126

Sis. Evelyn Sudler, 1713 Fairview Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Deacon Clifton Boxley, Garden Springs Nursing Home, 1113 Easton Rd.; Rm 216A, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Glenn MacDonald, 20 Sussex Lane, Red Lion, PA 17356

Sis. Caroline Deans (Sis. Tonia Ghee), 1747 Arnold Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Angela Tate, 2627 Woodland Road, Roslyn, PA 19001

Sis. Ruby P. Fitzgerald (Sis. Lynda Strong) 1745 Park Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Betty Swift, 2564 Lamott Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Donald E. Vaughn (father of Sis. Dennine Williams), Charlotte, NC

Sis. Donna Brewer (Sis. Louise Twyman), 1644 Arnold Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Bro. Donald Vaughn (Sis. Julia Vaughn) 2512 Rubicam Avenue, Willow Grove, PA 19090

Sis. Maryann Raysor, Rydal Park Nursing Home, 1515 The Fairway, Jenkintown, PA 19046

Rev. Thomas Griffin, Abington Hospital, 1200 Old York Road, Rm. 4W44, Abington, PA 19001

HEALTH & HEALING

Please notify the church office if you or someone in your family will be hospitalized so we may min-

ister to you and let us know when your are discharged so we may rejoice with you. “And the prayer

offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up… “ James 5:15

FBCC Donate QR Code

This QR Code is a way for you to give if you’re a person who doesn’t like to carry cash or write checks. This is

a way for you to give when you’re on summer vacation and times when you know you will not be in service.

The instructions are as follows:

1. Go to the App Store or Google Play, and search for "bar-code scanner”.

2. Install any free app available onto your phone.

3. Open the app and scan the picture of the QR Code above. It will take you to a page that says “open brows-

er.”

4. Click on “Open Browser”. It will take you to FBCC “Pay with PayPal” or “Pay with a Card.”

5. Click on the preferred option of donating or giving. NOTE: Put your envelope # in “Address line # 2.”

WOULD YOU LIKE A COPY OF TODAY’S SERMON?

Date: March 20, 2016

Rev. Jerome F. Coleman, Pastor

Sermon Title: “Fig Leaf Faith” Sermon Text: Mark 11:11-14, 20-21 (NKJV)

-CD’s and DVD’s are available for purchase. You can place your order in the Narthex/Lobby

after service or send your request via e-mail to media@1bcc.org. Be sure to include the Ser-

mon date, title, media type (CD and/or DVD), quantity, and your name & phone number. Al-

so note, you can purchase one CD or DVD and get one of equal or lesser value at half price.

CDs $8 each DVDs $10 each

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CRESTMONT INTERCESSORY PRAYER MINISTRY

INVITES YOU TO THE: Prayer Line .1 Thessalonians 5:17 “Pray without ceasing.”

Monday through Friday, 6:45am-7:00am JUST Dial (712) 775-7300, Access Code# 661288

We are here to pray with you and for others, in the name of Jesus!

“Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching

thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;” Ephesian 6:18 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name,

there am I in the midst of them.” Matthew 18:20

ATTENTION STUDENTS! SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE!

Did you know the Scholarship Ministry had a Facebook page? Check the FBCC Scholar-

ship Ministry group page for current scholarships for students age 13-26.

COMTO-Philadelphia announces their Scholarship Program. The program is being

offered to minority students graduating high school in 2016 and current minority college

students pursuing degrees in the transportation field, business, engineering, education or

urban studies. Also, minority students pursing further education in trade/technical/

vocational schools. Applications are located in the scholarship packet in the Narthex Ki-

osk. Applications must be complete and postmarked NO LATER THAN March 21, 2016

by 5:00PM. Website: www.comtophilly.org.

The Montgomery County Commission on Women and Families Scholarship fund is offer-

ing scholarship to female students graduating from a Montgomery County high school, a

senior preparing to graduate or GED recipient—or a female adult learner (over 22 yrs. old)

returning to school. Scholarship applications are located in the Narthex Kiosk or can be

picked up at the Church office. Submission Deadline: Thursday, March 31, 2016 by

3:00pm.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Carson Simpson Farm Christian Camp is offering summer positions. The camp is

located at 3405 Davisville Road, Hatboro, PA. The available positions include: Life

Guards, Pool Manager, Food Service, Program Staff (such as Arts & Crafts, Education,

Music and Drama, etc.), Day Camp Counselors (K-6th grade), Pre-School Counselors/

Coordinators, Youth Counselor, Urban Ministry Overnight Counselors and Nurse (RN).

Contact PH: 215-659-0232. Informational flyers can be found in the Nar thex Kiosk.

If you or someone you know is looking for employment, stop by the Kiosk in the Narthex

for information on additional opportunities.

To Our Family & Fr iends Celebrat ing in March!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Tuesday, March 22nd @ 7PM:

Whosoever Will Choir Rehearsal

Outstanding Men of God Ministry in Rm. 1

Tuesday, March 24th @ 7PM: Whosoever Will Choir Rehearsal

Friday, March 25, 2016 is Good Friday:

FBCC church office will be closed.

12:00PM: Willow Grove Ministerium Alliance Good Friday service will be held

at 2nd Baptist Church of Doylestown. See ad for more info.

Sunday, March 27, 2016 is Easter Sunday! We will only have ONE Sunday morning

service @ 9AM (NO Sunday school or New Members classes; also, NO Crusaders for

Christ Children’s Church). LOCATION: St. John of the Cross. See ad for more info.

Monday, March 28, 2016 is Easter Monday. FBCC church office will be closed. We

will reopen on Tuesday, March 29th.

We Are Saved to Serve!

Each month in 2016, we will feature FBCC ministries. Representatives will give a

ministry presentation during the services and we ask that you listen and prayerfully

consider your participation in the ministries. After each service, ministry representa-

tives will be available in the Narthex to answer any questions you may have and sign

you up for membership.

March 2016

Media Ministry: Coordinates sights and sounds dur ing the worship exper i-

ence; produces CD’s and DVD’s of the services.

Minister Jenaro Austin, Servant Leader

Security Ministry: Bro. James Davenport, Servant Leader

Instructions for Commitment Card

The building fund line on our regular envelope will now be used for building

maintenance and improvement.

Our building campaign is two (2) phases. The first 2-1/2 years are dedicated to

paying off the mortgage. We rounded it off to three-year gift amount for con-

venience. If we get at least 200 people to commit to $25 weekly above their

normal tithes and offerings, we will pay the mortgage off by June/July 2018.

The last 2-1/2 years (for a total of 5 years) will be funds dedicated for when a

building/land becomes available for us to build/move to a larger location where

we will have more classrooms, office space, parking, a larger sanctuary, and so

we can do more ministry. If you are committed to the entire 5 years, please fill

out under “ I/We plan to give accordingly:” on the commitment card.

Example: Total Three-year Gift Amount $25 weekly

If you are committed or all 5 years

I/We plan to give accordingly:

$25 weekly for 260 weeks

You can drop your completed commitment card in the offering basket OR

turn it in directly to the Trustees OR Church office.

The official start of our Building campaign was Vision Sunday, January 17,

2016. It’s not too late to be a part of this endeavor. Pastor Coleman is asking

each member to prayerfully consider the level of weekly contributions above

your normal tithes and offerings. As you pray, meditate on the campaign theme

and scripture, “Let Us Rise and Build,” Neh. 2:18 (NASB), “And they said, let

us rise up and build, so they strengthened their hands for this good work.”

If you need an envelope and commitment card, ask any usher.

Friendship With God

“Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?” — Genesis 18:17

Its Delights. This chapter br ings out the delight of real fr iendship with God as

compared with occasional feelings of His presence in prayer. To be so much in con-

tact with God that you never need to ask Him to show you His will, is to be nearing

the final stage of your discipline in the life of faith. When you are rightly related to

God, it is a life of freedom and liberty and delight, you are God’s will, and all your

commonsense decisions are His will for you unless He checks. You decide things in

perfect delightful friendship with God, knowing that if your decisions are wrong He

will always check; when He checks, stop at once.

Its Difficulties. Why did Abraham stop praying when he did? He was not inti-

mate enough yet to go boldly on until God granted his desire, there was something

yet to be desired in his relationship to God. Whenever we stop short in prayer and

say — “Well, I don’t know; perhaps it is not God’s will” — there is still another

stage to go. We are not so intimately acquainted with God as Jesus was, and as He

wants us to be — “That they may be one even as we are one.” Think of the last thing

you prayed about — were you devoted to your desire or to God? Determined to get

some gift of the Spirit or to get at God? “Your Heavenly Father knoweth what things

ye have need of before ye ask Him.” The point of asking is that you may get to know

God better. “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of

thine heart.” Keep praying in order to get a perfect understanding of God Himself.

Wisdom From Oswald Chambers

We begin our Christian life by believing what we are told to believe, then we have to go on

to so assimilate our beliefs that they work out in a way that redounds to the glory of God.

The danger is in multiplying the acceptation of beliefs we do not make our own. Conformed

to His Image, 381 L

Devotional by Oswald Chambers from “My Utmost for His Highest”

First Baptist Church Abundant Life Groups

Weekends, January through June 2016

Registration Form

“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.” Acts 2:42 (NIV)

Abundant Life Groups (ALG) are small home fellowships. 7 benefits of small group ministry:

Life change happens best in small groups.

Small groups make churches personal.

“Come over to my house” is sometimes an easier invitation than "come with me to

church.”

Small groups can provide a sense of family for many who are estranged from their bio-

logical families, or their biological families are not available

People open up more in small groups.

Small groups make it possible for more people to be cared for between Sundays.

Small groups make the church more evangelistic and mission minded

The small group fellowships will take place in congregants’ homes who have volunteered to be

small group facilitators. The in-home fellowships will consist of no more that 8-10 persons, and

will last for approximately 1-½ hours. Refreshments will be provided. Small groups take place

every 3rd weekend of the month, starting January 2016 through June 2016. If interested in

participating, please provide the following information, so we can place you in a small group. A

letter will be sent to your home to inform you of the address, time, day, and identity of your small

group facilitators. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________

First Baptist Church Abundant Life Groups Participant Form

Preferred Day/Time (check one): Fridays @ 7PM Saturdays @ 9:30AM

Saturdays @ 11:00AM Saturdays @ 1PM Sundays @ 2PM

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City___________________________ Zip Code_________________________________

Home Phone________________________ Cell Phone ____________________________

Email Address __________________________________________________________

Please complete the form and pass it to an usher.

First Baptist Church Abundant Life Facilitator Form

Complete ONLY if you’d like to HOST an ALG

Preferred Day/Time (check one): Fridays @ 7PM Saturdays @ 9:30AM

Saturdays @ 11:00AM Saturdays @ 1PM Sundays @ 2PM

Name__________________________________________________________________

Address________________________________________________________________

City_____________________ Zip Code_________________________________

Home Phone______________________ Cell Phone ____________________________

Email Address __________________________________________________________

Please complete the form and pass it to an usher.

The ALG’s will take place on the 3rd weekend of every month, starting in January and going through June. The

groups that were put into place in the November session will stay the same. If you could not make it to one of these

homes because of the distance, please complete the registration form on the opposite page and we will reassign you to

another group. Please note that the maximum number of persons for any ALG is 8 to 10, depending on the size of the

meeting space in each home. If one group is full, we will have to place you in the next closest home to your residence.

Our current facilitators will continue in January. Those persons are scheduled as follows:

Fridays @ 7PM - 8:30PM - Bro. Brian & Sis. Janeen Crawford

- Bro. Ken & Sis. Devon Lassiter

- Sis. Margot Clark (corrected)

Saturdays @ 9:30AM - 11AM - Bro. Gary & Sis. Semonne Culver

- NOTE: Sis. Rochele Haynes (March, May & June)

Saturdays @ 11AM - 12:30PM - Deac. Ken & Sis. Mariya Brewer

Saturdays @ 1PM - 2:30PM - Deac. Brian & Min. Juanita Johnson

- Bro. John Brown

- Sis. Robyn Tucker

Sundays @ 2PM - 3:30PM - Min. Crystal Blow

- NOTE: Sis. Rochele Haynes (Apr il)

- Deac. James & Deac. Nancy Lindsay

More facilitators are needed. If you’re interested in hosting an ALG in your home, please

complete the form and pass it to an usher. Training and materials will be provided.

First Baptist Church of Crestmont

Easter Sunday Celebration

Sunday, March 27, 2016 * 9:00AM

Service will be held at:

St. John of the Cross 2741 Woodland Road

Roslyn, PA 19001

Rev. Jerome F. Coleman, preaching Whosoever Will Choir, singing

Don’t forget to bring your Lenten Offering

Transportation will be available,

from FBCC to St. John from 8:15AM and 8:50AM

return service to FBCC after service

To schedule a ride, call church office

Grab Your Phone!

Sign up for your FBCC text or e-mail messages. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

For texts:

1. Add this name to your contacts: FBCC Text

2. Add this number to your contacts: (267) 282-6556

3. Text this message to the above number: @fbcc01

4. You will receive a text asking for your full name, type it in a reply text and hit send. That’s it!

For e-mails:

1. Go to your e-mail; send an email to: fbcc01@mail.remind101.com

2. You will receive an e-mail from Reminder101

3. Confirm your subscription by clicking on “this link” to verify your email address.

This is a way for the church to communicate and remind you concerning major upcoming events, and also concerning

possible cancellations and delays of meetings. Bible study, and worship times when inclement conditions are in the

weather forecast. Only one-way messaging is permitted, allowing the church to send updates and reminders but con-

gregants cannot send messages to the church. If you have any questions, please contact the church office.

Remind

Calling all Basketball Players!!!!!!!! Boys and Girls ages 14-17

(18 and still in high school can also join)

The league May through July 2016, games Monday night and Saturday

mornings. In order to play, you must memorize Bible verse for each game.

Also, they’re looking for another coach. Contact Sis. Ashley Jones or

Bro. Everett White for more information via e-mail: 1bccbasket-

ball@gmail.com.

Outstanding Men of God (O.M.G.)

All men of FBCC are encouraged to come out on

Tuesday, March 22, 2016 @ 7PM in Room 1

We will be studying:

“Authentic Manhood: The Four Faces of Manhood”

Facilitator: Deacon Ken Brewer

Children’s Church Ministry

NOTE: Because of Easter Sunday service, there is NO Crusaders for Christ Children’s

Church on Sunday, March 27th. We will pick back up on Sunday, April 24th @ 11AM

First Baptist Church of Crestmont would like to have Children’s Church every Sunday

at the 11AM hour. Church service is for children ages 5-12.

Mission Statement: To provide an opportunity for children to develop a relationship with Jesus Christ. “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” Mt 4:19 Theme scripture: “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Prov. 22: 6

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Do you have a love for children? Do you want to help provide an oppor tunity

for children to learn more about God? If yes, please sign up!!!

Please fill out the form below and return to Sis. Carolyn Hayes or the church office.

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______ Yes, I would like to serve as a volunteer for Children’s Church Ministry.

______ Yes, I would like to serve as a volunteer for Sunday School (We always need Sunday School

teachers and volunteers).

Which Sunday would you prefer to teach/volunteer?

Name: ______________________________________________________________________

Contact Information: Phone _________________________________________________

E-mail address __________________________________________

Please return this form to Sis. Carolyn Hayes, or the church office.

SUNDAY TEACHER VOLUNTEER

First Sundays

Second Sundays

Third Sundays

Fourth Sundays

Fifth Sundays