Second Avenue Baptist Church

                                                                                       June 19, 2007                          Volume XXIV  Issue 12              

Last week, the church in conference approved the recommendation of the Construction Oversight Committee to begin the renovations to the church.  If you were not here, there are copies of the committee’s recommendation on the table in the second floor hallway.  The estimated total cost is currently just over $1.1 Million.  The great news is that we have now committed $1.072 Million to the campaign!  (If you haven’t made your pledge to the Second Century Campaign, please consider one.) The work is already underway.

So, please pardon our progress.  Over the next few weeks we will have to make some adjustments to our schedule and locations to accommodate the renovations.  Here is a summary:

• Worship will be in the Chapel beginning June 17.
• Sunday School Classes that meet around Fellowship Hall will be moved also beginning June 17.

o       Adult V Joy Class to the Choir Room

o       Adult IV Fellowship to the Chapel

o       Adult IV Ladies to the Bride’s Room

o       Adult IV Men to the Third Floor Room 302B

• Working restrooms are located on the first floor only.
• No Wednesday Evening Activities until August 8.
• Family 2 Family and other Sunday evening activities will resume September 9.

My deepest hope is that our newly appointed facilities will reflect the renovations God has already been doing on our congregation.  These are exciting days.  This work is the product of much prayer, conversation, and commitment on the part of many in our family of faith.  It is much anticipated and welcomed.  So, all I ask is, please pardon our progress.

Blessings,

Monty

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Worship Ministry

One of the temptations we face when vacationing is to forget to add our worship of the Lord to our schedule.  Being away from home isn’t any excuse for being away from God’s Word. We can take along with us a devotional book, meditations, or our daily schedule for reading the Bible. A good attitude regarding worship while traveling can be found in Genesis 12:8 “And he...pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar.”

Traveling in a car can be a great opportunity for family worship, Singing hymns together, talking about a verse of Scripture, and reciting prayers can help the kids see what treasured tools we have to worship our Lord with!

Many of our congregations are now putting sermons and even services online via an audio file. In some cases this audio file can be downloaded as a “podcast” to an iPod or other MP3 player. This would allow families or individuals to listen while in the car either through earplugs or FM transmitters. None of this is overly complicated or even that expensive anymore. We are currently working to add this to our website which you can access anywhere in the world.

Vacation is often an opportunity to try something new, exciting, and different such as visiting a church.  Last summer while on vacation, we found a church near our motel in Oklahoma City. It was very interesting to see how we were treated as guests in their church. We learned many lessons with one being, to be more sensitive to our guests in our own church.

Let us know of your worship experiences over your summer vacations.

Steve

New Member

By profession of faith:

Bennett Poorman

Family Deacon: Ralph Rutledge

Urgent Prayer Needs

If you have pressing needs for prayer, use the “Prayer Request” cards that you will find in the pew racks and in the Narthex Prayer Room to write those requests. Or, use any piece of paper.  Write “URGENT” in bold letters on the top. Give the cards to an usher or place them in the offering plate. They will be passed on to the appropriate people for attention.  Remember that your family at Second Avenue Baptist cares and will pray for you.

-Prayer Ministry Team

Holiday Closing

The church office will be closed in observance of the July 4 holiday.

Congratulations

April Shannon and Mark Skinner were married on June 9 in Ooltewah, TN.  April is the daughter of Mike and Connie Shannon and the granddaughter of Clyde and Alma Shannon.

On Monday morning, June 18, our Wednesday Night Supper hostess, Dean Money, became a grandmother to Anna Leigh Brown weighing in at

7 lbs. 6 oz. and 20’” long.

Wednesday Night Schedule

Wednesday night suppers and activities will resume August 8.

Community Kitchen

Due to construction at Second Avenue, the community kitchen will be held at North Broad Baptist Church during the week of July 30 – August 3. Volunteers are needed to serve. If you can volunteer, contact the church office.

Upcoming Youth Summer “CONNECT” Events:

WHAT: Dinner & A Movie

WHO:  SABC Youth

WHEN:  Tuesday, June 19th

             6:00 pm to 9:30 pm

WHERE:  Gary & Roz Batchelor’s

                   ***10 Oakfield Dr.***

            INVITE A FRIEND!!!

YOUTH POOL PARTY!

Friday, July 6th

6:00 PM  to ???

Jim & Ann Pinson’s Home

409 Mount Alto Rd

Come Dive In!!!

Coming July 21st

Time-TBA

**Parents will receive

details soon, Youth can sign-up in Youth Suite**

DON’T MISS THIS!!!

COMING IN AUGUST…

Disciple NOW 2007:“Made To Love” August 3rd—5th

**New This Year**

We are excited to introduce “Parent NOW”

Details to come...

Vacation Bible School Report

What a GREAT week of Vacation Bible School!  You’ll be proud to know that we graduated a strong group of children from their SonForce Kids Agency Training!  During the course of the week we had 109 children register.  Of these 109 children, 84 of them were not our own!  This is a great example of our Family of Faith reaching out to be the Body of Christ in the world...particularly the community that God has placed us in!

Of course, SonForce Kids would have never been possible without the tremendous amount of help that we received from our workers!  We had over 50 of the Second Avenue Faithful come throughout the week to help and everyone did a great job!  It made me proud to be a part of such a great church!  To each of you who served, prayed for, and supported Vacation Bible School I offer you my deepest thanks. 

Pray for Our Mission Team

The following individuals will be a part of our Mission Team to Miami this summer, June 23 to 30. They will be conducting a day camp, ministering to the homeless and doing construction work through Touching Miami with Love.  Keep them in your prayers.

Monty Stallins                            Rosalind Batchelor          Ellen Stallins   

Bruce Day                                 Daniel Ceballos               Steve Grayson                          

Marsha Spota                           Rebecca Cauthen            Karen Sablon                           

Mike Bennett                             Parker Aziz                       Raymond Sablon       

Myra Dempsey                         Maria Sablon                    Storey Thompson

Sharpe Sablon                         Glenda Almand                 Jaki Day                        

Virginia Willis                            Matthew Spota                 Cody Lary       

Alex Grayson                            Teresa Cauthen                Charlene Bowen        

Hannah Fillingim                       Becky Grayson

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Our Story…

Church Notes from 1959

1/59 - Church voted to authorize Bradfield, Inc. to build the ground floor of the main auditorium. Trustees were authorized to borrow $90,000 to cover expenses.

5/59 - Church authorized missions committee to set up a mission Sunday School in the Graham Housing Project. E. B. Toles, Joe Bailey, and Mr..Verner were in charge of getting workers. Had permission to use the project recreation room.

6/59 - Missions committee set 6/28/59 as beginning date for Graham Mission S. S. L. C. Easterling head of project. Attendance first Sunday was nine.

9/59 - Dedication Day for new building B. A. Windburn—speaker at morning service. B. Carroll Carter speaker at 1:30 dedication service. Gainer Bryan special guest.

10/59 - Members urged to vote “dry” in liquor referendum.

Homebound Members

June 17:

Betty Bennett

June 24:

D. M. and Estelle Bowen

Sympathy

The Congregation and Staff would like to express sincere Christian sympathy to Melanie Drinkard in the loss of her grandfather.

The Congregation and Staff would like to express sincere Christian sympathy to Leesa Norton in the loss of her mother.

The Congregation and Staff would like to express sincere Christian sympathy to Misty Carlton in the loss of her grandmother.

Giving for the Week of 6/10/07

Budget Goal to Date   $298,118.

Budget Gift to Date       233,444.

Weekly Budget Goal       12,958.

Weekly Budget Gifts         7,100.

Total Gifts to Date       $283,073.

Attendance for 6/10/07

Sunday School           145

Morning Worship        181

Giving for the Week of 6/17/07

Budget Goal to Date   $311,076.

Budget Gift to Date       241,257.

Weekly Budget Goal       12,958.

Weekly Budget Gifts         7,814.

Total Gifts to Date       $296,178.

Total giving to date for the Second Century Campaign:

$49,700

Attendance for 6/17/07

Sunday School           150

Morning Worship         182

Weekly Schedule

Sunday, June 24

9:00 am Women’s Prayer Time

9:45 am Sunday School

11:00 am Morning Worship

No evening activities or worship

Tuesday, June 26

7:00 pm Deacon Council

Wednesday, June 27

No supper or activities

Thursday, June 28

7:00 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Saturday, June 30

Mission to Miami Team returns

Upcoming Events

July 4

Church office closed

July 6 - 6:00 pm Youth pool party at the home of Cooper PinsonJuly 21 (time TBA)

Youth Mystery Trip to Atlanta

July 30 - August 3, 11:00-12:30

Community Soup Kitchen SABC at North Broad Baptist Church

August 8

Wednesday night activities resume

August 19, 6:00 pm

100th Anniversary Event: Gold City Quartet concert

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MINISTERIAL and WORSHIP STAFF

Rev. Monty Stallins, Senior Pastor

Mr. Steve Grayson, Minister of Worship

Rev. Charlie Mayberry, Minister to Families

Mrs. Ann Hicks, Organist

Mrs. Annette Herrington, Church Accompanist

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SUPPORT STAFF

Mrs. Lisa West, Ministry Assistant                                             

Mrs. Mary Beth Musick, Administrative Assistant/ Financial Secretary

Mr. Phil Langston, Custodian

Mrs. Amy Jones, Custodian

Mrs. Dean Money, Family Night Hostess

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