From Your Pastor’s Heart Team B: Phil Solesbee, Mike Gee &

dorothy@belvederefbc.org
Dorothy Posey, Church Secretary
ryan@belvederefbc.org
Ryan Greene. Min. of Music & Youth
john@belvederefbc.org
John D. Meyer, Pastor
Susan, Allison, and I will be spending Gary Hartley
Christmas with her family in Birmingham over
the Christmas weekend. Bro. Ryan Greene The scheduled teams will meet in the parking
will be leading a Christmas Eve Service on lot for a brief time of prayer and then go out to

Your Church Staff

Thursday at 5:00PM in the Sanctuary and
Bro. Alex Mabe will be preaching on Sunday
morning, December 27. Please be praying for
both of these men as they lead in worshiping
the Lord Jesus during this holiday season.
You gave $760.00 to our Laces4Love shoe
campaign this year. We added that to
$101.50 we had remaining from last year and
Dec. 24, 2020 • Vol. 43, Issue 48
were able to cover the cost for shoes for kids
at Belvedere Elementary and over half the
pray for homes in our community from
4:00PM - 5:00PM. Every member can be a
participant in this mission/outreach endeavor.
If you would like to commit to be a part of this
ongoing prayer ministry, please contact me. I
will be glad to add you to one of the groups.
We have a new email address dedicated
specifically for prayer requests. If you or
someone you know has a prayer request, you
can send your request to the church using the

803-380-1024

803-508-3044

803-278-2575
cost for shoes for kids at Byrd Elementary.
We wish you all - Your generous giving has made many chil-
dren’s Christmas extra special. Thank you for
your sacrifice!
The Christmas Post Office is open and
some of you have cards that need to be
picked up. Drop by the Post Office this Sun-
day and check for mail!
I shared with you last week that of the es-
following email address:
prayer@belvederefbc.org.
Our Committee on Committees is looking
for at least two people to help lead our Be-
reavement Ministry Committee. This ministry
provides a meal for member families when a
family member in the home passes away. We
have three people who have agreed to help

Electronic service requested:

North Augusta, SC 29861-8168

P.O. Box 8168
Belvedere First Baptist Church
timated 7.8 billion people currently alive on
this planet, approximately 5.1 billion do not
know Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Many
of those will enter eternity unsaved. Some of
them you know but most you don’t know. We
have received $1,86.95 toward our Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering goal of $8,000.
100% of any offering you give to the Lottie
Moon Christmas Offering will go directly to
Southern Baptist missionaries around the
world to help them have the resources they
need to tell some of these 5.1 billion people
how to receive forgiveness of sins and eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord. I want to
encourage you to pray for our missionaries
and give to the Lottie Moon Offering to help
Our Mission: We exist to obey Jesus Christ by support them as they share the gospel of Je-
sus Christ. I also want to encourage you to
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with this ministry, but we need at least two
people to provide leadership. If you are willing
to serve on this committee, please contact
me.
The Personnel Committee is still looking
for someone to fill the position of Nursery Co-
ordinator. If you are interested in the position
or know someone who may be interested,
applications and job descriptions are availa-
ble on the credenza outside the church office.
In the meantime, if you are willing to help in
the nursery on Sunday mornings, please con-
tact me as soon as possible.
Susan, Allison and I love you and wish for
you a very blessed and merry Christmas and
a better New Year than 2020!
In the Sonshine!
Bro. John

continuously reaching out to create relation-

ships and share Christ’s story in order to make tell those you know about Jesus as well.
mature disciples. The “Pray & Go” outreach teams for this
Sunday, December 27 are:
421 Edgefield Road | PO Box 8168
North Augusta, SC 29861-8168 Team A: Alex and Kaye Mabe
803-279-0415 | 803-279-0476 Ryan Greene
http://www.belvederefbc.org
 Weekly Ministry Opportunities Life Line Screening Stewardship Report
Thursday, Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve The nation’s leading provider of pre- Week of: Dec. 20, 2020
Church Office Closed ventative health screenings, will offer Teens Reserved Unto True Holiness
Weekly Needs $6,297.00
5:00p Christmas Eve Service affordable, non-invasive and painless Weekly Tithe $3,369.50
Friday, Dec. 25 - Christmas Day health screenings at Belvedere First Needs/Date $321,148.96
Have a very Merry Christmas Baptist Church on Friday, January 29, YOUTH Offering/Date $304,008.37
2021. Sunday School @ 9:15am
Sunday, Dec. 27 In Room 110 (Includes on-line giving for this week)
9:15a Sunday School There is a simple, convenient way for
you to get preventative health screen- Missions $41.00
10:30a Worship Laces 4 Love #8014 $35.00
6:00p Small Groups ings and learn your risk for stroke,
heart disease and other chronic condi- Lottie Moon #8030 $450.00
Thursday, Dec. 30 - New Year’s Eve Home Bound Meals #5454 $20.00
tions. A note to the praise band and
Church Office Closed Memorials (A. Jenison) $75.00
Friday, Jan. 1 - New Year’s Day These painless screenings go be- choir:
yond your regular checkup to identify Thank you for your participation and com-
Happy New Year dangerous plaque buildup or block- mitment in this year’s Christmas program.
Sunday, Jan. 6 We will not be having rehearsals again Sunday School attendance was 21
age, a major risk factor for stroke and for this week.
9:15a Sunday School heart disease. The screenings are until next year: January 6, 2021.
10:30a Worship accurate, affordable and will give you
6:00p Small Groups valuable information about your health
that you can share with your doctor. Members In Service
These 5 vital screenings are offered
Livestreaming Services Welcome Team
Sympathy for only $149 and take 60-90 minutes
to complete. If you register today, you are continuing as follows:
Our heartfelt prayers are extended to will receive a $10 discount. Ushers
family and friends at the passing of Prayer time - Daily
Register by calling toll free 1-888-653 Deacons will be filling in at this time
Reuben Partridge on Dec. 18th. (Mon - Sat. - 12:00pm)
-6441 or text the word “circle” to (Sunday @ 6:00pm) Safety
A memorial service is planned for 797979.
a later date. Sunday School - 9:15am Olin Boatwright
Worship - 10:30am
on Sunday Sound & Multimedia Team
Wednesday Prayer Mtg. - 7:00pm Stephen Raines / Michael Goodridge
Lottie Moon
Deacons-On-Call
Christmas Offering
Week of Dec. 27
Our goal: $8,000 Steve Brown / 706-833-4359
Given to date: $1,615.00 Gary Hartley / 803-426-1495
Phil Solesbee / 803-278-2291

Extended Session
Sun., Dec. 27
Thank You AM Service: Volunteers
Only cards for active A note of appreciation has been Children are welcome to worship with their
church members. received from Samaritan’s Purse parents in the Sanctuary
Please mail all and is posted on the bulletin board
others. outside the church office.