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April 2021 Spinning News

3/31/2021

       Isn't it great that we can enjoy March Madness again this year?
Even though I once considered myself a pretty good basketball player,
as I watch players on television, I am keenly aware of how they are much more skilled they are than I could ever have dreamt of being. They run faster down the court. They shoot with more distance and accuracy. They handle the ball with precision and coordination. They pass the ball with foresight and vision. I can only watch with jealousy and admiration.
          But in spite of their superior skills, they still miss more shots than they make. They still turn the ball over to the other team with regularity. Many mistakes are made in a typical game. Perhaps the most valuable and underrated accomplishment on the court is that of the rebounder. Every rebound is a correction of a mistake and something that gives your team another chance to score. Invariably, the team with the most “second-chance baskets” is the one that wins. When I think of all those superstars on the Chicago Bulls championship teams, Dennis Rodman may have been just as important as Michael Jordan and the rest.
          As we reflect on the message of Easter, and the things that happened on that holy week, I picture Jesus as being our rebounder. His death on the cross is the only way that our mistakes, our sins, can be made up for. He sacrificed Himself so we can receive the glory of God. His victory over death is the only way that we can be given a second chance to live. No matter how many great things we can do, no matter how much we love, how much we give, how much we serve, we would be lost without the work of Christ in our behalf.
          This may be the only time in my life that I will compare Jesus to
Dennis Rodman, but in this one small respect, we can look to Jesus as the only way to rebound from the fact that we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
   “Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift.”

                                                                                      With love, Pastor Scott

Maundy Thursday Service
Thursday, April 1
7:00 pm

Easter Sunday
April 4

7:30 am ~ Easter Sonrise Service at Shellabarger Park, followed by coffee, donuts,
etc. at the church

9:00 am ~ Joint Adult Sunday School Class in the fellowship hall.

10:30 am ~ Easter morning worship

Join us for Men's Breakfast on Saturday, April 3, at 8:30 am. The breakfast will be continental style and masks are still required. All men and boys are invited.
Hope to see you there!

Youth, in-person/in-building meetings are happening. Join us Sunday evenings as we meet from 6:30-8 PM. Each week our time together includes fellowship, worship, plenty of fun, and learning from Scripture! Join us as we learn to live out our faith, build friendships with other kids and caring adult leaders as we do life together, and have lots of fun along the way.
Current 7th-12th grade students are invited to come check out our youth group for yourself! Masks and social distancing are required. We want you to be a part of youth group! Get here every Sunday from 6:30 - 8 pm.
For question see one of the youth group leadership
team members.

Our preschool is in need of substitutes. If you know of anyone available who has a high school diploma, willing to get fingerprints and background checks, please contact Carol Boersma at 937-256-7304.

Women’s breakfast is meeting again on Saturday, April 10 th, at 9 am. We will be wearing masks, social distancing and there will be a reduced menu. But, there will still be lots fellowship with women of the church. Please plan to join us!

Here at SRBC we collect a fellowship offering on the 3rd Sunday of every month. This offering is used for emergency needs and financial assistance for those in need. This has been a great ministry of our church through the years, and we just want to remind you that we are continuing to collect this offering. There is a basket marked Fellowship Fund on the communion table, or you may send in your offering specified as fellowship Fund. We still focus on the offering on the 3rd Sunday, but you may give at any time. Thank you for remembering those in need.

On Sunday evening, April 25, we will be hosting “Resounding Joy,” the touring vocal choir from Dayton Christian High School. The choir is under the direction of Luke Goodman.
          Come support Luke's choir of Christian teenagers as they prepare to go on tour during the early part of the summer.
     At this time, we expect that you will still have to wear
masks and you will be seated in the back half of the sanctuary to ensure proper distance from the singers.
          A love offering will be taken to help support the choir for their
upcoming tour.

Sunday April 25, 2021 after morning worship

VBS 2021
We have the most fun, and exciting VBS coming this summer. So, grab your hard hat and tool belt since the VBS 2021 Construction Plan is tentatively
still on!!

     Look up - way up. That’s where we’re headed. Where I-beams float effortlessly high overhead, carefully guided into place by powerful machinery. Where steel and glass converge into a colossal design that appears to almost touch the sky. These magnificent structures were elaborately designed and intricately built. Yet they all began the same way – with concrete and cranes, rivets and rebar, bulldozers, and backhoes; and most importantly,
a solid foundation.

I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6

     This July, we’re planning to present Concrete & Cranes for Vacation Bible School. This year’s VBS is all about helping kids discover that Jesus’ love provides a foundation that lasts. They’ll learn to be wise builders who continue in what they’ve learned and firmly believe. In addition they will discover that He who began a good work in them will be faithful to carry it on to completion. Each day kids will dig deep into God’s Word to build on the foundation Jesus provides through the pages of Scripture as well as make crafts, play fun games, sing cool songs, learn memory verses, make new friends, and enjoy skits.

     This summer, kids ages 3 years old (by June 1, 2021 and potty trained) through completed 6th grade from 6-8:30 p.m. July 25-30, 2021 will grab their hard hats and head out to the construction site to discover that skyscrapers aren’t the only things that need a rock-solid foundation. Life is a hard hat zone. But just wait ‘til you see what God will do! It’s almost VBS time!

Note: Currently, this event will be hosted in-person, but this is subject to change depending on the health climate. While we don’t know what the next few months will bring, we are hopeful that it will include the return of VBS.

Help support our
SpinKemp Preschool
By joining in this
Fundraiser

AWANA MINUTE:

Dear Spinning Road Family,
     We closed out February
with a glow night theme. The fellowship hall was a glow it black lights, glow sticks, balloons, games, necklaces set for clubbers to have lots of glowing fun.
     March started off with the opening of the 2nd Awana Store! It was a time for our clubbers to spend their hard-earned Awana points they have been earning in club!
     We closed out March with the weather changing, days getting longer and God bringing about new life into our lives and world.
     We ask for continued positive thoughts, prayers, and support for our dedicated staff and for the great kids who attend each week and for the parent/guardians who bring them.

Cool with Christ
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander

Simon and Nancy Warwick

Wycliffe Bible Translators USA is an interdenominational nonprofit organization with a goal to "start a Bible translation in 'every language that needs one' by 2025."

This month’s mission spotlight is on our own Simon and Nancy Warwick. Simon and Nancy work with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Please give your prayer and financial support, if you desire, to them as they translate God’s word for others.

538 SPINNING ROAD E -Mail: spinroad@sbcglobal.net
Phone: (937) 252-5311 Website:www.spinningroadbaptist.org

Purpose Statement

We will strive to be productive for God’s Kingdom by:
    Freely worshipping Him in Spirit and truth.
    Reaching out to meet the specific needs of others.
    Unifying the Body of Christ in love and friendship
    Inviting our neighborhood to share our Christian experience.
  Teaching believers to grow and serve.

Theme verse:
” We pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.”    Colossians 1:10

WRITE TO OUR MISSIONARIES

Bev Dawson John Look Dayton Christian Center
6415 Fellowship Cr 2402 Porter Avenue 1352 W. Riverview Ave.
Apt H Anoka, MN 55303 Dayton, Ohio 45407
Waxhaw, NC 28173

March 2021 Spinning News

2/25/2021

For many people, a barrier to placing trust in God is the apparent contradiction of a loving God who allows suffering. While there are theological and practical explanations to that dilemma, those explanations don't often seem to placate those who are suffering. How can you tell me God is all-loving when He has allowed me to go through so many difficult hardships?
     Perhaps it is better to hear those explanations from someone who has gone through suffering himself. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, who was imprisoned and eventually martyred for his faith and Christian convictions, wrote this in a letter to his sister:
     “It is good to learn early enough that suffering and God are not a contradiction but rather a unity, for the idea that God himself is suffering is one that has always been one of the most convincing teachings of Christianity.
I think God is nearer to suffering than to happiness, and to find God in this way gives peace and rest and a strong and courageous heart.”
    To understand that our good and loving God has allowed Himself to suffer for our sake is something that can draw us ever closer to Him, if we choose to let that happen. How good it is to know that He understands our suffering and goes through it with us. In these days of confusion, sorrow and frustration,
in these days of knowing that an even greater tribulation awaits the earth,
may we find comfort that God is sovereign, and that everything that He allows is for the purpose of saving us and freeing us from a bondage that would keep us from spending eternity with Him.
     Whatever you are going through, may God grant you His peace and rest, and that strong and courageous heart.
With love,
                                                                Pastor Scott

Join us for Men's Breakfast on Saturday, March 6 at 8:30 am. The breakfast will be continental style and masks are still required.
All men and boys are invited. Hope to see you there!

Our group has restarted, things are moving forward. Youth grades 7th – 12th are gathering on Sunday evenings from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. Students are socially distancing, sporting masks, and doing the required check -ins. We'll meet for fellowship, worship, plenty of fun, and learning from Scripture. This is a group to belong to, grow, and find rest and renewal to start each week with.
Hope you will clear your busy schedules and join us. We hope to see you. For questions see one of the leadership team members.

Our preschool is in need of substitutes. If you know of anyone available who has a high school diploma, willing to get fingerprints and background checks, please contact
Carol Boersma at 937-256-7304

Women’s breakfast is meeting again on Saturday, March 13th, at 9 am. We will be wearing masks, social distancing and there will be a reduced menu. But, there will still be lots fellowship with women of the church. Please plan to join us!

Dear Spinning Road Baptist Church,
Thank you for all the beautiful Christmas cards and notes, thank you for the monetary gifts, and the privilege of playing the piano at Spinning Road Baptist Church., Love Luvada Johnson.

AWANA MINUTE:

What an amazing year we have had at AWANA so far! It is hard to believe there are only a few months left in our AWANA year. The clubbers have been growing in their understanding of God as they memorize and apply His word to their lives. It is our prayer that this knowledge will lead them into a personal relationship with Him.

The joy and enthusiasm continue each week, complete with masks, handwashing, social distancing, sneaking up on the sanitizing stations, and some extra cleaning.

February 3 the Sparks clubbers helped to color pages for the visit to the Manor across the street by the Outreach team.
February 24, we had fun playing glow in the dark games in the Fellowship hall for Glow Night.
The AWANA store will open for business March 3 for clubbers to shop until they drop.
Sadly, due to the pandemic the AWANA Grand Prix will be cancelled for this club year. Keep those cars in their garages for future races.
Our leaders continue to bring joy, enthusiasm, and love each week and continue to make AWANA a place that kids love.

As always, the AWANA ministry team is thankful for every prayer and supportive word shared, your Prayers are so especially important and crucial
to this ministry! We appreciate having a congregation that supports and values children and youth ministry. Thank you!

Cool with Christ,
Tere Sharp
Co-commander

Here at SRBC we collect a fellowship offering on the 3rd Sunday of every month. This offering is used for emergency needs and financial assisstance for those in need. This has been a great ministry of our church through the years, and we just want to remind you that we are continuing to collect this offering. There is a basket marked Fellowship Fund on the communion table, or you may send in your offering specified as fellowship Fund. We still focus on the offering on the 3rd Sunday, but you may give at any time.
Thank you for remembering those in need.

Help Support SpinKemp Cristian Preschool

Thanks to America for Christ (AFC) Offering contributions, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) supported communities distressed by the devastation of COVID-19 last year, as the pandemic swept our country and Puerto Rico. We also helped families who lost homes to floods, wildfires and storms, along with children living on the edge because of poverty, and seminarians preparing to devote their lives to sharing the Good News.
These are just a few of the ways we minister to those in need; there are many more. Please help us continue to bring healing and hope to communities, families, children and Jesus’ disciples in 2021 by supporting this year’s America for Christ Offering

February 2021

1/29/2021

Spinning News

Justice. Is there a more noble goal that anyone could possibly have than to desire justice? There is an instinct within all of us that cries for justice. When something happens that is just plain unfair, something inside of us rebels against that and demands that it be corrected. This instinct is from God and is part of the summary of what it is He requires of us, as the prophet Micah told us. (6:8)
          As Christians who believe that God is a God of justice, what is our obligation when we believe that injustice has occurred? Should we become angry? The answer to that is “yes!” Injustice should make us angry, to the point where we cry out like the prophet Amos, “let justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an everlasting stream.” Amos had had enough of government corruption, bribery, graft, fraud and abuse of the poor. He called for change and demanded that people be held accountable for their actions. This is the honorable and righteous thing to do.
          In this past unstable and difficult year, our country has seen people from both political extremes express their discontent with what they perceive to be injustice, in ways that are far from honorable and righteous. Their acts of violence, vandalism, and destruction only serve to harm their cause. Their words of hatred and foulness only defeat the very purposes they claim to have. Their actions only result in the fact that the justice they claim to seek demands that they be punished for their criminal behavior.
    As Christians, what steps should we take if we believe injustice has occurred, be it through racial inequality, abuse of power, media manipulation, or the politicizing of issues? Our wonderful country has given us the prerogative to protest, but to do so peacefully and orderly, with respect to public property, and the rights of others to their property, personal space and opinions. To participate in such activity is not only our right, but perhaps our moral obligation. It is entirely possible to do so without committing crimes, disrespecting authority, and doing harm to others.
          If you truly, truly feel that civil disobedience is the only choice you have,
as the apostles declared they must obey God rather than men, then you must also accept the consequences of that decision. Paul accepted his consequences of imprisonment, brutality, isolation and eventually execution.
          Let us always remember that complete verse from Micah, which says that God requires us to do justice, love mercy and walk humbly with our God.

   With love,
                                                                Pastor Scott

We will be resuming Men's Breakfast on Saturday, February 6
at 8:30 am. The breakfast will be continental style and masks
are still required. All men and boys are invited.
Hope to see you there!

WHEN: Sunday nights 6:30 pm – 8 pm Starting January 31, 2021.
WHO: 7th - 12th Graders

We are excited to announce that SRBC’s Youth Group is starting back up AND IN PERSON! We’ll be social distancing, sporting masks, and doing the required check-ins. All that aside, students will have a great time hanging out together in person. Get ready for socially distant games, worship, and relevant lessons. Come check us out. We can't wait to see you soon!
For questions see one of the leadership team members.

The church offices will be closed on
Monday, February 15, 2021
in observance of President’s Day

 AWANA MINUTE:

     It is truly amazing how quickly the year is flying by. It seems like we were just celebrating the New Year and here it is February already, where did January go?

     We arrived back to club January 6 after a 2-week break from club spending time with family, zooming with friends, and playing with new toys etc. Clubbers got back to the business at hand, of learning and reciting Bible verses, completing sections, and playing games.

     January 20, Clubbers arrived dressed and ready for layer night our January theme.
They dressed in as many layers of clothes and accessories as they could either find,
and/or walk/waddle to club in.

     Jan. 27 – Clubbers arrived wearing their favorite NFL gear and most importantly bringing cans of soup to help refill our Church’s food pantry.  This theme night focuses not on football, but on the people of our community who are unable to put food on their tables.

     We are looking forward to another exciting year, one where we hope to see many boys and girls become disciples for Christ. This cannot happen without the faithful leaders and listeners answering God’s call and serving him thru this ministry. Please pray for our leaders as we attempt to bring the word of God to young lives from our church & community, with the gospel of Christ and train them to serve him!

Cool with Christ.
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander

Stacy and Tim Reese

STACY and TIM are endorsed to serve in discipleship and community development among
our partners working within the Haitian sugarcane Bateyes in the Dominican Republic.
They are both passionate about discipleship through artistic expression. Stacy will serve alongside women cooperatives in building relationships, retail management, mentoring and education. Tim has a background in marketing and will collaborate with church and local business leaders to help maximize their potential by encouraging innovation, business development and fellowship

December 30th, 2020

12/30/2020

Spinning News

I would like to take this time to say “thank you” to all of you who prayed for Colleen and me while we were stricken with COVID-19. Despite our many precautions, the disease somehow got to us and we found it to be a formidable foe. Just as it seemed we were over the hump and were on the way to overcoming it, complications set in for me when I collapsed unconscious with no warning. It turns out I had developed multiple blood clots in both my lungs (pulmonary embolisms). Were it not for Colleen's quick action on my behalf, they most likely would have proved to be fatal.
          As I was awakened, riding in the ambulance, not knowing what had happened or whether I was going to live or die, many thoughts were racing through my mind. The first of which was the absolute assurance of where
I would be going if I were to die. The comfort of that confidence is something
I will never forget!
          At the same time, however, there was a nagging awareness of unfinished business- the promise I made to be there for my wife as long as she lived, a new grandchild on the way that I wanted to see and hold, sermons on the back burner that have been waiting to be preached, things unsaid that should have been said, calls unmade that should have been made. These are things that inspired me to fight to live.
          I am so grateful for the wonderful care I received and a relatively new procedure which was performed (catheter-directed thrombolysis), that was able to loosen the clots and extend my life. I know without a doubt that the prayers of many were very instrumental in the outcome. I hardly know how to express my appreciation for those prayers!
    It will take time for the clots to totally dissolve and for my strength to return. (It turns out I had a slight heart attack at some time in the process as well as some pneumonia.) I will be seeing some new doctors in the near future. But my plan is to live for many more years. Evidently, God has reasons for me to still be here.
          I hope to dedicate myself to discovering what those reasons are and to be more practically prepared for when it is my time to leave this earth. While I may be spiritually prepared, there are many other things that should be taken care of for when my time does come, things I have not given much thought to, let alone taken any action about.
          May I encourage you to make sure that you are prepared. Ecclesiastes 9:12 says, “no man knows when his hour will come.” While that “hour” may have warnings, it also very well may not. James 4:14 compares our life on earth to a vapor or a mist. It is just a fleeting moment compared to eternity. Do you know what will happen to you if you were to die? Have you made preparations for that time that will make things easier for your loved ones? Are you grateful for the gift of life, both physical and spiritual? As our choir sings, “Are you dressed for the wedding if the bridegroom comes tonight?”
   With love,
                                                                                Pastor Scott

Please send all Annual Reports to Fran at spinroad@sbcglobal.net
by January 19, 2021.

Thank you so much for all of the phone calls, cards, and prayers. Hope to see you all soon.
Love, Bill & Barb Chambers

AWANA MINUTE:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

     December 2020 went quickly as on the 2nd clubbers were challenged to wear hats, gloves, and scarfs for our theme night, frozen night. Challenging clubbers to donate winter gear to our mitten tree basket to assist needy children in our community who need winter gear so as not to be frozen in the cold winter weather. Good job to all who donated gear.

     On the 16th we opened the 1st Awana store of the year. Clubbers got their first experience with the treasures the store shelves held! We also continued the season of giving in December as the coatroom was quickly closed, renovated, and reopened as the “Christmas Shop” where clubbers picked out gifts for their parents/caregivers. The shop was complete with personal gift-wrapping elves who happily wrapped and readied secret selections to be neatly placed under the Christmas tree to be open Christmas morning. Thank you secret, gift-wrapping Elves, we broke from club December 23, & December 30, so that all could celebrate the birth of our savior. Club starts back January 6th as we get club off to a Great start in 2021! We are so excited to see what God has in store for our clubs in the New Year!

     Thank you to all volunteer listeners who are helping clubbers learn Gods word, so they can begin hiding it in their hearts! Thank-you for your continued love, support and most importantly prayers! Pray for our children to be reached
with the gospel of Christ and that they learn to serve others, and for our
entire leadership staff.

Cool with Christ.
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander

We gave out 23 Christmas baskets this year!
What a ministry to our community! But, now our shelves are bare. Please help us restock the pantry. We are in need of everything!
As always thank you for generosity
to this ministry.

Our Annual Church Business meeting will be on January 24. Because of the pandemic, we will not be having a dinner at this year's meeting, but rather will simply meet after church on that Sunday. The annual meeting tends to run a little longer than our quarterly meetings, so you may want to take that into account with your dinner plans for that Sunday.

We will resume our monthly Men’s Breakfast on February 6
at 8:30 am. Because of COVID-19, we will not be cooking breakfast in the kitchen, but will have a continental style breakfast of bagels, donuts, etc.
All men are invited to join us for this time of fellowship
and devotional time. Please bring your masks.
(although you will be able to take them off to eat!)

Our Annual planning meeting will be held in Fellowship Hall on Saturday, January 9. Teams will meet at 9 am initially to go over scheduling events for 2021. Not all teams need to meet. Then at 10:00 am, we would like as many church leaders as possible to be present to put things on the calendar for the coming year. For those that cannot be present in person, the meeting can be joined via “Zoom.”

November 2020 Spinning News

10/30/2020

Roger Barrier, in Listening to the Voice of God, writes that when he left home for college, he never had done his own laundry. His mother had always washed his clothes for him. Upon his leaving home, she gave him a canvas duffel bag, and instructed him to put his dirty clothes in the bag every night. Then at the end of the week he was to take them to a laundromat and wash them.
            Seven days later, he took his dirty clothes to the laundromat, threw the duffel bag into the washer, put in some laundry powder, inserted the proper change and turned on the machine. Moments later, a loud thump, thump, thump echoed through the laundromat. A pretty coed approached him with a grin and told him she thought his clothes would get cleaner if he took them out of the duffel bag first.
            How similar that is to the way that we often confess our sins. We lump them into one bag and ask God to forgive our sins. While the blood of Christ is indeed sufficient to cover all our sins, it would make sense that we would much more effectively experience His cleansing, healing and forgiveness if we would identify those individual things we have done in disobedience to the Lord's commandments.
            A perfunctory, all-encompassing request for forgiveness does seem to minimize the price that was paid for our redemption. But by naming those individual offenses, of which we have been convicted by the Holy Spirit, we can fully claim the promises of our Savior.
            We can admit accountability for what we have done, said, or thought, and experience the full cleansing that comes from trusting in the power of the cross to not only remove the guilt of each sin, but to empower us to gain victory over them.
            “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (I John 1:9)

                                                                    With Love,
Pastor Scott

Remember Time Change,
Sunday November 1, 2020

Hey students (Grades 7th – 12th)!
Hope you all are doing well, we are super excited to announce we are going to be starting youth group back up Sunday, November 22 from 7-8pm! Hope to see you there! Stay tuned for further updates.

Youth group Parents Meeting
(Sun 11-22 @ 6:30 pm)
We’ll be hosting a parent meeting for those who have kids in the Youth Group (Grades 7 – 12)
to introduce our new leadership team members and answer any questions regarding our programming before we launch our first meeting.
This may be especially helpful for parents of new students.
We look forward to meeting you there.

Children’s Church has resumed and all Covid-19 protocols will be in place. We love having our children back with us in church!

Our preschool is in need of substitutes.
If you know of anyone available who has a high school diploma, willing to get fingerprints and background checks, please contact Carol Boersma at
937-256-7304.

We will have a short church business meeting on Sunday, November 8, after the morning worship to approve the budget and slate of officers for 2021.

To all the ladies of Spinning Road Baptist Church concerning the bridal shower for
Abbie Goodman.
            We are very happy and excited for Abbie's bridal shower given by her friends and bridesmaids on Saturday, November 14, 2020 from 12 noon to 2 pm.
            There is a nice large group of ladies from the church that are able to come in person along with family and friends. Due to COVID, we know there may be others from church that are unable or uncomfortable in being able to attend Abbie's shower in person and that is totally understandable. In wanting to give everyone a chance to congratulate Abbie and give her best wishes, we thought we might try something unique and different. We will have a drive through “Shower/Best Wishes” event for Abbie on Saturday, November 14 from 3:30-5:00 pm after the in-person shower.
            If anyone would like to drive by and wish Abbie well or bring a gift by, (no gifts are required), please come to the church parking lot and drive by in your car and stop to talk to Abbie personally, but at a safe distance and receive a small gift for yourself. It would mean a great deal to Abbie to see you and receive your best wishes and congratulations. Please do not feel obligated to come or bring a gift, but because of COVID, the desire is to give everyone a chance to participate if they so desire. If you have any questions, please ask or call Colleen Goodman at (937) 510-1711. Thank you.

In preparation of Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets to be given out, the following is a list of the items we need for the food pantry.

          Sugar
          Brown sugar
          Flour
          Canned meats
          Canned fruit
          Pasta
          Pasta sauce
          Bagged beans
          Canned beans
          Soups
          Gravy
          Green beans
          Canned pasta
          Cereal
          Ketchup
          Rice
          Peanut Butter
          Jiffy mix
          Pancake mix
          Ramen noodles

          Toilet paper
          Paper towels

We appreciate your generosity as we endeavor to serve our community through this ministry

The following events will be taking place this is year, but will be altered somewhat because of COVID-19.

We will resume our monthly Men’s Breakfast on November 7
at 8:30 am. Because of COVID-19, we will not be cooking breakfast in the kitchen, but will have a continental style breakfast of bagels, donuts, etc.
All men are invited to join us for this time of fellowship and devotional time. Please bring your masks.
(although you will be able to take them off to eat!)

Although we will not be able to have a church dinner in what has become an annual expression of thanks to our veterans, we will be providing a special boxed dinner that veterans can pick-up on a drive-by basis. There will be a sign-up sheet in the church foyer, or you may call the church office or Felicia Chambers to be put on the list. The dinners will be distributed on November 15, at 12:15 here
at the church.

Since COVID-19 is preventing us from having our annual Harvest Dinner, we are going to go back to having a special Thanksgiving worship service. Please join us on Tuesday, November 24 at 7 pm as we take time to count our blessings, which is especially important for us to do during this difficult year. Wear your masks and bring your thanks.

This year we will not have our traditional night of opening it up to the congregation to come and decorate our church building for Christmas. However, since we do want the church decorated, those wishing to help will have specific assignments for them to complete. If you would be willing to take on an assignment, please let Pastor Scott or Rita Look know.

Since we are not able to have a Christmas Cantata this year, we would still like to have an informal “Night of Christmas Music”. If you have a special Christmas song that you would like to share vocally or instrumentally, we would love to have you participate. This event will be Sunday evening, December 20, at 7 pm. Please let Sue Hood know as she is working on putting this event together.

AWANA MINUTE:

     AWANA is back! We had a very successful start that began Wednesday October 7.
Awana is for children age 2 – 12th grade. We meet Wednesday nights from 6:05 – 7:30 PM.

     Wow, now how did it get to be November already, what happened to October, it seems to have almost flown by? October was a busy month in the life of our club. We grew a little, met some new friends, welcomed back old friends, and are having fun learning more about Jesus our savior as we sport our masks, get our temperatures taken and sanitize our hands. While Our Puggles and Cubbies clubs along with some of our other clubbers continue growing and learning virtually at home.

     Wednesday October 21 clubbers and leaders arrived eager to sport the self-generated hairstyles in support of our theme “crazy hair night” having fun while Bible learning complete with prizes and yes, some interesting hair. Wednesday the 28th kicked off our pantry nights as we bring in nonperishable food items to help restock our church’s food pantry for the holidays.
November will focus on giving; clubbers can fill shoeboxes for Operation Christmas child, and continue bringing in non-perishable food items to give love and food to the needy in our Church, neighborhood, and community for the holidays.

     There will be NO club Wednesday November 25 for all to give thanks with their families. Club will resume Wednesday December 2, where we will also open the 1st Awana store of the year for clubbers to get their first experience with the treasures the store
shelves hold!

Thank you to all volunteer listeners who are helping clubbers learn Gods word, so they can begin hiding it in their hearts and applying it to their daily lives!

We ask that you continue to partner with us by praying for everyone involved in club
each week, and for future clubbers that will visit our club. Thank-you for your
continued support in this ministry!

Because Kids matter to God!

Cool with Christ
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander

At Dayton Christian School we boldly proclaim a Christian worldview in all that we do. We seek to prepare our students for life by providing strong, Christ-centered, Biblically-based academics, a full spectrum of athletics, excellent fine arts, and a multitude of service opportunities.
Along the way, our students are impacted daily by our “living curriculum” – our faculty and staff living out their own walk of faith before them. As a result, our students learn to seek God’s truth for their own lives. A DCS graduate is prepared for college or the career world and ready to impact their world
in a God-honoring way.

Spinning News

9/30/2020

     COVID-19 has affected all of our lives in very significant ways. The routines of life that we have depended upon have all been altered in one way or another because of this pandemic. Going to church, going to school, going to the store, going to visit someone, going anywhere at all, has taken on a new dimension and has caused us to grieve the loss of normalcy.

     There have been a number of people in our church
who have suffered the loss of loved ones in recent months.
For some, it was COVID-19 that took a loved one far too soon. For others, the deaths may have been more expected due to aging and illness. Still, for others, the losses have been tragic and sudden. For all of them, the losses that have been experienced by those left behind have been magnified by this pandemic in that we can't even grieve the same way we have been accustomed to.

     As we assess all of the things we have lost, I encourage you to focus on what we have through our faith in Jesus Christ. Paul said, “I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.”

     We have been doing our best to regain some of those things we have lost in the context of our church life. In addition to returning to in-person worship, we have made it possible for anyone who would like to join us live on-line for both Sunday morning and Wednesday evening. You will see in this newsletter that in October, we will be resuming Sunday School, Children's Church and AWANA. Even though all those things will look a lot different because of COVID, we rejoice that we can return a little back toward normalcy.

   Despite all that has been lost, I pray that we all can have a renewed understanding of what we have already gained through our salvation in Christ, and that even when we are able to totally resume all of our church activities, that our focus will be on that relationship to Jesus, rather than the activities themselves. I pray that we will have learned that even if we were to lose everything else, that the value of knowing Jesus is sufficient and that the things we are able to enjoy and do together are blessings from His hand that enable us to have a deeper appreciation of our abundant and eternal life found through faith in Christ.

With Love,
Pastor Scott

Ladies of Spinning Road Baptist Church,

Friends and bridesmaids of Abbie Goodman are putting on a bridal shower for her on Saturday, November 14. They are inviting the ladies from our church to attend the shower. They were wondering for planning purposes about how many ladies from the church would like to attend.
Due to COVID restrictions, they were not sure who would feel it would be appropriate and safe to attend, since it will be indoors. COVID distancing and precautions would be enforced. hey asked if we could get an approximate count as soon as possible so that they can finish their planning and preparations. Please do not feel any obligation to attend. We totally understand any reluctance. But if you think you would like to attend the bridal shower for Abbie on November 14 from 12:00-2:00 pm at the Bravo Restaurant, please let Colleen Goodman know by October 8. You can call at her at (937) 510-1711 or email her at ckgoodman7@gmail.com. We are sorry for the short notice concerning your reply. Invitations/reminders will be sent out officially in October.

Beginning October 4th, 2020, from
9:50 – 10: 20 am, classes will meet in the following rooms.
NOTE TIME CHANGE
Masks and social distancing will be required. Rooms will be sanitized
following each use.

PURSUERS’ CLASS: A note for Dave Look
After years of taking deep dives into books such as Revelation, Romans, and Acts, the Pursuers S.S. class will take a different approach, at least for now. We will use “Our Daily Bread” as a guidebook and discuss certain excerpts that seem to be especially relevant for our class. Please pick up a copy in the foyer and read it each day, as many of us are already doing. If a particular day’s reading has a special meaning for you, we can discuss it. Each week I will also pick out a few readings and together we can see what God has in mind for each of us. Every reading begins with appropriate scripture for its subject matter and we will discuss how that scripture also applies to our own lives. Please join us downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.

SEEKERS CLASS: Ed Prince will discuss with the class the next study. They will continue to meet in the Seekers classroom.

YOUNG ADULT CLASS: Crystal Jackson will be contacting class members as to meeting time and will meet in the Prayer Room.

7TH THROUGH 12TH GRADE: A note from Nancy Warwick. Join us in exploring the upside-down kingdom, which Matthew describes. How does it apply today? We just started the book of Matthew and are in chapter 3. We will continue to meet in the YAM room.

K – 6TH GRADE: Ellen Reichard, joined by Tere Sharp, (via phone) will continue the study of Exodus in the room across for the Nursery.

The Nursery will not be open for babies – 2 years during COVID-19 pandemic. Contact Felicia at (937)272-4254 if you have any questions.

Are you missing a coat, a pair of shoes, one shoe, an earring, a ring, your glasses, your purse,
your homework?
All of these things, and many more are in our Lost and Found above the coat rack by the church offices. There is quite a collection of things in the tubs.
It just might be yours!
If these things are not claimed by October 11, 2020 they will be thrown away.
So, hurry and check it out!

Due to Covid-19 there will be no Women’s retreat or Ladies monthly breakfast.
For questions, needs, or prayer requests please feel free to contact Mary Ann Stemley at
937-554-8573 or maryann.stemley@gmail.com

Children’s Church will resume on October 11.
All Covid-19 protocols will be in place.
We would love to have our children back
with us in church!

Our preschool is in need of substitutes. If you know
of anyone available who has a high school diploma, willing to get fingerprints and background checks,
please contact Carol Boersma at 937-256-7304.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PLAY 2020

Due to the Pandemic, we are placing the Children’s Christmas Program on hold, as our restrictions just don’t allow us to start rehearsals at this time.

AWANA MINUTE:
     Due to the pandemic we are starting club a bit later than usual. Wednesday, October 7,
at 6:05 pm will be our fall kick-off date for the 2020-2021 club year. Clubs will be offered
in person, Virtual (at home) and Hybrid (A mix of both).

Things will look remotely different to begin the year, on the other hand God has been so gracious and we've been able to plan and get club organized for the start of a new club year that shares the gospel, includes safety standards while maintaining lots of FUN!!!

Online registration for clubbers and leaders/volunteers is open at www.spinningroadbaptist.org.

     Please join us in prayer for all involved with this upcoming club year.  Thank you for
your continued support in this ministry! Help us teach, reach, and lead them because
kids matter to God.

Cool with Christ
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander

October is the month we collect our
World Missions Offering.
Your contributions to this offering go to support our special interest Missionaries, such as Jeni Pedzinski, as well as supporting the American Baptist
International Ministries.

International Ministries, also known as the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, works cross-culturally to invite people to become disciples of Jesus Christ and to proclaim, through both word and deed, God’s reign of justice, peace and abundant life for all creation.

Focused Impact Areas

INVITING PEOPLE TO BE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST

PROCLAIMING GOD’S REIGN OF JUSTICE, PEACE AND ABUNDANT LIFE

EQUIPPING THE BODY OF CHRIST TO ENGAGE IN GOD’S MISSION

Purpose Statement

We will strive to be productive for God’s Kingdom by:
    Freely worshipping Him in Spirit and truth.
    Reaching out to meet the specific needs of others.
    Unifying the Body of Christ in love and friendship
    Inviting our neighborhood to share our Christian experience.
  Teaching believers to grow and serve.

Theme verse:
” We pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.”    Colossians 1:10

538 SPINNING ROAD
Phone: (937) 252-5311
E -Mail: spinroad@sbcglobal.net
www.spinningroadbaptist.org

WRITE TO OUR MISSIONARIES

Bev Dawson John Look Dayton Christian Center
6415 Fellowship Cr 2402 Porter Avenue                      1352 W. Riverview Ave.
Apt H Anoka, MN 55303 Dayton, Ohio 45407
Waxhaw, NC 28173

September 23rd, 2020

9/23/2020

Dear faithful people of Spinning Road Baptist Church,

Here are the protocols we will be following as we move to in-person attendance to church services:

Please, if Sunday comes and you are not feeling well, just stay home. You might think this would need to go without saying, but I am sure there have been many times that you have attended church, even when you weren't feeling the greatest. I know I have often come in even though I was quite sick. We cannot do this at this time. The symptoms of the coronavirus are so varied and unpredictable, there is no way to be certain that you do not have it. Even if you feel it is just a little cold, a little fever or headache that would not ordinarily prevent you from doing everyday things and you feel quite sure you do not have this virus, it would be a ministry to others to just wait until you are feeling better to come and be with the rest of the congregation.

Children
The nursery will remain closed.
We will not have the children come up for children's time. (Although if children are in attendance, we will have a special children's message to be presented.
Children's church will resume on October 11.

5. Sunday School will resume on October 4.
6. AWANA will resume on October 7. Please see the AWANA article on the front page for options for AWANA

Entrance to Building

The water fountains will be closed off. If you feel you may need a drink of water while you are here, please try to bring some bottled water along with you.
Facemasks - Most of you, by this time, have acquired face masks that are to be worn in public. Please wear them as you come into the building and during the worship service. If you do not have one, we will have a supply of disposable facemasks that you can use and throw away after the service.

Seriously, please view the wearing of face masks, not as making a political statement, or of expressing fear that you will contract the virus, but more of expressing your desire to protect others from the virus that you may be unknowingly carrying.
Those speaking from the pulpit or leading worship will not be wearing masks as they speak or sing. However, wearing masks while singing as a congregation will help protect from the risk of expelling droplets, which we are told is greater from singing than it is from even coughing or sneezing.

Hands - We actually ask that you do not bring in gloves that have been worn outside the building. The potential for cross-contamination is greater than the protection they would provide. If you bring gloves that have not been previously worn, by all means, feel free to put them on during the service if you would like. We will not be providing gloves.

We do ask that you go to the touchless hand-sanitizing station that we have purchased, which will be just outside the sanctuary door. Please apply hand sanitizer before you go into the sanctuary. Parents are asked to monitor your children's use of the hand sanitizer.

The Worship Service
1. A seating plan is being worked on that would enable us to be spatially distant from one another. Of course, members of the same household may sit together, but we want to sit at least six feet apart from those from different households. The plan will most likely consist of sitting in every other pew, but may be adjusted according to the number of people present. Chairs will be set up in the back for additional seating if needed. There will be someone to help you figure out the best place for you and your family to sit.
2. We are now printing 1 page paper bulletins for the service to include the order of service, prayer requests, brief announcements and the sermon outline. We will remove pencils from the pew racks, but will be leaving the hymnals, Bibles, cards and envelopes.

It would be helpful if you would not touch these items if at all possible.

We will not be doing our fellowship and greeting time. As hard as it will be to refrain from greeting one another with hugs and handshakes after not being with each other for so long, we ask you to try your best to do so. (I may have to walk around with my hands behind my back to inhibit this instinct!)
If you have prayer requests, please write them down and get them to me before the service, and I will read them from the pulpit. We will not be passing the microphone around as we are accustomed to doing.
Offering plates will be placed on a table in the back of the sanctuary.

Please place your offering in your envelope from home. You may then place your offering in the plate before you are seated or when you leave the sanctuary. If you are more comfortable continuing to mail in your offering, by all means do so.

Communion - We have ordered pre-packaged, individual communion kits that will be placed on a table in the back of the sanctuary. On communion Sunday, just pick one of those up and keep it with you until the end of the service when we observe the Lord's Table.
Dismissal - In order to prevent the instinctive congregating and fellowship around the sanctuary after our worship services, we are going to dismiss you row by row. If you would like to visit with folks outside in the parking lot, that would be much safer than the indoor closed quarters.

May God be with you and bless you all, and may we thank Him for His goodness to us as we continue to grow and learn to trust Him to take us through this trying time.

September 2020 Spinning News

8/28/2020

Charles Allen, in his book God’s Psychiatry, writes this: The Allied soldiers gathered many hungry, homeless children after World War II and placed them in large camps. The children were abundantly fed and cared for. However, at night they did not sleep well; they seemed restless and afraid.
     Finally, a psychologist offered a solution. After the children were put to bed, they each received a slice of bread. If they wanted more to eat, they could have it, but this particular slice was not to be eaten — it was just to hold.
     The slice of bread produced marvelous results.
The child would go to sleep, subconsciously feeling there was something to eat tomorrow.
That calmed the child.
     In Psalm 23 David says, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Instinctively,
the sheep knows the shepherd has made plans for its grazing. He knows the shepherd has made ample provision, so he will lie down in peace, with the piece of bread in his hand.
     I don't know if it is this way for you, but for me, in this bizarre season of life in which we find ourselves, I often find myself feeling restless and impatient.  I have never doubted God's presence and purpose in the midst of COVID-19.  His perfect love casts out fear, as His Word promises. However, the uncertainty and unpredictability of this event often leave a gap that
is disconcerting. The advice and information of the “experts” change almost daily and do little to fill that gap.
     This has indeed been a lesson in trust and obedience. Since any completion or resolution does not seem to be in our immediate future, and the reality of this illness hits closer and closer to home each day, we must learn to go to sleep with that spiritual piece of bread in our hand. Knowing that “my God shall supply all my need according to His riches in glory” is enough to fill any gap that we might experience.
     The testimony of God's people during this time is going to be an important historical component of it. That we stayed true to our faith in God's providence is what will need to be remembered, rather than our falling prey to political manipulation, or contributing to attitudes of fear, bitterness and discontentment.
     Let us pray that God will help us to stay committed to our relationship with Him and our mission of spreading the good news of Jesus. And may God be glorified by that testimony!
                                                                             With Love,
Pastor Scott

Thank you so much for the gift card to Seibenthaler’s, the plant and fruit boquet. I am enjoying them. It has been a pleasure to serve as director of SpinKemp Preschool for 20 years. Thank you so much for the opportunity. I will miss the children but am looking forward to the next phase of life. Love, Mia Lynch

Thank you so much for the nice get together! It was great to visit with everyone! Thank you so much for the gift basket and for the gift card! Your kindness and thoughtfulness is greatly appreciated! Love, Nancy Bange
SpinKemp Preschool teacher for 17 years

AWANA MINUTE:

Thank you, Awana Clubbers for a wonderful 2019-20 club year! The early ending of our year together wasn’t cool, but we’re grateful for the time & memories we spent with you! We’re planning to start the 2020-21 club year on Wednesday, October 7, at 6:05 pm. Clubs will be offered in person, Virtual and Hybrid (A mix of both). Due to the Pandemic, Club will look a bit different this year, but we will still be learning, interacting, and having much fun! Last year’s families please watch your inbox for more information and supplemental details for start-up online registration for clubbers and leaders/volunteers is open at www.spinningroadbaptist.org.
Please join us in prayer for all involved with this upcoming club year. Thank-you for your continued support in this ministry!
Help us teach, reach, and lead them, because kids matter to God.

Cool with Christ
Tere Sharp
Co-Commander

We are collecting crayons (24 Count), pens, pencils, colored pencils and markers (for the older kids). We are creating individual bags of supplies for each child in Awana. Your donations are deeply appreciated. They can be placed in the baskets under the Welcome Center. Please have donation in by September 20th. Thank you for your generosity!!!

To the members of Spinning Road Baptist Church,
I just want to say thank you for your thoughts and prayers through this challenging time. Covid -19 has defeated my soul mentally and physically, but happy to say I am feeling better and gaining more strength each and every day and could not have done it without all of your prayers an support!
Thank you again, Tiffany Finch

Phillip and Rebecca Wei have recently moved to Washington D C to begin ministry with two different parts of Cru.
The first is Epic, a ministry focused on reaching Asian-American Americans many of whom grew up in church but drifted away as they attended college. Our hope is use our expertise from working
with international students to reach this unique group of people.
The second is Design, a ministry for South-Asian Americans. Design is very new, and only has around 14 staff across the U S. Rebecca will be able to use her experience in South Asia to help develop a movement at the University of Maryland. Philip will also be researching working with refugees. “All of these groups are under reached and we are excited to see how god will use us.

Dear Spinning Road Baptist Church,

I wanted to take the time to personally thank you for your contribution to
our “Day of Giving Back”. Because of your generosity we were able to provide over 1,000 bookbags to our families in Mad River Local Schools.
I cannot express enough the gratitude that my staff,
our community, our students, and I have for your church.
You have made a difference in the life of a child and allowed them to begin the school year in a positive way as they step into the hallways of our eight school buildings.
We are truly blessed to have such great partners.

Chad Wyen, Superintendent
Mad River Local Schools

Directory Correction
The correct email for Merry Standridge is: itsmemerry@aol.com

March 2020 Spinning News

2/12/2020

If you are like most people living in the Miami Valley, you are affected by allergies. Most people get through the experience by taking medications that bring relief from the symptoms. Also, if they know what they are allergic to, they can certainly try to avoid exposure to those things.
     But neither of these approaches provide a cure to the allergy. The cure for allergies is actually found in exposing yourself to your allergens in small doses. A doctor will prick your forearm in different places with different allergens to see what you will react to. That testing might seem like cruel and unusual punishment. But really, it is a form of reverse engineering. By a gradual exposure in small doses to the things that makes your body react, you can develop an immunity to those things.
     This makes me think of fears that we might have. While it may seem to make sense that the best way to overcome our fears is to avoid those things we are afraid of, in reality we overcome by exposing ourselves to those things we fear.
     The cure for fear of failure is not success. It is in having
failed and seeing that you have made your way past the failure. The cure for fear of rejection is not acceptance; it is in having been rejected and learning that it is not the end of the world.
The cure for the fear of death is in dying to yourself and learning that life is found through faith in Jesus Christ.
     I Peter 1:6-7 says, “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith, of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire, may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
   With love, Pastor Scott

Monthly Activities

S.A.S. (SENIORS AT SERVICE)
1st Friday
Meet at 12:30 p.m. the first Friday of the month. The senior members of the church and friends meet at different restaurants for a dine-out. For more info, contact Shirley Fall @ 254-2484.

WOMEN’S BREAKFAST
2nd Saturday
Join us as Women’s breakfast for great food, a devotional time and good Christian fellowship with other women of the church.

TEAM AND CHURCH COUNCIL MEETINGS
Team meetings and Church Council meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month. Team Meetings will start @ 7 pm and the Church Council Meeting @ 8 pm.

MEN’S BREAKFAST ~ 1st Saturday
(October – June)
The men of the church meet the first Saturday of each month at 8:30 am for a time in God’s word and fellowship with other Christian men of
the church.

MESSY CHURCH
2nd Tuesday of the month
Messy Church is all about welcoming people of all ages to come and have fun together. No one is too young or too old to join in. Expect a chance to be creative, exploring the theme of the day. Finally, everyone sits down to share and enjoy a meal. It’s all free and there is something for everyone. For questions, call the church office at (937) 252-5311 or email us at messy.church@spinningroadbaptist.org

Weekly Activities

VOLLEYBALL is at 7:00 pm at Stevenson Elementary.
For more info, contact Dave Look @ 429-0719

Y. A. M. Meets 6-8 p.m. in the SRBC Sunday School wing. This is for young adults after High School Graduation through 30 + years old. More info contact Jim Look @ 256-6456 or
Mary Ann Stemley @ 253-3375

AWANA meets every Wednesday evening at 6:05 pm.
We have activities for 3 year olds through High School, September through May. Come and join in the fun.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY meets in the Seekers class room every Tuesday Morning at 9:30 am to delve into God’s Word and enjoy fellowship with other Christian women. (Sept – May)

S. R. V. (SOUL REVOLUTION) is for 7th grade through High School. They meet every Sunday evening at 6:30 pm in the youth room downstairs across from the kitchen.

This is for adults of all ages. Whether you have known Jesus for many years, or only a few months this could be a group for you. We will be meeting twice a month on the second and fourth Thursday at 7pm, at the home of Simon and Nancy Warwick.

CROCHETERS GROUP
Calling all crocheters, we are bringing back our beloved crochet group. Katie Snyder is honored to take leadership of the group. Please see Katie for more details

Spotlight on Missions

Thanks to your America for Christ (AFC) Offering contributions, American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS) ministers to families who have lost homes to floods, to children living lives of limitation in poverty, to seminarians preparing to devote their lives to sharing the Good News, and many more. We have been answering God’s call to heal broken families and communities—as well as cultivate strong Christian leaders and equip passionate disciples—since 1832.

AWANA Minute

What an amazing year we have had at AWANA so far this year! It is hard to believe there are only three months left in our AWANA year. The clubbers have been growing in their understanding of God as they memorize and apply His word to their lives. It is our prayer that this knowledge will lead them into a personal relationship with Him.

• February 12 the Sparks clubbers helped to color pages for the visit to the Manor across the street by the Outreach team.

• Feb. 19, We had fun playing glow in the dark games in the Fellowship
  hall for Glow night.

• Feb. 28, the Sparks (grades k – 2) came to experience Sparks late Night out party, a night full of age appropriate fellowship, games and activities geared for them to have lots of fun. Thank-you to all Leaders, and Lit’s, that helped to make this event such a
great success!

• The AWANA store will open for business March 4 for clubbers to shop till they drop.

• The AWANA Grand Prix will take place on March 18th from 6:05-7:30 PM. If you are able to volunteer on the day of the race to set-up or take-down, please let Michelle or
Tere know.

• Saturday March 21st some of our 6th – 12th grade clubbers will head over to Cedarville University to participate in CedarMania, a full day filled with lessons, music, crazy games, exciting competitions, making new friends, all while challenging their faith, and
  much more.

• Friday April 3 the TnT clubbers are scheduled to come and hang out at our lock-in from
6 pm –8 am, watch for information in flyers, bulletins, and emails for further details.

     As always, the Awana ministry team is thankful for every prayer and supportive word shared, your prayers are so very important and crucial to this ministry! We appreciate having a congregation that values children and youth ministry Thank you!

Cool with Christ,
Tere Sharp,
Co-commander

Don’t forget to spring your clocks forward on Saturday, March 7th

Peace Child
by Don Richardson

Don Richardson proposed that God has placed ways to reach into cultures to make the gospel message relevant to that different people groups. Find out how God opened up the way for a cannibalistic tribe to turn to Jesus.

Nursery Schedule ~ Babies through 2 Years Old

Scheduled for Sunday mornings in March
March 1 ~ Nancy Keister & Felicia Chambers
Teen Helper ~ Kelsey Harter
March 8 ~ Mike and Mary Ann Stemley
March 15 ~ Jerry & Marla Richardson
March March 22 ~ Crystal Jackson & Nancy Warwick
Teen Helper ~ Brenda Caggiano
March 29 ~ Felicia Chambers

Scheduled for Wednesday evenings in March
March 4 ~ Wauneita Koogler & Nancy Warwick
March 11 ~ Wauneita Koogler
March 18 ~ Ron Keister & Nancy Warwick
March 25 ~ Tina Swanson

Come join the fun and fellowship as we change Scrapbooking night into Crafts Night. This is a time for you to bring any craft or hobby you would like to work on, such as, painting, ceramics, quilting, knitting, crocheting even scrapbooking. We will meet Friday, February 7th starting at 7 pm in the fellowship hall. Any questions please contact Michelle Prince.

2020 AWANA Grand Prix ~ March 18, 2020

Rev up your engines and get ready for the AWANA GRAND PRIX! Join us as we race wooden derby cars, matchbox cars and compete on an AWANA Grand Prix race track.
     Race kits can be purchased for $5 at the Wednesday night AWANA registration table. Clubbers and adults are invited to enter a car into this exciting race!
     Prizes will be awarded to racers in two categories: speed and design. We encourage you to please mark your calendars now and plan to attend!

Concrete and Cranes 2020 VBS

CALLING ALL VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS!
     In just 5 short months the SRBC 2018 VBS week will be in full swing! Our theme for this year is Concrete and Cranes! it's all about Building on the Love of Jesus!
     Our Church will be transformed into a construction site that will help kids build on Jesus’s strong foundation, the week of July 12 – 17, save the date! We again need many faithful volunteers so we can provide another wonderful week for the children expected to attend.
     If you served in VBS last year, your position is waiting for you! If you were not able to help last year but would like to this year, we have a place for you. It's never too early to begin praying about how you might get involved this year.

     Further details will come in future bulletins, newsletters, and emails, stay tuned. Go Team!

Messy Church ~ March 10, 2020

How time flies! We’re looking forward to our next edition of Messy Church Tuesday, March 10th, 5:30 pm. Messy Church is a congregation, we: meet people, make friends, do activities linked to a Bible theme, sing songs, pray together, then share a meal. It's a chance to build community, to reach local families who don't attend church on Sunday, offering them fun, fellowship and friendship.
Messy Church is a different way of being the church

CEDARMANIA 2020

6th-12th Graders: Don’t miss CedarMania on March 21! We’ll be challenged to grow spiritually, experience fun breakout sessions, a meaningful message, crazy, games, lunch, not to mention getting to connect with Cedarville students and youth from other churches around the country!
We hope you will join in! All 6th-12th graders are welcome! RSVP by Wednesday, March 11. See Mr Tere or Miss Michelle for serious details.

After many years of service, Ken and Jessica Clark will be stepping down from their position as volunteer youth leaders at the end of this school year. We ask for your prayers in regard to finding new people to serve in this way. This would include leading youth group meetings on Sunday
If God is putting it on your heart to consider serving Him in this way, or in sharing these responsibilities with others, please talk to Pastor Scott, or see one of the members of our Youth Advisory Council, which includes, Kelly Bush, Ron and Nancy Keister, Tere Sharp and Bud Koogler.

February 2020 Spinning News

1/29/2020

Pastor’s Paragraphs:

     There have been several mornings this winter when the fog has been so thick, it truly was difficult finding my way into work. I could certainly see why they put the schools on a 2 hour delay so children could be transported safely to school. You wouldn't want children riding in a bus if the bus driver couldn't see what was in front of him.
     In a similar way our way to see through life can be blocked by the stress, worry and fears that we face on a daily basis. It sometimes seems so overwhelming that we don't know what steps to take next and we are just hemmed in by the fog that life has presented us.
      I read where a if dense fog covering seven city blocks to a depth of a hundred feet was condensed into water, that it wouldn't even fill a drinking glass. That's according to the U.S Bureau of Standards.
     That makes me think of how those worries and stresses of life that block our vision and limit our ability to navigate are often things of such little actual substance. We often worry about things happening that actually never do, or we are overwhelmed by fears of things that really can be overcome. By simply proceeding slowly and steadily we can make our way through the fog just fine.
     II Corinthians 4: 16 says, “Therefore, we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. For we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen in temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
     As we move through what life presents to us, together let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
                                                                                                            With love,
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES

S.A.S. (SENIORS AT SERVICE)
1st Friday
Meet at 12:30 p.m. the first Friday of the month. The senior members of the church and friends meet at different restaurants for a dine-out.
For more info, contact Shirley Fall @ 254-2484.

WOMEN’S BREAKFAST 2nd Saturday Join us as Women’s breakfast for great food, a devotional time and good Christian fellowship with other women of the church.

TEAM AND CHURCH COUNCIL MEETINGS
Team meetings and Church Council meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month.
Team Meetings will start @ 7 pm and the Church Council Meeting @ 8 pm.

MEN’S BREAKFAST ~ 1st Saturday
(October – June)
The men of the church meet the first Saturday
of each month at 8:30 am for a time in God’s word and fellowship with other Christian men
of the church.

MESSY CHURCH
2nd Tuesday
   Messy Church is all about welcoming people of all ages to come and have fun together. No one is too young or too old to join in. Expect a chance to be creative, exploring the theme of the day. Finally, everyone sits down to share and enjoy a meal. It’s all free and there is something for everyone. For questions, call the church office at (937) 252-5311 or email us at messy.church@spinningroadbaptist.org.

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