Volume 2, Issue 11
Notes from Edgar
September 1, 2009
If we confess our
sins, he is faith-ful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous-ness.
1 John 1:9
July Calendar 2
Budget Report 3
Servants List 4
Birthday & Anniversary
List
5
Day Care News 6
Ministry News 7
Mission Meal 8
Inside this issue:
E A S T UNION B A P TIS T C HUR C H
July 2011
Our nation has several holidays set aside to celebrate our freedom and
our nation. We as citizens of the United States of America are the most
free that have ever lived. Perhaps the greatest holiday that we celebrate
this freedom is the Fourth of July. All nations have July 4th on their
calendar but what makes ours special is that it is when we celebrate our
Independence Day. We celebrate being citizens, our freedoms, our heritage. Our nation has
gone from about 2.5 million in 1776 when we declared our independence to a government esti-
mate of 333.7 million now. We have fought wars and continue to fight wars to maintain our
freedoms and being a US citizen gives us a lot of rights. So this year when you break of the grill
and fire it up for the hotdogs, hamburger and all the other things that go with the celebration lets
thank God for our freedom.
This has me thinking about another citizenship we have as believers. Do you realize that we are
citizens of Heaven? Php 3:20 …our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait
for a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. HCSB Wow! Citizen of heaven, is that not special? We
have freedom in Christ that makes us free and gives us our citizenship in heaven. We have a
heritage as birth citizens as well as naturalized citizen in our nation. One thing that both have
citizenships have in common is our interdependence. We need each other as citizens in the US
as well as on our journey to heaven.
One difference between the two citizenships is that we celebrate our independence as US citi-
zens but we celebrate our dependence on Christ and His blood sacrifice and finished work on
the cross as citizens of heaven. I suggest that our citizenship in heaven is the greatest of the
two. So when you celebrate this year remember we are citizens of Heaven as well and give
thanks.
Treasurer’s Report
It is summer time again and the weather proves that to be true. We have just finished VBS and
it was a success as usual.
Our budget is still holding steady in the black, but that may not be the case for the next month.
We have lightning damage to a couple of air conditioning units and they are going to be fixed.
But what ever happens we will make it with God’s blessing.
A couple of minor things have come to my attention that needs to be addressed. First, when you
have a special collection of money for whatever project you may be involved in, T-shirt sales,
cookbooks, youth trips, etc., make sure you put a note in the bag with money stating what it is
for and who to contact if we have any questions. A bank bag of money appeared in the safe af-
ter the counters had finished counting and no instructions on what the money was for, so it
ended up in the general budget.
Second thing is coins. If you have a drive to collect dimes or change for certain projects, these
coins will have to be rolled in coin wrappers before we can take them to the bank. We have
plenty of wrappers in the office and a coin machine to assist you in wrapping these coins. It is
not being kind to the counting committee to have to take extra time to count and roll coins, they
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July 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3
8 am Dea-
cons’ meeting
No PM Ser-
vice
4
Church Office
closed
7 pm No
Strings
5
6 pm Zumba
6
6 pm Day
Care
7 pm Business
Meeting
7
6 pm Zumba
8 9
TWRA Field
Day Hunter
Safety Course
10
8 am Call to
Pray
World
Changers
11
7 pm No
Strings
World
Changers
12
6 pm Zumba
World
Changers
13
7 pm Walkin’
in the Word
World
Changers
14
6 pm Zumba
6:30 pm Book
Club
World Chang-
15
World
Changers
16
FH Reserved
World
Changers
17
8 am Call to
Pray
World
Changers
18
7 pm No
Strings
19
6 pm Zumba
20
7 pm Mission
Organizations
21
6 pm Zumba
6:30 pm the
Master’s Gar-
deners
22 23
24
8 am Call to
Pray
25
7 pm No
Strings
26
6 pm Zumba
6 pm Apron
Strings
27
7 pm Walkin’
in the Word
28
6 pm Zumba
29 30
9 am CLICK
12-5 FH Re-
served
31
8 am Call to
Pray
6 pm 5th
Sunday Sing-
East Union Baptist Church May 2011 Account Summary
Softball Thanks to those who came out and sup-ported our Softball Season this year on the Co-Ed and the Men's Teams. We've had a wonderful time and have made a positive impact on those teams in which we played against. We will be looking for-ward to organizing the Fall League - in-cluding the possibility of a all women's team - so those interested please let Melissa Forsythe know.
All Operating Bank Accounts
First South Bank Operating Checking $34,564.34
First South Bank Money Market $30,331.26
Total Operating Funds Balance 5/31/2011 $64,895.60
Designated Undesignated
Other Bank Accounts
Savings: Bergie Ervin Scholarship $5,164.20
Trout Fund $440.72
Emergency Fund CD $12,998.66
CD: Lottie Moon Fund $1,000.00 ___________
TOTAL Savings and CD $6,164.20 $13,439.38 $19,603.58
TOTAL CHECKING/SAVINGS 5/31/2011 $84,499.18
Designated Funds: In Operating Accounts
Benevolence $952.47
Debt Retirement $1,878.00
Disaster Relief* $958.18
Harvest 365 $2,278.61
New Church Bus Fund $10,050.00
Designated Contribution for 2011 $8,342.03
Total Designated funds $24,459.29
Total Designated Funds(Checking & Savings) $30,623.49
Total Undesignated Funds Available5/31/2011 $53,875.69
Budget Report: MAY
Budget Receipts 5/1/2011-5/31/2011 $34,076.41
Budgeted expenditures5/1/2011-5/31/2011 $29,996.80
Budget Receipts over/under Expenditures $4,079.61
Budget Report: Year to Date
Budget Receipts 1/1/11-5/31/11 $156,271.44
Budgeted Expenditures 1/1/11-5/31/11 $145,618.11
$10,653.33
Bowling If anyone would be interested in taking part on a East Union Baptist Church Bowling Team - please let Melissa Forsythe know. This is just in the planning stages at this point to measure the level of interest.
The Church Directory is in the final stages of production and should be here soon. Will post as soon as Estimated Delivery Date is assigned. Melissa Forsythe
DEACON OF THE WEEK
July 3 Gordon Street
July 10 Jerry Boone
July 17 Steve Cornelison, Jr
July 24 Steve Cornelison, Sr
July 31 Mark Gooch
CHILDREN’S CHURCH
DEACON
July 3 Brian Kemp July 10 Grady Maners July 17 Ed Nanney July 24 Chuck Nichols July 31 Jimmy Stanford
DEACON FOR YOUTH Service
Steve Cornelison, Jr
July BUS DRIVER
Tommy Hatchett 668-3708
SOUP KITCHEN CAKES July 8
No one signed up for July
ICU BOX MINISTRY
No one signed up for July
PLEASE Sign up for the Cake and ICU Ministries or they will be discon-
tinued because of lack of participants.
CHURCH SECURITY July 3/6 Jimmy Stanford, Tommy Hatchett
July 10/13 Chris Harvill, Randy Honey
July 17/20 Donny Lay, Emmett Dodd
July 24/27 Jim Robinson, Jerry Boone
July 31/Aug 3 Pearce Jones, Steve Cornelison, Sr
USHERS July 3 (Ray Henry)
AM Worship: John Cole, Ronnie Jack, Mark Jones
Richard Lott, Tony Barnett
PM Worship: No Evening Services
July 10(Jerry Boone)
AM Worship Pierce Jones, Ed Ervin, Jerry Boone
Sheffie Cornelison, Donny Lay
PM Worship: Ronnie Stockton, Chuck Nichols
Steve Cornelison, Jr, Jeremy Israel
July 17(Donald Key)
AM Worship Tim Cochran, David Maxwell,
Randy Honey, Rodney Stegall
PM Worship Steve Cornelison, Sr, Ed Ervin
Bradley Smith
July 24(Tommy Hatchett)
AM Worship Sheffie Cornelison, Ronnie Jack
Tim Cochran, Pearce Jones
PM Worship Randy Honey, Scott Castellaw
Bradley Smith
July31((Ray Henry)
AM Worship John Cole, Tony Barnett, Richard Lott
Steve Cornelison, Jr, Mark Jones
PM Worship Ed Ervin, Chuck Nichols, Hunter Stegall
Ronnie Stockton
NURSERY WORKERS
July 3 AM Ruth Butler, Debbie Lay Brenda Smtih, Cornelia Camper PM No Evening Service July 10 AM Nancy Lovelace, Rashele Brooks Gail Honey, Britney Shumate PM Sherry Jones, Whitney Hogg July 17 AM Jessie Cooper. Kasey Houston Leah Gunter, Lucy Maxwell PM Ronda Gooch, Michael Brooks July 24 AM Rashele Brooks, Hope Cornelison Betty Mount, Jennifer Holloway PM Rashele Brooks, Lindsey Callis July 31 AM Sherry Jones, Paula Trimmer Ginger Kemp, Tatiana Nunes PM Labina Maxwell, Lucy Maxwell
MISSION MEAL
No Mission Meals In June & July
GREETERS
July 3 SS: Curtis Harston, Jimmy Stanford
AM Services Alice Cole, Emmett Dodd
PM Services No Evening Services
July 10 SS Betty Henry, Brenda Smith
AM Services Emily Hinson, Brian Kemp
PM Services Gary & Joyce Jack
July 17 SS Nancy Lovelace, Carey Galyean AM Service: Curtis Harston, Donald Key
PM Service Betty Henry, Linda Stanford
July 24 SS Steve Cornelison, Sr, Joyce Jack
AM Service: Jimmy Stanford, Chuck Nichols
PM Service Gerald & Geraldine Thompson
July 31 SS Emily Hinson, Scott Castellaw AM Service Alice Cole, Emmett Dodd PM Service Betty Henry, Gary Jack
COUNTERS July 3 Gerald Thompson, Donald & Margie Key
July 10 Patsy Garner, Sandra, & Steve Cornelison
July 17 Geraldine Thompson, Gary & Joyce Jack
July 24 Gerald Thompson, Doris Newman, Gail Honey
July 31 Patsy Garner, Janice & Jerry Boone
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July Birthdays
1 Lillie Keltner
2 Danny Bowman, Nate Maxwell, Tammy Nanney
3 Hannah Emison
4 Dylan Presson
5 Spencer Crouse, Randy Dotson, Gary Jack
7 Ben Wood
8 Julie barker
9 Brent dean
10 Brian Cornelison, Jr.
11 Jerry Boone, Wendy Clements, John Spain, Bray-
den Stewart
12 Lauren Lay, Regina Miller, Gordon Stanford
14 Brad Butler, Jennifer Carey, Penny Moore,
Cody Trimmer
15 Lindsey lay, Joseph Shephard
16 Fred Bowman, Bradley Smith
18 David Gunter, Mark Young
19 Pauline Dotson
21 Emmet Dodd, Jenifer Holloway, Donald Key
22 Mike Holland
23 Eric Boone, Michelle Riddle, Jill Webb
24 Rose Maness
25 Ralph Key
26 Russell, Patricia Gooch, Carolyn Hatchet, Susan
Kemp, Chris Long
27 Adam Bain, Jimmy Price,
29 Pat Dotson,
30 Tony Barnett, Bill Heidelberg
31 Jon Howell
July Anniversaries
5 Tommy & Sandra Riddle
6 Jim & Connie Robinson
7 Edward & Mary Bartlett,
Phillip & Tammy
8 Jimmy & Donna Callis
9 Eddie & Lee Ann Webb
11 Pete & Jennifer Carey
13 Bobby & Lisa Dial
15 Carey & Katherine Galyean
Jamie & Teresa Williams
18 Mark & Ronda Jones
25 Jim & Captola Johnson
28 Ray & Vonnie Wiggins
31 James & Labina Maxwell
JULY 2011
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The Mayberry Bible Study
The Mayberry Bible Study will begin Sunday Night July 10th at 5 PM
From the
Dear EUBC Friends: July will is certainly a busy time at EUCC. The summer program is going full blast, water play twice weekly, free play, bible lesson, movie day and many more activities. The preschoolers will learn about farm animals, amphibians, and ocean life. Memory verse this month: Let the earth be filled with animals. Gen. 1:24 Please remember our teachers and all staff in your prayers as we serve at EUCC. We have a wonderful center!!! In Christian Love, Ms. Sandra
Choir:
Rehearsals: Sundays July 17th & 24th
Sunday Morning Rehearsals every Sunday; 9:50
Specials: July 17th, 24th, and 31st.
5th Sunday Singing
Groups: “No Strings Attached”
“Offering Praise”
“Offering Praise”:
Rehearsals: Wednesdays 6:30, July 13th, 20th,& 27th
Sundays 3rd(3-6pm),
17th, 24th, 31st(3-4, 5-6 pm)
Coming in August New choir member recruiting fellowship
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Prayer Buddies are needed for the 1st
and 2nd grade Sunday School Class. It is
a wonderful way to mentor the young. It
simply involves writing a card or letter
each week to be put in their mailbox in the
Sunday School Class. The cards / letters
are to be encouraging prayer by giving
them specific things to pray for you and
they in return will write back and do the
same. It can be a real blessing to all in-
volved. If interested please see Melissa
Forsythe to have a child assigned to you.
Prayer Buddies Needed
VBS is just behind us.
What? We are still having
VBS? Oh, yeah! Wednes-
day night VBS at the beach
with Ms. Season and Ms.
Linda. What a great way to
celebrate summer. Come and join the fun. 7:00 p.m.
upstairs in the children's area. The first weeks MEM-
ORY verse was from Luke 2: 11. "Today a Savior,
who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city
of David." VBS and Awana, learning about Jesus by
learning God's Word. Wow, that's great!!!! We are
planning already for our new Awana year. Got any
good suggestions for theme nights, games, new ways
to learn verses, new projects to try? We are open to
any ideas from anyone at anytime. Adults, we will
need more listeners this year. We want no more than
two children per listener this year. Please be in prayer
for this most important part of our Awana program.
Thanks for being our friends at East Union,
Jimmy & Doris
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Christ told his disciples to go, to go into all nations and make
disciples. This is commanded of the disciples in the Great Com-
mission in Matthew 28. Then, in Acts 1:8 Luke reveals the pro-
gression this going should follow; first, in Jerusalem, then Judea
and Samaria, and finally to the remotest parts of the earth.
While Fort Walton Beach Florida may not be one of the remot-
est places of the earth, it is definitely outside of our Jerusalem.
Moreover, Jackson has been well served by the youth of East
Union as they have participated in Project Acts, a local, week-
long mission project, for the past several years. In doing so,
participants have been obedient to Christ’s command to carry
the gospel outside the confines of the Church. However, during
the week of July 10-17 some will take this command one step
further. They have committed to take the gospel outside their
comfort zone and into neighborhoods and to families much dif-
ferent from theirs.
They will work in heat and humidity that rivals anything in
Tennessee, while doing work that will stretch them physically
and spiritually. There will be time for fellowship, worship and
reflection, but the objective is to be a tool in the capable hands
of our Father. I am looking forward to how God will use this
mission trip to enlighten the hearts and minds or our students.
My prayer is that God transforms our students into mission
minded and driven members of the body of Christ.
Please be in prayer for our group. They will be working hard,
while trying to be lights in their communities. A lot of time,
effort and fiscal resources have been invested in this trip and I
would ask you help provide the spiritual stamina needed
through prayers.
Blessings,
Your Brother in Christ, Michael
would like to go to lunch with their family also. On any given
Sunday we are overwhelmed by different projects that take ex-
tra time to calculate and credit it to the proper account and then
to have $50 or $60 dollars in dimes to roll is frustrating to say
the least. This cannot be done while the counters are involved
counting. Come by the office get some wrappers and help the
counting committee out please.
Thank so much for allowing me to serve
Gerald Thompson, Treasurer
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The WMU has several ministry projects lined
up and we are excited about touching the lives
of those in our community and letting God use
us to further His Kingdom.
We have just recently become a PIE
(Partner's In Education) partner with Rose
Hill Middle School across from the church.
We will be looking for ways in which we can
minister to these kids and the staff and be
the shining light that God intends for East Un-
ion to be. We would love to have the women of
the congregation join us in WMU as we con-
tinue to grow and seek God's guidance in His
will for our lives and for our church.
Notes from Michael
Please Pray for the Youth and Adults going to
July 10-17th
Fort Walton Beech, FL
If you can help financially to defray the cost
of gas for this trip it will be appreciated. It
will cost over $400.00 for gas round trip.
Church Office Phone: 731-424-2261
Fax: 731-424-9945
Email: [email protected]
Edgar Pierce, Pastor
Home Phone: 731-868-2300
Email: [email protected] Website: www.exposingtheword.com
Michael Brooks, Minister of Students
Email: [email protected]
Kelly Sorrell, Minister of Music
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Sunday School 9:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 10.00 a.m.
Adult Choir Practice 4:00 p.m.
Discipleship Training 5:00 p.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Night 7:00 p.m.
Address Service R equested
I wanted to keep everyone updated
about the Mission Meals. We are on
summer break but are in the planning
process for the upcoming year. Any-
one that is interested in helping please
contact: Gail Honey, Randy Honey or
Scott Castellaw. There are many
things that we can use help doing. We
not only cook but we supply servers
and helpers for many functions during
the year. If anyone has any questions,
please feel free to contact me. Thanks
for consideration in this matter.
Gail Honey
Hospitality Committee Chairperson
VBS all Summer long!!!
Kids Join Us for Beach Blast on Wednesday
Night at 7 PM.
Upstairs in GA Classroom.
There are still Recipes and Remembrances Cook-
books available in the Church office for $10.00.