COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS

Receipts General Fund Facility Improvement Fund

August 2 $11,318 $ 70

August 9 10,397 685

August 16 9,516 1,130

August 23 16,673 400

Monthly Total $47,904 $2,285

Covenant Baptist Church 165 Craig Manor Road, P.O. Box 578 (Mailing), Lancaster, SC 29721

Phone: (803) 286-5683 Fax: (803) 286-9730

E-mail: CBCLancaster@Comporium.net

Web Site: www.CBCLancaster.org

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs: 8-5 pm Fri: 8-12:00 noon

Bobby Strother, Pastor Bobby@cbclancaster.org

Tracey Wilson, Minister of Music & Worship Tracey@cbclancaster.org

Carsen Taylor, Children’s Ministry Director Carsen@cbclancaster.org

Pat Rutledge, Administrative Assistant Pat@cbclancaster.org

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August 26 - September 9, 2020 Volume 26, Number 18

SUNDAY, SEPT. 6th

Welcome Center: Steve & Brenda Capps (8:45)

Jo Ann Garris (10:00)

Sunday School Greeter: Kleber Dusenbury, Brayden

Kennington, David & Ginger Steele

Worship Greeters: Ben & Benita Moorefield

Worship Time Childcare: There will not be a nursery

provided at this time.

Counting Team Rotation: Karen Young, Wayne McMackin

SUNDAY SERVANTS

WEDNESDAY FELLOWSHIP SUPPERS

Committed to exalting the Lord, equipping the Body, and expanding His Kingdom

Wednesday, Sept. 2nd Chicken Fajita Nachos

(Pizza for Kids) Make Reservations by Sunday!

Volunteer Team:

Larry & Alice Bynum Karen Funderburk, Sylvia Plyler

Pat Rutledge, Brenda Stacks

Wednesday meals are served from 5:00 - 5:45 p.m. each week.

Reservations are required and may be made on a permanent basis or from week-to-week. Please note that if you make a permanent reservation, a meal will be prepared for you each week.

Wednesday, Sept. 9th Spaghetti

(NO Pizza) Make Reservations by 9/2

Volunteer Team:

Larry & Alice Bynum Karen Funderburk, Sylvia Plyler

Pat Rutledge, Brenda Stacks Marjorie Vincent

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:00 am Sunday School

10:15 am Worship*

4:00 pm Youth Small Groups

5:30 pm Worship Team Rehearsal

The Fellowship Hall is reserved for those

who feel at risk due to Covid-19.

MONDAY SCHEDULE

7:00 am Men’s Small Group

WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE

5:00 pm Fellowship Supper

Youth Praise Band

6:00 pm Children’s Activities

Youth Activities

Adult Prayer & Bible Study

7:00 pm Worship Choir (Begins Sept. 2nd)

THURSDAY SCHEDULE

6:00 pm GriefShare Group

SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th

Welcome Center: Jerry & Rebecca Williams (8:45)

Jo Ann Garris (10:00)

Sunday School Greeter: Kleber Dusenbury, Donna Johnson,

Brayden Kennington, Michelle Reece

Worship Greeters: Dave Harthan, Kent Thames

Worship Time Childcare: There will not be a nursery

provided at this time.

Counting Team Rotation: Stuart Sachs, Karen Young

2021 MINISTRY SUPPORT PLAN The Stewardship Committee has begun the 2021 budget process. Those wishing to make a budget request for 2021 should pick up a request form in the church office. These completed 2021 Budget Request Forms are due back in the church office by September 20th.

COMING THIS FALL: COVENANT UNIVERSITY

We wanted to let you know that we are resurrecting an old favorite of Covenant. This fall, we are going to be holding a six-week semester of "Covenant University." On Sunday nights from October 11th through November 15th, we will be offering several different six-week long classes. More details will be given soon...go ahead and mark your calendars though!!! Classes will meet from 4:00-5:00 p.m. If you have a topic you would like to teach, please reach out to Pastor Bobby for more information.

Some possible classes:

"A Parenting Seminar" "The Art of Marriage" "Heaven" "Church Leadership" A book of the "Bible Study" "Financial Peace"

“For we are co-workers in God’s service.” (NIV) 1 Corinthians 3:9

Praying for and giving to the Janie Chapman state missions offering gives us an opportunity to be co-workers in God’s service across South Carolina. When we give to this state missions offering, we support a variety of ministries in our state, including:

Baptist Collegiate Ministry housed on 30 college/university

campuses in South Carolina reaches out to state, national, and international college students.

Prison Ministry provides a supply packet for every inmate

(more than 24,000) in the South Carolina prison system. Disaster Relief Ministry has been able to provide N-95

masks and other personal protective equipment to hospitals, medical facilities, and first responders. Total masks donated was nearly 18,000.

Church planting efforts provided financial support for 27

new churches in 2019, along with providing church planter training.

These are only four of many ministry areas supported by South Carolina Baptists. Pray now for your part in supporting state missions as we work together to reach others for Christ. Covenant’s goal is $5,100. Plan now to attend the state missions program on Wednesday, September 16th, at 6:00 p.m. to learn more about what churches in South Carolina are doing to spread the Good News in our state.

Janie Chapman Offering for State Missions

CBC Goal: $5,100.00

Received To Date: $50.00

GLOCAL MISSIONS

FAMILY NEWS

Prayer Concerns Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte: Will Jauch Seacoast Hospital, Little River, SC: Lynn Player (Caroline Player’s son) Home: Glenda Bass, Jerry Williams, Jane Denyer, Darrell Young, Gordon Kooistra (David Kooistra’s father)

Please Pray Daily For Your Minister of Youth Search Committee Mike Kimbrell, Mary Lane, Michelle Reece, Joey Caskey (Steering Committee Representative), Anna-Frances Wilson (Youth Representative), Sylvia Plyler (Personnel Committee Representative), Pastor Bobby Strother (Ministerial Representative)

Sympathy ...to Laraine Broach and family in the death of her son, Jamey Broach of Columbia.

Thank You ...from HOPE of Lancaster...from the Women’s Enrichment Center.

Happy Birthday (31st) Bill Morr is, Er ic Penegar , Mary Ann Shrum (Sept. 2nd) Stuar t Sachs (3rd) J im Furse (4th) Mar jor ie Vincent (5th) Keith Brewer , Glenda Mungo, Margaret Steele (7th) Mike Kimbrell (8th) Pat Owens, Kris Turner (10th) Glenn Breland, Jesse Lane (11th) Chuck Funderburk, Yolanda Ivery, Bobby Knight, Patrick Snipes (12th) Joyce Brasington

Sunday School Promotion This Sunday, August 30th, is Promotion Day for Sunday School. Children will go directly to the new classes that correspond to their ages or new school grades. Students in grades 6-12 will meet jointly in the Youth Room prior to going to their individual classes. We don’t “promote” our Adults, but encourage each adult to find a class that best suits his or her needs. A detailed description of classes is located at the Welcome Center.

Men’s Ministry Breakfast The Men’s Ministry monthly breakfast will be held on Saturday, September 5th, at 8:00 a.m. with social distancing guidelines. No sign up is necessary!

Open Windows The Fall quarter (September, October, November) is available for pickup in the office area.

MUSIC & WORSHIP: Tracey Wilson CHILDREN’S MINISTRY: Carsen Taylor

COVENANT CONNECT CLASS September 13, 20 & 27

Interested in joining or finding out more about Covenant Baptist Church? Our next "Covenant Connect Class” will be held three Sundays in September at 9:00 a.m. in Conference Room A. Please sign up for this class online at CBCLancaster.org (click on Event Registration) or at the Connection Center in the main hallway.

Our 2nd annual Fine Arts Camp was a wonderful experience this year! A huge thanks to those that helped in any way. It was a blast, and the children had so much fun making crafts and scrapbooks, learning guitar, cooking, painting and how to build a Christmas tree out of pallet wood! Thank you for praying for us and investing in our children and their God-given abilities and talents. Worship Choir will resume on Wednesday, September 2nd! I am so excited for the opportunity to make music with the choir again. We will plan to wear clear face shields while we sing to protect against germs, so we may look a little funny! We will just be happy to be singing and worshiping together again. If you have been thinking of joining us, this is a great time to jump in. We rehearse weekly on Wednesdays from 7:00-8:15 p.m. Please call or text me if you have any questions. Join us for A MUSICAL CELEBRATION featuring the Collingsworth family, Dennis Swanberg, the Martins, and Jason Crabb at First Baptist Indian Trail on Friday, September 4th. Tickets are $10.00. We are taking the bus, so seats are limited. Sign up online or at the Connection Center. We will leave from the church at 4:00 p.m., and stop for a quick bite to eat (Dutch treat) on the way. We should return around 10:30 or 11:00 p.m.

School is finally here. Whew, what a summer it has been. Families as you prepare to jump into a new way to do school, please know that Covenant staff is praying for you, your teachers, and the technology you will be utilizing this year. The Homework Center at Covenant is coming together, and we are so excited to offer this ministry to our families and our community. I can already see God moving, and I know this will be an incredible year of growth for those students who will be attending. I would like to ask our Covenant Family to join us in praying for Lancaster County students and teachers, and for the students and staff that will be involved in the Homework Center. If you would like to help but are not able to serve at the HCC (Homework Center at Covenant) at this time, you can! Please donate new or gently used books that are on appropriate levels for kindergarteners to freshmen in high school. You can drop them off in the Children's wing on the counter in between Rooms 301 and 302. Thank you for your prayers and support. Vacation Bible School: Hey families! Due to a lot of changes this year with large gatherings and Covenant starting a Homework Center, we have made a final decision about VBS. We will not have a VBS weekend in September. Instead, we will use the VBS curriculum for a biblical highlight each week at the Homework Center and have another special Wednesday night for kids and youth this fall using our VBS material. This makes me sad; however, I do know that long term this will benefit the students more with their walk with Christ. The VBS meeting scheduled for September 2nd is also cancelled. I am excited to see how God is going to work this fall semester, and I am praying that next summer we are able to have a big VBS celebration as in years past. I am praying for you and your family as you start back to school. Please let us know if we can help in any way.

521 Ministries: Feeding our First Responders was a great success! Thanks to the donations, prayers and help from those in Covenant, we were able to encourage and feed 180 Lancaster First Responders. Those fed include City Police, Sheriff’s Office, Fire Departments, Correction Facility, EMS, Dispatchers and Detention Center. We appreciate all the prayer and support and look forward to flooding the front of the Worship Center with Coats/Jackets for the Homeless on September 20th! Our focus in September is a Coat Drive to meet the need mentioned in Matthew 25:36, “I was naked and you clothed Me…” We are asking every family in the church to buy a new coat/jacket to be donated to someone in need in our community. It is completely up to you what type of coat you buy, what size and for what gender. We trust that God will lead each member to buy the coat perfect for who He has in mind to receive it. On September 20th, we will have an opportunity for families to bring their coats forward in the Worship Center and pray, as a family, that God would use this coat to meet a physical need, while also opening up their hearts for us to share the Love of God which is the only thing that will meet their spiritual need.

BLOOD DRIVE Thursday, September 17th

2:30-7:00 p.m. In the Family Life Center

Please sign up at the Connection Center. Appointments are greatly appreciated;

however, walk-ins are welcome.

CALLED FAMILY FORUM

Wednesday, September 2nd

6:00 p.m. In The Fellowship Hall

Presentation of the 2020-2021 Organizational Roster

GriefShare Group: Thursdays through October 29th 6:00-8:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall Help and encouragement following the loss of a loved one. A warm and caring environment as you journey through grief. GriefShare has been meeting online and will begin meeting in person at the church on September 3rd. Participants are encouraged to wear a mask and practice social distancing. Proper sanitation precautions will be taken. For more information, contact Judy Davenport at 803-289-8127 or Cathy Coble at 803-288-2842.

Covenant Celebrates 26th Anniversary Sunday, October 4th

Join us for worship and a meal celebrating Covenant's 26th anniversary on Sunday, October 4th! We will have Joyful Sound from North Greenville University leading us in worship with a delicious meal of turkey, dressing, sides and tea afterwards. A basket for donations will be available. Suggested donation is $5.00 per person with a cap of $15.00 per family. Each family is asked to bring a dessert to share! Since 1978, Joyful Sound has shared God's Word through music and worship. The purpose of this ministry is to introduce people to Jesus Christ, help people grow in Christ, and encourage the brokenhearted. Joyful Sound consists of two nine-member vocal teams, each with their own sound technician. Team members are selected based on their testimony, their personal walk with Jesus Christ, and their musical ability. Our own Hendrix Wilson is a sophomore at North Greenville and is a member of the group. Come Celebrate the Lord, and all that He has done, is doing and will do! Please sign up for the meal at the Connection Center in the main hallway or online at cbclancaster.org. Click on "Event Registration", then "Click Here for all Covenant Events". Finally click on the event titled Anniversary Sunday Lunch. We want to be prepared and have plenty of delicious food!