Covenant Baptist NewsCovenant Baptist NewsCovenant Baptist News

January 2017

Volume 20, Issue 1

www. covenantbaptist.cc Dr. Steve Silvey, Pastor (864) 261-3343

4521 Liberty Highway, Anderson, SC 29621

Join us as we read “Through the Bible” in 2017. Pick up your reading guide at the Welcome Center in the foyer. If

you would like to access the reading plan on your mobile

device, go to your App Store and download the free “Bible Study Tools Pro” app. (We are using

the Old Testament / New Testament Reading Plan.)

Children’s News

GROW KIDS Opportunities:

AWANA 6:30 pm—7:45 pm Wednesday

Nights in January:

Jan. 4—Mitten/Hat Tree—Bring in mittens

and hats to help the homeless stay warm

this winter

Jan. 11—Derby Cars Check-In and Mitten/

Hat Tree

Jan. 18—AWANA Derby

Jan. 25 —Haven of Rest Night—Use the list

given in club to bring in items for Haven of

Rest

January Schedule

Jan. 2-4 Passion Conference in Atlanta Jan. 4 Exchange 6:30 pm Jan. 11 Exchange 6:30 pm Jan. 14-16 Winter Weekend Retreat Jan. 18 Exchange 6:30 pm Jan. 25 Exchange 6:30 pm Feb. 4 Stand and Serve Mission Project—Church

Student Ministry Happenings:

Student Ministry Winter Retreat—Jan. 14-16 Garden City Chapel— Cost $75 - All money due by Jan. 11! We will be staying at Garden City Chapel & Retreat Center in Garden City, SC. Please see Jim for information packet. Student Ministry Guatemala International Mission Trip June 10-17, 2017. Next $250 due by Jan. 1, 2017. Please turn in all forms ASAP! Next mandatory meeting is Jan. 29, at 5 pm in the Youth Room.

Covenant Clemson Basketball Concessions Fundraiser We are providing a fundraising opportunity for students and others to raise money for WinShape and student mission trips this year. We are working a concessions stand at all home Clemson basketball games. Money raised will go directly towards those individual accounts. See Jim or Bryan Siler for information or to sign up!

Upcoming Stand and Serve Mission Project—Saturday, Feb. 4 The Student Ministry will spend the morning fixing up, cleaning up and doing other various projects at the church. This is a day when we serve and show our appreciation for Covenant. We will begin at 9 am and go until 12 noon. We will grab lunch and then go to an activity to be announced soon.

Kure Beach Mission Trip—July 8-15, 2017 Watch for additional information coming soon!

College &

Career Ministry

Passion Conference, Jan. 2-4, 2017 We will take a group of College/Career students and High School Seniors to the Passion Conference in Atlanta. Check with Jim for an information packet. College students—if you are interested in a place to serve, i.e., children’s ministry, student ministry, choir, or greeter, please see Jim. If you would be interested in hosting a Sunday lunch for the college ministry, please see Jim or Christy.

Students’ News Minister of Students: Jim Upton

Signup for Covenant Youth Text Updates

Text @exchange77 to 81010

www.facebook.com/covenantbaptistyouth

Date 8:30 am - Nursery 11:00 am - Toddlers &

2 Year Olds

6:30 pm

1/1 Anne Morgan & Mary Silvey Mandy Hays & Meredith Alexander

Myra Owens & Lindsay Cheek

Tracie Hall & Madison Timms

1/8 Laycee Cantrell Christina & Taylor Alexander

Amber Powell & Kayla Ammons

Stacey Hammett & Brantley Smith

1/15 Robin Brock Diane Powell & Kayla Garrett

Melanie & Sarah Lollis

Mandy Hays & Diane Goldsmith

1/22 Laycee Cantrell & Taylor Crow Laura Rada & Molly McKnight

Michelle Vaughn & Bailey Hammond

Kim Owensby & Taylor Powell

1/29 Shaunda Tenry

Kerri Donald

Wendy Taylor

Carla Cullen

Michelle Wales

Kelli Rider

Date 8:30 Children’s

Church

Preschool Lead Preschool Assistants Grade School Lead Grade School Assistants

1/1 Ashlyn, Brenda &

Houston Kelley

Madelyn Siler

Michaela Hall

Hope McLaughlin, Anna

Kate Siler, Lauren

Patterson, Matthew

McLaughlin

Ronnie & Jan James, Amy

Siler, Laycee Cantrell

Micah Upton, Brantley Smith,

Ryan Joseph

1/8 Elizabeth Silvey, Neysa

Caron, Paul Dimaio

Kaitlyn Hamilton Kelley & Haley Beak,

Taylor Beak, Easton

Lynch

Krystal Lynch, Misty Wilson,

Melissa Sweeney, Laycee

Cantrell

Mady Timms, Karli Burton,

Bailey Hammond, David Resa

1/15 Shaunda Tenry, Kerri

Donald

Julia Hollingsworth Amanda Fouchey,

Morgan & Abbie Grace

Thompson, Ethan

Kennedy

Revonda Wood, Caryn

Bishop, Christina Kennedy,

Laycee Cantrell

Jared Owensby, Lindsay Taylor,

Lydia Ruth Thompson, Austin

Hicks

1/22 Maddie Timms, Jacob

Guthrie, Crystal Tarbuck

Ashlyn Kelley Karen & Kaylor Thomp-

son, Bryleigh Saylors,

Abbie Lingefelt, Luke

Heller

Elise Martin, Tasha Lingefelt,

Renea Saylors, Laycee

Cantrell

Houston Kelley, Jeremy

Vaughn, Collin Bunch, Jackson

Kelley, Cole Dalton

1/29 5TH SUNDAY: Kaitlyn Hamilton, Maddie Timms, Kelley Beak, Misty Wilson, Meggin Hamilton, Bryleigh Saylors, Haley Beak & Taylor Beak

Date Door 1 Door 3 Door 5 Door 6 Door 7 Door 8 WD

1/1 Donna Durham

Cheryl Gambrell

Jean Martin

Joy Fisher

Bob & Diane

Railton

Martha Whiten

Carol Dunn

Shane Kimmel

Melanie Hicks

Margaret Sewell

Jim & Judy

Simmons

Crystal Phillips

Stephanie

Mattison

Diane Goldsmith

Jimmy Gambrell

Donnie Burdette

Irene Mullikin

Tracie Hall

1/8 Faye Wertz

Dee Patterson

Shane Kimmel

Gary McClellan

Bob & Diane

Railton

Wayne & Teresa

Jefferson

Steve Miles

Dan Litten

Crystal Phillips

Sherry Borchers

Martha Whiten

Ronnie Stegall

Stewart &

Margaret Sewell

Judy Simmons

Carol Dunn

Jim Simmons

Barry & Nancy

Wood

Donnie Burdette

Crystal Tarbuck

Mandy Hays

1/15 Crystal Phillips

Melanie Hicks

Shane Kimmel

Donnie Burdette

Bob & Diane

Railton

Judy Simmons

Sherry Borchers

Jim Simmons

Stewart &

Margaret Sewell

Diane Goldsmith

Joy Fisher

Carol Dunn

Jim Young

Donna Durham

Stephanie

Mattison

Jimmy & Cheryl

Gambrell

Irene Mullikin

Tracie Hall

1/22 Faye Wertz

Dee Patterson

Ronnie Stegall

Bob & Diane

Railton

Dan Litten

Crystal Phillips

Donnie Burdette

Steve Miles

Gary McClellan

Martha Whiten

Stewart Sewell

Jean Martin

Jim Young

Barry & Nancy

Wood

Irene Mullikin

Mandy Hays

Crystal Tarbuck

1/29 Donna Durham

Cheryl Gambrell

Jean Martin

Joy Fisher

Bob & Diane

Railton

Martha Whiten

Carol Dunn

Shane Kimmel

Crystal Phillips

Melanie Hicks

Jim & Judy

Simmons

Jim Young

Stephanie

Mattison

Diane Goldsmith

Jimmy Gambrell

Donnie Burdette

Irene Mullikin

Tracie Hall

Donnie Burdette

Jan. 8 Membership 101

Jan. 15 Maturity 201

Jan. 22 Ministry 301

Jan. 29 Life Teams 401

These classes are held at 4:00 pm in the

Conference Room

GROW KIDS Opportunities:

AWANA 6:30 pm—7:45 pm Wednesday Nights in January:

Jan. 4—Mitten/Hat Tree—Bring in mittens and hats to help the homeless stay

warm this winter

Jan. 11—Derby Cars Check-In and Mitten/Hat Tree

Jan. 18—AWANA derby

Jan. 25 —Haven of Rest Night—Use the list given in club to bring in items for

Haven of Rest

AWANA

Derby 2017

Wednesday, January 18

6:30 pm

Parents, please stay and enjoy the Derby with

your child!

Check-in is Wednesday, Jan. 11.

All cars must be checked in by 8:00 pm!!

Join us on Wednesday nights

at 6:30 pm for Bible study.

We meet in the

Fellowship Hall.

Each year at Christmas we collect the

Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.

Every penny given to this offering (named for Lottie

Moon, a missionary to China) will be used to support mis-

sionaries around the world. Most of us cannot go to the

foreign mission field, but we can give so others can go.

Our goal this year is $10,000.

(This offering will be collected through the end of

January 2017.)

Stand &Serve

Church Edition

Stand and Serve Mission Project

Saturday, Feb. 4

The Student Ministry will spend the morning

fixing up, cleaning up and doing other

various projects at the church. This is a day

when we serve and show our appreciation

for Covenant. We will begin at 9 am and

go until 12 noon. We will grab lunch and

then go to an activity to be announced

soon.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:

The old has gone, the new is here!

2 Corinthians 5:17

Covenant Baptist Church

4521 Liberty Highway

Anderson, SC 29621

Sunday School 362

AM Service 580

PM Service 244

Wed. Bible Study 56

Life Groups 35

AWANA 74

Exchange 82

Regular Offering 21,166.00

Online Giving (Nov.) $5,156.00

Monthly Averages for December

Ministry Team

Steve Silvey, Pastor

Ronnie James, Assistant Pastor

Brock Smith, Minister of Music

Jim Upton, Minister of Students

Lauren Smith, Pianist

Anne Morgan, Church Administrator

Crystal Phillips, Administrative Assistant

Our Members

Early Service 8:30 am

Sunday School 9:45 am

Worship Service 11:00 am

Youth Choir Practice 6:30 pm

Evening Worship 6:30 pm

Covenant Praise Makers 6:30 pm

Weekly Opportunities

Sunday

Monday

Senior Saints (2nd Monday) 6:30 pm

Wednesday

AWANA 6:30 pm

Exchange 6:30 pm

Bible Study 6:30 pm

Worship Choir Practice 6:30 pm