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Sam Ishikawa (Saturday Worship)

Cell: 090-7154-2540

E-mail: syish@aol.com

Mario Delgado(9:00 Sunday Worship)

Cell: 090-9780-6465

Email: anightofworship@mac.com

Curtis Mayes (10:45 Sunday Worship)

Cell: 090-5945-9866

E-mail: mayes3223@gmail.com

WORSHIP DEACONS

MINISTRY REPORTS

8/23-24/2014

WORSHIP @ KOZA

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Worship “This Is Amazing Grace”

Koza Welcome Guests are asked to complete a Welcome card, which is located in the chair in front of you. Please place it in the offering plate later in the service.

Worship “Always” “Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)”

Prayer / Offering Deacon of the Week

Worship “Cornerstone”

Bumper Video

Message from God’s Word Pastor John Reimer “Changed Lives!”

(Acts 16:11-40)

Announcements

Closing Time of Prayer & Blessing

Have a prayer Need? Want to know more about faith in Christ? Interested in becoming a member of Koza? Join us down front following this worship service to talk with one of our leaders.

September 6-7, 2014

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Koza Baptist Church

686 Noborikawa Okinawa City, 904-2142

Phone: 937-5036 Fax: 938-2527

Web Page: www.kozabaptistchurch.org

Email: info@kozabaptistchurch.org

Paid Koza Staff

Lead Pastor John Reimer: john@kozabaptistchurch.org

Worship Pastor Jason Beams: jason@kozabaptistchurch.org

Campus Pastor / Youth John Truax: johntruax@kozabaptistchurch.org

Youth Coordinator Lindsey Krueger: youth@kozabaptistchurch.org

Preschool Coordinator Sandra Green: preschool@kozabaptistchurch.org

Preschool Assistant April Hays: preschool@kozabaptistchurch.org

Children Coordinator Melissa Fargnoli:children@kozabaptistchurch.org

Kin Children Coordinator Kimberly Engleman:children@kozabaptistchurch.org

Japanese Coordinator Hisami Eyre: japanese@kozabaptistchurch.org

Women’s Coordinator Heather Raines: women@kozabaptistchurch.org

Pastoral Care Stephanie Beams: stephbeams@yahoo.com

Financial Secretary Junko Noguni: admin@kozabaptistchurch.org

Church Publications Shoko Bora: secretary@kozabaptistchurch.org

Koza Volunteer Ministry Coordinators

AWANA Josh & Denise Stone: : joshinoki@gmail.com

Blue Star Ministry Jennifer Smith: bluestar@kozabaptistchurch.org

Classical Conversations Stephanie Niesent: niesentfam@yahoo.com

Community Groups Mike Schmidt: kbc.connect@gmail.com

Deacon Ministry Chris Eyre: eyre_christopher@yahoo.com

Koza Kin Worship Steven Howk: steven.howk@gmail.com

Koza Okinawa Outreach KO2 Timothy Dull: timothydull@gmail.com

First Impressions Heather Raines: women@kozabaptistchurch.org

Mission Committee Sam/Meg Ishikawa: syish@aol.com

Men’s Ministry Richard Raines: rlraines@me.com

MOPS Heidi Benton: heidibenton@gmail.com

Prayer Ministry Renee Howard: okinawamama@icould.com

VBS Director Melissa Braud: pebbraud@yahoo.com

Women By Grace Heather Raines: women@kozabaptistchurch.org

Ministers All the Members of Koza

Weekly Budget Need $20,980.91

Received for Budget $21,263.28

Monthly Budget Need (Aug) $104,904.55

Received for Budget (Aug) $111,751.99

ATTENDANCE

Saturday Worship 245

9:00 Sunday Worship 378

10:45 Sunday Worship 249

Saturday Koza Kids 48

Saturday Preschool 34

Sunday Preschool 154

Sunday School (K-5th) 86

Koza Kids (K-5th) 65

Youth (9:00) 45

Youth (10:45) 23

Koza Kin 30

Children’s Clubs: 4:45 – 6:30 p.m. Youth Ministries Clubs: 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.

Visit our Facebook page: Awana Clubs at Koza Baptist Church, Okinawa

REGISTER NOW!! Register in the foyer or at www.kozabaptistchurch.org!

AWANA Clubs Start This Sunday!!

September 7, 2014

Koza Baptist Church

For more information please contact Lindsey Krueger at

linluv0620@msn.com

Please come join us

for some fun!!

Next Friday, Sept 12 @ 7pm-10pm at Foster 50m

Admission is Free

Koza Baptist Church

will start a new campus in Kin!!

September 7 at 10:45am

Point of Contact: Pastor John Truax at johntruax@kozabaptistchurch.org

WIRELESS NETWORK

Name: kozaWiFi Password: kbcworship

A Special Thank You to

Our Preschool Ministry Volunteers

for September 7, 2014

9:00 Service 10:45 Service

Shrimp JO HARDESTY MELANIE HEAD

LESLIE MCMURRAY

Crab ERIC & TEQULA LOPEZ APRIL CROSIER

Seahorse APRIL CROSIER MARY ANNE GEORGE

CALEB & BETH HOOVER

Jellyfish CLOSED RODNEY & KRISTIN HOBDAY

Sea Turtle CLOSED PIERRE & TANAKA ALEXANDER

Dolphin DUSTIN & NICOLE UNGER

LISA WAGNER KAYT ORR

Whale AMANDA BERGLUND JENNIFER SISSON

CLOSED

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Sunday, September 7(Welcome Weekend) 9:00 am: Worship Service One 9:00 am: Adult Bible Study

10:45 am: Worship Service Two ETC (Babies-4) / Koza Kids (K-5)

4:45 pm: AWANA Clubs Begins Tuesday, September 9 9:30 am: MOPS B Group Begins

Wednesday, September 10 10:00 am: ESL (English Class) Begins 10:30 am: Blue Star Community Group Begins 6:00 pm: Band Rehearsal 6:00 pm: Koza Kids (K-5th Grade) 6:00 pm: Night ESL (English Class) Begins 6:00 pm: Night Women’s Bible Study Begins 6:00 pm: Prayer Time Friday, September 12 7:00 pm: Church Wide Pool Party (Foster 50m)

Saturday, September 13 6:00 pm: Saturday Worship Service Sunday, September 14 9:00 am: Worship Service One

9:00 am: Adult Bible Study 10:45 am: Worship Service Two

ETC (Babies-4) / Koza Kids (K-5)

4:45 pm: AWANA Clubs

Dearing; John By Baptism Dearing; Laura By Statement Kadena AB

NEW KOZA MEMBERS

Wednesdays at 10:30am starting September 10th Koza Baptist Church

Is your husband leaving anytime this fall? this is a great way to connect with other Christian women who know what you are going through. It will be a time to find strength & joy in God as we battle all the ups and downs on the home-front. This semester's study will go through Sara Horn's book "Tour of Duty".

Please email our Bible Study Leader, Terri Sykes to sign up at: ussykesmc@yahoo.com

1. Preschool Ministry: We are sad to announce that we will be losing the Patten Family as they gear up to PCS. They have been a wonderful blessing to our Preschool Ministry and will be missed. With that being said, we are in great need to fill their spot in the Sea Turtle Room during the 1045 service. If you feel led to teach these little hearts the Word of God, please contact us at preschool@kozabaptistchurch.org. We are also still seeking faithful men and women who would like to help out in our ministry by filling in as subs for our teachers. Thank you.

2. Koza Kids: The children's ministry is looking for a variety of volunteers right now! We are making some awesome changes to Koza Kids, and could really use some help from the parents of the children and anyone who is willing to help! -Male, Game leader, Saturday night service. -Substitute Small Group Leaders K-5th Grades -Monthly decorating team for the large group room (different them each month) -Small group leaders, 6 month commitment, 1 yr. commitment (or more), possibly to alternate months. -Audio/Visual volunteers for Sat. night service and 9:00 Sunday (We have a youth trainer) -Host "personality" for 9:00 Sunday service. Please see the Children's ministry team, for more information or to sign up! Or email us at children@kozabaptistchurch.org

3. Worship Ministry: We need bass guitar players for Saturday night and Sunday services. If you are interested please contact Worship Pastor Jason Beams at Jason@kozabaptistchurch.org.

4. MOPS Ministry: The MOPS Ministry is in need of a few volunteers to help with childcare on Tuesday mornings 9:30-11:30am. If you love kids and free graham crackers and are available please email skculbertson@gmail.com.

Opportunities Serving @ Koza

Below are current ministry opportunities. Most require the individual to be a member of Koza but there are also helper positions for Koza attenders. Contact the leadership for the different areas for more information at info@kozabaptistchurch.org.

KO2 “Koza Okinawa Outreach” Training

Saturday, September 20 9:00am - Noon 12:00pm

Please join us to be educated about the state of the orphan and to be trained to serve

along with us in local children's homes.

Childcare will be available for ages 6 months to 6 years upon request

Please email Tim Dull timothydull@gmail.com

to request childcare a.s.a.p.!

Come to church next weekend hungry! Be able to eat your fill and donate generously,

We will have baked goodies and full meals, Your money is for Gentle Hands Orphanage,

what a deal! Saturday the 13th: Dinner & Dessert Sunday the 14th at 9am Service: Breakfast Items & Baked Goodies Sunday the 14th at 10:45am: Lunch & Baked Goodies Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this:

“to visit orphans and widows in their affliction” James 1:27

Come next week hungry!

Starting Saturday evening September 27

For more information, contact Bob Medhurst at 090-1946-5256,

e-mail: yomitanbob@gmail.com, or sign up and get more information online at:

http://www.daveramsey.com/fpu/locations/org/16788/class/263742

Donation for Gentle Hands

Orphanage

’Koza Kin meets on Tuesday, September 16th 6:00 pm - 7:29pm

Koza Main meets on Thursday, September 18th 5:30am - 6:59am Contact: Richard Raines at rlraines@me.com for more information.

Both locations are taught by Pastor John Reimer