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April 2021

PRESCHOOL

1ST SUNDAY8:15 AM WorshipMelanie TownsellClara Paige BeattyMary Keever 10:45 AM WorshipApril ThompsonAndrea ThomasTaylor HedrickGloria Paul6:00 PM WorshipPatsy BurnetteCricket BarnetteBeth Fox

2ND WEDNESDAYHeather BaldwinBrenda RunkleMarie Chrastina

3RD WEDNESDAYLesley ColvertTara Beatty Pat Johnson

3RD SUNDAY8:15 WorshipJason & Jenna SherrillSandra KetchemClara Paige Beatty10:45 WorshipErica MillerKaitlyn LyonKim MersfelderNikki Robertson6:00 PM WorshipLaura CampbellJean IsenhourBonnie Williams

FROM THE PASTOR

Dear South River Family,

April will be an exciting time at South River. Easter is a special time for believers, and we are excited for the opportunity to talk to others about Jesus Christ. Easter is a time of year, like Christmas, when unchurched people are more open to talk about religious topics. Invite your coworkers, neighbors, and friends to join us Easter morning for worship.

Our Easter schedule will begin with our Sunrise Service in the cemetery at 6:30 am tocelebrate our Lord’s resurrection from the dead. Praise the Lord that we no longer liveunder the shadow of death! Then, we will have our annual breakfast at 7:00 am in the Family Life Center. We will have our normal Sunday services and Sunday school to follow. There are two opportunities to invite others to join us on Easter for worship at 8:15 and 10:45.

In our contemporary culture, South River is going to have to be more intentional about witnessing and reaching the lost. The church is no longer the centerpiece of people’s lives. We must step out of our comfort zones and begin building bridges to those who do not have a personal relationship with Christ. Every member has this responsibility!

Blessings,

Pastor Chris

Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

1ST WEDNESDAYApril ThompsonElizabeth GriffinMary ClendeninMarcell Souther

2ND SUNDAY8:15 AM WorshipErica BarnettePatsy WestonVicki Miller10:45 AM WorshipKaren WarricksKayla JonesAndrea ThomasMia Mendoza6:00 PM WorshipAnn CarterAlissa CoulombePatsy Burnette

SECURITY/GREETERS

4TH WEDNESDAYAmanda MeadowsDonna GallinaLiz Deal

APRIL 4THSecurity Team #2Greeters - 8:00Carol Sipes - FDMartha McCoy - SP10:30 - Karli Townsell - FDKarlyn Betts - SP

APRIL 11THSecurity Team #3Greeters - 8:00Bridget Merritt - FDChristie Kestler - SP10:30 - Mary Kirkpatrick - FDKaitlyn Lyon - SP

APRIL 18THSecurity Team #4Greeters - 8:00Dawn Waugh - FDBrenda Runkle - SP10:30 - Bobbie Jo Hayes - FDKarlyn Betts - SP

APRIL 25THSecurity Team #1Greeters - 8:00Erica Miller - FDBridget Merritt - SP10:30 - Deborah Templeton - FDAndrea Thomas- SP

4TH SUNDAY8:15 WorshipTamatha StewartAddison CarterAmelia FoxEmily Johnson10:45 Worship Summer PooleEmilee LippardGail Lidly Laura Waddill6:00 PM WorshipSherrie HaithcoxKim MersfelderDonna Williams

RIPPLE KIDZ MINISTRY

YTD BUDGET GOALS

YTD BUDGET RECEIPTS

TOTAL GIVING TO DATE

$503,807.10

$559,605.86

$559,605.86

CARE MINISTRY

2020/2021 MINISTRY BUDGET

BY BAPTISMBrooklynn Bowman 157 Stone Creek Dr. Statesville, NC 28625 828-390-6286

BY LETTER Brian & Mary Cook 2825 W Memorial Hwy Union Grove, NC 28689 704-928-9882

BY STATEMENTGail Marinelli 1541 Nazareth Ln Conover, NC 28613 970-201-8014

The QUEST was a success! Thank you to everyone who was able to volunteer in making an event that was effective in sharing the Gospel message. Everyone who attended The Quest was able to hear the entire Gospel message. I would like to just pause and acknowledge how RARE the Gospel is being shared during these days of distress. Talking with our AWANAmissionary recently, he shared that our church is one of the few that he has seen sharingeffectively the most important message on the planet. Church family, what we were able to do in the last month exposed people to the message of hope. Our community saw a life without fear at a church that trusts in a God Who reigns over death and life. This is amessage that we must not neglect during the Easter HOLYday. Please pray for the seeds that were planted and the expected growth ahead.

Romans 10:14-2114 How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall theybelieve in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?15 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, who bring glad tidings of good things!”16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our re-port?” 17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. 18 But I say, have they not heard? Yes indeed: “Their sound has gone out to all the earth, and their words to the ends of the world.” 19 But I say, did Israel not know? First Moses says: “I will provoke you to jealousy by those who are not a nation, I will move you to anger by a foolish nation.”20 But Isaiah is very bold and says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I was made manifest to those who did not ask for Me.” 21 But to Israel he says: “All day longI have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and contrary people.” Pastor Stephen A. Hart Pastor of Parent and Child DiscipleshipSouth River Baptist Church

GRIEFSHAREWeekly classes will run through May 16thon Sundays from 3:00 - 5:00 pm.For more information, contact Steve Jenkins @(980) 263-4134.

WELCOME

Prove the Tithe SundaysProve the Tithe SundaysFirst Sunday of each month, starting April 4th

Bring your tithe and an offering. Anything exceeding our weekly budget will be dedicated to the Field of Faith campaign.

Give faithfully and see what God will do.

BIRTHDAYS

APRIL1 Jean Morrison2 Ethan Dowdle Tyler Goodman Kayce Jenkins Aaron Morrison3 Taylor Hedrick Tommy Tedder4 Aaron Carter Anita Long James Martin John Martin Carol Sipes6 Marie Chrastina Emily Johnson Emma Rose Reed7 David Holman, Jr. Jeremy Johnson Belle Lippard Althea Moore8 Tanya Muncy9 Alissa Coulombe Don Johnson Robert Miller Jody Mitchell Pauline Stewart11 Lloyd Johnson12 Mason Murdock Lani Van Drake13 James Cook Buddy Hemric14 Joyce Bradburn Ethan Gealy Rika Johnson

APRIL1 Wesley & Carol Sipes3 Ed & Brenda Runkle5 Jeremiah & Tara Beatty Aaron & Emily Johnson John & Alice Redmond7 Phil & Brenda Ingram14 Fred & Joyce Bradburn15 Jeff & Beth Fox17 Rocky & Lori Martin18 Ray & Dianne Griffith20 Stephen & Sharon Hobbs Kevin & Christie Kestler Lane & Tammy Pearman24 Matthew & Amanda Johnson26 Steven & Ellen Pope30 Chris & Rhonda Keever

DEEP AND WIDE STUDENT MINISTRY

15 Karen Warricks16 Hunter Graham Eli Keever Lee McClure17 Mary Morrison18 Maddie Rose Lippard19 Emily Holland Heidi Jenkins Gianna Van Drake20 Jimmy Williams21 Pat Burnette Bailey Davidson Randy Galliher Jack Huffman Nathan Schriner22 Craig Koch Rhea Lamb Mat Schriner Greg Templeton23 Rodney Estes24 Courtnee Anne Johnson Elizabeth Stewart25 Karlyn Betts Andrew Clendenin Mia Townsell Josh Van Drake26 Ray Griffith27 Grayson Stewart28 Norma Love Dr. Chris Thompson

The Chosen Stone and His Chosen People

Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God andprecious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is also contained in the Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” Therefore, to you who believe, He is precious; but to those who are disobedient, “The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble, being disobedient to the word, to which they also were appointed. But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

The photo above is a cornerstone that had been rejected by a church in War, West Virginia. Not sure of the reason for the rejection but it remind-ed me of the way the world and church today is rejecting the Chief Cornerstone and building on a false foundation. May we as Christians never lose sight that we are a royal priesthood and we need Christ as our Chief Cornerstone!!!

DEEP & WIDE STUDENT MINISTRIESDEEP & WIDE STUDENT MINISTRY

Pastor Scott Townsell, Student & Parent Discipleship

Wednesday Evening Fellowship MealWednesday Evening Fellowship Meal5:30 - 6:45 pm in the Family Life Center

Minimal cost per family or individualCome join in church-wide fellowship before

going to our different ministry areas

ANNIVERSARIES

NEW OPPORTUNITIES

RIVER WORSHIP CHOIR 4th AM Bury the Workman/King of Kings PM No service 11th AM Let the Rocks Keep Silent PM Bound For Glory 18th AM Is He Worthy PM We Are Still the Church 25th AM The Scars Say I Love You PM How Great Is Your Love

SPECIAL MUSIC Chipley Ford 4th AM No Solo ` PM No service 11th AM Amanda Pauley PM Jimmy Williams 18th AM Praise Team PM SRB Quartet 25th AM TBD PM Timothy Clendenin

WEDS 7th Wilma Huffman 14th No Solo 21st Carolyn Sprinkle 28th No Solo

SPECIAL MUSIC Bristol Drive 4th AM Bristol Trio 11th AM Harold Smith 18th AM Darlene Estes 25th AM Renee Hilderbrand

WEDS 7th No solo 14th Wilma Huffman 21st No Solo 28th Harold Smith

WORSHIP MINISTRY

Mark Your Calendars

Student Workday - May 1st 8:00 am - 2:00 pmHeadwaters BBQ Benefit - May 6th All Day

Serve Statesville - Thursdays for Month of MayVBS - June 6th - 10th 6:00 - 8:45 pm

Seasons of LifeBreakfast

Saturday, April 10th 9:00 amFamily Life Center

Great food & fellowship w ladies from South Riverspeaking about encountering the seasons of life

No cost to those attendingSign up in SS class, Ladies Bible Study or the Ministry Hallway

by Sunday, April 4th

DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY BRISTOL DRIVE

The death and resurrection of Christ are the pinnacle of human history. All of creation, plunged into sin by the rebellion of Adam, saw their redemption hanging on a tree. Every evil thought, every evil action, every evil and blasphemous word spoken against the God of Heaven was laid on His shoulders. Jesus, the perfect Lamb of God, endured the full weight of the wrath of God against sin on their, and our, behalf. Not only did He pay our debt of sin, He granted unto us His own righteousness. We now stand holy and blameless before the Father not based on our works, but His. This intercessory work of redemption isn’t a celebration to be had only once a year. Each Lord’s Day as we stand to sing, pray, and proclaim the Word of God, we encourage each other that Christ lived, died, and rose again for us and for our salvation. May the joy of our salvation fill our hearts and cause us to proclaim His goodness to a world in darkness.

Pastor Wesley Rexrode, Bristol Drive Campus

HEADWATERS

Registration is OPEN and classes are filling up FASTfor 2021-2022 school year!

Call 704-876-1520 ext 112 to schedule your touror register now at headwaters-academy.com

Save the date for Pork BBQ Fundraiser on May 6th

Contact Kim @ 704-881-1459 or [email protected]

Women's Bible Study in HEBREWSFridays 9:00 am Room FLC #2

Ends in May Led by Bonnie Hamilton

Childcare is provided

YOUNG AT HEART

Young At HeartYoung At HeartBible Study in RuthBible Study in Ruth

Monday, April 12th, May 10th & June 14th5:30 pm FLC - A meal will be provided each week

Join us as we study about a senior adult womanwho led her daughter-in-law to faith

Sign up in Ministry Hall, Sunday SchoolSign up in Ministry Hall, Sunday Schoolor contact Pastor Pauley - 704-880-3625or contact Pastor Pauley - 704-880-3625

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY

MINISTRY TRAINING

Message Series

with Pastor Chris

Wednesdays@ 7:00 pm

Disaster Relief Training Dates 2021Region 7 April 22-24 Hudson

Region 9 May 13-15 Hendersonville

Disaster Relief Training – There will be no overnight lodging. If you choose toovernight you will need to work out your own lodging and breakfast on

Saturday. Lunch on Saturday is provided. You will learn policies, procedures, safety and receive a notebook, yellow hat, yellow shirt and a photo ID. In order to help you

plan transportation time, we have listed the region and/or county.This information should help you prepare for travel and coordination

You can attend ANY regional event.

Please Register Online www.baptistsonmission.org Questions: Contact Gene Dellinger [email protected]

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7:00 pm Prayer Meeting

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8:00 pm Stewardship Mtg

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