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GSFBC OUTREACH ARKANSAS BAPTIST CHILDREN’S HOMES SUNDAY, MAY 10

DISCOVER

Learn More About GSFBC!......Page 2

FEED THE NEED

Sunday, May 24.......................Page 3

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

Register Your Child!................Page 5

HERITAGE REVIVAL May 17 - 20...............................Page 5

MOTHER'S DAY OFFERING On Sunday, May 10 we will receive a love offering for the Arkansas Baptist Children's Homes. Your offering may be given in honor or memory of someone. Read more about ABCHomes on page 4.

THIS WEEK AT GSFBC

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NEW TESTAMENT MEMORY VERSE WEEK 18 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8

DISCOVER Discover Class is a great way to learn more about Geyer Springs! It is also required for those seeking membership. This class is for 5th grade students – adults. Our next class is Sunday, May 17 from 4:45 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. in the Student Auditorium. Dinner and childcare will be provided. If you would like to join us or need more information, please contact Jill Champagne at [email protected]. NEW - Sign up for Discover online at www.gsfbc.org/discover

NETWORK Network is a three week class designed to help you discover your spiritual gifts, personal style, and ministry passions. Following the class all participants will be paired with coaches to help them discern some service options inside the church and/or outside in our community that best fit each person’s unique servant profile. When? June 3, 10, & 17 from 6:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Where? Room 219 Cost: $10 (covers cost of workbook) Registration deadline: May 31 How to register: Sign up in the East Hallway, West Hallway, or Main Lobby Go to www.gsfbc.org/network Contact Kim Bailey at 455.3474 or [email protected]

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FEED THE NEED sunday, may 24 one service at 9:30 a.m. || no sunday school Feed the Need is an opportunity to allow God to work through His church and meet the need of hunger in a strategic way. Several churches, in cooperation with the Arkansas Rice Depot, will help stock the shelves of food pantries in our community. You may pick up a shopping list as you leave church that Sunday and go to area Walmart stores to make your purchases. Trucks will be at every location, and GSFBC staff and volunteers will be on hand to collect the items you purchase. Let’s work together as a church family to fight hunger in central Arkansas. For more information about Feed the Need, visit www.gsfbc.org/feedtheneed.

GEYER STUDENTS CAMP Collide 2015: Uncharted is coming up soon. The date for this year’s camp is June 15-19. We will be going back to East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, TX. The cost for camp is $210 with a $50 deposit due by May 31. Register your student at www.gsfbc.org/students.

FAMILY FARM Dates: July 13-16 || 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost: $80 per child (transportation provided) Geyer Springs Kids will be taking children who have completed 1st or 2nd grade to Family Farm, an exciting summer day camp in Malvern, Arkansas. The camp offers a variety of activities including horseback riding, fishing, archery, canoeing, cable swings, petting zoo, horseshoes, and Scripture memorization. Registration forms are available in the Children's Lobby. Return the registration form along with $80 to Shay Caldwell, Kerry Murphy, Kendra Roy, or the church office.

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ARKANSAS BAPTIST CHILDREN'S HOMES Mothers take on many other roles: a nurse, a protector, a taxi driver, a teacher, a friend, and someone a child can count on in a time of need. Sadly, many children in Arkansas do not have mothers who meet their needs. They do not have mothers who put them first, above all else. They do not have mothers who guide and nurture them. Each year, many of these children enter into the care of the Arkansas Baptist Children’s Homes and Family Ministries (ABCHomes). They arrive never experiencing the love and protection of a godly mother. Fortunately, when children and teens arrive at an ABCHomes campus, they will live with compassionate and caring housemothers that have been called by God to stand in the gap when the children’s biological mothers cannot or will not fulfill their roles. Housemothers are to the children what mothers are called to be: cook, shopper, taxi driver, nurse, comforter, counselor, teacher, to name a few. The theme for the 2015 Mother's Day Offering is A Place to Call Home. Through gifts to the Mother's Day offering, ABCHomes offers a stable and structured home life to more than 300 children and teens each year that enter into the care of ABCHomes because of severe abuse and neglect. ABCHomes seeks to provide children and teens a Christ-centered place of safety and security where they can grow physically, emotionally, academically, and spiritually. With gifts to the Mother's Day Offering, ABCHomes can continue to minister to children and teens who need “motherly” love and care and ultimately need the love of Christ. Growing up is easier for our children and teens with the help of generous churches like ours.

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MOTHER'S DAY OUT ENROLLMENT Our Preschool Center offers classes on Thursdays for children who are ages 4 months - 3 years by August 1, 2015. Pick up an enrollment flyer and policy sheet in the Preschool Lobby or view details at www.gsfbc.org/preschoolcenter. Limited spaces are available at some age levels. Priority enrollment for Geyer Springs members and Weekday Program children is Tuesday, May 12. Open enrollment begins Wednesday, May 13. All enrollment is by voicemail at 455.5911, ext. 129 beginning at 7:00 a.m. both days.


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VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VBS is June 22-25 with a celebration night on Friday, June 26! Preschool VBS is for kids entering kindergarten in the fall or those currently enrolled in kindergarten. Preschool VBS is 5:30 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. at GSFBC. Elementary VBS is for kids currently in 1st-4th grades. Elementary VBS is 6:00 p.m - 8:00 p.m. at four locations: GSFBC, Baseline, Knollwood, and Otter Creek. You may pre-register your kids for VBS at any location at www.gsfbc.org/vbs. If you would like to volunteer during VBS, you may sign up online, too. For questions, please contact Kerry Murphy ([email protected]) or Angela Weaver ([email protected]).

SUMMIT 60+ HERITAGE REVIVIAL

This year's Heritage Revival will be May 17-20 at Geyer Springs FBC. The revival kicks off during our evening worship service on Sunday, May 17 at 6:00 p.m. with a fellowship to follow. Monday Wednesday, the revival begins at 11:30 a.m. with lunch. This year's speaker will be Keith Wiginton with Jerry and Barbara Billingsley leading worship. Contact Lisa Malone at 455.3474 or [email protected] if you have any questions.

ALEXANDER COMMUNITY CENTER Looking for an opportunity to serve? Join us every third Friday as we serve a meal and connect with kids at the Alexander Community Center (15202 W. Azalea Dr.) from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.! Our next serve date is Friday, May 15! Contact Patrick Henry for more information at [email protected].

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COMMUNITY LIFE MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY

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We recently met with our partners at Pathway to Freedom prison ministry. There are many opportunities for you to volunteer with this ministry. If you are interested in serving, please contact Patrick Henry ([email protected] or 455.3474).

STITCHES OF LOVE Join us as we craft items by hand for those in need or needing comfort. Don’t know how to knit or crochet? We will teach you! We meet on the first Friday and third Thursday of each month at Geyer Springs in Room 151 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. If you’d like to crochet or knit from your own home, contact Jennifer Schmidt at 455.2910, 258.6147, or [email protected].

75TH ANNIVERSARY The 75th anniversary of Geyer Springs First Baptist Church is July 14, 2015. We plan to recognize and celebrate this monumental occasion in September in conjunction with the completion of the new building. Please make plans to be in town on the morning of September 27 for this very special occasion. More details will come in the following months, but save the date! In the meantime, if you have a story to share about how God has used the body or ministries of GSFBC to impact you or your family, please share it with us by emailing [email protected] with 75th Anniversary as the subject line!

[email protected] With so many ministries in our church, sometimes it is hard to know what is going on in all of them. Often exciting things that happen get overlooked, and we need your help to make sure we are celebrating all of the incredible things God is doing in our church! If you have a personal testimony or know of something that God has done specifically within a ministry here at Geyer Springs, please share that story with us at [email protected]. Thank you for helping us celebrate the good things the Lord is doing here at Geyer Springs!


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FELLOWSHIP SUPPER

THIS WEEK AT GEYER SPRINGS SUNDAY, MAY 10 Adults Only Bible Study 8:15 a.m. First Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Second Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Bible Study 11:00 a.m. Deaf Fellowship Church 11:00 a.m. No Evening Service - Happy Mother's Day! MONDAY, MAY 11 Mommy and Me Outing 9:00 a.m. Ladies Aerobics 6:00 p.m. TUESDAY, MAY 12 Ladies Bible Study

9:30 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 Keenagers Fellowship Supper Grief Share Prayer Meeting Rooted Classes Sonshine Kidz/3:Sixteen Live/Ignite Live/Verge

Ladies Bible Study Sign Language Class Celebration Choir & Orchestra Rehearsal

10:15 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 6:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 The Choice - Men's Bible Study Ladies Aerobics Breaking the Chains

6:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY, MAY 16 Upward Soccer Games

8:00 a.m.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 13 Salad Bar OR Chicken Fried Steak, Potatoes and Gravy, Green Beans, Biscuit, Dessert Children's Menu: Hot Dog and Chips

GUEST SERVICES This Sunday the GREEN Team will serve!

LAST WEEK'S NUMBERS Worship Attendance Bible Study Budget Requirements Budget Offerings World Missions BUILDING FUND May 3, 2015 Building Fund Reserve

1,884 1,464 $93,768.40 $104,056.42 $3,671.00 $14,669.00 $216,434.46

On Sunday, April 19, we announced a strategic mission partnership in Jharkhand, India. Our goal was $30,000 to help fund the project. So far, we have received over $40,000! Thank you for supporting the mission of Geyer Springs and desiring to see many reached with the Gospel!

SYMPATHY AND PRAYERS Pastor Jeff and Wendy, along with our church family, express Christian sympathy to Bob Buffalo in the loss of his brother, Harry Buffalo; to Sarah, Max, and Molly Henry in the loss of their grandmother and great-grandmother, Camille Stege; to Dennis Singletary in the loss of his mother, Betty Singletary; and to Bob @ G E Y E R S P RTaylor I N G SinF the B C loss of his sister-in-law, G S F B C .Mary O R G Anderson. / FA C E B O O K