Ministers and Ministry Directors

William H. Phillips Senior Pastor Jonathan Harris Associate Pastor Emily Kirby Minister of Christian Education Jennifer Hupko Director of Youth Ministry Kathy Heustess Director of Coastal Samaritan Counseling Center Norman McQueen Director of Music D. Scott Ferguson Pianist/Organist

The Steeple ■ August 6, 2017

Our Church office is open Monday through Thursday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM & Friday 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM

901 N. Kings Hwy ■ 843-448-7164

Welcome

Thank you for being here for worship this Sunday! Our mission at First Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. We are inspired by the words of John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, who encouraged believers to “do all the good you can, in all the ways you can.”

10:00am | Traditional Worship, Sanctuary

10:00am | ANEW Contemporary Worship, Wesley Worship Center

9:00am | Sunday School

Adult Classes Ark Brittain Fellowship Faith Foundations M.D. Moore * New Horizons * New Ventures * Open Doors * Open Fellowship *

( * ) Indicates: Uniform Series

International Lesson Series: Acts 1; 6; 7 “Called to Witness”

Asbury 204 Asbury 101 Asbury 203 Wesley 105 Asbury 201

Music Center 103 Wesley 104

Music Center 101

Children’s Classes 0-2 year olds 3 and 4 year old preschool Kindergarten/First Grade 2nd and 3rd Grades 4th and 5th Grades Youth Classes

6th - 12th Grades Sonshine House

First Church Weekly Reading:

August 7 Jesus Heals Canaanite Daughter Matthew 15:21-28

August 8 Good News for All Peoples Galatians 3:23-29

August 9 All Who Call Will Be Saved Romans 10:9-15

August 10 Persecution Scatters the Church Acts 8:1-3

August 11 Converts in Samaria Baptized Acts 8:4-13

August 12 Simon Repents of Selfish Power Grab Acts 8:14-25

August 13 The Good News Breaks Down Barriers Acts 8:26-39 First Church invites you to follow this weekly Scripture reading plan if you don’t have one already.

Nursery Wesley 102 Wesley 201 Wesley 201 Wesley 201

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

COMMUNITY FUMC North Campus

904 65th Ave North Myrtle Beach

Join us for dinner and a worship

event blessing our community as

school returns! This event is for

parents, students, teachers, and all

those who care for our schools are

welcome to come. We will

celebrate the end of summer

together with pizza and ice cream,

followed by a time of blessing of

our schools and education

systems. We look forward to seeing

the Myrtle Beach community

August 16th!

Did you know?

Placing flowers in the church on Sundays honoring a special date or

person may be done by individuals, families or groups. The beautiful

flowers live on past Sundays thanks to faithful volunteers who arrange

and deliver smaller arrangements to hospitals, nursing homes and

individual homes on Tuesdays each week. Recipients are thrilled to receive this

loving gesture from the church family. Will you consider choosing a date?

Contact Terry in the church office at 843-448-7164 x207 or office@fumcmb.org

Flowers for the altar for traditional worship services are needed on the following dates:

August 27, October 1,8,22, December 17

Big Tom’s “A Quote” “He knows my NAME - He knows my every

thought - He sees each tear that falls - He

hears me when I call.”

~ ILoveJesusForever

CONDOLENCES

The First Church Family extends Christian sympathy to Karen Bennett upon the death of her father, James Jarvis, on June 29, in Virginia and to Sylvia Harmon upon the death of her sister, Pauline

“Polly” Morris on July 30, in Florence, SC

Tennessee Collier Circle Bible Study

10am | Church Parlor

Tuesday | August 8.

August 12th

7am-1pm Don’t miss out on this

great yard sale!

Grab your neighbor and

friends and lets go shopping!

904 65th Ave N, Brittain Center

Good Samaritan Fund This fund enables First Church to reach

out into the community to meet the

needs of our brothers & sisters in times of

crisis in their lives. This fund is ALWAYS in

need of replenishing. Please consider

this ministry as part of your second mile

giving to the Kingdom.

Calling All 3 & 4 Year

Old Parents

Has your child turned 3 or 4 in the past

year? If so we want to honor this special

season of their lives by giving them a

Bible for them to continue to grow and

learn to be disciples of Jesus Christ. We

need your help to ensure that we do not

miss any of our special little disciples!

Please contact Rev. Emily Kirby

(ekirby@fumcmb.org) by August 15, with

your child’s name, to receive a special

Bible during worship in September!

M onthly ission in otion - August

Happy Wheels a non-profit Christian program of the Medical

University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital.

The Happy Wheels gift cart visits approximately 80 children each week. During a child’s

hospital stay, he or she chooses a book, puzzle, or hand held toy from the cart. The value of

each gift usually ranges from $8-$16.

Donation receptacles are located at each entrance to the Sanctuary and gifts will be

delivered to MUSC Children’s Hospital at the end of the month.

Summer activities…

Will your child be in the 6th-12th grade for

the 2017-2018 school year? Then check out

this space every week for upcoming

Summer events!

COMING UP: Aug 7th: Lunch @ Mellow Mushroom at 11:30

(Bring $5 to cover pizza & drink, church will

cover difference)

Aug 10th: Movie & Popcorn @ Hupko’s,

5:30-9pm (please eat dinner before you

come, movie will start at 6pm)

NEW YOUTH APP - Download today!

Our youth app is finally up and running!

If you or your youth have a smart phone,

download it now to keep with what’s

happening. FUMC Myrtle Beach youth is

how you’ll find us in the appropriate “app

store”.

Mailing address: First United Methodist Church, PO Box 1367, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578-1367

Phone: 843-448-7164 Email: office@fumcmb.org Website: www.fumcmb.org Become a Fan: www.facebook.com/FUMCMB Follow us on Twitter www.twitter.com/fumcmb

Request Emailed Steeple: thesteeple@fumcmb.org Worship Service televised Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM, on FOX Channel 7

The First Church Thrift Store Hours: Mondays 9am-12pm; Thursdays 1:00-4:00pm. Donations accepted during these times.

Gifts (includes online giving)

Week of July 30, 2017: Giving to Date: Expenses to date: Expenses include weekly apportionments & direct billing.

Presence July 30, 2017 Total Worship Services Sunday School

$27,847.78 $789,394.29 $891,282.24

445 137

Financials and Attendance:

Holy Baptism

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism was

administered to Ceasar Levon Poinsette and Tedrick Gomez

Poinsette, Jr on Sunday, June 30th

during the Traditional Service by

Rev. Dr. William H. Phillips. Ceasar and

Tedrick are the sons of Angela Lyons.

New Member

New member, Angela Lyons joined

First Church during the traditional

worship service on Sunday, July 30th.

Jennifer Hupko

Director of Youth

843-448-7164

Hupko@fumcmb.org

First Church family, I want to thank you

for keeping us in your prayers while we

served the Lake Murray Salkehatchie

Camp, July 22nd-29th. Your prayers,

support, and love make it possible for us

to reach beyond our walls and also

ensures that our youth program

continues to grow. If you see one of the

youth in this picture, be sure to ask

them about their experience…you

never know, you may find yourself

joining us next year! ~ Jennifer Hupko

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6

Nursery Provided WESLEY BLDG Sunday School MAIN CAMPUS

Traditional Worship Service SANCTUARY

Anew Contemporary Worship WESLEY WORSHIP CENTER

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

Women’s Breakfast Devotion MAGNOLIAS

Women’s Prayer Group PRAYER ROOM

Men’s Prayer Group LIBRARY

Worship Team Meeting CHURCH PARLOR

Wesley Chancel Choir Rehearsal

FRIDAY, AUGUST 11

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Bible Study CHURCH PARLOR Staff Meeting ROOM 212

7:15 AM

7:15 AM

7:30 AM

5:15 PM

6:30 PM

Reeves/Henderson Rehearsal SANCTUARY

8:15-12:00 9:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM

5:00 PM

Congregational Concerns If you have a prayer concern,

please call the church office

at 843-448-7164 or visit the

website www.fumcmb.org to

send a prayer request.

If you have a family member

who is in the hospital and is not

listed in the announcements,

please contact the church

office at 843-448-7164.

* (We may only publicize

information received from family

members.) *Please Note: Due to HIPAA (Health

Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

regulations, unless the church office is notified

of a hospitalization by a family member, we

must assume that the person does not wish to

receive pastoral visits or have the information

announced. The church office can be

contacted during normal office hours, by

phone or email, or after hours leaving a voice

mail message for the pastors or staff.