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Editor: Evelyn Lange - email: elange@wv.net Vol. 16, Issue 250

FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL EVENT

SUNDAY, JUNE 19th

The Black Bears is a Class A Short Season affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They are located at Monongalia County Ballpark, outside Morgantown.

Sunday, June 19th (Father's Day), the Black Bears play Batavia at 4:05 pm. We hope to have a group of men from First Baptist sign up to attend. We will probably leave here at 1:30pm. General admission is $10.00

There will be a sign-up sheet on the table by the back entrance. Or call the church office at 304-636-3448 and we will sign for you.

Voras (Jr.) and Lori Haynes proudly

announce the birth of a baby boy, named

Maddax Grant Haynes. He was born on April

25, 2016, weighing 7 lbs, 3 ozs, and was 20

inches long.

He was welcomed home by big brother,

Nic!

Congratulations to paternal grand-

parents: Voras (Sr.) and Betty Haynes and

maternal grandparents: Joe and Sandie

Grimes of St. Marys, WV

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Mark Your Calendars for Wednesday,

June 1st

Year-end celebration of

Wednesday Night Bible

Study — picnic in the park.

6:00pm at the Large

Pavilion in the City Park.

Everyone is invited to

attend. Bring a tureen to

share. The Fellowship

Board will provide hot dogs

hamburgers, drinks and table service.

This Week's Concerns: Mike Coberly, Alecia Koontz, Ruth Lewis, Margaret Meredith, Mac McKenzie, Anita Nesland’s mom, Preacher Jack and Vicki and Family, Leigh Ann, Marvin and Luretta Rinehart, Jim

Stuart, Elsie Shoemaker, and Kayla Tenney.

Continued Concerns: Connie Armentrout and her brother (Frank Fox), Jack Basil, Tim and Debbie Black, Carol Ann Lane Britht, Bill Carpen-ter, Beulah Carr, Don Channel, Roy and Helen Crickard, Chanda Collette, Mahayla Collins, Jim Cost, The Thomas Eidell Family, Dave Hamrick, Emmett Harlan, Sandra Harlan, Norma Fitzwater, Carole Jackson, Donna Judy, Sylvia Judy, her brother (Bud Wood) and sister (Linda Humphries), Cathy Kalar's niece, Lee Kalar, Phillips Kolsun, Andrea Lunsford, Pat McKay and his dad, Carson Markley, Mary Moore, Ruth Ann Moore, Danny O'Brien, Bill and Karen Pennington, Brian Slaubaugh, Carolyn Summerfield, Calvin Tincher, Jimmy and Laura Tincher, Liz Tinney, Adrienne Vance, Hunter Vandevander, and

Darleen Ware.

Our Nursing Home Residents

Colonial Place: Bill Carpenter, Millie Metheny and Marguerite Taylor

ERCC: Barbara Compton, Paul Mullins and "Dee" Woody Good Samaritan: Geoff Newlon

Lavender Fields Assisted Living: Jane Hardesty Valentine's Personal Care Home: Glenna (Wolfe) Drennen

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FBC Visitation Teams meet every Tuesday for lunch prior to visiting our Shut-ins. They’ll meet at the following restaurants in May:

Tuesday, May 3rd - The Custard Stand Tuesday, May 10th - Duke’s Steak House Tuesday, May 17th -The Beverly Bistro Tuesday, May 24 - Scottie’s Restaurant Tuesday, May 31st - The Kissel Stop

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Front Door Back Door Sunday, May 1st

Mike Coberly &Tammy Ramsey Pat Corley Tammy Ramsey

Sunday, May 8th Ron Hight Terry & Becky Poe

Sunday, May 15th Joyce Hutton Jerry & Paula Marco

Sunday, May 22nd Gary & Carolyn Tokarsick Buddy & Kathy Stalnaker

Sunday, May 29th Sam & Charlotte Elza Jimmy & Laura Tincher

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2016 GRADUATES

We are looking for 2016 High School and College graduates.

Graduate Recognition will be held on Sunday, is May 22nd,

2016 at the 10:45am Worship Service.

If you have someone in your family who is a member and a

regular attender, and will graduate this year, please call the

church office at 304-636-3448. We need time to order

Bibles, have them engraved and prepare the power point

program. Deadline to turn in information is May 16th.

Bob is in the process of doing his Spring planting and

clean up. He wants to add new plants to the beds. If any of

our members would like to donate flowers, of your choice,

he will be happy to plant them.

We receive a lot of recognition and praise from the

people in our community for the beautiful flower beds and

landscaping. So if you are interested, or would like to see

something special planted, talk to Bob, 304-940-3409.

He recommends the following flowers that do well in full

sun: begonias, petunias, zinnias, dusty miller, cone flowers,

geraniums, and dahlias just to name a few.

TIMELINE: Starting in December of 2015, our plans were to reached a goal of $20,000.00 to complete 3 projects.

Project 1: To replace the flooring in Fellowship Hall. Project 2: To upgrade our air conditioning system. Project 3: To remodel the nursery and entrance into the nursery. We want to make our nursery more attractive to attract young families with babies!

CONGRATULATIONS FIRST BAPTIST YOU DID IT!!!

Our thanks to everyone who contributed, every dollar made a difference, and, we had three very generous gifts that pushed us over the top.

Total received to date: $20,877.90.

TO BRING YOU UP TO DATE:

Project 1: Fellowship Hall now has new flooring, new round tables and chairs, and two beautiful new serving centers; also, Preacher Jack is constructing a new wooden hood and sliding door for the kitchen.

Project 2: We are now under contract to install the new air-condition system. The equipment has arrived and we hope to installed this month.

Project 3: New carpet has been installed in the Nursery. Bob has painted the walls, purchased two new rocking chairs, window and wall treatments, and new cabinets have been purchased

Additional Unexpected Projects:

1: New carpet was installed for the choir room. New floor

tile in the robe room and new bathrooms facilities. As

well as freshly painted walls.

2. The Kid's Clubhouse has new flooring and on April 2nd, a new piano was donated and delivered to the Clubhouse on second floor. Now, the children will be able to learn about Jesus through music! 3. Two new banners were purchased last week for the sanctuary with proceeds from the yard sale.

Contribute to Special Projects

On Wednesday May 4, 2016 during a Special Called Business Meeting the First Baptist Church, Elkins WV

confirmed the recommendation of the Pastoral Search Committee by electing to the position of Pastor, L. Scott

Hamby of Liberty, Missouri. Scott completed a Theological Studies degree in Christian Doctrine at Southwest

Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri and has been licensed to preach since 1992. He and his wife Julie; a high

school math teacher in Missouri, have three daughters ages, 16, 11 and 8.

In bi-vocational work, Scott served as a Police Officer and Sergeant for 20 years until his informal retirement in

2015, and is currently a Vice-President of U.S. Bank in Corporate Security. Scott and his family are active at the

Northern Hills Baptist Church near Kansas City in Holt, Missouri.

Scott was called to preach as a teenager and after some time resisting the

priority of the call, God moved in a way that could not be denied. In

high school, Scott began preaching in churches around Kansas City and

dedicated his college education to theology and evangelism under the

tutelage of Dr Jack Stanton. His preaching reached through out the state

of Missouri during college and after. In more recent years he is the

founder of Scott Hamby Evangelistic Association which is involved

with preaching revivals, bible conferences, seminars, retreats and pulpit

supply for churches.

As our Pastor Scott, " I believe the Lord will use my education, work

experiences, and ministry history together in furthering God's will and work

at First Baptist Church and the Elkins Community. I look forward to the opportunity to meet and grow our under-

standing of how God may bring us together in church and the community for Kingdom advancement. To God be

the glory for his leadership and guidance as we all seek to be in His will on this matter."

New Beginnings

Joshua 1:1-9

I am excited for First Baptist Elkins and newly called Scott Hamby! This isn’t just a coincidence that Scott is going to be your Pastor. God has been preparing him for some time to be your leader. Just like Joshua, God chose him to replace Moses to lead his people into a journey of promise land. The act of God’s will in His calling included a long period of preparation for spiritual leadership. During this time Joshua experienced the glory, the power, the providential care of God in his life. Scott has been in preparation as well and he will come with some religious experience that will be beneficial to the congregation here.

Interestingly, God told Joshua something very special in the new beginning. He said, “Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go. This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (vv. 7-9)

This is great advice not only to a new pastor but also to the congregation as well. So how do we prepare for a New Beginning at First Baptist Elkins? 1) Be strong and courageous; 2) Keep the Bible at the center of activity and 3) meditate on it and put to practice what it says.

If we do this, God will prosper the New Beginning! Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed. We will continue to pray for Pastor Scott, Julie and family as they start this journey with us. We want to express our thanks and gratitude to the members of the Pastoral Search Committee: Jim Bialek, Chairman; Mary de Courten, Brian Kalar, Adam Kittle, Beth Markley, Jackie Potts, and Joe Wolfe for their year-long dedication in finding our New pastor. "Well done, Good and Faithful Servants."

Preacher Jack

The Shine Effect is a full-time, energetic 3-piece Christian rock band from Jacksboro, TN striving to answer the

call God has placed on their lives to serve Him and minister to others through music. The band consists of Josh

Roberts (vocals/guitar), wife Christa Roberts (drums), brother Ben Roberts (bass/vocals), and Ben’s wife Maria

Roberts (merchandise/lighting/sound).

The band released their first full length self-recorded album “The Life. The Hope. The Journey.” in May 2011

and since then they have played over 450 concerts with many great bands and artists. In March of 2013, The

Shine Effect released their 6 song album “With Open Eyes” which was recorded at The Sound Lair in Knoxville,

TN. As of January 2015,

The Shine Effect gets their name from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:14-16. “You are the light of

the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. In-

stead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine be-

fore others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

The Shine Effect has taken this verse to heart and tries to truly be that shining light in a dark world. Their pas-

sion is to encourage the church and reach out to the lost through music and love, while making many new

friends along the way!

Free Admission — Love Offering Taken

FIRS BAPTIST CHURCH, 412 Randolph Avenue

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 ~ 10:45 am