ISBC inducted 9 men into our newly formed YokeFellow Ministry. The YokeFellow Ministry can be described as a “deacon assistant” or a “deacon apprentice” program to assist our deacons in serving our church.
Back Row – Jack Briggs, Brian Cole, Joe Dunn, Richard Keck, Elzie Gray*, Quentin Alsip
Front Row – Bob Rice*, Gary McElmurry, Mike Stevens, Russell Ussery, Jack Whipple, John Couch*
* Active Deacon
Reception Line following services
All of the tile work is complete in the fellowship hall. All that remains is to seal it and put the trim back on.
We are in the process of refurbishing the fellowship hall. The old carpet was taken up last week or so. New ceramic tile installation will begin tomorrow.
We are pleased to announce a new children’s ministry opportunity! Beginning Wednesday, August 14, we will have a Children’s Choir!
They will meet each Wednesday evening from 7 – 8 pm under the direction of Amanda Alsip and Janet Castillo.
Children from Kindergarten through Fifth Grade are invited to participate!
The Food Pantry will be closed tomorrow, July 30, as we do not have enough food to meet the needs. We will reopen next week.
After a long lapse, all of the sermons are available to listen to online or download and listen to at your convenience. You can access the online sermons here.
Online registration for VBS 2013 is up, running, and ready to receive new registrations! VBS is June 24 – 28, 6:00 – 8:30 pm. VBS Family Celebration will be Sunday, June 30 at 6 pm.
Click THIS LINK to register your child.
The very best way to help is to pray! Pray for the ongoing rescue effort. Pray for the families who lost loved ones. Pray for the first responders and volunteers. Pray for God to be glorified in this tragedy.
Many of us feel a need to help in some tangible way. You are discouraged from self-deploying, or simply going down to help out. Quite frankly, you’ll most like just be in the way and become part of the problem.
In lieu of going, you can give. Everyone knows that the Red Cross provides meals to those in need during disasters. But did you know that the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief (OK DR) is the organization that PREPARES a majority (if not all) of those meals?
OK DR is a volunteer based organization, but without the high priced CEOs that some of the relief organizations have been criticized for. The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma pays the modest salary of the director of OK DR, which is provided by Oklahoma Baptists.
When you give to OK DR, you can rest assured that 100% of your donation goes to relief efforts. Give at this link: http://www.okdisasterhelp.com/
Here in Wagoner, if you’d like to give goods, First Baptist Church is collecting items to give to victims. They are currently asking for bottled water, diapers, baby formula and baby wipes, and toiletries. Do not bring clothes!
Rather than duplicate the efforts of collecting and distributing, we will be cooperating with FBC Wagoner. They are located at 401 NE 2nd, Wagoner, OK 74467. Their phone is 918-485-2428.
If you’d like to go and physically do “hands-on” ministry, you are probably out of luck for this disaster. Most disaster relief agencies, including OK DR, require training. What you can do, however, is sign up with a disaster relief agency and be ready the next time a disaster strikes. Unfortunately, you probably won’t have to wait very long.
We have been invited by FBC, Wagoner, to join them on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, November 29 – December 7. The cost is $2955 (or less) per person based on double occupancy. A $300 deposit per person is due by June 1.
If you are interested, please see Bro Rick.
Immanuel Southern Baptist Church 