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FIRST BAPTIST STAFF DR. RICK GRANT Senior Pastor EDD SPURLOCK Associate Pastor DR. TOM NOLAND Associate Pastor of Worship & Music FRANCES RALEY Minister of Adult Education LAURIE COX Minister of Preschool & Childhood Education CLAY CUNNINGHAM Minister to Students BRAD EVANS Associate Minister to Students MARGARITO RAMIREZ Hispanic Pastor BRENT THOMPSON Dixsonville Interim Pastor

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Summer is right around the corner, and our Student Ministry Office is buzzing with excitement about what God is going to do in the lives of Middle School, Junior High and Senior High students. Brad and I have been working, planning and organizing experiences for our students and their unchurched friends to be challenged and equipped in their faith. There is no greater joy than seeing a student respond to Christ for the first time or take the call of discipleship to a deeper place in their journey with Jesus. This summer, we will have the incredible opportunity of seeing around 70 students and adults be on mission with God through trips. There is no way that we can empower that many people to go without the gifts and resources that so many of you provide through your tithes and additional gifts! Please know how thankful we are for those. This year, we have already sent a team to Arlington, Texas, over Spring Break, and this summer, we will be taking students on mission trips to Little Rock, New York City, and Quito, Ecuador! It is a dream of both Brad and I to graduate students out of our ministry who have a worldview that understands and sees God’s heart for ALL people of ALL nations! One of the avenues by which you can help us accomplish this task happens THIS Sunday night with our 5th Annual Evening With The Stars! It will happen in Selph Hall immediately after the Evening Worship Service. The cost is only $5, and there will be an opportunity for you to give more towards the trip if you like what you hear. This year we will be featuring the likes of Bobby Darin, Journey, Judy Garland, The Civil Wars, Adele, The Dixie Chicks and more!! Please come and support our students by being a part of Evening With The Stars. Tickets will be available at the door, Wednesday evening at dinner or this Sunday in the lobby of the Worship Center! Thanks for being a church that loves and supports students! Clay Cunningham Minister to Students

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All proceeds benefit FBC Student Mission teams to New York City & Ecuador 

7:00pm this Sunday, April 15, 2012 First Baptist Church • Selph Hall $5 ticket

Arkansas Baptist Children’s Homes’

Smilemakers II Cookbook available now for a special price of $15.

All proceeds benefit ABCH.

Preschool Kiddie Keepers Please return any kiddie keeper tags that have found their way home with you.

RA Racers

RA Race Day Sunday, April 29

in Selph Hall following the gathering

RA Race Day Sunday, April 29

in Selph Hall following the gathering

Tickets are $3 a person for lunch. Tickets available from RA boys

or the church office.

Teacher Sign-up posters are NOW up ! ! !

More info coming soon.. .

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Receipts 4.08.12 Weekly Goal Receipts YTD 2012 YTD Goal Goal Deficit Building Fund YTD

Annie Armstrong Offering FBC 2012 Goal

61,852 58,959

755,074 884,385

(129,311) 29,963

15,313 22,000

Sunday April 8, 2012

First Baptist Church Weekday Preschool

We are now accepting applications for 3 & 4 year olds for the fall of 2012. Children must be completely potty trained and must be 3 or 4 years of age on or before August 1, 2012. For registration or additional information, please contact Sara Brown at 778-2271 or by email at weekdaypreschool@fbcbenton.org

Hospitals: Graydon Hardister Dorcie Chastain Sunny Red Pat Sherrill

Sympathies and Christian love to: The family and friends of Maurine McGugan

Words of appreciation for the many acts of kindness were received from: Janet Langley The Briggs and Walker family

Prayers for our FBC Family Members

Spring

Fling A time of outdoor

food, fellowship & fun for FBC families & our neighbors

May 16th

The earth is the Lord’s, and all it contains, the world, and those who dwell in it

Psalm 24:1

New library hours for Sunday mornings will begin Sunday, April 15. They are 9:45am-11:15am.

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Sunday, April 15, 2012 NEW SCHEDULE ! 8:45am Celebration Worship Service 9:45am Library Opens 10:00am Life Groups—Sunday School 11:11am the Gathering Worship Service 4:00pm Grief-Share / Marriage Oneness 4:30pm Verge Choir / Pure Energy Choir Lattes with Laurie Root 66 6:00pm Evening Worship 7:00pm Evening with the Stars

Monday, April 16, 2012 8:15am Weekday Preschool 12:00pm Noon Bible Study in the Upper Room

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 9:00am Weekday Preschool 9:30am Mother’s Day Out 10:00am Senior Adult Morning Glory Choir

Wednesday, April 18, 2012 8:15am Weekday Preschool 9:15am Ladies Bible Study 4:30pm Fellowship Supper 5:00pm Library Open 5:30pm Mission Possible-Preschool & Children Common Ground—Middle School Verge 5:45pm Ladies Bible Study/Men’s Bible Study 6:00pm Bible Study with Pastor Rick 6:10pm Men’s Bible Study 6:15pm Ka-POW-Preschool & Graded Choirs 7:00pm Impact - Jr & Sr High Upper Room 7:15pm Orchestra & Worship Choir

Thursday, April 19, 2012 9:00am Weekday Preschool 9:30am Senior Adult Ladies’ Bible Study Mother’s Day Out Senior Adult Trip 12:00pm Noon Bible Study in the Upper Room

Friday, April 20, 2012 6:00am Men’s Bible Study Girl’s Jr.-Sr. High Retreat

Saturday, April 21, 2012 Girl’s Jr.-Sr. High Retreat