“Glorifying and Worshipping Jesus Christ by fulfilling the Great Commission”

Volume 13: Issue 7 www.Kelleytownbc.com

Deacon Benediction

April 1 Robin Bryant April 8 Earl McElveen, Jr. April 15 Duane Elmore April 22 Tony Lunsford April 29 Phillip Tiller

Counting Team Sandra Kelley Tony Marsh Karen Currin Kevin Stone

Alternate: Duane Elmore

2017-2018 CHURCH YEAR VITAL STATISTICS

(As of 3/26)

Budget Needs to Date: $441,873.90

Budget Received to Date: $487,274.72

Over Budget: $45,400.82

Usher Team

Captain: Ed Melton, Sr.

J.C. Hodge Gerald Saleeby

Daniel Currin Wayne Currin

Buddy Shumake Jordan Melton

Edward Melton, Jr. Woody Johnson

Jackson Currin

Greeting Teams

1st: Kenny & Danette New, Jeri Cox

8th: JoReta Wall & Lela Elmore, Kim Warr

15th: Bonnie Hall & Becca Hentz

22nd: Gina Sansbury & Janee’ Stone

29th: Larry & Teresa Gainey, Deena Shelley

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April Nursery Schedule Captain: Victoria Bryant

1st: Infants: Jody Jones, Luellyn Meadows, Lisa Melton Toddlers: Kim and Wendell Warr Evening: No nursery 4th: No nursery 8th: Infants: Lisa Blackwell, Alsie Kelley and Charlene Malloy Toddlers: Mandy Kirkman and Janee’ Stone Evening: Carolyn Daubenspeck & Pat Winburn

11th: Lanie and Phillip Tiller 15th: Infants: Brenda Whitley, Sheryl Cutler, Megan Watkins Toddlers: Debbie Pritchard and Bethany Perry Evening: Debbie and Bobby Pritchard 18th: Tina Elliott and Joanie Galloway 22nd: Infants: Peggy Lineberger, Gina Sansbury, Melissa King Toddlers: Jackie Kirkley and Candy Tidwell Evening: Stephanie Stanley and Connie Raines 25th: Debbie Pritchard and Lynn Lawson 29th: Infants: Deena and Jimmy Shelley, Veronica Sylvester Toddlers: Hope and Chuck McClendon Evening: Debbie and Bobby Pritchard

One Day Bible Conference - April 8th @ KBC

The “Make a Difference” Live Event

9:15 am & 5:00 pm (start times)

Don Sunshine Ministries has been privileged to touch thousands of lives and see thousands come to faith in Jesus Christ through our teaching people how to share their faith in Christ every day...without fear,

embarrassment, or hesitation.

Don will help us with that when he comes to KBC on April 8 during the Life Group and Worship Hour. He will help us to be obedient to this call on our life. Please note that all adult and youth life group classes are asked

to meet in the Worship Center promptly at 9:15 am on April 8th for this church-wide event.

Join us Easter Sunday, April 1st: Sunrise Service @ 7:30 AM in the FLC

Fellowship Breakfast @ 8:15 AM Life Groups @ 9:15 AM Worship @ 10:30 AM

Annie Armstrong Easter Offering NAMB Goal: $70 million

KBC Goal: $5,000 KBC Given: $6,145

Every gift to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering® --100 percent --goes to train, resource

and send more than 5,000 missionar ies across the U.S., territories and Canada.

THANK YOU FOR GIVING! We exceeded our goal!

What does the resurrection of Jesus mean to you? Is it simply an event in the distant past with little relevance for 2018 or does it affect how you think and act each day? Many people look at Easter as an occasion for purchasing new clothes (I vividly remember white shoes and a wide, white belt complementing an Easter outfit as a child) and going to church. But it’s not just a day to celebrate the empty tomb and then move on as if nothing has changed. Since we didn’t personally witness the risen Christ after His burial, imagining that first Easter morning is difficult. Not only that, but our traditional celebrations and familiarity with the story make it easy to overlook the stunning magnitude of what transpired. Then we run the risk of

taking the resurrection for granted and missing the impact it still has today. In 1 Corinthians 15:13-17, Paul gives us a glimpse of the resurrection’s importance by describing what would have happened if Jesus had not been raised. Our Easter celebrations would be a big lie, and our faith would be worthless. Worst of all, we’d still bear the guilt of every sin we’ve ever committed—with no hope of forgiveness, salvation or eternal life in heaven. If Jesus hadn’t been raised, His death would have accomplished nothing. That’s why Easter is an awesome reason for celebration. Jesus died in our place and we stand forgiven. Billy Graham said of forgiveness that it is one of the most beautiful words in the human vocabulary. I wonder as we celebrate Easter, is there anyone you might need to forgive. I wonder if there is a Christian brother or sister that has wounded you and in all likelihood there is because we’re human. I can’t think of a better time to offer someone forgiveness than at Easter. In reading the book Good Call by Jase Robinson, Jase put it this way; “Wake up every morning thinking about the cross, because it gives you the ability to start over again and to forgive others.” Easter is a wonderful time to celebrate our Savior and to offer someone forgiveness. May Christ be glorified!

I can’t believe how fast this year is flying by. Our kids are learning and growing so much in their knowledge of Christ along with academics. Our teachers are really dedicated to their calling and that is what makes our Kindergarten one of the best! We have a busy month coming up with Spring Break, field trip at McLeod Farms, and Doughnuts for Dads. Our Preschoolers will also sing some of our favorite Chapel songs for you on April 15 at the Sunday evening service.

Please continue to pray for our Kindergarten as we strive to reach families that are unchurched. If you would like to be a part of our Facebook page to see what is happening, please request to join our page, Kelleytown Baptist Kindergarten. Thank you for the donations to the scholarship fund. With your help, we have been able to offer a scholarship for

the rest of this school year to a family who had a house fire and lost everything.

In Christ ,

Tammy Johnson

Find help and healing for the hurt of separation and divorce.

Wednesdays @ 6:15

You are welcome to begin at any point

during the 13 week session

Facilitated by Phyllis Yarborough

Women’s Bible Study Every Thursday

at 6:30 PM

Lead by Marjorie Hutchin

Our Wednesday Night Meals are from 5:30 to 6:15.

Don’t forget to let the church office know by Monday of each week for reservations.

The Life Matters Life Group Class is asked to

manage the reservation and drink table for April as well as to provide the desserts.

Fall Trip w/ Pastor Rod & Tina “Best of Niagara Falls & the Amish Country”

Join us October 1-6 for a tour of Niagara Falls and Pennsylvania

Amish Country. For a detailed itinerary of the trip please see Pastor Rod or pick one up in the church office. An informational

meeting will be held on April16th for any interested in the trip. This trip is being led by Christian Tours. Know that a passport will be

required for the trip to Niagara.

Hartsville Area Prayer Rally A prayer rally in the Hartsville area will be held on the National Day of Prayer, May 3 at 6:30 p.m. The host church will be New Providence Baptist Church, 1884 Antioch Road. The 2018 theme is “Unity” as stated in Ephesians 4:3, “Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” Dr. Ronnie Floyd, President of the 2018 National Day of Prayer said, “America needs to pray. The National Day of Prayer in America is needed now more than ever before in our history. There is no great movement of God that has ever occurred that does not begin with the extraordinary prayers of God’s people.” All churches are invited and encouraged to attend. Pray for America!

The Deacons will meet on Sunday, April 15th at

8:00 a.m.

Upward Soccer games begin on April 14th at 8:00 am. Again this year, Life Group classes are essential to helping us with the game day experience. The following dates are when we ask Life Groups to help: April 14 Training Session (1 person from each class) April 21 Couples 1 April 28 Life Matters / Learning to Live May 5 Gift/Recreation Ministry Team May 12 Journey May 19 Families of Faith / Youth

Clay Shoot Benefit for Good News Club- April 14th @ Moree’s Sportsman Preserve More information is on the bulletin board located outside of the Children Director’s Office.

April 13th @ 6:45

Looking for a place to share your testimony? See Lin for more info.

April 10 @ Noon

Menu: Pork Loin

Please bring salads, vegetables, or a dessert. Bring a friend as well!

Special Guests: Thomas Hart Middle

School Chorus

For everyone attending the Spring Jubilee Conference April 30 - May 2, your conference fee of $89 is now due. We will leave

for this conference on April 30th at 9 am. You will pay for your lodging when we arrive that day.

For more info please see Lin.

More News & Events:

In Concert - Ricky & Beverly Tyner

Sunday, April 29th at 6:30 pm.

There is no charge for this concert but a love offering will be taken. This will be a great evening

of worship in song as Ricky and Beverly share their music with us.

Our Children's Choir will resume practice on Sunday, April 8th at 5:15 pm in the Families of

Faith classroom. They will be singing in worship during the month of May.

For more info see Sandy Owens.

Zambia May 2-14 Helping twice a week with immunizations at schools throughout the villages

and opportunities to serve at the clinic at the Bible College where you will help minister to about 175 people daily. There will also be opportunities to minister

in orphanages and hut to hut evangelism. Tentative cost is $2500.

April 14 and/or April 21 Camp La Vida will be holding two camp

workdays this year. There are a variety of jobs to be completed and something for everyone. You can help clean windows, rack trails or move small brush, splitting wood, stocking the camp store, small electrical jobs, clearing roofs and much more. Individuals and church groups are welcome. Participants who are 12-18 years old must have adult supervision. The day begins at 8:30 and lunch is provided. For more information, call SC WMU at 803.765.0030. You can register by going to www.scwmu.org.

2018 SC Disaster Relief Training Events April 21 Upstate: Mt. Airy Baptist, Easley May 18-19 Chaplain Training, White Oak October 13 Midlands: First Baptist, Rock Hill Class listings, schedule details, and registration will be available online at www.scbaptist.org/dr. Cost: $50 for new volunteers $35 for returning volunteers (includes materials, ID badge, background check, and lunch, plus a hat and t-shirt for new volunteers)

Mission Trip to Bethlehem, PA - June 23-30

This summer we have one mission trip lined up so far to minister alongside Travis and Grace Ross and their church plant, Star City Church. Travis and

Grace are church planters through the North American Mission Board so they are

supported through our offerings to the Cooperative Program as well as the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering.

Travis is a native of Hartsville and grew up at Lakeview Baptist, Grace is actually from Bethlehem. They have

asked us to come alongside them this summer to minister at a homeless shelter, soup kitchen, and other service projects throughout Bethlehem, which is known as Christmas City. We will leave on Saturday the 23

and drive halfway, and then continue on to Bethlehem on Sunday beginning our ministry on Monday morning. For fun one day, we will travel a short distance down the road to Hershey Park.

Raceway Ministries at Darlington Raceway - September 1-3, 2018

This coming year brings many challenges for our Raceway Ministries in Welsh Neck Baptist Association. As we expand our ministry we will be in need of some folks to drive golf carts. We need to transport the handicap from the parking area to the elevators and back. About 30 teams will trade off during the day. An application to be a part of this particular ministry at the “track to tough to tame” is

in the church office. Your help will be greatly appreciated this Labor Day weekend.

Our KBC Kindergarten children will lead us in worship by singing several songs during the evening worship on Sunday, April 15th.

You'll want to come that evening as our

kindergarten children sing their praises to God!

Weekly Schedule:

Sundays: Wednesdays:

Life Groups - 9:15 AM Family Meal - 5:30 PM

Food & Fellowship - 6:00 PM D-Groups - 6:15 PM

Youth Worship - 6:30 PM

Join Mrs. Sandy Owens today at 5:15.

We will meet upstairs in the Families of Faith classroom. Can’t wait to see you there!

Kidztown NEWS April 2018

Lad Camp

Challenger/Crusader Camp

MIA Mini Camp

MIA Mother /Daughter Camp

See Mrs. Joanie for more information.

Check out KidzTown Board for more information and sign up opportunities!

The kids had a blast at the KBC Egg Drop Celebration!

They also learned that an empty egg

represents forgiveness as it reminds us of the empty tomb on Easter Sunday.

Before we know it, the time for

Vacation Bible School will be

here! Go ahead and mark down

the dates for this year:

June 11th - June 15th

Good News Club

The last day for our Good News Club at

West Hartsville elementary was March

20th. A huge thank you to all of our

volunteers for making this ministry

possible!

2018 Upward Soccer

1st Game- April 14th Pictures- April 21st Awards/Celebration- May 19th

The Kindergarten will be working the Upward concessions. All proceeds will go to update

technology in the classrooms.