Old Greenbrier Baptist ChurchPO Box 456Alderson, WV 24910STAFFPastor: Rev. Dr. Bill Bryan(304) 646-8631Ministers of Music:Dell & Nancy WoodCarolyn Holliday Treasurer:Charlotte MeltonCongregational Visitor:Peggy BollenbachOfficial Board, ChairBill HollidayStreet Address:301 North Monroe St.Church Phone: (304) 445-7854

Old GreenbriER Baptist News

2014

Non-ProfitPostage PermitNo. 32

Vol. XVI No. IX

Church website: http://oldgreenbrierbaptistchurch.typepad.com/

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FROM YOUR

PASTOR’S HEARTHere we are on the edge of summer and nearly into fall. The year is flying by once again. I look forward to the fall season of beautiful leaves and harvest time. May we

always be grateful for the physical and spiritual bounty that God provides.

Reach Out – One way of expressing our thanks to God for the spiritual bounty we receive in Christ Jesus is to share the good news of His life, death, and resurrection with others. I hope you will join me on Tuesday nights in September as we reach out with the story of God’s love to those in our community who need to receive that good news.

Open House – Deborah and I would like to express our thankfulness for the home that the Lord has provided for us. We have completed nearly eighteen months of remodeling to our home, and we would love to share it with you. Please join us on Saturday, September 13 for an open house.

The Story – In September we continue our journey through the story of God’s love for us as we give thanks for the goodness of God in reaching out to us while we were yet sinners. Copies of The Story are still available. Sept. 7 Chapter 7: “The Battle Begins” Sept. 14 Chapter 8: “A Few Good Men . . . and

Women” Sept. 21 Chapter 9: “The Faith of a Foreign Woman” Sept. 28 Chapter 10: “Standing Tall, Falling Hard”

In A Nutshell

The October Men’s Community Prayer Breakfast will be Saturday, October 4 at 8am at Old Greenbrier Baptist Church.

A Sunday school teacher gave her second-graders a month to memorize Psalm 23. One little boy was excited about the task but just couldn’t remember the whole chapter.

When the day came for the children to recite the Psalm before the congregation, the nervous boy stepped up to the microphone and said, “The Lord is my Shepherd, and that’s all I need to know!”

3 – Carolyn Knapp 5 – Kari Still 6 – Ron Shafer

Carolyn Thompson 8 – Patrick Parker 9 – Jack Hunter 10 – Eric Harrah 13 – Betty Holliday

Kristin McCallisterDana Pack

14 – Lucas McCallister 17 – Cheryl Goins 22 – Addey & Zoey Harris 23 – Donna Simms 26 – Hannah Bryan

1LABOR DAY

2 3Bible Study ~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

4Ruth Thurmond Circle ~ 1p

5 6Men’sBreakfast ROL ~ 8a

7Communion SundayS School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

Fill-Up and Fuel Up IILuncheon ~ noon

8 9Reach Out ~ 6pm

10Bible Study ~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

11 12 13Pastor Bill & Deborah Open House~1-4pm

14S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11aOfficial Bd. ~ noon

15 16Reach Out ~ 6pm

17Bible Study ~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

18Pack Food Pantry ~ 9a

19Food Pantry~9a

20

21S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

22

First Day of Fall

23Reach Out~ 6pm

24Bible Study ~ 6:30pChoir ~ 7:30p

25 26 27

28S School ~ 9:45aWorship ~ 11a

29 30Reach Out~ 6pm

Our Finance Team meets on a regular basis to monitor our church budget and spending. Thank you for your regular tithes and special offerings. Each month, we want to present an overview of where we are financially.

General Fund for the Month Ended July 31, 2014:Beginning Balance $ 316.89 + Total Income $10,680.47 − Total Expenses $10,971.01Ending Balance $ 26.35

Our 2014 planned budget needs total $131,362. Actual Need DifferenceGiving Jan – July 2014: $76,325 $75,780 $ 545Giving August 3,10,17: $ 8,871 $ 7,578 $1,293 Total 2014 Giving: $85,196 $83,358 $1,838

America for Christ (Goal $1,000) – We received $1,125.28 with everything above the goal designated for the Mountain State Mission Offering. One Great Hour of Sharing (Goal $1,000) – We received $1,021 and exceeded our goal thanks to our children’s 2014 VBS offering of $153.45.

World Mission Offering will be received in October, and our Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering will be received in December. Thank you for continuing to give to our General Fund, Build the Treasury, Building Fund, and missions offerings—over and above your regular tithe. We faithfully continue to care for our church facility and to reach out to the world with the good news of Jesus Christ.

Our community has been blessed this year by the presence and work of five work teams coordinated by our Alderson Ministerial Association (AMA). The teams have been:

Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic, Camden, NJ First Community Church, Coventry, CT Oaklyn Baptist Church, Oaklyn, NJ First Baptist Church, Fairbury, IL First Presbyterian Church, Honesdale, PA

These teams have accomplished a number of projects so far: Repaired porch and gutter at Sherman & Carol Ayers’s home Worked on a number of small projects at the Hospitality House Painted the depot gazebo and worked on Main St. visitor center Scraped and painted Sylvia Keaton’s home Painted Betty Fleshman’s home Repaired leaking chimney, dry wall, windows; installed a

ceiling fan/light & water heater at Bill & Pat Howard’s home Pressured washed home and built a storage shed for Libby

Bengey-Goins Worked at AMA Thrift Store Mowed lawn for Juanita Rookstool Repaired roof and fence for Mrs. Warren Removed and replaced a sidewalk at the Duff home Built an awning at Ann Parker’s home Built a restroom with shower on the third floor of the

Community Center Repaired leaking roof on Ms. Cantley’s home in Pence Springs Repaired porch, ceiling, & installed lights at Pat Ayers’ home

We have one more team from Calvary Baptist Church in Cape May, NJ coming September 24-28, 2014. We have more projects than they can complete. Please be in prayer for the safe travel and work of this team.

AMA Work Team Report

Reach Out Old GreenbrierDo we need to reach out with the good news of God to those around us? God’s Word commands that we do this. In September we will have a time of reaching out to our community with the good news of Jesus Christ. We seek to fulfill our mission of “sowing the seed of Jesus Christ so that people become His truly devoted followers.”Join us on Tuesday evenings September 9, 16, 23, and 30 at 6pm in Fellowship Hall as we prepare and then reach out to our community with the good news of Jesus’ love for everyone.

Fill Up and Fuel Up IIAfter worship on Sunday, September 7 we will

have a pot-luck luncheon to raise money to fuel up our oil and propane tanks for winter. Meat, bread, and drinks will be provided. So, come fill up on good food and donate what you would have spent on eating out to help us fuel up our tanks.

West Virginia Baptist ConventionAnnual Meeting – October 16-17,

2014Our West Virginia Baptist Convention will meet in its annual meeting at Vienna Baptist Church on Thursday and Friday October 16-17, 2014. The theme of the meeting is “From Survive to Thrive.” Guest speaker will be Gary Mcintosh,

President of the Church Growth Network. If you are interested in attending or going as a delegate from our church, please see Pastor Bill for details. Dear Lord Jesus, Bless the children and youth of this nation, returning to their schools and colleges. Also bless their teachers as they help them grow in wisdom and knowledge.May Your Holy Spirit enlighten their minds, purify their vision, and strengthen their wills. Protect them as they learn in the classroom and participate in activities outside it. May they learn to follow in your steps, just as you grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. Amen.

??? Bible Quiz ???At the outset of his reign as Israel’s third king, Solomon saw the Lord in a dream. God invited Solomon to request anything he wanted. What did Solomon ask for?

A. The ability to discern between

Bless the Students and Teachers

good and evilB. Long lifeC. Riches

D. Conquest over his enemiesAnswer: A (See 1 Kings 3-14.)

Prayer Needs as of August 24th

Frank Adkins (friend of Curtis Pauley)Carl&MaryBethAgsten(friends of McCallisters)Bill Ambrose (friend of J. Lehmann)Karen Baker (Leonard Carter’s sister)Linda BengeyOtie BooneAnne BosticAnn Boswell (friend of Joyce Lehmann)Austin BradleyEugene BradleyNathan BradleyCarol BrownAnna CarrTeresa Catron (Jo Honaker’s friend)Bill Cohenhour (Rose Carter’s brother)Miriam ColeScott Cook (Barbara Harris’s brother)Mamie CopelandJoe CoxEarl DancyEddie Dolan (Pat Brown’s Bro-in-LawWayne Dotson “Lake” EaryEli Ellison (friend of Carolyn Knapp)Joan Fleshman (Bill’s & Bob’s sister)Libby Fox (C. Smith’s daughter)Mike Fugate (friend of Chad McCallister)Dana GodbyKendra GoinsBill GrayAaron Halstead (Anne Parker’s nephew)Norella Hatfield (cousin of Anne Parker)Chloe HeckMerissa Henderson (L. Carter’s cousin)Betty HighlanderJean Himes (friend of Diana Taylor)Della Holcomb (friend of Anne Parker)Carolyn HollidayHarry Hunt (friend of Pastor Bill)Red HonakerRichard & Orah HonakerMadeline Howard (sister of C. Knapp)Jimmy JonesPatty Jones (Christine Smith’s daughter)Christy KennedyThomas Kennedy (Anne Parker’s nephew)Jaime KirbyCarolyn Knapp

Janet Latimer and twins Matthew and Annalisa (Christine Smith granddaughter)Joyce LehmannLori Loggins (niece of Anne Parker)Phyllis MasseyJohnny MasseyKristen McCallisterPaul McCallister Pearl McCurdyJames Meadows (friend Jim & Jodi Wiseman)Loretta Meadows (friend of Anne Parker)Mary Ann Milam (friend of P. Bollenbach)Ruth MilesSharon Mullins (Carolyn Holliday’s sister)Jerry Murphey (F. Godby’s cousin)Isaiah ParkerJames Adrian ParkerJimmy ParkerNick ParkerBernie Patriacca Laurie PatriaccaLee PattersonNene & Don Penn (friends of Jo Honaker)JoEllen Perry (friend of Carolyn Knapp)Levi Pugliani (grandson of Bob&Gayle LaRue)John Quick (friend of Meltons)Rebecca Rexroad (J. Smith’s granddaughter)G. W. Richmond (C. Smith’s grandson)Vern Richmond (Carla Merritt’s father)Tom RoushBrittany ShaferTammy SkaggsChris & Jennifer Shaw (friends of McCallisters)Carl SheltonMelissa Smith (B. Willis)Tammy Smith SkaggsChristine SmithMartha SteepsBob Surgeon (friend of Lawrence Lewis)Valerie TaylorCarolyn ThompsonMichael Tolosa – jobPeggy VanBuren (Sheila Ballard’s aunt)Melanie Whitaker (Barbara Taylor’s sister)Renee Pauley White (Curtis& Bev’s daughter)Crystal WileyLyndall Wiley (cousin of Leonard Carter)Stephanie Williams (niece of Donna Simms)Ellen Bengey Winner (Libby Goins’s cousin)Elmer Wykle (friend of Leonard Carter)Curtis Winstead (friend of Jack Taylor)ALL TROOPS In Our Armed ForcesRandy Fleshman (home) Katie Hunter (home)

Jess Phillips (home) Brent Taylor (home)Church Family Shut-inMary Lou Bowden Ernestine LightFrances Canterbury Juanita RookstoolMamie Copeland Dorothy TaylorHarriett Dancy Louise Utterback Betty FleshmanGovernment Officials Heads of StateStudents: Joseph Bryan, Bethany Burdette, SarahEllen Dillon, Hannah Griffin, Cynthia Huffman, Rhys Rogers, Kari Still, Stephanie Willis, Keith Wiseman, Brennan WoodNote: Please notify church office 304 445-7854 to delete or add to prayer list.

YOU ARE INVITED

Saturday, September 13, 20141:00 – 4:00pm

Pastor Bill & Deborah Bryan304 Fairview Road

Lewisburg, WV

(Follow N. Court St. to Fairview Rd. Home

is ½ mile north of Lewisburg just

before Grand Ave, the new cut through

road to Lowes.)Call (304) 645-1934

or (304) 646-8631 for directions.

Come and Go with Snacks

ProvidedPlease plan to join us!