Church Staff Rev. Dr. Randy C. Clipp, Senior Pastor

Rev. Jill T. Martin-Prouty, Pastor of Students Mrs. Keeley S. Tarkington, Director of Music

Ms. Terry A. McCallum, Administrative Assistant Mrs. Stephanie C. Parker, Director of Children’s Ministries

Mr. James O. Elmore, Organist Mr. Donnie R. Pollard, Custodian

Telephone: 919-553-4161 Fax: 919-553-4162 Email: staff@fbcclaytonnc.org Website: www.fbcclaytonnc.org

Mrs. Wendy Huff, Director of the Child Development Center Telephone: 919-550-4018

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First Baptist Church P.O. Box 35

Clayton, N.C. 27528-0035

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April 29, 2020 The Outlook Vol. 44, Number 17

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Fund Report for April 20-April 27, 2020 Weekly Budget Gifts ……………………………………….. $ 15,620.00

YTD Receipts …………………………………………………… $ 254,704.38

YTD Expenses ………………………………………………….. $ 252,993.00

Over/Under Expenses ……………………………………... $ +1,711.38

PRAISE THE LORD!!!

COVID-19 CHURCH RESPONSE UPDATE, APRIL 29 Based upon Gov. Roy Cooper’s continued social distancing requirements, in-person gatherings for Sunday worship services, Sunday School, youth and children’s activities, choir rehearsals, fellowship meals, Wednesday Bible studies, and special events have been cancelled indefinitely. As phased re-openings occur, we will let you know when specific gatherings can resume.

In the meantime, we encourage you to join us for worship through our Vimeo channel or Facebook page. We also in-vite you to participate in Wednesday night Bible studies on our Vimeo channel.

The church office is open Mondays and Tuesdays 8:30 AM – 5:00 pm and Wednesdays from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. On Wednesday afternoons, Thursdays, and Friday mornings, our Administrative Assistant, Terry McCallum, is available to assist you by phone at (919) 553-4161 or email churchsec@fbcclaytonnc.org. Our church staff continues to serve and respond to your calls and emails. Our Pastor of Students, Rev. Jill Martin-Prouty, will be on maternity leave through May 8.

Our ministries continue through your ongoing prayers and financial support. You can either mail your contributions directly or give online. In order to give online, go to our website at www.fbcclaytonnc.org, click the green Give Online icon at the top of the homepage, and fill out the required information. We appreciate your faithfulness in giving so that we can preach, teach, serve, and feed the people of our community during this difficult time.

Let us continue to encourage one another and build each other up (1 Thessalonians 5:11).

Remember to rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer (Romans 12:12).

Blessings,

Wednesday Community Hot Dog Supper Drive-By Pick-Up

Begins May 6 at 5:30 pm

In addition to our weekly Backpack Buddies ministry to supplement the food supply for Cooper Academy in their MWF bag lunch distribution, FBCC will distribute free, bagged Hot Dog Suppers to our community each Wednesday night in May from 5:30 to 6:30 pm from the church office curb on 411 N. Fayetteville St. The May 6 supper bags will include a hot dog on bun, chips, fruit cup, 2 homemade cookies, and a large, cold bottle of water.

Food will be prepared, packaged, and distributed by a small group of ten volunteers under the guidance of our Wednesday Night Dinner Chef, Terrie Jernigan. Volunteers will be enlisted weekly, wear masks and gloves, and practice social distancing both indoors and outdoors. Pray that this “May Meal Mission” will not only meet physical needs, but also demonstrate our church’s love for our neighbors.

Wednesday Bible Study on Vimeo

Jonah: The Reluctant Prophet

While our church is not permitted to gather in person on Wednesday evenings, Dr. Clipp will lead this adult Bible Study series via Vimeo Videos through May 20.

Here is the schedule of sessions:

April 22: Running from God (Jonah 1)

April 29: Jonah’s Prayer and Deliverance (Jonah 2)

May 6: A Second Chance (Jonah 3)

May 13: May “Zoom” Church Business Meeting

May 20: Resenting God’s Mercy (Jonah 4) The Senior Pastor’s Pen

Friday Faces: Friday Flora Edition

This Friday is May 1. In honor of May Day, Friday Faces this week will be Friday Flora Edition, featuring the beauty in your home gardens. Please send in photos of the blooms coloring your gardens to connect@fbcclaytonnc.org by Thursday, April 30. We want to see if those April showers did indeed bring May flowers!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

The Personnel Committee is pleased to announce that Terry McCallum joined the Church staff as our permanent full-time Secretary/Receptionist effective this Monday, April 27th. Terry brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and

professionalism to this role. As interim secretary over the past three months, Terry has consistently demonstrated a servant attitude, dedication, and flexibility. We are so blessed to have Terry as part of our team. Please congratulate her when you can!

Terry McCallum

Jiles Harrell wishes to extend an invitation to all church members to join

him each Tuesday evening beginning at 7:00 pm – 8:20 pm for a study

on Proverbs. This week’s lesson (April 28th) will be on Proverbs 10-11. If

you are interested, please contact Jiles at 919-291-5047 or his business

email jharrell@green-resource.com. His gmail account is NOT working.

He will send you a study guide and an invite to the Webex meeting with

the access code and password.

Dear FBC Family,

Over the last month, many everywhere have endured and are enduring

unimaginable situations. Yet, there is GOOD in this world. FBC is such an

example of that.

Specifically, my own family has been shown this by the countless acts of

love and kindness towards us over the past months. It has made our cir-

cumstances more bearable, encouraged us and made us stronger!

If you brought food—we loved it, if you wrote a card—we read it, if you

stopped by—we enjoyed visiting, if you called or texted—we knew you

were thinking of us, BUT most of all, if you prayed—we felt it!! There is

such power in prayer.

Vann is doing well. Leslie has started radiation, and Adam misses

“church” and you beyond words!!! We are just so, so appreciative and

love each one of you. We are definitely blessed by all. We are trusting in

the Great Physician and the Ultimate Healer to continue His mighty work.

We love you,

Vann, Lynne & Adam Martin, Leslie Mederos & Family

This past Wednesday evening, the Chancel Choir, Sonrise Choir and Handbell Choir were invited to participate in a Baby Gender Reveal for our Director of Music, Keeley Tarkington. They had a chance to guess by holding up a soprano/alto sign for a girl or a tenor/bass sign

for a boy. Keeley Tarkington

Pray for Josephine Norris, who will have surgery on her arm at Wake Med in Raleigh on Thursday morning, April 30th. Clifton Bagley has improved tremendously following his surgery last week. We rejoice in his recovery! Pray for Patricia Davis, who attends our church. She is a patient at Duke Hospital in Room 9104. Pray for her as she begins treatment for Non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Pray for Lisa Barbour, who has been prescribed different medicines for the treatment of chronic hives. Pray that her hives will improve. Pray for Rev. Ray Hodge, a retired Baptist pastor (Age 92) who is in ICU with the coronavirus at Wake Med in Raleigh. Pray for the medical staff who are caring for him.

Video Conferencing Sunday School

Our numbers continue to grow with video confer-encing Sundays School each week with the clas-ses that are participating. The Salt Sunday School Class started this past Sunday with Phil

Crane teaching and a total of 23 attendees. If you would like to partic-ipate in any one of the classes, please contact me for further instruc-tions (919) 971-1513 or jbagley@nc.rr.com

Participating Classes Average Participation Teachers

Basic 22-29 Rhonda Mooneyham & James Faggart

Bible Academy 8-10 John Paschal & David Whitaker

Discipleship 20-24 Jake Parker, Sandy Stephenson & Dionne Fortner

Hope 16-24 Lowell Harris & Joe Nelson

John Talton 8-10 Andy Pleasants & Stewart McLeod

O’Neil 8-10 David Earp, Fred Smith & Curtis Moore

Salt 23 Phil Crane, Stephen Nance & Al Cassel

Our video average attendance is in the 125 range per Sunday, which is outstanding. Hope you can join us next Sunday.

John Bagley Sunday School Director

Fellowship Hall Portico Project Update

Our project to build a much needed portico addition to the Fellowship Hall main outside entrance remains on sched-ule. The completed design includes multiple car drop-offs/pick-ups as well as enhanced disability access. The Town of Clayton Planning Department approved the overall de-sign and site plan in mid-April. We solicited and received bids from four local general contractors last week. While the bids are under evaluation, the lowest bid is $49,000 or 18% less than our internal estimate and $66,000 or 24% less than the second lowest bid. This favorable pricing is due in part to the contractors’ uncertainty of our nation’s economic recovery timetable post-COVID-19. We plan to seek congregational approval to award the construction contract at the upcoming May 13 Business Meeting. With your blessings, approval and support, we are expecting completion by mid-September.

Sincerely,

Building and Grounds Committee

DEACON OF THE WEEK—May 3-May 9

Bill Canipe (919) 550-0951 billcanipe@embarqmail.com

Meet Our Church Webmaster

Ever wonder who works behind the

scenes to maintain the information

on our church’s website? We are so

blessed to have an experienced vol-

unteer, trained in computer infor-

mation systems.

Chris Pearce is currently Senior Pro-

ject Manager for Labvantage, a com-

pany that provides laboratory infor-

mation managements systems for the Life Sciences industry. A

humble, quiet guy who likes to keep a low profile, Chris is mar-

ried to Diane Pearce. He is the father of Laney and grandfather to

Pearce and Lane Ford. He attended both Virginia Technical Insti-

tute and NC Wesleyan College.

Thank you, Chris, for all you do in serving our church and our

Lord through our online ministry!

FBCC CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER TEMPORARY CLOSURE UPDATE

Thank you for your prayers for our Child Develop-ment Center, its families and employees during our time of temporary closure. Since prior to clos-ing last week, the Oversight Committee has been considering options for how we might be able to continue supporting our wonderful staff while the center is closed. As many of you know, the CDC is

not set up to generate profit. It is a streamlined operation with tuition supporting the salaries of staff and center supplies. With the closure, the center is no longer receiving regular tuition pay-ments to financially support our staff. After meeting and discuss-ing options as an Oversight Committee, in consultation with the Budget and Finance Committee, the FBCC CDC submitted an ap-plication for the Paycheck Protection Program under the Federal Stimulus Package on Friday. We are not guaranteed this funding, but want to do what we can to financially support the dedicated individuals who make our center the place of Christ-centered learning and nurturing it is. Once we are able to open our doors again, our prayer is to hit the ground running with the same staff, children and families have come to know and love. Please contin-ue to pray for the safety and well-being of our center, children, staff and families during what we pray will be a short-lived clo-sure period.

Vicky Andrews CDC Oversight Committee Chair

WELCOME ...

We join in the excitement of welcoming another “New” baby into our church family!!

Jackson Matthew Cox

Born - April 23, 2020—10:45 pm 7 Lbs. 15 oz.—20 inches long

Parents: Brandon & Dee Cox

Siblings: Ann Matchett & Fletcher

COATES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MAY 15

Each year the Scholarship Awards Committee for the Wilma

Dailey Coates and Lacy Wilson Coates Memorial Scholarship

Fund select one high school senior who is active at FBCC to

receive a scholarship for use at the college of their choice where

they have been accepted.

The recipient is selected based upon educational goals, financial

needs, scholastic ability, and participation with the church and

community.

Candidates must submit their

scholarship application to the

church office no later than

May 15, 2020. Contact Terry

McCallum for an application or

more information at 919-553-4161

or churchsec@fbcclaytonnc.org

May 7, 2020

Our churchwide observance of the

National Day of Prayer will be virtual

with online events. Here are some

opportunities for you to get involved and fully participate in this

year’s event:

• Submit a video of yourself giving a brief (two to three sentences)

description of what prayer means to you. If you prefer, you can

simply write out your description to be included in the video. Sub-

mit your descriptions to connect@fbcclaytonnc.org by May 1st.

• Be sure to go to our Facebook page www.facebook.com/

fbcclaytonnc to see daily updates leading up to the National Day of Prayer beginning next Monday May 4th.

• See the Prayer Guide listed on the reverse side of the Memorial

and Honorarium insert.

• Commit to setting aside time on Thursday, May 7th to pray with

your family at home.

May “Zoom” Church Business Meeting

Wednesday, May 13th

6:30 pm