Volume 27, Number 3

The

Vision March 1, 2015

South County Baptist Church

Pastor’s Column 1

Mission Meals 1

New Women’s Bible

Study

2

Mighty Max says ... 2

Funtastiks Update 3

Mothers of Grown

Children Prayer group

3

Annie Armstrong

Offering

4

Inside this issue:

Look What’s Coming:

VBS Kickoff Meeting

March 7

UGA Students at SCBC

March 9

Washington U. Lunch

March 17

Mission Meal

March 29

and our community in

tangible ways every day.

South County Baptist Church

continues to be a sending

church … equipping and

sending missionaries every

week. This summer, we’ll

send two teams to share the

Gospel and touch lives for

Christ in Gunnison, CO (June

20-28) and in Matamoros,

Mexico (July 25-31). I want

to encourage you to begin

praying now for these teams

as they prepare. Pray also

for those they will encounter

while they are away and for

the Gospel to bear fruit.

Short-term mission trips -

whether they be for a day, a

Sending mission teams - raising missionaries

As March

arrives,

Southern

Baptists

around the

world are

focusing our

prayers on

the work of

the North American Mission

Board and the Send North

America effort to start hundreds

of new churches in strategic

cities like St. Louis.

In the weeks ahead, we will

hear how God is at work across

our country and in Canada

raising up the next generation

of missions leaders and how the

Gospel is impacting our nation

week, or a month - are a

training ground for God to

develop long-term

missionaries. I am absolutely

confident in saying that if you

were to interview any group

of Southern Baptist

Missionaries and ask where

God began to express His call

on their lives, most would tell

you that it all began on a

mission trip with their church

family. When we send

mission teams, we’re raising

missionaries for the years

ahead.

I’m grateful to be a part of a

‘sending’ church and I’m

honored to be your pastor.

In Christ!

John

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Missionaries - All Members of Our Church

John M. Childers ....................................................................... Senior Pastor Chris Bailey ........................................................ Pastor of Worship and Music Ken Hill ................................................. Minister of Education & Administration Troy Allison ........................................................................ Pastor to Students Joe Spicer .......................................................... Pastor of Missions/Outreach John Hessel ............................................................................ Pastor Emeritus Rebekah Flynn .......................................................................... Church Pianist David Medley ..................................................... Music Associate/Publications Cindy DeNoyer ............................................................. Financial Administrator April Brooks .......................................................................... Ministry Assistant Lydia Feagans ............................................................... Childcare Coordinator Joe Spicer, Brandon Moncada, Max Mays .................................... Custodians Christine Franck ..................................... First Impressions Preschool Director Emily Spears .......................................... First Impressions Preschool Teacher

South County Goal: $5,500

MISSION MEALS

Volume 27, Number 3 Page 3 Page 2 The Vision

Total Gifts to Heart for the Heartland $ 791,870.22

Beginning Balance (Feb. 1) $ 236,897.91

Gifts to Building fund $ 12,545.55

Vision 2020 Expenses 1,218.32

Current Balance $ 248,225.14

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Sandra & Ed Gottschalk and the family of Betty Short

Ken & Jean Manion

The thank you notes are posted on the bulletin board outside of the church office.

The SCBC Family has received

Thank You Notes from:

Bible Study for Life-Change Staff Anniversary

Chris Bailey - 6 years Pastor of Worship & Music

Prayer group for mothers of grown children forming

We are forming a prayer group specifically for Mothers of GROWN Children beginning in March. The times are such that our

kids need more than just their own mothers praying for them individually, but other mothers organizing on their behalf to keep

them in prayer — whether they are having troubles or not.

If you are interested in being a part of a group of prayer warriors praying for each other’s grown kids, please call Sue Bauer

314-575-5265. The group time and place will be announced later depending on interest.

Welcome to SCBC:

By Profession of Faith

Russ Dabbs 5056 Heathfield Dr.

St. Louis, MO 63128 314-894-8833

By Transfer of Letter

Doug Fitzgerald 5208 Sir Bors Dr. Apt. 3

St. Louis, MO 63129 636-524-3111

By Profession of Faith

Justin Bradley 981 Forder Hills Drive St. Louis, MO 63129

314-229-7236

By Profession of Faith

Matthew Eller 6048 La Chateau Ct. St. Louis, MO 63129

314-570-4745

Funtastiks SCBC Senior Adult Ministry

Missouri History Museum highlights Funtastiks March calendar All senior adults are invited to visit the Missouri History Museum with the Funtastiks on Wednesday, March 18. The buses will

leave the church at 9:30 a.m. and return by 2:30 p.m. A special tour guide will lead the group through the St. Louis World’s

Fair exhibit. Cost for the tour is $3.

We will have lunch at the Forest Park Country Club (you will be responsible for the cost of your lunch). Following lunch, we’ll

return to the History Museum for a self-guided tour of the Louisiana Purchase exhibit. Please sign up on the Funtastiks Bulletin

Board outside of the church office by March 15 if you plan to ride the bus. New women’s Bible study begins March 25

Five Sessions - Book cost is $9

Starts Wednesday, March 25 at 6:15 p.m. Facilitated by Chris Spicer meeting in Room B101

Starts Thursday, March 26 at 9:30 a.m. Facilitated by Sonya Johns meeting in the Upper Annex

With a jam-packed life, what’s missing is space – space for God to speak, room for you to hear. Most us us are

constantly striving to complete the limitless to-do lists that hinder us from experiencing all that God has for us. We

are in bondage to busyness. It’s time to set aside the activities and busyness that swallows up rest and peace. It’s

time for us to breathe and build margin into our lives for God.

Mighty Max says . . .

Vision 2020 Building project works to clear “plastic soil” hurdle

Our Vision 2020 Building project encountered a temporary challenge when the soil en-

gineers determined that the dirt upon which the new foundation is to be laid is com-

prised of a significant amount of “plastic soil” — that is, soil which is somewhat

spongey and which has a tendency to expand and contract through the various Mis-

souri weather cycles. The solution is to remove a significant portion of this unsuitable

soil and replace it with “lean” concrete which will provide a solid sub-foundation for our

new buildings.

This work has begun, however the recent frigid conditions have resulted in a pause in

the process. Once the temperatures warm, the workers will be able to resume the

work of laying the foundation and proceeding with construction. It appears that this

will take a few weeks. We are hopeful that the foundation will be completed by late

March and that we will see the exterior walls going up by Easter!

In the meantime, Hooker Construction has added a new temporary emergency exit on the north wall at the bottom of the stair-

way in the lower annex. Like all of the lower exterior doors downstairs, this door is only to be used as an exit in case of emer-

gency, however it does provide a safer exit in the unlikely case that we would need to evacuate the building quickly. These low-

er level doors are all equipped with “crash bars” which allow them to be used as exits while remaining locked from the outside.

Mighty Max