SERVING NEXT SUNDAY MORNING @ 10:45am Cradle Roll: Chris & Jessica Tester Toddlers: John & Nicole Moore Floater: Amara Bunten Van: Lynn England (423) 895-3355

SERVING NEXT SUNDAY EVENING @ 10:45am Cradle Roll: David & Ginger Nidiffer Toddler: Mark & Rachel Guinn Floater: Kelli Tolley Van: Lynn England (423) 895-3355

My Worship & Serving

Prayer

Pray for the bereaved family of Dickie Greene (Mary Ann Estep’s father / Monica Condrey’s grandfather) and Patsy Cates (Peggy Nave’s aunt)

Stewardship

Sunday School: 361 Morning: 522 Evening: 200 Wed. CTS: 278 Youth: 148 Offering: $20,313.00 Weekly Budget Target: $18,128.58

Happy Birthday!

9/1 Caleb Crosswhite, Cameron Harris, Neil Harsh, Pat Stout, Pat Warner 9/2 Tiara Causby, Joey Hilbert, Ayden Shockley, Sydnee Taylor 9/3 Thomas Colbaugh, Tayla Sluss, Missy Whitehead 9/5 Lucy Cox, Charlotte Laws, Elaine Smith, Trenton Taylor 9/6 Julie Colbaugh, Ashlee Honeycutt 9/7 Everly Deloach, Melissa Snyder

Happy Anniversary!

9/1 Ken & Linda Arney 9/2 David & Kelli Tolley

Events & Activities SEPTEMBER 15 (Sunday) FORGE FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL PLANNING SESSION following evening service in Room 107. SEPTEMBER 16 (Monday) D GROUP WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY launches “Gospel of John” in Room 116 See Forge Connect or mydgroup.org. SEPTEMBER 22 (Sunday) 4TH SUNDAY YOUTH NIGHT (6:00pm) with our special guest Wade Cole. Wade is a former member of BucsWorth and the ETSU Men’s Choir and has an amazing story to share that you don’t want to miss. OCTOBER 19 (Saturday) SAVE THE DATE! FORGE FAMILY FALL FESTIVAL (10:00am—4:00pm) at Fellowship Hall.

News & Opportunities

CHURCH SPONSORS RSM DINNER! Thanks to a group who prepared and served a nice dinner and enjoyed fel-lowship with Recovery Soldiers Ministries on Monday evening. They included Mark & Ellen Albury, Jim Carr, Donna England, Curtis & Melinda Gentry, Steven & Kathy Harsh, Scotty Hughes, Gina Johnson, Sandy Miller, Anna Rose, David & Bea Snyder, Mark Wishon, FREE SHRINER’S CIRCUS TICKETS for Sept. 27-29 shows available on a 1st come, 1st serve basis at Forge Connect.

Contact Of The Week

BILL CRAWFORD (Get Well Soon—Surgery Recovery) 1442 Broad Street Elizabethton, TN 37643

Contact Us

VALLEY FORGE FWB CHURCH 1503 Riverview Drive Elizabethton, TN 37643 Phone:(423) 542-5344 Website: www.valleyforgechurch.com App: valleyforgechurch.com/app

Welcome to Valley Forge where we love God & others,

learn Christ-like discipleship,

and live a spirit-filled abundant life

Sunday, September 1, 2019

… he leadeth me beside the still waters.

Psalm 23:2

9:45am NO SUNDAY SCHOOL due to CCC ‘19 10:45am MORNING WORSHIP with the special singing and Pastor Randy preaching 4:50pm NO PRAISE CHOIR PRACTICE 7:00pm EVENING SERVICE MOVED to CCC ‘19! Join us at the Appalachian Christian Camp! The CCC Praise Band is leading us in worship and the guest speaker will be Pastor Brandon Young from Harmony FWB Church in Hampton. Notice! Camp concludes at the end of service. Students may leave with parents or be picked up at VF Church at 10:00pm. Directions: CCC is at 512 Cross Circle in Unicoi, TN. From Johnson City get on I-26 toward Erwin and take Exit 32 at Unicoi. Turn left off exit ramp onto TN-173. Go .4 miles then right on Unicoi Drive for .7 miles. Turn left on Hwy 107 and go 1.9 miles. CCC is on right. SERVING TODAY @ 10:45am

Cradle Roll: Keaton Johnson, Casey Crumley Toddlers: Cody & Brannan Vanover Floater: Julie Wilcox Van: David Snyder (423) 833-4835

SERVING THIS EVENING @ 6:00pm.

None due to CCC ‘19

This Week

at Valley Forge

Today 1st —————–——

Monday 2nd —–————— - - - - - - HAPPY LABOR DAY! Church Office closed.

Wednesday 4th —––———

6:30pm YOUTH CHOIR PRACTICE in YRC.

CHILDREN’S CHOIR PRACTICE in Room 122. 7:00pm AWANA CLUBS continue for 2 year olds through 6th grade. Last week we had 148 students & vols!

“SPIRITUAL OUTFITTERS” Lesson 5 in Sanctuary Class! This week our focus is “The Shield of Faith” as we continue this very challenging Bible Study examining each piece of armor offered to equip Christians for spiritual warfare.

Thursday 5th ———————

6:30pm SEPTEMBER MEN’S FELLOWSHIP at the YRC (Youth Center) with grilled burgers and all the “fixins”. Our guest speaker is Pastor Sam Ferguson.

Friday & Saturday 6th & 7th

8:00am—2:00pm YOUNG AT HEART LADIES YARD SALE at the Fellowship Hall (8:00am— 2:00pm). Homemade fried pies and cinnamon rolls as well as breakfast and lunch items will also be available for sale.

Saturday 7th —————— 9:00am SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER in Lobby.

Sunday 8th ———————

9:45am SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:45am MORNING WORSHIP with Childrens and Youth Choirs singing and Pastor Randy preaching. 4:50pm PRAISE CHOIR PRACTICE in Sanctuary

6:00pm EVENING WORSHIP with Special Singing and “Not Forsaken” - Lesson 5 on “Finding Freedom”!

Events & Activities

SEPTEMBER 19 (Monday) “OVERCOMER” “FREE” MONDAY NIGHT MOVIE! We have reserved 4 Theaters for a special 6:30pm show-ing of this new Christian movie at Carmike 14 in Johnson City just for our church family. Although this is free, registration is required to get in. Space is limited to the first 260 who register online or via Forge Connect.

SERVING WEDNESDAY CTS @ 7:00pm Van: Lynn England (423) 895-3355