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Dear Church Family,
It is hard for me to believe that Thanksgiving and then Christmas are just around the
corner. Thanksgiving can be bypassed rather quickly but don’t forget to take time to be
thankful. What a great God we serve! We have so much to be thankful for and if you take
some time to reflect, you will come to that conclusion, if you have not already done so.
Count your blessings!
On Sunday evenings I am sharing on “Great Commission Living: Love Your Neighbor-
Share Christ.” The core is the Great Commandment (love God-Matthew 22) and love
people, the Great Commission (love people-Matthew 28). The six expressions of love and
evangelism are pray for the lost, interact with and serve the lost, evangelism training,
friendly-up-the-church, harvesting efforts/events, and deploying disciples. This is not a one
-time event, but a process which we need to engage until Jesus comes back.
This process really is something that springs from “transformational church” surveys that
we did some months ago. Some felt like the church did not have a clear process in place
for us to follow. Notice the six expressions are nothing new. These are what a “Great
Commission” church should be doing. This will be the “track” that we run on. My prayer
is that we each make a commitment to it.
At a recent Florida Baptist Convention conference I heard these statistics:
• An estimated 177,000 Protestant churches in America have an average attendance of
less than 100.
• At least 80% of churches are plateaued or declining.
• Every week, across the U.S., between 50 and 75 churches are closing their doors.
Those are alarming numbers. That is why it is imperative that we do what God has called
us to be and do. We all need spiritual renewal, as individuals and collectively.
I am thankful for those who will be involved in “My Hope America”, the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association evangelism event that will take place the first week in November.
Please pray for the hosts and the people who we will have contact with.
In His love,
Bro. DarrolBro. DarrolBro. DarrolBro. Darrol
Pastor’s Remarks
Inside this issue:
Pastor’s Remarks 1
Frostproof Care Center 2
Student Ministry 3
Kidz-Korner News 4
November Calendar
November Birthdays
5
FBC Ministry
Service Schedules
Thank You Note
6
First Baptist Church
November 2013 Frostproof, Florida
Discover the Love of Christ
Frostproof Care Center
We at the Care Center are preparing for a busy and exciting holiday season. Last year, 173 food boxes
were given to families during the holidays. On October 21, we began accepting applications for
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving apps will be accepted until November 15 and Christmas apps
until December 17. Assistance to these families would be impossible without your help.
Opportunities for service are listed below:
1. Food – Meats, yams, cranberry sauce, pasta, macaroni and cheese, dried beans, rice, soups, flour, sugar,
small oil, drinks/juices, tomato sauce, canned, shelf stable, or powdered milk, and canned vegetables/fruits,
and meats and meals (beef stew, chicken and dumplings etc.).
2. Gifts for children and teens birth to 15 years old - We try to give every child one special gift and two
smaller gifts. Gifts should be new or like new. If you desire to wrap your gifts please indicate on the outside
if it is for a boy or girl and the age and category of the gift, i.e. car/truck, doll, game, sports, arts n crafts.
3. Financial assistance - We gave gifts to 379 children of our community last Christmas. The financial
needs are always great.
4. Personal Care Items - Deodorant, toothpaste, soap, toothbrush, shampoo etc. are needed for our clients.
5. Volunteer your time - Care Center is always in need of helping hands. During the holiday season there
are many additional tasks to do such as wrapping gifts, filling food boxes and delivering.
6. Adopt a child or family - Shopping for a particular child or family can make this Christmas time
special. Care Center tries to fill specific requests for each child. Many organizations, businesses and
individuals have increased their own Christmas joy by giving to a family in need! You may call the Care
Center to be put on our Adopt a Family list.
7. Families in need - Please let us know of any families who could benefit from these special holiday
services.
The staff and volunteers of the Frostproof Care Center would like to wish you and your church a joyful and
Christ-centered holiday season. We appreciate your support throughout the year. Thank you for your
assistance.
In His Service,
Ralph C. Waters Ralph C. Waters Ralph C. Waters Ralph C. Waters
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Dear Church Family,
First of all, I would like to give a big THANK YOU to everyone who was
able to volunteer for our TRUNK OR TREAT community outreach event. Once
again, I am reminded of how blessed our church is with people who are
willing to donate their time and energy in helping the people around us.
In total we had over 1000 people from our community in attendance! I look
forward to seeing the impact that this outreach will have in the near
future.
With the holiday season just around the corner, we at 02 youth are
excited to see what God has in store for us this year. Our largest event
of the month is our Thanksgiving Banquet on November 27th at 6:00PM, and
we will need to have all hands at their stations to prepare for this
fellowship. Please make note that our Thanksgiving banquet is open to not
only students but to everyone, including parents, church members, and
visitors. Around 90% of our students parents do not have a church home,
and we would love for you to join us during this time to welcome them into
our family. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to call me at(863)
635-3603.
In closing, please continue to pray for our students during this holiday
season. For many of them, this time of the year does not bring much
celebration, but sadness. Even at their young age, many have lost loved
ones during this time and can also feel the financial pressures and
depression that this season naturally brings. How fortunate are we then
that all we have to do is point to a God that is abundant in both joy and
peace. Keep them in your prayers so that they may find Him instead of
turning to the world in search of ways to get by.
“If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have
largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.” – C.S. Lewis
In His grip,
Bro. Brian
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Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, For His loving kindness is everlasting… Let the redeemed of the
LORD say so... Whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary… Psalm 107 1-2
God is indeed a gracious God. I am blessed to have the opportunity to serve Him through the children’s ministry.
I am very thankful for those serving beside me in Sunday School, Children’s Church, Wednesday evening
programs, KidZ on Mission, Van Ministry, KidZ Camp, Good News Club, and Preschool Ministries. This takes a
lot of time, energy, money and leaders. Each event or outreach we do has a purpose and a goal- Reaching Boys and
Girls and their Families with the Gospel of Christ and training them to serve Him. So many thanks go out to the
faithful servants in Preschool and Children’s Departments, as well as the staff and others who serve in the various
ministries of First Baptist Church. If you have an hour or two a week and would like to plug in somewhere-contact
me, Brian, or the office staff and we will be happy to discuss ministry opportunities with you.
Each year the KidZ department has fund raisers to supplement our budget and provide funds for unbudgeted
items. One upcoming fund raiser will be the KidZ~ Korner Café. We will be serving lunch (dine in or carry out) in
the Smith Building on the first Sunday of each month beginning in December. Menus will be listed in the church
bulletin and on the KidZ~Korner Face book page.
TRUNK OR TREAT was a big success! THANK YOU to Mike Cannon for cooking 1000 hotdogs (Doug Wise
for loaning us his big grill!), Gene Schwidde and Sharon Englands’ life group classes who tag-teamed to put
together the sack lunches and pass them out to our guests. Several Life-Group classes along with the O2 Youth
Group were represented in passing out treats and tracts, registration table, and setting up for the event. Thank you
to the many folks for providing bags of candy. Next step – following up on the many contacts we received!
The Angel Tree Project is coming up soon and we already have a few names of children and families. If you
would like to participate and are uncertain what to purchase, we have folks who would love to shop for you! You
may purchase gift cards or make a monetary donation, designating it to ANGEL TREE PROJECT. Thanks and
God Bless you in advance for your generous and loving spirit towards the less fortunate.
In His Service-For His KidZ,
Diane Cannon
KidZ~Korner News
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Happy Birthday to…
2 Dennis Smock,
Dee Sheveland
3 Annette Whaley,
Shelia Lee,
Ernie Pittman,
Evan Ogburn
4 Jan Langford
6 Inez Sullivan
7 Amanda Martin,
Kasie Robarts
8 Sylvia Crumbley
10 Jennie B. Spurlock,
Greg Ervin
12 Mary C. McDowell,
Barbara McFarr
13 Josh Thompson,
Cliff Lightsey
15 Renee Sousa
16 Ruth Cavanaugh,
Jason Smith,
Kathy Plante
17 Chris Hill
19 Katie Williams
20 Mike Cannon
21 Betty Walters
22 Linda Nobles
23 Judy Ogburn
24 Jessica Butts
26 Thomas Morrow
29 Pauline Boball
30 Jonathan Ogburn
November 2013
SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT
1 2
3 Deacons serving
Larry Blackwelder
Gene Graves
Church Council Mtg.
4:30pm
4 5
TKD 5pm
Smith Bldg.
6 Student Refuge
& Awana 6pm
Bible Study
6:30pm Choir
Practice 8pm
7 Prayer Team
6pm Smith Bldg.
LINK 7pm
8 9 Joy Class Social 4pm Smith Bldg.
10Deacons serving
Freddie Senterfitt
Bill Rankin
11 12 WMU
Sewing FH..
9:00am
TKD 5pm
Smith Bldg.
13 Student Refuge
& Awana 6pm
Bible Study
6:30pm Choir
Practice 8pm
14 Prayer Team
6pm Smith Bldg.
LINK 7pm
15 16 Prayer Breakfast 8:30 Fellowship
Hall
17 Deacons serving
Doyce Cotton
Garry Talley
Life Group Mtg.
4:30pm
18 19
TKD 5pm
Smith Bldg.
20 Student Refuge
& Awana 6pm
Bible Study
6:30pm Choir
Practice 8pm
21 Prayer Team
6pm Smith Bldg.
LINK 7pm
22 23
24 Deacons serving
Cliff Lightsey
Ed Butler
Deacon Mtg. 4:30pm
25 26 TKD 5pm
Smith Bldg. 27 6pm-Student
Thanksgiving
Dinner Smith Bldg.
28 29 30
Thanksgiving Service
7pm Methodist CH.
My Hope America - Billy Graham November 3-9, 2013
Connecting with God!
Connecting with Others!
First Baptist Church Ministry
God’s Vision For FBC: He desires us to be a church that impacts our community
with the Gospel.
God’s Mission For FBC: Making disciples, leading believers to become fully
devoted followers of Christ.
God’s Strategy For FBC:
• Connect with God through worship and with others through relationships.
• Grow spiritually and numerically through small group Bible study.
• Serve others by joining a team engaged in ministry.
Service Schedules
Sunday
Life Group Classes 9:45am
Celebration Worship Service 11:00 am
Tae Kwon Do Ministry 4:30 pm
Worship Service 6:00pm
Tuesday
Tae Kwon Do Ministry 5:00pm
Wednesday
Children and Student Programs 6:00 pm
Adult Bible Study 6:30pm
96 West. B. Street
Post Office Box 327
Frostproof, Florida 33843-0327
Phone: 863 635-3603
Fax: 863 635-6923
E-mail: fbchadden@verizon.net
Website: www.fbcfrostproof.org
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Connecting with God!
Connecting with Others!
Discover the love of Christ!
October 2013
Thank You Note
Dear Pastor Darrol and Church Family,
Bob and I would like to thank you for being at the
hospital with us during my surgery. We appreciate the
prayers and words of encouragement.
I thank the ladies for the heart pillow and lap cover
they made. They’ve been my buddies through all of
this.
We would also like to thank Mabel Welch and Gloria
Smith for taking care of all our needs. We couldn’t
have made it without you. You are very special ladies.
A special thank you to all the ladies who made the
wonderful meals for us. It was such a big help!
We appreciate all the prayers and lovely cards.
We pray God’s love and blessings on all of our
precious friends at First Baptist Church.
Love all of you,
Bob and Darlene Looyengoed
Polk County Schools
HEARTH PROJECT
Dear First Baptist Church of Frostproof,
Thank you so much for the wonderful donation of
hygiene packs to the Hearth Project for our
homeless students. We have already identified over
1,750 students in a homeless situation this school
year. It’s amazing how much these simple necessity
packs are needed and appreciated by the students.
Your gift will help to brighten their lives and make
them feel better.
Dee Dee Wright
Homeless Liaison
Dear Church Family,
Doyce and I would like to thank you for the visits,
cards, phone calls and especially for your prayers
when I was in the hospital and Life Care. A special
thanks to Bro. Darrol for visiting.
God Bless you all,
Margaret Cotton