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July 2017

Volume 20, Issue 7

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

4521 Liberty Highway, Anderson, SC 29621

Attention ALL EMT/1st

Responders, Police/Law

Enforcement, Fire & Military families

with kids who have completed 1st

grade through 9th grade!

We have a limited number of full

scholarships available for WinShape

Camp this year (July 24-28). This is all

because of a generous donor who has a

desire to help families and kids who have a

parent in the above listed or related

occupations.

Please contact Ronnie James

at ronnie@covenantbaptist.cc or via phone

at 261-3343 for scholarship information.

KURE BEACH MISSION TRIP

JULY 8-15

Please be in prayer for our students

and chaperones as they travel to

Kure Beach for the summer mission

trip!

Children’s Ministry Children’s Ministry Director: Jessie Fuller

Children’s Church

“Driving Force”

July 2—Being a Servant

July 9—Trusting God

July 16—Spend Time with God

July 23—Experiencing Joy

July 30— New Series Starts: “Fear Not”

Don’t forget to register for WinShape Camp! Go to

www.winshapecamps.org to complete the registration form.

LET’S DO LUNCH! A ministry of Covenant Baptist Children’s

Ministry. This is a monthly contest held in our 11 am

Children’s Church where one child is the winner of our “Let’s

Do Lunch” drawing. They get to pick their favorite place to eat

on us with their family! Come to our 11 am Children’s Church

every Sunday at Covenant for your chance to have your name

drawn! (We draw one name every month)

YOU ARE NEEDED! Parents and kids! You’re invited to help serve at Calvary Home for Children on Thursday, July 13, from

8 am – 12:30 pm. We will help with outdoor projects then have a Chick-fil-A

lunch. Calvary needs the following items if you can donate: Clorox All Purpose Spray with Bleach, Hand Soap (large refill

containers or individual size), and Pine-Sol Multipurpose Cleaner (regular or bulk size). These items can be placed in the

tubs marked Calvary Home in the Children’s Wing and front foyer.

Thank you for your help!

JULY

July 4 Happy 4th of July! (Church office closed) July 5 Kure Beach Mission Trip Dress Rehearsal 6:30 pm July 8-15 Kure Beach Mission Trip July 12 NO Exchange July 16 Kure Beach Program @ Covenant 6:30 pm July 19 Exchange 6:30 pm July 24-28 WinShape Camp July 26 NO Exchange Aug. 1 Exchange goes to Greenville Drive game— Tickets limited! Aug. 6 Exchange Fellowship at the Bunch’s after Evening Service

Student Ministry Happenings:

(Sign up on Bulletin Board)

Kure Beach Mission Trip—July 8-15 Kure Beach Program at Covenant—July 16 at 6:30 pm WinShape Camp—Galaxy Village July 24-28—For 7th—9th grade students. Spaces limited. Cost: $105—See Jim for more information. WinShape Camp Volunteers needed—July 24-28. Must be over 16 years old. See Ronnie to sign up! Exchange goes to Greenville Drive game—Aug. 1—Tickets are $8 on a first come basis! Exchange After Church Fellowship—Aug. 6 @7:30 pm—at Collin & Peyton Bunch’s house Middle School Back2School Event—Aug. 12. Frankie’s Fun Park High School Back2School Event—Aug. 11—Gravitopia & Mountain Goat Climbing—Cost $26 plus lunch Back to School Water Day—Aug. 16 at 6:30 pm Promotion Sunday—Aug. 20 Parent’s Night in Exchange—Aug. 23—6:30 pm College & Career Ministry

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

Summer of Serving! Jesus has called us all to

serve. Come learn how to serve and how others

serve. Join the fun on Wednesday night from

6:30-7:45 pm in the children's wing

(ages 4k-5th grade).

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

2 Year Olds

6:30 pm

7/2 Anne Morgan & Mary Silvey Meredith Alexander & Lander Isbell

Lindsay Cheek & Mandy Hayes

Missy Cooke & Madison Timms

7/9 Deborah Young

Laycee Cantrell

Christina & Taylor Alexander

Amber Powell & Emily Wilkinson

Stacey Hammett & Brantley Smith

7/16 Robin Brock Emily Vardeman & Carla Cullen

Kelli Rider & Carol Loyd

Mandy Hays & Diane Goldsmith

7/23 Laycee Cantrell

Taylor Crow

Laura Rada & Julia Hollingsworth

Kayla Garrett & Lindsay Taylor

Kim Owensby & Taylor Powell

7/30 Shaunda Tenry & Kerri Donald Wendy Taylor, Mike & Angie Long

Michelle Wales & Jamie Vance

Kayla Ammons & Diane Powell

Date 8:30 Children’s

Church

Preschool Lead Preschool Assistants Grade School Lead Grade School Assistants

7/2 Ashlyn, Brenda &

Houston Kelley

Madelyn Siler

Michaela Hall

Hope McLaughlin, Anna

Kate Siler, Lauren

Patterson, Matthew

McLaughlin

Jan James & Amy Siler Keifer Shore, Micah Upton,

Brantley Smith, Ryan Joseph

7/9 Elizabeth Silvey, Neysa

Caron, Paul DiMaio

Kaitlyn Hamilton Kelley & Haley Beak,

Taylor Beak, Easton

Lynch

Krystal Lynch, Misty Wilson,

Melissa Sweeney

Maddie Timms, Karli Burton,

Bailey Hammond, David Resa

7/16 Shaunda Tenry, Kerri

Donald

Julia Hollingsworth Amanda Fouchey,

Morgan & Abbie Grace

Thompson, Ethan

Kennedy

Revonda Wood, Caryn

Bishop, Christina Kennedy

Jared Owensby, Lindsay Taylor,

Lydia Ruth Thompson, Austin

Hicks

7/23 Maddie Timms, Jacob

Guthrie, Crystal Tarbuck

Ashlyn Kelley Karen & Kaylor

Thompson, Bryleigh

Saylors, Abbie Lingefelt,

Luke Heller

Elise Martin, Tasha Lingefelt,

Renea Saylors

Houston Kelley, Jeremy

Vaughn, Collin Bunch, Jackson

Kelley, Cole Dalton

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

7/2 Donna Durham

Dee Patterson

Jean Martin

Joy Fisher

Bob & Diane

Railton

Martha Whiten

Carol Dunn

Shane Kimmel

Melanie Hicks

Crystal Phillips

Jim & Judy

Simmons

Margaret Sewell

Stephanie

Mattison

Diane Goldsmith

Jimmy Gambrell

Donnie Burdette

Irene Mullikin

Tracie Hall

7/9 Faye Wertz

Cheryl Gambrell

Shane Kimmel

Gary McClellan

Bob & Diane

Railton

Wayne & Teresa

Jefferson

Steve Miles

Dan Litten

Melanie Hicks

Crystal Phillips

Martha Whiten

Ronnie Stegall

Stewart Sewell

Judy Simmons

Carol Dunn

Jim Simmons

Barry & Nancy

Wood

Donnie Burdette

Crystal Tarbuck

Mandy Hays

7/16 Crystal Phillips

Melanie Hicks

Shane Kimmel

Donnie Burdette

Bob & Diane

Railton

Judy Simmons

Steve Miles

Jim Simmons

Stewart &

Margaret Sewell

Diane Goldsmith

Joy Fisher

Carol Dunn

Jim Young

Donna Durham

Stephanie

Mattison

Jimmy & Cheryl

Gambrell

Irene Mullikin

Tracie Hall

7/23 Faye Wertz

Dee Patterson

Ronnie Stegall

Bob & Diane

Railton

Dan Litten

Crystal Phillips

Donnie Burdette

Steve Miles

Melanie Hicks

Gary McClellan

Martha Whiten

Stewart Sewell

Jean Martin

Jim Young

Barry & Nancy

Wood

Irene Mullikin

Mandy Hays

Crystal Tarbuck

7/30 Donna Durham

Cheryl Gambrell

Jean Martin

Joy Fisher

Bob & Diane

Railton

Martha Whiten

Carol Dunn

Shane Kimmel

Melanie Hicks

Faye Wertz

Jim & Judy

Simmons

Jim Young

Stephanie

Mattison

Diane Goldsmith

Jimmy Gambrell

Donnie Burdette

Irene Mullikin

Tracie Hall

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

Children’s Worship

Soul Food - Theme: “Driving Force”

July 2

Topic: Being a

Servant

July 9

Topic: Trusting God

July 16

Topic: Spend Time

with God

July 23

Topic: Experiencing

Joy

WinShape Camp registration is now open!

Go to www.winshapecamps.org to register.

**Attention ALL EMT/1st Responders, Police/Law enforcement, Fire and Military

families with kids who have completed 1st grade through 9th grade! We have a

limited number of full scholarships available for WinShape Camp this year. This is all

because of a generous donor who has a desire to help families and kids who have a

parent in the above listed or related occupations. Please contact Ronnie James at

ronnie@covenantbaptist.cc or via phone at 261-3343 for scholarship information. **

This is a monthly contest held in our 11 am

Children’s Church where one child is the

winner of our “Let’s Do Lunch”

drawing. They get to pick their

favorite place to eat on us with

their family! Come to our

11 am Children’s Church every

Sunday at Covenant for your chance to have

your name drawn! (We draw one name

every month)

Summer of Serving! Jesus has called us

all to serve. Come learn how to serve

and how others serve. Join the fun on

Wednesday night from 6:30-7:45 pm in

the children's wing (ages 4k-5th

grade).

Parents and kids! You’re invited to help serve at

Calvary Home for Children on Thursday, July 13,

from 8 am – 12:30 pm.

We will help with outdoor projects then have a

Chick-fil-A lunch. Calvary needs the following

items if you can donate: Clorox All Purpose

Spray with Bleach, Hand Soap (large refill con-

tainers or individual size), and Pine-Sol Multipur-

pose Cleaner (regular or bulk size). These items

can be placed in the tub marked Calvary

Home in the Children’s Wing.

Thank you for your help!

Join us on Wednesday nights

at 6:30 pm for Bible study.

We meet in the

Fellowship Hall.

July 2 Membership 101

July 9 Maturity 201

July 16 Ministry 301

July 23 Life Teams 401

These classes are held at 4:00 pm in the

Conference Room

Men’s Ministry Lunch - Join us at Mama Penn’s on Tuesday,

July 11, at 12:00 pm for a Dutch treat lunch. Bring a friend who is

looking for a church home and enjoy good food and great

fellowship!

Please be in prayer for our EXCHANGE students and adults

who are traveling to Kure Beach July 8—July 15 for their

annual mission trip.

**Mark your calendar for the Kure Beach Program at

Covenant on July 16 @ 6:30 pm!**

Save the Date! Exchange will go to a Greenville Drive

game on August 1—Tickets are $8 each on a first come

basis!

The Church office will be closed on

Tuesday, July 4, in observance of

Independence Day. Have a safe

holiday!

Please join us on Sunday evening,

July 30, at 6:30 pm as we observe the

Lord’s Supper.

Covenant Baptist Church

4521 Liberty Highway

Anderson, SC 29621

Sunday School 359

AM Service 625

PM Service 186

Wed. Bible Study 65

Life Groups 27

Kids (Summer) 59

Exchange 71

Regular Offering $22,658.13

Online Giving (May) $ 4,030.00

Monthly Averages for June

Ministry Team

Steve Silvey, Pastor

Ronnie James, Assistant Pastor

Brock Smith, Minister of Music

Jim Upton, Minister of Students

Jessie Fuller, Children’s Ministry Director

Anne Morgan, Church Administrator

Crystal Phillips, Administrative Assistant

Lauren Smith, Pianist

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 (resumes in Aug. 2017) 6:30 pm

Exchange 6:30 pm

Bible Study 6:30 pm

Worship Choir Practice 6:30 pm