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[WAKE FOREST BAPTIST SECOND QUARTER 2016 COUNCIL REPORTS] 1 Council reports are arranged alphabetically: Administration, Children, Education, Missions, Music, Outreach, Worship, and Youth Administration Children’s Ministry Council Education Council SUNDAY SCHOOL Dual Sunday School (DSS)/Dual Worship: Background work for Dual Sunday School/Dual Worship has begun. Planning is underway in the areas of Preschool and Children's Sunday School, Youth Sunday School, Publicity, Communication, Greeters, and Logistics. Preschool and Children's Sunday School: In June, Jo Ann Stancil and Martha Harmening met to determine the needs for preschool and children's Sunday School classes. They evaluated which children would be assigned to which track based on the track assignment of their parents and the numbers of children in each age or grade level. Preschool Sunday School Directors and the Children's Sunday School Leadership Team members have begun to recruit Sunday School teachers for the preschool and children's divisions based on these numbers. Youth Sunday School: Jo Ann Stancil met with the Youth Council to determine whether to leave middle schoolers with their parents and offer Sunday School during both tracks or whether to move all youth to Track 2 (9:30 Worship and 11:00 Sunday School). Youth Council voted to move all youth to Track 2. Sunday School Teacher Training for Children/Preschool Teachers: Jo Ann Stancil and members of the Preschool and Children's Sunday School Leadership team are planning to hold teacher training for preschool and children's Sunday School teachers (continuing and new teachers) in August. Publicity: Steve Debevec is coordinating a series of skits (July and August) and a children's sermon (June) to announce the start of DSS. Throughout the summer months, posters, special 3-D art, and inside and outside banners will begin to appear around the church. Communication: Patti Soule is coordinating a series of direct mailings to families. These mailings will include information on track assignments and Sunday School room assignments. Additionally, Johnna Matthews is working on updating the Sunday School brochure that we provide to guests.

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Council reports are arranged alphabetically: Administration, Children, Education, Missions, Music, Outreach, Worship, and Youth

Administration

Children’s Ministry Council

Education Council

SUNDAY SCHOOL

Dual Sunday School (DSS)/Dual Worship: Background work for Dual Sunday School/Dual

Worship has begun. Planning is underway in the areas of Preschool and Children's Sunday

School, Youth Sunday School, Publicity, Communication, Greeters, and Logistics.

Preschool and Children's Sunday School: In June, Jo Ann Stancil and Martha

Harmening met to determine the needs for preschool and children's Sunday School

classes. They evaluated which children would be assigned to which track based on

the track assignment of their parents and the numbers of children in each age or

grade level. Preschool Sunday School Directors and the Children's Sunday School

Leadership Team members have begun to recruit Sunday School teachers for the

preschool and children's divisions based on these numbers.

Youth Sunday School: Jo Ann Stancil met with the Youth Council to determine

whether to leave middle schoolers with their parents and offer Sunday School

during both tracks or whether to move all youth to Track 2 (9:30 Worship and 11:00

Sunday School). Youth Council voted to move all youth to Track 2.

Sunday School Teacher Training for Children/Preschool Teachers: Jo Ann Stancil

and members of the Preschool and Children's Sunday School Leadership team are

planning to hold teacher training for preschool and children's Sunday School

teachers (continuing and new teachers) in August.

Publicity: Steve Debevec is coordinating a series of skits (July and August) and a

children's sermon (June) to announce the start of DSS. Throughout the summer

months, posters, special 3-D art, and inside and outside banners will begin to appear

around the church.

Communication: Patti Soule is coordinating a series of direct mailings to families.

These mailings will include information on track assignments and Sunday School

room assignments. Additionally, Johnna Matthews is working on updating the

Sunday School brochure that we provide to guests.

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Logistics: Large flags have been ordered to help direct people to appropriate

parking in the parking lots. The lot outside the fellowship hall will be designated as

guest and handicapped parking, along with assisted parking areas for the elderly

and families with babies and small children.

Greeter Team: Jo Ann Stancil met with the Greeter Team to decide locations and

times when greeters are needed and to determine which current greeters are

available during which times. Jo Ann is working to enlist 10 additional greeters,

and Dr. Slater is also working to enlist a new Greeter Captain. Anyone interested in

these positions should contact Jo Ann Stancil.

Library Team: Jo Ann Stancil met with the Library Team to ask that the library be

open at the end of each worship service.

New DSS/Dual Worship Prayer Team: Jo Ann Stancil is organizing a new prayer

group that will pray for a successful start to DSS/Dual Worship. This group will

pray once a week during July, August, and September.

Dual Sunday School Schedule: In February, Sunday School teachers were given track

assignments for Dual Sunday School and were asked to share this information with their

Sunday School classes. In April, the following schedule was released:

Track One: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School Classes and 11:00 a.m. Worship

Young Adults (Mike Tedder) Grace (Wayne Hill, Jo Ann Stancil)

Apprentice (Jeff Spontak) Barnabas (Christie Hill, Bob Rhoden)

Branches (Lori Hubbard) Deaf (John Bradley, Beth Fitts)

Friendship (Mary Hitchcock) Faith Growers (Jim Leonard)

Seekers (Phil Inscoe) Single Adult (Tim Barnard)*

Track Two: 9:30 a.m. Worship and 11:00 a.m. Sunday School Classes

College Theophilus (Jim Adams)

Bible Book (Don Dickens) Explorers (Joe Kenney)

Brian VanVoorhis Genesis (Karen Brewer, Sarah Krepp)*

Koinonia (Ken Stallings, Bev Whisnant, Gene Adams, Doug Leary)

Agape (Carol Williams, Patti Soule, Ed Stancil, Bob Jacobs)

All Youth

*denotes new Sunday School classes to be offered beginning in September

Preschoolers will all attend Sunday School during the 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. block and Shared

Care will be provided during the 11:00 a.m. - Noon hour, regardless of the track assignment

of the parents. Sunday School for children in grades K-6 will be offered during both hours.

Children in grades K-6 will attend Sunday School and worship based on the track

assignment of their parents. If parents are assigned to Track One, then children will also

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follow Track One. If parents are assigned to Track Two, then children will also follow Track

Two. All Youth will follow the Track Two Schedule.

SENIOR ADULTS

Fellowship Events

Pot-luck dinner and movie nights are generally held on the fourth Friday of each

month at 5:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Dinners were held on April 22, May 27,

and June 24.

Trip to the Andy Griffith Museum: On April 7, a group of senior adults traveled to

Mount Airy, NC, to visit the Andy Griffith Museum.

Trip to the Raleigh Farmer's Market: On June 9, the senior adult ministry enjoyed a

trip to the NC State Farmer's Market. Following lunch at the Farmer's Market

Restaurant, attendees enjoyed a leisurely walk around the market's many booths

full of fresh vegetables and flowers.

Senior Adult Retreat: May 2-4: Once again, the senior adult retreat was held at Fort

Caswell. Before heading to Caswell, attendees enjoyed a visit to the Whirligig

Museum in Wilson. While at Caswell, seniors were encouraged to "Set Sail" as this

year's retreat theme. On the way back to Raleigh, the group visited Bellamy

Mansion in Wilmington.

Senior Adult Choir

The Senior Adult Choir is meeting the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Tuesdays of the month at 10:30

a.m. under the direction of Bryant Moxley. On April 5, the senior adult choir performed a

concert at The Lodge. In May, they performed at Carillon Assisted Living and Hillside

Nursing Home. The senior adult choir will not meet in June, July, and August.

Communion Ministry

Senior Adults served Communion at Hillside Nursing Home on April 26, May 24, and June 28

at 10:00 a.m. They offered Communion at Brookdale on April 28, May 26, and June 23 at

9:45 a.m. They also served communion at Carillon Assisted Living on April 14, May 12, and

June 9 at 10:00 a.m.

New!! Visitation Ministry: "Connections"

This spring, the senior adult ministry launched a new visitation ministry under the

leadership of Nan Hill and the assistance of Sally Lovdahl. This ministry, which is called

Connections, serves both homebound and other seniors who wish to receive daytime or

early evening visits, cards, or phone calls. Connections aims to keep seniors connected to

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their church family through monthly contacts. Currently, 15 people are visiting seniors in

the church.

DISCIPLESHIP

Support Groups

Alzheimer's Support Group: This group continues to meet monthly and is led by

Bob Rhoden and Marty Edwards.

Divorce Care: This 13-week support group ministry resumed in February and ran

through April. It is led by Mike Dishman and Erica Luers. The group meets Monday

evenings at 6:30 p.m. and childcare is provided.

Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K): The second session of DC4K began in February.

Adult leaders are Carol Day, Brenda Joyner, Shannon McNeill, Bob Beadle, and Katie

Hill.

Grief Recovery Group: This group is currently not meeting due to lack of

attendance. It may resume in the future.

Bible Study Groups

Young Mother's Bible Study: This group, which is led by Joy Price, meets at the

church every other Friday morning from 9:00a.m. - 10:45 a.m. and every other

Thursday evening from 8:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. This schedule enables both working

moms and moms who can only meet during the day to come to the meetings.

Currently, there are 22 young mothers on the roster, with each meeting averaging

around 12 participants.

Young Men's Bible Study: The Young Men's Bible Study meets every other Tuesday

from 8:30 - 10:00 p.m. There are currently 8-10 men participating in the study, with

an average weekly attendance of 4-5 men.

The King’s Daughters Bible Study: This group is open to women of all ages and

meets on Wednesday mornings from 9:30a.m. – 11:00a.m. There are currently 39

women enrolled with an average attendance of 31-32.

Discipleship Classes

The final session of adult classes for the spring began on March 30 and ran through April 27.

The classes offered during this session were as follows:

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1. Domestic Violence & Abusive Relationships: Hearing Tamar's Cry: This class, led by Bob

Rhoden, explored the causes of abusive relationships and determine ways to minister to

victims.

2. Women's Bible Study: "Putting on a Gentle & Quiet Spirit:" This class, led by Annette

Byrne, is a study of 1 Peter and challenged women to discover how to let others see God in

their lives even in the midst of difficult times and how to rest completely in God's strength.

3. Getting Healthy: This class, led by various people, provided information on physical

health needs, dietary nutrition, emotional health, spiritual health, and exercise.

4. Single Adult Class: "The Jesus I Never Knew:" This class was led by Tim Barnard and was

a study of Phillip Yancey's book, "The Jesus I Never Knew."

5. Two-week Session on Islam: This class was led by George Braswell and covered topics

ranging from the global advance of Islam to ISIS and the Caliphate to Islam and Christianity.

Summer Discipleship Classes were offered for the first time this summer. Beginning on

June29, two 4-week classes will be offered:

1. War Room led by Jo Ann Stancil: This class will be based on the movie War Room, which

depicts a woman committed to prayer and a husband and wife who are experiencing a

crumbling marriage. By the commitment of the woman committed to prayer who disciples

the wife in the crumbling marriage, we see that God is able to teach the couple about the

power of prayer. During this 4-week session, participants will watch a movie clip and learn

and practice the discipline of prayer.

2. Women's Bible Study led by Annette Byrne: This women's Bible study will focus on a

discussion of the book of Proverbs. Participants will learn that the pursuit of wisdom

cannot be separated from the pursuit of God and, that in such, a journey to wisdom comes

from God alone.

WOMEN'S MINISTRY

Sally Clarkson Event: On April 26, the Women's Ministry sponsored a special night

with popular Christian writer and speaker Sally Clarkson and her composer son, Joel

Clarkson. Approximately 100 women attended the event which was held in the

Fellowship Hall. The night's happenings included a worship with Sally on the

fundamentals of a redemptive, Christ-centered home, taken from her newest book,

The Lifegiving Home, as well as performances of Joel's original piano compositions.

The evening concluded with a Q&A with Sally and Joel.

Women's Retreat: Planning has already begun for the 2017 Women's Retreat. The

theme for the retreat will be "Sweet Life Cafe´: Where Women Savor Time With

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God." The retreat will be held April 28-30, 2017, at Caraway Conference Center in

Asheboro, NC. Registration will be begin in November.

Women's Ministry Survey: The Women's Ministry has been conducting a survey

which has been open to all women of the church. The Women's Ministry seeks input

from members on the kinds of activities and ministries women would like to see

offered. Survey forms are available on the table across from the elevator outside of

the Sanctuary.

NEW!! MEN'S MINISTRY

Men's Ministry Survey: During the Missions and Ministry Fair, a number of men in

the church indicated their interest in starting a Men's Ministry similar to that of the

Women's Ministry. To aid in ministry planning, a Men's Ministry survey has been

created and men are invited to respond to the survey by completing a questionnaire.

The survey is available on the table across from the elevator outside of the

Sanctuary.

New Men's Ministry: Handyman Ministry: The first ministry activity of the newly

formed Men's Ministry will be a Handyman Ministry which will begin in July. This

ministry will provide opportunities for men to gather together in fellowship as they

help church and community members with simple household repairs. Men

interested in participating in this ministry will meet for the first time on July 23 to

work on a home in need of porch and porch roof repairs. Work will begin at 9 a.m.

NEW!! SINGLES MINISTRY

This spring, WFBC launched a new Singles Ministry. The Singles Ministry began with a

Wednesday night class in April and May. Beginning in September, a new Singles Sunday

School class will be offered. Monthly fellowship events will also be offered.

Fellowship Events:

Sunday Lunch: All singles are invited to go to lunch together after the 11:00

a.m. worship service. The group meets at the bottom of the outside steps to

the sanctuary to decide where to go for lunch.

Trip to the Durham Bulls: On June 5, a group of single adults enjoyed a fun

night out at the DBAP where they watched the Durham Bulls game.

Missions Council

During the 2nd Quarter of 2016, Wake Forest Baptist Church Missions has been very busy as

follows:

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Good Neighbor Ministry – Serving about 120 hot dogs just the way they are wanted every

Saturday in the Northwest part of Wake Forest. During late spring, summer, and fall, fresh veggies

from the Community Garden are available as well. Building relationships with the community

surrounding Taylor Street Park. In 2016, we are in our 12th Year for this ministry, during which we

have provided over 52,000 Hot Dogs.

Inter-Faith Food Shuttle – So far in 2016, 295 volunteers have distributed food to 571 households

with 1,728 individuals. (This compares to 2015's 900 Households with 2,600 Individuals.) We also

provided food from the Community Garden during this quarter. We have assisted 17,500

Individuals over the past five years.

Mobile Food Trailer

During this quarter, the Missions Council used the Mobile Food Trailer to provide six fresh meals at

the Taylor Street Park. Every second and fourth Wednesday each month, we provide a fresh meal

at the park and serve 80+ people each time in the community. We will continue to expand this

ministry and look for opportunities to serve in other parts of Wake County.

Community Garden

During this quarter, the double size garden has flourished. We recently had a single Saturday

wherein we harvested 500 pounds of produce. Having a second operational water supply is very

helpful. In 2015, we harvested over 4,500 pounds of food that was provided to the Good Neighbor

Ministry, Bunn Soup Kitchen and Inter Faith Food Shuttle. As of June, 2016, we've harvested over

10,000 pounds of produce since we started the Garden in August 2013. The Garden is located

behind the church house. The team meets every Saturday from 9-12pm. We have had over 170

volunteers participating who have donated over 3400 man-hours...including several community

members from outside of WFBC. A local community member donated a bee hive to the garden

which will greatly help the growth of the Garden, and combined with other hives will produce

Honey that has been approved for sale to our church and community. We also added an irrigation

system to help keep the garden watered. We continue to seek grants to build a green house.

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Quilting Ministry

The Quilting ministry is meeting weekly and averages about 15 quilters at each meeting. They have

completed the Uganda Quilts and the South Carolina Mission Trip Quilts, and are continuing to

work on quilts to go to other ministries. The quilting ministry sent 15 quilts, 80 tote bags and 14

pair of curtains to Uganda. The curtains are for their new guest house and the bags are for teachers

and students.

Disaster Relief

Several years ago, WFBC received a donation from the Wake Forest Community Response team to

purchase a trailer for the WFBC Disaster Relief Team. We have also purchased some safety

equipment for our volunteers. We currently have 16 Individuals certified through the NC Baptist

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Men Disaster Relief Program. The trailer has been registered with the NC Baptist Men. During this

quarter:

Extensive repair work on Henrietta Castles ramp (Ken Barber, Pete Newton, Tommy Killebrew, and

Neal Peyton);

April 1 &2, DR Training completed by Emily Killebrew (Recovery) and Tommy Killebrew (Recovery

recertification and Assessment);

May 6 & 7, Disaster Relief Training at Caraway Conference Center. (Neal attended and updated his

certificate and helped interpret for 19 deaf men and women):

May 9, Pete Newton and Neal Peyton installed a new ceiling fan at Henrietta’s home;

on June 11 we built a handicap ramp for Mr. John Siry at the request of NCBM’S office (Tommy

Killebrew headed the team with Neal Peyton and Derward Baker, and three other men from

Derward's church in Raleigh);

May 2, Ed Stancil, Pete Newton, Dave Shannon, and Neal Peyton cut down and hauled off the debris

from a diseased Dogwood tree in the church parking lot.

Stop Hunger Now

We held a Stop Hunger Now in May 2016 and celebrated hitting the 100,000 meals packaged

benchmark. The next Stop Hunger Now event will be held in September, 2016. This continues to be

a very successful and satisfying inter-generational service activity for all our congregation and

friends.

The Ministry Matters program is a new Missions Council initiative that will minister to those

individuals that now reside, permanently or temporarily, in our area rest homes, assisted living facilities, and short/long term care facilities. The ministry would include individual and personal

visits, group crafting, music and sharing God’s Word in various settings.

The Deaf Ministry

The Deaf Sunday school class led in hosting a church-wide “pounding” for the Parks family. They

are deaf missionaries who have returned from Thailand back to our area for the summer.

Our deaf class is continuing to meet for Bible studies, socials and times of outreach during the

summer.

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We had a guest interpreter fill in during worship on June 19 while our regular interpreters were

away.

Congregational Health

Congregational Health Ministry is meeting with new members in June to restart its team

ministry. Health and safety issues have increased to the point that we need to collaborate now vs.

waiting until the fall. We have about 8 new members interested from the missions fair. Several

care teams are underway.

The Relay for Life is an annual effort of the Congregational Health Ministries at WFBC. This

ministry focuses on celebrating cancer survivors, mourning cancer victims, and informing everyone

about cancer…prevention, treatments, research, development, etc. The 2016 Relay for Life event

was held at the WFBC Stephenson Center on Friday, May 20, 2016 from 4:00pm to 10:00pm. For six

months each year, our team raises money to help fund the fight against cancer. This year our team

raised $5,315 and the entire event raised about $33,500.

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Music and Arts Council

The Second Quarter of 2016 was an exceptionally busy and significant time of ministry and

milestones for the WFBC Music Ministry. All of the Music Ministry Ensembles maintained regular

rehearsal and worship leadership schedules in addition to the following ministries:

The Chancel Choir provided leadership for the annual Spring Renewal service hosted by WFBC.

The Adult Ensemble, Advanced Handbells and Men’s Chorus presented the second “Psalms, Hymns

and Spiritual Songs” worship concert which was well attended and well received. The Senior Adult

Choir shared the musical, “Our Father’s World” in four performances at area skilled care and

retirement facilities. The end of the year program for Preschool Choir and Kairos Ministry included

choral selections, African Drumming, Puppets, Choir Chimes and Orff instruments.

The Youth Choir, Youth Instrumental Ensemble and Praise Band participated in the Youth Music

Mission Trip to Wilmington, NC. Ministry opportunities included worship leadership, work in a

community garden and serving a pancake breakfast to the homeless (with concert). The Youth

Choir also performed for the Wake Forest High School Baccalaureate Service held at our church.

Additionally, a Praise Band involving youth and adult musicians was created for VBS and led

effectively each night.

The final Virginia Tull concert of the season was held in May as we hosted the Raleigh Boy Choir.

The Virginia Tull committee is actively seeking ways to make the concert series more financially

stable as we make preparation for 2016-2017 season.

Summer Music Explo sessions were announced and begun. Offerings include: Music with Babies,

Music with Toddlers, Music with Preschoolers, Puppets and Orff/Percussion. Summer Choir is

involving Chancel Choir, Youth Choir and new singers. Additionally, a “walk-on” Men’s Choir and

Ladies’ Choir led in worship in June.

Plans for addressing the needs of Dual Worship were completed this quarter and communication of

those plans with the music ministry participants and church as a whole has begun. The Chancel

Choir will provide music for both services beginning September 18. To encourage increased

participation a second Chancel Choir rehearsal will be offered on Sunday evenings at 6:00 PM

beginning September 11. Singers can attend either rehearsal and sing in either service as needed.

Lay leaders will assume leadership of the Advanced Handbells and some adjustments to the Sunday

evening rehearsal schedules are being made.

After many years of faithful service and leadership, Cathy Wallace is completing her service as

Music Ministry Council Chair. Cathy has been an incredible model of God’s grace and love as she

has provided guidance, insight, organization and leadership for the WFBC Music Ministry. She will

be missed!!

The most significant event of the second quarter was the completion of the Pipe Organ Renovation

by Lincoln Pipe Organ, Inc. and the subsequent Organ and Hymnal Dedication Service on May 22.

The Children’s Choir, Youth Choir, Chancel Choir and Advanced Handbells all shared in leadership

of this wonderful day of celebration. Five hundred thirty-five (535) copies of the Celebrating Grace

Hymnal were dedicated to God’s glory. Dr. Jeanine Skinner and Lisa Moxley provided exceptional

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music from the organ and piano. It was a wonderful celebration of God’s grace and goodness as we

dedicated to God the new hymnals and the newly rebuilt pipe organ.

Outreach Council

The Outreach team plus many helpers enjoyed a wonderful day at the Town of Wake Forest

Meet in the Street event in May. Rob James was the main event with his balloon animal

talents. Also a special thank you to Angie Pearce who made goodie bags that WFBC handed

out to people we met during the day.

The WFBC softball team has been having a great season in the Town of Wake Forest Adult

church league with a 10-2 record. Official standings ->

http://www.wakeforestnc.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/parksrecreation/adult%20softball/20

16/church-mens/standings/june_24.html

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We have had great participation with the New Member orientation class as the church has

welcomed many new members. This is an orientation that is held for new members that

provides a brief overview of our church organization and leadership council, as well as

information about adult activities, youth and children’s ministries, and our diaconate teams.

It is a great way to learn about WFBC and connect with other new members. Please contact

Paula Goodson <[email protected]> for additional information.

Welcome Center continues to be staffed faithfully at both worship services.

A special thank you to Sabra Ivey and Janice Ishikawa who have joined the Outreach team to

help serve.

Worship Council

Youth Council

Disciple Now 2015: Follower April 8-10

This year’s Disciple Now weekend was amazing. Our youth were joined by college students from

Gardner-Webb University and Hampden-Sydney College. Our Speaker was Adam Fitzgerald and

our Worship Leader was Bryan Mears. Our T-Shirts were designed by Lydia Brown. Our theme

was “Act. Love. Walk.” We focused on the things the Lord requires of us: To Act Justly towards

others, Love Mercy regardless of who deserves it, and to Walk Humbly with our God. This powerful

weekend consisted of Worship, small group studies and Mission work for Habitat for Humanity, the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, helping an elderly neighbor with yard work, Stop Hunger Now, and

helping at 1st Baptist Church of Raleigh’s Clothing Ministry. This weekend was wonderful, and only

possible because of the tireless effort of Terri Hart and all of our volunteers. We had 4 youth come

forward making their profession of faith to be baptized as a result of this weekend.

Youth Sunday (DNow Sunday) April 10

Youth Sunday was a wonderful experience of worship and Bible Study. Our worship service was led

by our youth and Joe Renn and Brooks Hill gave the sermon. Our youth also taught our adult

Sunday School classes, (every single one of them for the first time) helping the adult members of

our congregation share in what they learned during the Disciple Now Weekend.

Youth Variety Show April 30

This year’s Variety Show helped to raise money and awareness of our two upcoming youth mission

trips: The Youth Music Mission Trip to Wilmington, NC and the Summer Mission Trip to Columbia,

SC. The fellowship hall was full as we enjoyed food (thanks to Ms. Byron and her team) and the

talents of our youth.

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Wake Forest High School Baccalaureate Service June 5

For the third year in a row our church hosted the Baccalaureate Service for Wake Forest High

School. This Christian worship service brings together churches in our community to thank God for

the accomplishments of our seniors. Dr. Holloway offered the sermon and the WFBC Youth Choir

sang. Thanks to Lee Perry for organizing this year’s Baccalaureate Service.

Graduate Recognition Sunday June 5

This year’s graduate recognition Sunday was a wonderful time of worship as a church family.

Hunter Smith, Brooks Hill, and Becca Perry gave the sermon. During the 11:00 worship services it

was announced that Taylor Goodson was this year’s recipient of the Hallie Coppedge Memorial

Scholarship and that Lydia Brown was this year’s recipient of the Dana Jordan Memorial

Scholarship.

Farewell Reception for Rob James – June 12

The youth council hosted a reception for Rob James and his family. Rob is going to be the Senior

Minister at First Baptist Church, Fayetteville. Rob was presented with a picture of youth trips,

signed by the youth, and a print of the stained glass in the dome. Thank you to Rob for his

leadership and impact he has made on our church.

ICHTHUS

ICHTHUS has continued to be a wonderful way to educate and empower our 5th and 6th graders. We

finished this year with our end of the year party out at the Stephenson Pavilion. As always, our

theme scripture for ICHTHUS is: Mathew 4:19 “And he said to them: “Follow me and I will teach you

to fish for people.””