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Guyton Christian Church (DOC), July 2019, www.GuytonChristianChurch.org

Guyton Christian Church

July 2019 Newsletter Web: http://www.GuytonChristianChurch.org

Light of the World “You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven. -- Matthew 5:14-16

We say that Jesus is the light of the world, but Jesus said that YOU are the light of the world! With our new sign going up on Central Boulevard and the renovation of the Guyton Depot nearly complete, we are about to become very visible in this community. We cannot be hidden. We are that city on a hill!

What will we do with this new visibility? “In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.” We haven’t exact-ly been hiding, but we also haven’t been making a lot of noise. We have been quietly serving this community for 200 years! Our light shines bright, but you have to know where to look. With the new sign, the new meeting hall, and new ministries, we are about to set our light high on a lampstand for Guyton and Effingham County.

Our Sunday morning service, Sunday evening singalong, active children and youth pro-grams, and massive food bank are bright lights in the community. We are about to put those lights on a very tall lampstand. Are we ready to draw more people to our church? Are we pre-pared to be more visible, to draw more attention to our ministries?

Disciples of Christ churches are notorious for working behind the scenes, out of the spotlight, content to promote the ministries of others. Clearly, we want something more for Guyton Christian Church. A quiet little church that wants to stay little doesn’t erect big signs and renovate big buildings. It looks like we’re planning to grow! It looks like we’re planning to serve more people with more ministries.

Some of us may not be ready for this attention. Some of us might want to stay in the shadows, but Jesus wants our lights to shine bright! After all, this is not self-promotion; we’re lifting high the name of Jesus! We’re not just telling the Good News; we’re showing the world what a difference it makes. We’re showing by our lives together that life in the Kingdom of God is joyful, hospitable, and productive. With the apostle Paul, we’re boasting not of what we can do, but of what God can do through us!

You can bet that there will be new faces among us as our neighbors grow curious about all the improvements to the property. They’ll drop by to see what all the fuss is about. My

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goal is to make sure they know that the fuss is about Jesus and the Amazing Grace that God has for us through Him.

“Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing so some people have entertained angels without knowing it.” (Hebrews 13:1-2) In my view, “having church” means loving each other, lavishly and with grace. It means treating every visitor as an honored guest and a member of the family. It means reaching out to our neighbors, inviting them to the banquet.

As the Church, we are more than keepers of the flame. Our goal is to set the world on fire for Christ, starting in our little corner of the world. Our goal is to accept our Christ-given role as the light of the world, to set that light high on a lampstand, and to give that light to everyone in our community.

You are the light of the world. Your church leaders are building a big new lampstand. Set your lights on it, and let your little light shine!

Yours in Christ,

Pastor Joel

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July Communion

Preparation

Clyde & Vivian Alley

Volunteer needed for August

Disciple Men Mon. July 15th @ 7p

Christian Center

Host & Devo: Lamar Hall

Eula Powers Circle Location: Christian Center

Thurs., July 18th @ 7p Hostess: Vivian Alley

Bereavement

Families of Reid Crosby Miriam Griffin

Health & Wellbeing Michael Thomas Alley

Becky Archer Doris Armstrong

John Battle Janice Beard

Sandy Beckman Al Beiner

Alvin Berry Julia Bolen

Geneva Boyles Leonard Boyles Brisher Family Dorothy Brody Ethel Brown Alex Burdo Jerry Burns Linda Clark

Delma Cowart Gwen Cox

Nell Crapps Michael Cribbs Reid Crosby

Carolyn Dixon Darrell Dunn

Greg Durrence Audry Edwards Lavon Edwards Monroe Epting Ginger Exley

Family of John Farell Wendy Fears Angie Fedie Beth Flynt

Rick Fordham John David Fulcher

Scott Garner Fred Griffin Ralph Hall

Kelly Hodges Heather Jackson

Mckenna Jordan Annette Lamb

Pat Little Shannon Long Eric MacKay

Parker McCoy Wren Mason Angie Moore Kathy Murphy Chris Orrico

Denise Pevey Rachel Pevey Reed Pevey

Megan Quigley Amy Rippey

Carolyn Seckinger Laura Sellers

Brittany Sessions Kylie Shiell Abby Smith

Henry Southward Ann Stevens John Sullivan Jacky Taylor

Don Thomassen Catherine Tinker

Ava Tinsley Jeanne Trapani

Luther True Billy Ward

Becky Weitman

Eddie Wilkerson Irene Wood

Alfreda Youmans Eugenia Zipperer

All of our Military

at home & abroad, & all of those who protect us.

Kyle Flowers Gary Hall

William Hintz Jerimiah Inman Rebecca Inman Victoria Inman Ozzy Morales Haley Pope

Benjamin Rud

Young at Heart Thurs. July 25th @ 11am

Christian Center

Join us for BINGO & a great lunch!

Loose Threads Tues. July 9th

6:30pm Christian Center

Prayer Concerns

Sojourners Adult Bible Study

Summer Break: July & August


Praise & Worship

Sunday, July 28th Refreshments — at 9:15a, CC Singing — at 9:30a, Sanctuary

Musicians, Singers & Everybody Else!

Come to our Ole Time

GOSPEL

JAM

Bring the whole family for an Old-School sing-along.

Musicians of ANY skill level welcome.

Bring Any Instrument: Guitar, Uke, Mandolin OR JUST YOUR VOICE

Sundays at 6pm, Christian Center

Volunteers for Children’s Chat

If you would like to lead Children’s Chat on Sunday mornings with our younger children, please contact Chris Walz.

Service of Baptism

Sunday, July 21st

during worship.

Calling all Younger Youth!

Special days for you during July — Meet in the Christian Center from 3p-5p

July 2nd—Patriotic Crafts Day July 15th—Drive-In Movie Day

Must RSVP to get your cardboard box car to decorate. Call the church office or text Mrs. Debbie at 657-1463.

Volunteers needed to help!

A Note of Thanks

Words cannot express how much we appreciate all the calls, cards,

texts, food and prayers during this difficult time.

Thank you

Fred Griffin & Family of Miriam Griffin

Effingham County United Methodist

Camp Meeting

July 19-24, 2019

Preacher Rev. Jay Tucker

Services Friday — 7:30pm

Saturday—Wednesday — 11am & 7:30pm Youth & Children Encampment

Special Music


GCC Family Thank you for your help during our host week! Our next date is the week of October 6th.

1 Russ Deen 5 Jacky Taylor 6 Kelly Long 7 Nathan Radcliffe 9 Scoti Wilkerson 10 Jelane Battle 13 Lori Newkirk 14 Doris Hackett 15 Audra Jennings

July Birthdays

July Anniversaries

Check the Christian

Center! Unclaimed dishes

will soon be making a

road trip!

Dear GCC Family,

I would like to thank everyone for your sup-port of VBS ROAR 2019. I felt so blessed by the peo-ple who volunteered to help whether you worked with kids, cut out crafts and decorations, helped dec-orate or prayed for us.

I am so blessed to call Guyton Christian Church my family.

God is Good! Debbie Snooks

The Fillin’ Station Community Food Pantry

Our food collection item this month for The Fillin’ Station is PASTA! Elbows, angel hair, rotini, bowtie. Any kind will do! The 1-2 pound bags or boxes are great for distri-bution. The Fillin’ Station also welcomes mac & cheese, Hamburger Helper, Rice-A-Roni, cake mixes & frosting in addition to canned meats such as tuna, chicken and ham.

Save your plastic grocery bags, also!

Volunteers are also needed for Tuesdays and Thursdays. Won’t you consider giving a few hours of your time?

Collection bins are in the Christian Center.

Tuesday & Thursdays 10am—1pm 1290 Ga Hwy 119 South, Springfield We wish to say “Thank You” to our anonymous donor for the new chest freezer. It is awesome! Thank you!

8 Mike & Faye Smith 15 Joel & Pati Rud 22 Marshall & Jennifer Reiser

15 Jim Long 16 Brenda Swann 18 Tom Barnes 18 Kevin Case 19 Michael Moore 24 Carolyn Dixon 28 Joel Rud 29 Haisten White

For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers

and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy

your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one

another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in

this one command: "Love your neighbor as your-

self." (NLT) Galatians 5:12

https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-sin-700703


Servants in Ministry — Communion — July

Date Elders Deacons Deaconesses Acolyte

7 Melissa Proctor Archie Jenkins

David Proctor Shaw Wilkerson

Sheri Hall Vivian Alley

Ariana Massey

14 Shannon Thompson

Mike Smith Woody MacKay

Bill Exley Molly Moore

Leana Radcliffe Danny Massey

21 Marshall Reiser Vicki Wilkerson

Brandon Long Michael Bodnar

Becky Malcom Joan Shelby

Abigail Burnsed

28 Linda Barner

Michael Moore Fred Griffin Jim Swann

Debbie Snooks Ann Cavanah

Kaytie Summerour

Servants in Ministry — Children Worship & Wonder *Tentative

Children Worship and Wonder will take a break during the month of July. We will resume Sunday, August 11 with a special Graduation Ceremony for those who have completed 3rd grade this year. Orienta-tion will follow for new participants and their parents. Worship and Wonder is a special worship program designed especially for children ages 3 through 8. Orientation is an im-portant part of Worship and Wonder in that both children and parents learn the expectations of the worship center and

Graduation August 11

Prospective Graduates — Abigail Burnsed Lawton Reiser

Zane Summerour Christian Petersen

Danny Massey

We will not hold Children Worship & Wonder during the month of July.

Graduation and New Orientation scheduled for August 11th.

New Parents & Children encouraged to attend Orientation

August 11th following Graduation.

how to interact during this worship service. Please plan for you and your child to partic-ipate August 11th.


Roar! VBS We had SO MUCH FUN!

Thanks to everyone who participated!

41 children

42 volunteers

Life is

wild!

God is good!

Woo-Hoo!

Stampede Sports

Imagination Station

Closing @ Safari Celebration

A few pics from VBS...

Wild Bible Adventures

Craft time at

Imagination Station!

Stampede Sports

Some of our fearless Crew Leaders!

The Pre-Schoolers & Kindergartners had

their own area for a ROARing good time!

Traveling through the wilderness!

Getting ready to carry the Ark.

We collected LOTS of puppy/dog

& kitten/cat food for the animal

shelter! Thank you!

Pie in Face!


I just got back from World Changers and boy are my arms tired. And legs. And

everything else.

In all seriousness, this year’s Youth Group summer mission trip was a truly amazing experience. Getting to see the Lord at work in the lives of our youth and teens from across the nation was quite possibly the most uplifting thing I’ve witnessed since being called into Youth Ministry. The theme of the week’s lessons and devotions was “Uncharted” and we took a unique look at the life and mission of Moses. It’s interesting how the theme and the story matched up with each other, as Un-charted means unfamiliar, but Moses is one of the better-known characters in the Bible. Yet for each chap-ter in the story, he had no idea what was around the corner for him, and in similar circumstances, I believe many of us would do what we could to stay out of it. We might pick a quiet life without all of that uncertain-ty and danger. Moses, however, trusted God, and followed Him to lead the nation of Israel out of captivity. Beyond and underneath and through this Uncharted theme, though, was a question that kept coming up: “Why are we/you here?” This was a question with as many answers as there were people involved. For Joel and Dawn Dramis, the couple in charge of the whole operation, they were there because they lived close-by, and had been working with World Changers for over 20 years in this community and had grown such a love for the people of Ft. Pierce that they could scarcely do anything else. For Allen Altvater, the Project Coordinator, he had developed such a love for Joel and Dawn in particular, as well as the community in general, that he felt hon-ored and delighted to serve. Some of the kids from other churches were there because their parents made them go. Some were there because their church had been going for years and they wanted to see what all of the fuss was about. Some had been before and were eager to go back. For me, I was there to facilitate our teens having a spiritual experience like what I had when I was their age. I believe that God accomplished that, but it’s clear looking back that, the Lord had plans to grow me in my faith as well.

It quickly became apparent that, whatever we thought we were doing in Ft. Pierce at first, God was working out His own plans through us, just like Moses. Now, that I’ve returned home, I’ve prayed that God would show me anew why he’s brought me to this church. I’ve learned that, no matter how nice my plans might be, God can supersede them or work through and beyond and past them to accomplish something that we might never otherwise believe possible. It’s been a few months since we last had someone give their elevator-testimony for why they love this church. But this month, as you pray, I’d like to ask you to re-flect on that. You might think you’re here because this is the church you grew up in. Your parents went to this church and their parents, straight on back to the founding. Or you might think you’re here because a friend invited you and you liked the traditional service. You might personally have any number of reasons for your membership in this church. But whatever your reasons might be, God has His own reasons. We are all the hands and feet of Jesus as members of His church, and I encourage you to ask God to reveal to you His plans for your service in this church. He will gladly show you, and trust me: it’s going to be more amazing than you can possibly imagine. For Christ and His Kingdom

Chris

Chris Walz, Youth Coordinator

Charting Courses


My Father’s House OC!

July 12th, 6p-8p

Join us for game night at Guyton’s Old Drug Store! Located at the corner of Central Boulevard and Lynn Bonds Avenue, gaming tables will be set up with board games, checkers, dominoes, etc. It will be lots of fun! Enjoy a cup of lemonade or coffee as you try your skill at various games. Live music will be provided by Pastor Joel and Russ Deen.

My Father’s House provides social opportunities to people of all abilities.

Come! My Father’s House has many rooms!

Rev. Joel Tucker, Senior Pastor Email: [email protected]; Cell: (561) 252-0493

Youth Coordinator: Chris Walz; Email: [email protected]; (912) 429-8922

Office hours: Sun 12:30-5:30; Tues 10-2; Wed 1-5:30; Thurs 2-6; Fri 2-6; Sat 2-6

Admin. Assistant: Becky Malcom; Office Hours —Mon-Thu, 9am-Noon Email: [email protected] Office: (912) 772-3478 Mail: P. O. Box 5, Guyton The Rock: (912) 772-8415 Fax: (912) 772-4206 Christian Center: (912) 772-8843 Sanctuary: (912) 772-3478

Church offices located at 306 Central Boulevard, Guyton. Web: http://www.GuytonChristianChurch.org

Mailing address: P. O. Box 5, Guyton, GA 31312

GCC Hosts Clergy Cluster August 18th, Christian Center

The Georgia Region wants to hear your voice about your concerns and needs - so that as a Region, we may better serve you. As clergy and leaders, you are an integral part of ensur-ing the vitality and relevance of our congregations and communities. Help us help you! Dates and locations have been set for these new Clergy Clusters. Join us at your location to discuss with your Regional leaders what you, as our clergy, are interested and in need of. Please regis-ter to attend so we know how many to accommodate for. Registration closes one week before each event. Please let the office know you are attending! Or register on-line: gadisciples.org.

Friday, July 12th

6p-8p

Free! Suggested Donations:

$2 per person; $5 per family

Unlimited coffee, tea and lemonade


Meet and Greet in the

Christian Center for coffee and fellowship Sundays at 9:45am.

2019 Church Officers & Board Guyton Christian Church

Chairman of the Board — Marshall Reiser

Vice Chairman — Vicki Wilkerson Secretary — Sandra Moore Treasurer — Jennifer Reiser

Assistant Treasurer — Pati Rud Clerk — Becky Malcom

Historian — Joyce Ann Tuten Music Director — Judy Zittrouer

Trustees — Bill Exley, Ray Zittrouer, & Michael Moore

2019 Committee Chairs Guyton Christian Church

Education — Debbie Snooks

Finance, Stewardship & Outreach —

Sue Exley

Long Range Planning — Brandon Long &

Chad Zittrouer

Property — Jack Malcom

Worship — Melissa Proctor

Evangelism/Membership — Becky Malcom

Pastoral Relations — Archie Jenkins

Personnel — Michael Moore

Social — Woody MacKay

General Assembly

Disciples of Christ

July 20—July 24

De Moines, Iowa

Lainie and Archie Jenkins will be attending.

Please keep them in your prayers as they

make this journey.

Isaiah 40:31 (NIV)

31 but those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

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